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Reyland Torres, Gerry Abadino yearn for perfect send-off with ‘Maroon 5’

November 16, 2025

Justin Valencia

One last hurrah for the ‘Maroon 5,’ and they are now one step closer to their dream destination. University of the Philippines secured a Final Four spot in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday night, surviving Adamson University, 70-65, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Graduating seniors Gerry Abadiano, Harold Alarcon, Terrence Fortea, […]
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NLEX rides Bolick’s hot hand tu turn back Titan Ultra, edges closer to PBA QF

November 16, 2025

Robert Bolick sizzled for 34 big points as NLEX sneaked past the struggling Titan Ultra, 92-83, to virtually clinch a quarterfinal spot in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, Sunday evening at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The star guard manufactured half of his output in the fourth quarter alone, none more important than the three-pointer […]
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UP survives Adamson, secures spot in UAAP Men’s Basketball Final Four

November 16, 2025

Justin Valencia

University of the Philippines secured its spot in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Final Four after escaping Adamson University, 70-65, on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. With their fifth straight victory — and avenging their narrow first-round loss to the Falcons — the Fighting Maroons improved their record to 9-3. They have also […]
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4 weather systems to bring rain, cloudy skies over several parts of PH

November 16, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

Cloudy skies and rain are expected to persist in several parts of the country due to four weather systems, PAGASA said Sunday afternoon.

ITCZ, Amihan to bring rains over some areas

November 16, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

An Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will bring rains over some areas on Sunday, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

RNA recovered from Siberian mammoth that died 39,000 years ago

November 15, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

WASHINGTON - Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, showing it can last longer than previously known and promising a new p...

Cloudy skies, rains possible over VisMin, parts of Luzon due to ITCZ

November 15, 2025

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MIMAROPA, the Bicol Region, and Quezon, as well as the Visayas and Mindanao, will see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms because of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), PAGASA said in its early Saturday morning forecast.

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

November 15, 2025

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BELEM, Brazil - With more than half a million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris

November 14, 2025

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BEIJING/WASHINGTON - Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week landed in China on Friday afternoon, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

‘Botcha Buster” system developed by high school students aims to help detect double-dead meat

November 14, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

Students from San Miguel National High School introduced an innovation designed to detect botcha, or double-dead meat, with the help of artificial intelligence.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

November 14, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars while also nailing the land...

Doggie diversity in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago

November 14, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint Bernard. But when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research shows it dates ba...

ITCZ to bring cloudy skies, rains over Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

November 14, 2025

GMA News Online / SciTech

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao on Friday, PAGASA reported. PAGASA also said flash floods or landslides may occur in the said regions due to mo...

LPA, formerly Uwan, dissipates

November 13, 2025

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The low pressure area (LPA), formerly tropical cyclone Uwan (international name Fung-wong), inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has dissipated, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Thursday.

Uwan weakens into LPA

November 13, 2025

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Tropical Cyclone Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), according to state weather bureau PAGASA on Thursday.

Uwan maintains strength, moves over sea east of Taiwan

November 13, 2025

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Tropical Depression Uwan maintains its strength while moving over the sea east of Taiwan, according to the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin posted by PAGASA early Thursday morning.

Uwan remains inside PAR; ITCZ to bring rains over Mindanao, Eastern Visayas

November 13, 2025

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Tropical Depression Uwan remains inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and continues to move in the northeast direction while the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over Mindanao and Eastern ...

Of recommendations

November 10, 2025

How many shots are needed? Can I give it even if it’s beyond the age indication? My patient is immunocompromised—when do I give it? I have allergies to certain medications; can I receive it? Is it safe? How much will it cost? These are some of the ques...

Campaigning through compassion

November 10, 2025

In the devastating aftermath of Typhoon “Tino,” at least 204 people have been confirmed dead, while over a hundred more are still missing. One of the most heartbreaking stories was that of a six-month-old girl swept away by the flash flood. The image o...

Is dreaming only for kids?

November 10, 2025

I was talking to a friend and blurted out a trendy joke—”Please, Please, Please” by Sabrina Carpenter—but changed Carpenter to Ongkiko. Ms. Sabrina Ongkiko. And a flashback moved me. I still remember her from her TED Talk 11 years ago. We had a school ...

We need genuine partners, not bad neighbors

November 10, 2025

In any community, a good neighbor is one who respects the rights of others and ensures that the environment is stable and peaceful. One who bullies and takes advantage of others cannot be considered a good neighbor. Good neighbors work together and abi...

