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Victor Wembanyama helps rally Spurs past Rockets in overtime

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Devin Vassell scored 25 points and rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama had key baskets at the end of regulation and in the extra period as the San Antonio Spurs came from behind to beat the visiting Houston Rockets 126-122 in overtime on Friday in an earl...

Stephen Curry pours in 41 points as Warriors down Kings

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Stephen Curry's four-point play highlighted a third-quarter run that sent the visiting Golden State Warriors to a 122-114 victory over the Sacramento Kings in Friday night's rematch of the clubs' first-round playoff series in April.

5 things to know about John Lloyd Cruz’s GF Isabel Santos

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

There"s more to Isabel Santos than just being a celebrity"s girlfriend.

60 more OFWs set to return to the Philippines from Israel

October 28, 2023

Kristine Daguno-Bersamina

The Department of Migrant Workers announced on Saturday the return of 60 overseas Filipino workers along with two infants from Israel.

Luka Doncic hits clutch shots as Mavs top Nets

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Luka Doncic capped a 49-point performance by hitting a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left as the host Dallas Mavericks executed down the stretch of a 125-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

Luis Manzano cries during final message on ‘It’s Your Lucky Day’

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Luis Manzano turned emotional while giving his final message on the finale episode of “It"s Your Lucky Day” on Friday.

DILG assures impartial probe on Camilon”s case

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / News

The DILG vowed a fair and impartial probe into the disappearance of Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Catherine Camilon.

Ground battles rage in Gaza as communications cut off

October 28, 2023

Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday, as Israel expanded its ground operations and cut communications to the Palestinian territory, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The United Nations warned of a looming “unprecedented avalanche of human suffering” inside the Gaza Strip, following weeks of relentless bombing by Israel, while […]
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Oman Omandac waxes hot as LPU squeaks past EAC

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Oman Omandac shone as the Lyceum of the Philippines University squeaked past Emilio Aguinaldo College, 81-78, on Saturday in NCAA Season 99 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.

PH abstains from UNGA reso on Gaza aid truce

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / News

Bayan called out the Philippine government after it abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution for an ''aid truce'' in Gaza.

New York police arrest hundreds at Jewish protest urging Gaza ceasefire

October 28, 2023

Hundreds of people were arrested Friday when police broke up a large demonstration of mostly Jewish New Yorkers who had taken over the main hall of Grand Central station in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, police and organizers said. The New York Police Department said at least 200 people had been arrested, while protest […]
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‘Black Rider’ releases action-packed trailer

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

“Black Rider” dropped a full, six-minute trailer, and we're seated.

Pinoys head to bus terminals, expressways for Undas, BSKE 2023

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / News

Filipinos continued with their annual exodus to their hometowns on Saturday due to the long holidays for Undas (All Saints' Day) and Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023.

Derrick White-led Celtics take down Heat in home opener

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

All five starters scored at least 15 points as the Boston Celtics earned a 119-111, home-opening win over the Miami Heat.

Valerie Concepcion gives birth to baby boy

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Lifestyle

Valerie Concepcion and her husband Francis Sunga have welcomed their baby boy.

LIVE updates: Mayon Volcano restiveness

October 28, 2023

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

Nikola Jokic powers Nuggets past pesky Grizzlies

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Nikola Jokic scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Toxic red tide detected in 9 areas, BFAR issues warning

October 28, 2023

Kristine Daguno-Bersamina

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources reported on Friday that nine areas have exceeded the permissible limit for Paralytic Shellfish Poison, commonly known as toxic red tide, as of October 26.

MMDA, sinita ang contractor na nagpa-aspalto sa Cubao kahit walang schedule

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / News

Sinita ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority nitong Sabado ng umaga ang contractor ng asphalt overlay project sa Cubao, Quezon City dahil wala raw ito sa schedule.

Suspect in Lewiston, Maine massacre found dead, ending 48-hour manhunt

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / News

The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, ending a 48-hour manhunt that followed the most lethal episode of gun violence in the st...

Mixed pump price movements seen next week

October 28, 2023

Richmond Mercurio

Oil firms are seen implementing a mixed movement in pump prices next week, with gasoline prices potentially extending its increases to a third straight week.

