MANILA, Philippines--The woes of the TNT Tropang Giga in the East Asia Super League (EASL) continued Wednesday after being handed a 106-97 away defeat by Taiwanese side Fubon Braves at Heping Gymnasium in Taipei.

Despite the return of Rondae Hol...

MANILA, Philippines --- Adamson lived another day as its bench mob stepped up when it mattered most to stun the No.2 National University, 68-62, in the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Didat Hanapi r...

Emma Raducanu's "challenging year" suffered another hiccup after the former US Open champion pulled out of her scheduled comeback at an exhibition tournament next month in Macau.

The Briton, who turned 21 on Monday, has not played since April af...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) will hold its first Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad (PNSO) for secondary students in December.

The PNRI on Wednesd...

 



TACURONG CITY, SULTAN KUDARAT---The head teacher of a school in Maguindanao del Sur was killed in an ambush on Wednesday afternoon in Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, police said.

Major Jethro Doligas, Lambayong police chief, said Hermielex ...

 






MANILA, Philippines --- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday officially stated that it is against abortion after the Senate deferred its deliberation on the agency's proposed 2024 budget after learning that one of...

MANILA, Philippines--The shorthanded Meralco Bolts had no answer for former import Allen Durham, Carl Tamayo and the rest of the B.League champion Ryukyu Golden Kings and suffered an 89-61 loss to start off their East Asia Super League campaign Wed...

ANTIPOLO---Leo Austria on Wednesday made his return to the sidelines of San Miguel Beer to begin his role as an active consultant.

Austria said he has been attending Beermen practices since Nov. 3, almost a year since management decided to have ...

MANILA, Philippines --- Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin on Wednesday defended the UAAP and the officiating amid criticisms.

Baldwin said the negative comments against the league and the referees were "shameful" and that he felt embarrassed for "some of...

MANILA, Philippines---La Salle's Mike Phillips is still listed as day-to-day for the Green Archers as the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament elimination round nears its end.

Still nursing an ankle injury from a few days ago, coach Topex ...

OKLAHOMA CITY --- Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren appeared trying to avoid creating competition.

The much-anticipated first regular-season meeting between two of the NBA's top rookies Tuesday night wasn't much of a game, and apparently there...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines earned a "high proficiency" rating in its grasp of the English language, the 2023 English Proficiency Index of the EF Education First group said.
The Philippines ranked 20th out of a 113 countries and ...

MANILA, Philippines ---Seven-time defending champion National University dominated the also-ran Adamson, 76-61, to secure a twice-to-beat advantage and the No. 1 spot in the UAAP Season 86 women's basketball Final Four on Wednesday at Smart Araneta...

LONDON -Oilpricesdipped on Wednesday amid signs the United States, the world's biggestoilproducer, is at peak production, offsetting positive crude demand signals from top consumer China.

Brent futures were down 34 cents to $82.13 a barrel at 0949 G...

LOS ANGELES --- For Elizabeth Debicki, portraying Princess Diana on "The Crown" for two seasons created a sense of responsibility to be as authentic as possible for the many people who revere the British royal family.

"There is a profound sense ...

AUSTIN, Texas - If you can't beat them, buy them.

For years, a little-known company called Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) has helped Tesla push back the frontiers of "gigacasting", the process it pioneered to cast large body parts f...

 

MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he is eyeing more mental health specialists in schools.

Gatchalian is advancing Senate Bill 2200 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, wh...

 

As a kid, the thought of speaking in front or among big groups of people made Anjay Anson nervous. But by a curious twist of fate, the show biz newcomer ended up landing a hosting job in the morning show "Unang Hirit" last year.

"I'm not u...

MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday criticized Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for allegedly failing to inspect a controversial internet gaming licensee supposedly operating as a front for var...

MANILA, Philippines --- Alyssa Solomon may have led the way for National University in Game 1 of the Shakey's Super League (SSL) Pre-Season Championship Season 2 finals, but she deflected the credit to their second stringers for helping them recove...

MANILA, Philippines--Phoenix Super LPG clawed back from 15 points down to stun NLEX, 113-101, opening the Fuel Masters' PBA Commissioner's Cup campaign on a good note.

Jjay Alejandro delivered 15 of his career-best 18 points in the payoff frame ...

MANILA, Philippines --- National University needed to recover from its first set loss before taming the gritty University of Santo Tomas, 21-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-17, to move closer to another perfect Shakey's Super League (SSL) Pre-Season Champions...

 








BAGUIO CITY, Benguet --- The number of violent incidents related to the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections has risen to 96, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Friday.

Based on the d...

 



MANILA, Philippines --- Fire broke out at the National Bureau of Investigation building in Manila on Friday evening.

According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Office, the fire started at 6:48 pm., reached second alarm statu...

MANILA, Philippines---Unselfishness was key for Venky Jois to dominate in Northport's win over Terrafirma in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Friday.

But Jois preached that the victory wasn't just due to his domination in the pa...

MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine Boxing Federation light flyweight title will be on the line Saturday when Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow takes the spotlight with a 14-fight card in Kamuning, Quezon City.

Jahzeel Trinidad of the Elorde...

MANILA, Philippines--Stephen Holt is not going to let a losing start to his PBA career get to him as Terrafirma's top overall draft pick now focuses on trying to get better for the rest of the Commissioner's Cup.

"It's just one loss," Holt said ...

MANILA, Philippines---Familiarity breeds contempt but that wasn't the case for Northport's newest set of young rookies in the PBA.

After going on numerous battles in last year's NCAA Season 98 tournament, Letran's Fran Yu and Brent Paraiso, Arel...

GCash, the Philippines' leading finance super app, has joined forces with global payment leader Visa to revolutionize payments for all Filipinos with the launch of the new GCash Card.



This innovative payment card, seamlessly linked to users'...

MANILA, Philippines --- Tots Carlos and Bernadeth Pons sparked Creamline's come-from-behind 25-22, 23-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-13 victory over Petro Gazz in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference.

But the hard-hittin...

MANILA, Philippines --- Eya Laure offered Chery Tiggo's hard-earned four-set win to teammate Imee Hernandez, who hurt her left knee, in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference on Thursday at Philsports Arena.

Hern...

 







MANILA, Philippines --- Film director Paul Soriano is no longer the Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil announced on Thursday.

Garafil said th...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday warned the public not to fall for circulating predictions on the location and time of earthquakes.
The state seismology bureau pointed ...

MANILA, Philippines --- Senators on Thursday evening deferred the consideration of the proposed 2024 budget of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III raised the recommendation on the s...

 

 



MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday reminded the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other agencies involved to "play down" the allegations of destabilization plot against the government if th...

MANILA, Philippines --- Mylene Paat provided the spark from the bench and the much-needed leadership for Chery Tiggo to survive the gritty Nxled, 22-25, 31-29, 25-23, 28-26, for the joint second place in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) sec...

LUCENA CITY -- Taal Volcano on Thursday, November 9, spewed another record-high volume of sulfur dioxide for the year, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

"A total of 11,499 tonnes/day of volcanic sulf...

MANILA, Philippines --- The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System - Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) said on Thursday it will investigate issues of water quality supplied by the Maynilad Water Services Inc. due to a surge of customer complaints.
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