MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao -- Near the site of the bloody encounter that killed 44 Special Action Force(SAF) troops, 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters and five civilians here more than nine years ago, farmers harvested rice which they s...

 

CITY OF CALAPAN --- Volunteer doctors took their breast cancer prevention and early screening campaign to village health workers on Friday at the Calapan Convention Center, where they led the 25th Post-Graduate Course.

The doctors form...

MANILA, Philippines--Rookie power hitter Angeline Poyos prevented Adamson's brewing comeback with a series of savage kills as University of Santo Tomas stayed perfect, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 28-26, late Saturday night at the UAAP Season 86 women's vo...

MANILA, Philippines---Akari proved too much for its sister team Nxled after hammering out a 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 victory in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Saturday night at Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna.

The troika of Fifi Sharma, Ced Domin...

MANILA, Philippines---Magnolia opened its campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup in a dominant way after dispatching Converge, 106-75, at Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.

It was a defensive clinic by Hotshots, who held the FiberXers to just 36 p...

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur --- The Army's 106th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Imelda town, Zamboanga Sibugay has expressed solidarity with the Muslim faithful observing the holy month of Ramadan by offering Iftar, the evening meal to break...

MANILA, Philippines---Blackwater led by as many as 19 points but only to lose on a last-second shot by Terrafirma guard Juami Tiongson in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Troy Rosario, who is one of the Bossing's ve...

MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his state visits to Germany and the Czech Republic gained a total of $4 billion in investments.

In his arrival speech Saturday, Marcos said the investments cover various fields such as ...

MANILA, Philippines --- Angel Canino admitted La Salle learned the hard way in their fifth-set collapse to unbeaten University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament.

Canino and the Lady Spikers on Saturday made sure ...

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur --- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) has announced the temporary closure of the airport here from April 15 to May 15 this year.

In a March 8 letter, airport manager Edwin Luching told City M...

TAIPEI --- Taiwan on Saturday warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Its coast guard said fo...

MANILA, Philippines --- Shevana Laput displayed her Lasallian spirit to unleash a season-best 20 points as defending champion La Salle asserted its mastery of rival National University in their first duel in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball to...

MANILA, Philippines---Galeries Tower notched its first win in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after a come-from-behind 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10 victory over Capital1 on Saturday at Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna.

Fhen Emnas rallied ...

MANILA, Philippines --- Maynilad Water Services Inc. said Saturday that service interruption in some areas of Caloocan, Quezon City, Pasay, and Paraaque is scheduled for March 18, 19, and 20.

The company said the water supply cut-off would be du...

MANILA, Philippines--Magnolia played without let up on Saturday night to trample on hapless Converge, 106-75, for a swashbuckling debut in the PBA Philippine Cup.

The Hotshots, bridesmaids of the last Commissioner's Cup, pounced on the errors of...

MANILA, Philippines--La Salle fought through adversity and survived National University, 15-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 15-12, in a thrilling rematch of last year's titular clash on Saturday night at the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament.
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MANILA, Philippines --- Calbayog Water, a subsidiary of Manila Water Philippine Ventures, has passed the Department of Health (DOH) Region VIII's annual spot audit of its water testing laboratory.
The completed evaluation looked into different aspec...

Peza chief says P2.845 billion in investments approved for March

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) said that P2.845 billion in investments, around half of which were from the foreign trips of President Ferdina...

The popular online game "Among Us" is getting revamped into an animated series and recently revealed its cast which includes "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood, who will play Green.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, others wh...

MANILA, Philippines---There was something quite funny about Juami Tiongson's game-winning shot to lift Terrafirma past Blackwater in the PBA Philippine Cup at Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.

Tiongson sank a clutch triple in front of Bossing...

Baron Geisler opened up about fatherhood and revealed that he has a daughter older than Tali, his first child with his wife Jamie Evangelista.

The actor made the revelation while talking about his good relationship with Tali as well as her two o...

MANILA, Philippines --- Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez justified the recent state visits of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Germany and the Czech Republic.

Romualdez said the "immensely beneficial outcomes" of Marcos' trips show the import...

PRAGUE --- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos on Friday night departed the capital of the Czech Republic after an eventful three-day state visit here.

The First Couple and their official delegation departed the V...

Creamline stakes its unbeaten slate against a Chery Tiggo side reeling from a shock straight-set defeat the last time out as the Premier Volleyball League holds its weekend triple-bill in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, on Saturday.

This marks the league's f...

MANILA, Philippines --- Laguna 1st District Rep. Ann Matibag and Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman will be representing the country in the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women that runs from March 14 to 22.
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MANILA, Philippines---Allein Maliksi redeemed himself with a hot shooting night to help Meralco frustrate Ginebra with a 91-73 clobbering Friday nightin the PBA Philippine Cup.

Maliksi shot the lights out with 25 points on a waxing hot 64 percen...

MANILA, Philippines---Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson could only watch as Meralco decimated the Gin Kings in the PBA Philippine Cup, 91-73, at Araneta Coliseum on Friday.

With a back problem in tow, Thompson was helpless as the Bolts dealt Ginebr...

MANILA, Philippines--Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone was hardly in the mood for a chat shortly after the crowd darling's 91-73 loss to Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday night.

"Embarrassing---that's all I've got to say," the seasoned m...

MANILA, Philippines --- The support that the Philippines receives from nations like the Czech Republic "significantly reinforces" the country's position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue.

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez made this remar...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will not terminate its contract with Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) provider Dermalog Joint Venture, its chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said on Friday.

LTMS is an...

MANILA, Philippines --- Two earthquakes rocked Surigao del Sur on Friday,the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

According to the state seismology bureau, the first one, which struck at 6:52 a.m., was a magnitude 4.3....

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) extended assistance to victims of a fire in the San Fernando City Market in La Union.

On Friday, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution of aid to vendors...

BEIJING --- New bank lending in China fell more than expected in February from a record high the previous month, even as the central bank seeks to spur sluggish economic growth and fight deflationary pressures.

Chinese banks extended 1.45 trilli...

MANILA, Philippines--Meralco ripped Barangay Ginebra to shreds on Friday night, pulling out a lopsided 91-73 victory---the first of its kind after the Bolts started its PBA Philippine Cup campaign with four close shaves.

The Bolts turned in a fe...

MANILA, Philippines --- For Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman, the Senate and House of Representatives should meet as one body and eventually vote jointly if both agree to amend the 1987 Constitution's economic provisions.

According to the ve...

The 2024 Miss Universe Philippines competition continues to excite pageant fans with the delegates' introduction video that dropped online after the release of various collections of their photographs on social media that ran for weeks.

The page...

PRAGUE --- The Philippines did not begin any of the problems arising from the row in the South China Sea as the government was busy running the country instead of starting commotions in the maritime dispute.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said t...

MANILA, Philippines---The trend of lower bottom teams of the past making a name for themselves has caught the attention of San Miguel after its conference-opening win in the PBA Philippine Cup.

After the Beermen's 109-97 victory over Rain or Shi...