DENR chief joins Pag-asa Island research expedition

October 28, 2023

Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has visited Pag-asa Island, coinciding with the arrival of the M/V Panata research vessel of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute for its bi-annual research expedition to the Kalaya...

Mapua looks to bounce back in clash vs. Letran; Lyceum, EAC eye back-to-back wins

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Mapua will look to get a rebound win when it takes on Letran while LPU and EAC will try to book their second win in a row on Saturday in NCAA Season 99.

Striking Hollywood actors pass counteroffer ahead of further talks with studios

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Striking Hollywood actors have made a comprehensive counteroffer to the major studios, the SAG-AFTRA performers' union said in a post on social media platform X.

Walt Disney Studios postpones release of ‘Snow White,’ ‘Elio’

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Walt Disney Studios on Friday postponed the release of the live-action remake of the animated classic "Snow White" and Pixar Animation's "Elio," citing the impact of the ongoing actors strike.

Amihan to bring rains over parts of Luzon

October 28, 2023

GMA News Online / SciTech

The Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will bring cloudy skies with rains over Luzon on Saturday, PAGASA reported.

Herlene Budol thanks ex-manager Wilbert Tolentino for ‘words of wisdom’

October 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Herlene Budol took to Instagram to share a short but sweet appreciation post for her former manager, Wilbert Tolentino.

INQToday: Napoles draws 108 years jail term for graft, malversation of Baterina’s PDAF

October 27, 2023

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Bongbong Marcos: AFP must be ready to defend our archipelago from emerging threats
President Bongbong Marcos tells newly promoted generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that they must be ready to d...

Nicole Borromeo: ‘I want to share this victory with all of you’

October 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Miss International 2023 3rd runner-up Nicole Borromeo has nothing but gratitude for her countrymen after the prestigious pageant! On Instagram, Nicole shared a photo of herself with her crown and sash while holding the Philippine flag.

Swarm of quakes besets Italian town as supervolcano rumbles

October 27, 2023

POZZUOLI, Italy --- The talk in shops and coffee bars in Pozzuoli, a port town outside Naples, is not about soccer or politics, but of the fear that has gripped residents since a supervolcano sparked a swarm of earthquakes.

Over the past weeks t...

Release of hostages requires ceasefire, Hamas official says

October 27, 2023

GAZA/MOSCOW --- A Hamas official tied the release of hostages held in Gaza to a ceasefire in Israel's punishing air war in the enclave, launched after a deadly rampage by Hamas militants into southern Israel nearly three weeks a...

Drug den operator, 3 others nabbed in Pampanga

October 27, 2023

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga --- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 3 (PDEA-3) arrested a suspected drug den operator and three other people during an anti-narcotics operation in Dau village here late Thursday, Oct. 26.

In a...

Cop in Quezon town road rage sacked

October 27, 2023

LUCENA CITY --- A police officer has been relieved from his post at a local station in Gumaca town, Quezon after he reportedly inflicted physical harm on a truck helper during a road rage incident on Thursday, Oct. 26.

In a report, the Quezon po...

Pakistan court declines bail to Imran Khan in state secret case

October 27, 2023

ISLAMABAD --- A Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said.

The charge is related to a cla...

Envoy ‘disturbed’ on pro-Palestine Filipinos burning Israel flag during protest

October 27, 2023

MANILA, Philippines --- Israel ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Friday said he was "shocked" and "disturbed" after pro-Palestine demonstrators in the country burned his nation's flag during protests.

To denounceIsrael's attacks on Pal...

Kapuso stars’ pre-loved items are up for grabs at Noel Bazaar’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay

October 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Lifestyle

The Noel Bazaar is set to open once again at Okada Manila this November.

Katrina Halili, dumaan sa mga training para sa kaniyang sexy assassin role sa ‘Black Rider

October 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Showbiz

Aminado si Katrina Halili na hindi niya kaagad nalaman na skilled sexy assassin ang magiging role niya sa upcoming Kapuso drama-action series na “Black Rider.”

Family of slain mining exec sees ‘hope’ in search for justice

October 27, 2023

PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR --- The family of the late retired Col. Samuel Afdal, former president of Philsaga Mining Corp. in Agusan del Sur, has expressed hope that "justice would soon be served" to those who perpetrated his killing two years ago...