As the GMA Gala 2024 red carpet rolled out on Saturday, celebrities and guests served looks that’s nothing short of phenomenal. They came in colors of mostly black and white, as was the theme of the black-tie event, but their star factor shone br...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Panthers pounced on the Lions, 108-85, to earn back-to-back championship titles in the Badboyz Basketball Club (BBC) Season 15 finals on Saturday evening, July 20, at the Alta Vista Golf & Country Club’s Spo...

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippines and China have reached “an understanding” on provisional arrangement for the rotation and resupply missions (RoRe) to BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Departm...

MANILA, Philippines —  Tropical storm Carina (international name: Gaemi) maintained its strength off Casiguran in Aurora as it moved over the Philippine Sea on Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its 5 p.m. cyclone update, the P...

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino gymnasts, led by two-time Olympian Carlos Yulo, have arrived at the Olympic Village in France ahead of the Paris Summer Games, which officially opens on Friday (Saturday in Manila). The Olympic Village is expected to house ...

MOSCOW — Russia said Sunday that it scrambled fighter jets to prevent two US strategic bomber planes from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic. The US military routinely carries out flights over international waters, operations ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday separately urged President Marcos to address the growing concerns related to the Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) during his State of the Nation Address (...

MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese kidnapping suspects, supposed to be involved in gambling, were repatriated to China over the weekend, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. The embassy said law enforcement authorities from China conducted the operatio...

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) to come up with a list of products deemed harmful to the environment within six months, in line with its mandate under the Ecological Sol...

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced on Sunday that the air-conditioning system of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (Naia) Terminal 3 will be turned off for 12 hours to allow the installation of six new ...

MANILA, Philippines — House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan on Sunday called on the 16 regional wage boards outside Metro Manila to promptly act to raise minimum salary rates and grant private sector workers immediate relief from the soaring cost of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Neophyte lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Sunday called for a congressional inquiry into the alleged birth certificate mill for Chinese nationals in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Majority Representatives Cheeno Miguel Alm...

The discovery last week of close to 200 falsified birth certificates issued to Chinese nationals from 2018 to 2019, all by the civil registry of one town in Davao, is a solid, incontrovertible proof of what lawmakers have been warning about since the p...

Questions swirled on Sunday over how one of the most protected political figures on earth, guarded by a state-of-the-art security detail, could have found himself just dozens of yards from an attacker carefully aiming a rifle at his head. Interrogation...

SAN FELIPE, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has lodged a complaint for violation of immigration laws against the seven Chinese crew of the international cargo vessel that ran aground in the waters of this town in May. The Chine...

After reviewing the significant decisions of the Supreme Court in 2023, I thought I should share little-known ones that may affect or be of interest to both lawyers and ordinary people. FIRST, UNDER THE FAMILY CODE, children conceived or born during a ...

Morbidity and mortality audits during pediatric residency were highly tension-filled events. The chance of being grilled was always a possibility, most especially if one inadvertently played a part in a situation that resulted in giving less than the b...

Jon* was struggling to keep up with his seventh-grade lessons. Unlike some of his other classmates who could perform independent learning tasks, he required additional help to complete them. It’s because at 14 years old, Jon still could not read basic ...

The Philippines ranks highest in exposure to bullying based on the data from Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2018 and 2022. With the alarming statistics calling for urgent attention and raising critical questions about the contrib...

The first time halo-halo saved me, I didn’t even know I needed saving. I was 13, drowning in year-end exams and what-ifs. The future loomed like a storm cloud, dark and unpredictable. That’s when Tita Connie’s carinderia became my lighthouse. It was a ...

I recently had the opportunity to engage with several local high school students in Aparri and inquire about their preferred choice for pursuing college studies. The majority expressed a preference for universities located in Metro Manila. According to...

I agree with all of Michael Lim Ubac’s points in “Building bridges for ‘One Visayas’,” (Moving Into High Gear, 6/27/24), except maybe one. My wife and I live in Dumaguete and her family is on Cebu Island so we are frequent ferry travelers. A bridge bet...

A bloodied candidate, his fist raised in defiance after surviving an assassination attempt. It is still early to know what impact the attempt on Donald Trump’s life will have on the 2024 White House race, but the image of the former president as ...

I remember one of our clients constantly ChatGPT-ing everything, from board meeting discussions to complex consulting problems and even problems with his wife. His board members kept complaining behind his back that he was oversimplifying complex probl...

(Conclusion) The challenge of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics is particularly pressing given the country’s history of social media manipulation during elections. The infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal, where AI was used to manipulate voter behavi...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is integrating all its digital services in a single online platform. It issued a circular establishing the Electronic SEC Universal Registration Environment (eSECURE), described as a “digital passport” to it...

The Dallas Mavericks are trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round NBA draft picks to the Detroit Pistons for Quentin Grimes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday b...

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A court ruling on Friday, June 28, put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on track for trial in early July as a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around a hundred woodpushers will converge at the Cebu Chess Club in Robinsons Galleria Cebu to strut their wares in the 2nd Councilor Rey Gealon Chess Tournament that will unfold on Sunday, June 30. According to one of C...

TAGBILARAN CITY — A man died while three teenagers survived in a rescue operation in a flooded cave in Antequera town, Bohol on Friday, June 28. Larry Quiros, 28, died after he volunteered to save his younger sister inside the cave. Staff Sergeant Haro...

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo may face election offense charges from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following revelations from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that her fingerprints match those of Chine...

BURAUEN, Leyte — Take care of the Philippine eagles. This was the appeal of Environment Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to the residents of Barangay Kagbana, a mountainous village more than 40 kms away from this town center, where two young juvenile...

Carla Abellana disclosed that the divorce decree obtained by her former husband Tom Rodriguez, an American citizen, is now recognized by the Philippine court, about two years after it was finalized in the United States. It can be recalled that months a...

MANILA, Philippines—Alice Guo’s removal as mayor of Bamban town in Tarlac via a quo warranto case may come sooner with the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) finding that her fingerprints matched those of Chinese woman Guo Hua Ping. Solicitor Gen...

MANILA, Philippines — A “former high-ranking government official” attempted to expedite the issuance of gaming licenses to certain illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) recently raided for illicit activities, the Philippine Amusement and...

MANILA, Philippines—Things are getting clearer when it comes to Bronny James’ stint in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Lakers with his father LeBron. In his first season in the NBA, Bronny James will be donning the No. 9 as announced by the L...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Saturday that the country can only achieve progress if all sectors are united. According to Marcos, this unity consisted in agreement of the goals of the country and its method of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Dominic Clavano revealed that they are aware of fugitive and former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag’s whereabouts. He also said that the agency is open for negotiation and v...