MANILA, Philippines — The Dubai World Trade Center was filled with excitement as the Filipino community came together on June 9, 2024, for the Dubai Kalayaan Event 2024. Among the participants was JC Premiere, bringing a dash of entrepreneurial s...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa and Seda Central Bloc eliminated their respective foes to setup the much-awaited championship showdown in the basketball event of the Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Ceb...

MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not request confidential funds from the proposed P6.3-trillion national budget for 2025, Vice President Sara Duterte announced. “For the Office of the Vice President, no, wala kaming prop...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Negros Oriental Congressman and fugitive Arnolfo Teves Jr. may be back in the Philippines by the end of July, Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Dominic Clavano said on Saturday. In a media forum, Clavano said that Te...

MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas Women’s 3×3 team may not have gotten the the best result in its Europe stop in the Fiba 3×3 Women’s Series, but Sam Harada is keeping a positive outlook. While it may have been hard to absorb the last losses, th...

Wala gyud palabya sa aktres nga si Barbie Imperial ang nanggawas nga chika sa mga Marites nga mabdos kuno siya ug ang amahan sa iyang gisabak mao si Richard Gutierrez. Mikatap karon ang post sa Facebook page nga “Showbizfinds” nga mipagawas sa balita n...

LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Frid...

Pancho Villa was the biggest sports celebrity of his time, but the illustrious memory of that greatness was eroded with the neglected state of the legendary Filipino boxer’s grave. Filipino artists Rudy Aquino and Frederic Caedo took notice of Villa’s ...

What an immortal song that Edwyn Collins composed the lyrics for, sang, and – most importantly – played guitar on! “A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins holds a special place for me on many levels because it is one of the few songs...

MANILA, Philippines — The Blockchain Council of the Philippines held its Annual General Membership Meeting on June 19, 2024 at Enderun, Capitol Commons, Pasig City, marking a pivotal moment in the organization’s growth. The annual membership meet...

MANILA, Philippines — China’s recent aggression near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea “does not fit the international definition” of an “armed attack,” National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said on Monday. “We cannot classify it...

Watsons, the leading health, wellness, and beauty retailer, is proud to announce the grand opening of its first greener store in San Pedro, Laguna. This milestone is a testament to Watsons’ steadfast commitment to sustainability, setting a new st...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the non-disclosure of the military rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission schedules for troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal. Marcos’ decision came after the National Maritime Council recomm...

Kampai is a bar that’s on everyone’s Poblacion rotation. But the road to go-to status wasn’t easy “Where to next?” is a dangerous question to ask at 2 a.m. on a Saturday night (or Sunday morning) on the streets of Poblacion. You can barely rely on your...

MANILA, Philippines — Free rides on public transport will be offered to seafarers on Tuesday, June 25, to celebrate the Day of the Filipino Seafarer, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. In a joint advisory on Monday, the Maritime Industry Aut...

MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin believes having Dindin Santiago-Manabat is a big boost to the Flying Titans as they hope to overcome a title hump in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference in July. Choco Mucho on Monday officially ...

BACOLOD CITY — Local officials in Negros have expressed hopes that the Negros Island Region (NIR) will begin its operations as an administrative region before the end of 2024. “We’re hoping the new region will be operational before the end of the year....

MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called “problematic and unethical” the alleged order of a newspaper editor to hack websites. Citing the Journalists’ Code of Ethics, the NUJP said media practitioners sho...

Passengers on Korean Airlines Flight KE189 arrived safely in Taichung, Taiwan, on June 23 after it was diverted the day before due to a fault, which led to 13 people being taken to the hospital, according to media reports. The flight had departed from ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Pampanga province police director and Porac police chief were relieved from their posts following the alleged “unreported killings” of foreigners on top of the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) hub ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Filipino athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics are ready and equipped to compete on the world’s biggest sporting stage. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann said multiple sponsors are fundin...

The Cebu Business Month (CBM) 2024 festivities are in full swing, with the recent “Enabling Cebu’s Competitiveness through Digital Transformation and Innovation Forum” convening industry experts and business leaders to explore the transformative power ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese ambassador to the Philippines would not want strained relations between the two countries to be the highlight of his career, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Monday. Romualdez said th...

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro said the government is not downplaying China’s recent aggression near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. He acknowledged that the June 17 incident in the West Philippine Sea wa...

Piolo Pascual has been known for being the good guy in film and television. But what caught his eye about the “villainous” Rafael Sagrado, his character in the drama “Pamilya Sagrado,” is his internal battle between good and evil. The political drama m...

BEIJING — Heavy rains are expected to batter broad sections of China in the coming days, authorities warned Monday, a day after a landslide triggered by downpours claimed eight lives in central Hunan province. Continuous heavy rain is forecast un...

LUCENA CITY — Police in Quezon province arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized shabu (crystal meth) worth more than P970,000 in sting operations Sunday. Police arrested at 10:45 p.m. “Edgardo,” 50, after he sold shabu to a poseur buyer in...

Tokyo, Japan — Tokyo shares ended higher on Monday, supported by a cheaper yen against the dollar following falls on Wall Street and losses in early trade for the key Nikkei index. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.54 percent, or 208.18 points, t...

SEOUL, South Korea — For BTS ARMY members, as the K-pop phenomenon’s fan base is known, the timing of Jin’s discharge from South Korean military service couldn’t have been more fortuitous. Just 24 hours after the oldest member of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Even small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must step up their cybersecurity measures to protect their information technology (IT) systems from threat actors, an official of Kaspersky said. Victor Chu, head of systems engineering for...

LEGAZPI CITY — Two persons died and six others were wounded in a collision Thursday between a passenger bus and a tanker truck in Milaor town in Camarines Sur. Brigadier General Andre Perez Dizon, Bicol police chief, identified the fatalities as Reynal...

MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines completed a perfect championship run in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup after pulling off a come-from-behind 69-66 win over its UAAP tormentor La Salle in a winner-take-all final on Wednesday. The Fig...

As they entered their third year, BINI admitted that 2024 is their busiest year so far. But they would rather see their packed schedules as a blessing to keep going. The P-pop girl group — composed of Jhoanna Robles, Aiah Arceta, Colet Vergara, Maloi R...

A saltwater crocodile terrorised a remote Australian community by snapping up dogs and lunging at kids — only to meet its end in a feast cooked up by locals. The 3.6-metre (about 12-foot) reptile “had been stalking and lunging out of the wa...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed into law a measure that, among others, sets a two-year amnesty on interests, surcharges, and penalties for unpaid real property tax. The Real Property Valuation and Assessment Refo...

SCHEDULE: NBA Finals 2024 Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks DALLAS — Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball video he shows the Boston Celtics. He doesn’t do it for entertainment purp...

The Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA) led the annual meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD) held on June 5 to 7 in Baku, Azerbaijan. COA chief Gamaliel A. Cordoba chair...

LOS ANGELES — Since 1969, Jerry West has been the faceless face of the NBA. For those 5 1/2 decades, the NBA’s logo has been a blank white silhouette of a player flanked by panels of blue and red. The player is dynamically dribbling a ball upcour...