Typhoon ‘Tino’: Thank God there isn’t much aftermath

November 10, 2025

I was 21 years old when Super Typhoon “Odette” wreaked havoc on our city on the afternoon of Dec. 16, 2021. Despite living in a typhoon-prone area in the northeastern part of Mindanao, I had never fully grown accustomed to the devastation that extreme ...

SALN: a potent tool against corruption

November 10, 2025

GIVEN the present public mood, everyone should be careful not to fuel anger, however well-meaning their actions. Everyone should avoid coming across as unsupportive of the statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN), a public transparency to...

Classes in Luzon, Visayas suspended Nov. 10, 11

November 10, 2025

Malacañang has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in both private and public schools in the whole of Luzon and the Visayas on Monday and Tuesday. READ: Super Typhoon Uwan crosses Luzon; Signal No. 5 up in 4 areas Under Memorandum Circular ...

Dela Rosa case has own challenges – lawyer

November 10, 2025

A University of the Philippines (UP) legal analyst said the Supreme Court’s rules on extradition proceedings would not apply to the impending turnover of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying that his case is no...

Uwan’s eye out of Luzon landmass, now over coastal waters of La Union

November 10, 2025

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) is now out of Luzon’s landmass early Monday morning, according to state meteorologists. As of 2:00 a.m., Uwan is now over the coastal waters of Bacnotan, La Union, per Philippine ...

Thousands stranded as flights, sea trips canceled

November 10, 2025

As it faced the country’s first Signal No. 5 since October last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) temporarily shut down flights at seven airports in the Bicol Region where Supertyphoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung-wong) i...

‘Spent wash’ smears 6,000 hectares of Tañon Strait

November 10, 2025

DUMAGUETE CITY—Scientific teams mobilized last weekend by the Silliman University (SU) found that the Oct. 26 “spent wash” spill from the ethanol distillery of Universal Robina Corp. (URC) in Bais City, Negros Oriental, has spread to some 6,000 hectare...

Baguio council begins review of P15-billion PPP projects

November 10, 2025

BAGUIO CITY—Over P15 billion has been proposed to be invested in this city under public-private partnership (PPP), amid sectoral outrage for some of these big-ticket proposals, according to the proposed Baguio annual investment plan for 2026, scrutiniz...

Alas girls get Worlds slot by fighting it out on the court

November 10, 2025

AMMAN, Jordan—They came from across the Philippines’ three major islands and had just two weeks to be together to train before being sent out for battle. And after it was all said and done in the AVC U16 tournament here, these young Filipino belles bec...

Confessions of a Baguio market shopper: ‘Salamat, suki’

November 10, 2025

Those who know me as once coming from the “I bought it myself” school of hostessing will be surprised to know that there was a phase in my Baguio homemaker’s life when I was, shall we say, laman ng palengke. My young family had just moved to Baguio to ...

Setbacks leave Hotshots, Painters looking for answers

November 10, 2025

LA Tenorio admitted there’s still that urge for him to snap out of his usual coaching shirt and do the dual role of also being Magnolia’s floor general. “Of course, it’s different when you’re playing,” Tenorio said. “Sometimes I just want to snatch the...

Mondoñedo, the tie that binds Thunderbelles, is week’s best

November 10, 2025

Great teams have always been led by great setters, a fact in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) if one looks at champion squads and who led them to glory. There’s no one greater in the league than the esteemed Jia de Guzman, the yardstick of them all ...

Crack field signs up for Stronghold Senior Open

November 10, 2025

A multititled cast of former Philippine Open champions and multiple leg winners in the regular men’s PGT will see action in a very different setting as they play in the first Stronghold Insurance Senior Open slated Dec. 8 to Dec. 10 at tree-lined Hallo...

Beauty of Bataan showcased in FAB 5150

November 10, 2025

The 5150 FAB Triathlon that unfolds on Sunday at Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles promises a challenge of a different kind as it will redefine racing for both seasoned triathletes and ambitious first-timers. Designed to test endurance while s...

Uwan weakens after hitting Luzon’s mountainous terrain

November 10, 2025

Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has weakened into a typhoon as it hits the mountainous terrains of Luzon including the Sierra Madre range, the state weather bureau said on Monday. As of 1:00 a.m., Uwan was last spotted in the area of Bagulin, La Un...

Slow GDP seen a ‘wake-up’ call

November 10, 2025

The country’s anemic growth rate is a signal for the government to intensify its efforts to combat corruption and restore public and business confidence, according to top business leaders. “It is a wake-up call to the government,” Philippine Chamber of...

15% rice import tariff extended until yearend

November 10, 2025

President Marcos has extended the 15 percent tax on imported rice until the end of the year and created an interagency group on rice tariff adjustment, Malacañang said yesterday.