PARIS, France ---Following the UN's COP28 climate talks in oil-fueled Dubai, the COP29 conference is headed for the historic cradle of oil, Azerbaijan, which is in the midst of a gas boom.

The former Soviet republic of 10 million people brimming wit...

MANILA, Philippines---Creamline has a huge target on its back in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) but coach Sherwin Meneses doesn't mind it one bit.

Meneses acknowledged the Cool Smashers are still the team to beat, especially after their tri...

LONDON ---European stocks opened higher on Monday and world stocks were steady at their highest in more than two years, as investors waited for U.S. inflation data due this week to give clues about when the U.S. Federal Reserve might cut rates.

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MANILA, Philippines --- The duration of school closures emerged as the primary factor behind the learning losses incurred by countries due the COVID-19 pandemic, World Bank Senior Adviser for Education Harry Patrinos said after presen...

MANILA, Philippine --- Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called for an intensified fight against illegal recruitment among aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers, saying perpetrators must be held accountable.

Hontiveros made her remark during the...

I'm a bride-chilla," declared Jessy Mendiola, who also announced that she and TV host Luis Manzano will have their church wedding "very soon."

The couple revealed in a vlog post that they were married in civil rites in Batangas in April 2021. Th...

MANILA, Philippines --- Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel has insisted that the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) franchise should be revoked, due to the network's violations and the continuous airing of a regional station...

MANILA, Philippines---Mark Barroca has been one of the leaders for Magnolia for as long as one can remember.

So in one of the most important games of the season, Barroca showed why he's trusted by the Hotshots by powering them to an 88-80 victor...

MANILA, Philippines --- A buy-bust operation in Sulu resulted in the arrest of a man who yielded over P3.4 million worth of "shabu" or crystal meth, police said on Tuesday.

In a report, the Sulu police said that its joint operation with the Phil...

 

MANILA, Philippines --- Elderly muslim Mohammad Maca-Antal Said, who was jailed over a case of mistaken identity, has been freed, Senator Robinhood Padilla disclosed on Wednesday evening.

The 62-year-old was arrested at the Ninoy Aquin...

MANILA, Philippines --- Lorene Toring bid farewell to Adamson after suffering from an ACL injury ahead of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament, which opens on February 17 at Mall of Asia Arena.

Toring on Wednesday took to Instagram t...

MANILA, Philippines--Magnolia is now on the board in the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals after putting out an 88-80 victory over San Miguel Beer on Wednesday, trimming its deficit in the series to 2-1 at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Mark Barroca anchor...

MANILA, Philippines--Chery Tiggo is slowly getting the momentum it needs in the PNVF Champions League as the Crossovers triumphed over Petro Gazz, 25-23, 25-9, 23-25, 25-17, at Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night.

Save for a third set hic...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is recommending a crackdown on irresponsible mining practices following the landslide in a Davao De Oro mining village which claimed six lives and dozens remaining missing.

OCD Administra...

 

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) debunked on Wednesday a Facebook post that alleged to give immediate assistance.

According to the DSWD, it has no program that gives immediate financia...

MANILA, Philippines --- Some 300 families or 2,000 individuals were affected by the landslide in a mining village in Davao de Oro's Maco town, Civil Defense Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said on Wednesday.

Nepomuceno said the government already...

 


MANILA, Philippines --- Over 26,000 former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters have been decommissioned since 2014, according to Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr.

Galvez on Wednesday said a total of 26...

Liza Soberano opened up about how mental health is viewed as a "taboo topic" in the Philippines, as she shared that putting up a facade of being "resilient in facing challenges" is considered to be the norm.

Speaking on the "Broad Ideas with Rac...

MANILA, Philippines ---Several roads and streets in Quezon City will be closed to vehicular traffic from February 8 to 11 to make way for the celebration of the Chinese New Year, the city government announced on Wednesday.

The follow...

Bae Joo-hyun, best known as Red Velvet's Irene, has once again solidified her commitment to SM Entertainment as she renewed her contract with the South Korean music label.

Irene's contract renewal was confirmed by SM in an official statement, pe...

Canadian rapper Drake went viral on social media over an explicit video leaked online, but the Grammy-winning artists did not seem to be bothered by it.

On Tuesday, Feb. 6 (U.S. time), a clip of a bare naked man with most of his face covered by ...

LAS VEGAS--Following is information about this season's Super Bowl:
WHEN IS SUPER BOWL 2024?
The 2024 edition of the Super Bowl, LVIII, will take place on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET (Feb. 12, 7:30 a.m. PH time).
WHAT IS THE SUPER BOWL?
The Super B...

 

 

 

 

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday said that it had extended aid to families displaced by a fire in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

DSWD Assistant Secret...

MANILA, Philippines --- Ivy Lacsina's debut for the Nxled Chameleons will have to wait as she is likely to miss their first few games in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference due to a right knee sprain she sustained in pr...

I think Broadway was just not ready for all the Filipino awesomeness," said actress-producer Giselle "G" Tongi as a way to explain the unexpectedly short run of the rock musical "Here Lies Love" on Broadway in 2023.

"We opened on July 20 and clo...

Marriage is something Jasmine Curtis-Smith and her boyfriend, Jeff Ortega, discuss every so often. They're no strangers to the subject. But it's something one can't ever be really prepared for.

"We talk about marriage; it's not foreign or awkwar...

Nothing comes easy. Know the basics and then expand," is the advice broadcast journalist Rico Hizon, the first Filipino to receive the best factual presenter trophy from the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA), gives to those who want to take a si...

MANILA, Philippines --- With Japanese coaches bolstering the program of other professional Philippine clubs, Cignal coach Shaq Delos Santos and his fellow local coaches got an opportunity to learn new things in Japan with Kurashiki Ablaze coach Hid...

NEW YORK --- Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer's Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person.
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MANILA, Philippines --- The northeast monsoon, or "amihan," will bring cloudy skies and rain to parts of Luzon on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

"Ma...

Pokwang once again lambasted her estranged partner Lee O'Brian a few days after he penned an emotional message on the birthday of their daughter Malia, calling her birth the "best moment" of his life.

On her Facebook account last Thursday, Jan. ...

 





MANILA, Philippines --- Four groups of retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) generals have assured Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez that ex-military officials support the current administration and both house...

 



 

MANILA, Philippines --- The number of Filipino families who experienced "involuntary hunger" rose from 9.8 percent in September 2023 to to 12.6 percent in December 2023, based on the Social Weather Stations' (SWS) latest...

 



 

MANILA, Philippines --- Irene Khan, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, arrived in Manila on Monday, one day ahead of schedule.

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security ...

It has been seven years since real-life sweethearts Loisa Andalio and Ronnie Alonte were paired up as the love team LoiNie, but they hope to grow as individuals in separate projects for now.

The afternoon drama "Pira-Pirasong Paraiso" is the lat...

 



 

MANILA, Philippines --- Quezon 2nd District Rep. David Suarez has been elected as the House of Representatives' newest deputy speaker, replacing former Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto who was recently appo...

 







MANILA, Philippines --- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday defended its move to accept signature sheets for a people's initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution, even without a formal petition yet.

Comelec ch...

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) encourages Filipino fishermen to fish within the Scarborough Shoal ar...