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What’s next for 5 term-limited senators?
MANILA, Philippines – Five senators are set to “graduate” in 2025 after serving two consecutive terms or 12 years in office. Article VI, Section 4 of the Constitution states that “no senator shall...
View ArticleMusk’s X accuses advertisers of boycotting platform in new lawsuit
Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday, August 6, sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, including Mars and CVS Health, accusing them of unlawfully conspiring to...
View ArticleContrasting starts for PH golfers Pagdanganan, Ardina in Paris Olympics
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan rebounded from a shaky start to end the first round of the Paris Olympics women’s golf competition at joint 13th at the Le Golf National on Wednesday, August...
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LIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – August 8
MANILA, Philippines – Nesthy Petecio looks to stay in the hunt for an Olympic boxing gold that has eluded the country as she leads four Filipinos competing in the Paris Games on Thursday, August 8....
View ArticleNesthy Petecio ends Olympic run with bronze as youthful Polish marches on to...
MANILA, Philippines – An Olympic boxing gold remains elusive for the Philippines as Nesthy Petecio suffered an upset loss. Petecio concluded her Paris Games run with a bronze after a split decision...
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Road to cashless PH: More public markets, transport hubs accept digital payments
MANILA, Philippines – Consumers can now pay via GCash in a lot more markets and transport hubs in Antipolo, Bacoor, and General Santos City, as local government units (LGUs) promote going cashless for...
View ArticleTaylor Swift Vienna concerts canceled, chancellor says tragedy averted
BERLIN, Germany – Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week were cancelled after the government confirmed a planned attack at the stadium, the organizer announced late on Wednesday, August 7,...
View ArticleAnti-racism protests sweep Britain after far-right riots
LONDON, United Kingdom – Thousands of police and anti-racism protesters gathered on streets across Britain on Wednesday, August 7, to challenge expected far-right groups that failed to materialize...
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Senate hearing bares loopholes in DepEd learning programs
MANILA, Philippines – How could the Department of Education (DepEd) start its learning programs without basic data on the actual number of students who needed help? This was among the questions posed...
View ArticleUK, Egypt issue alerts for Iran, Lebanon airspace as risks of military...
Britain and Egypt asked their airlines on Wednesday, August 7, to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace amid growing fears of a possible broader conflict in the region after the killing of senior...
View Article[OPINION] Mental health not just a personal problem but a challenge to policy...
Trigger warning: This article makes references to suicide. In 2020, the World Health Organization reported that nearly 3.6 million Filipinos suffered from at least one type of mental, neurological, or...
View ArticleIn Manila, how China set up an influence, espionage network
As COVID-19 restrictions were slowly easing around the world, a man identified by Philippine intelligence operatives as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) quietly slipped into the...
View Article‘Toxic environment’ amid coaching drama takes toll as Sarno struggles in...
MANILA, Philippines – Sports is mental just as much as it is physical. Sadly, weightlifter Vanessa Sarno admitted to have succumbed to what she called a “toxic environment” as her Olympic debut in the...
View ArticleApolinario bows to body-punching Mexican in IBF flyweight title fight
MANILA, Philippines – Dave Apolinario joined the swelling rank of Filipino fighters who yielded to body blows on Friday, August 9 (Saturday, August 10, Philippine time). Dropped by Mexican Angel Ayala...
View ArticleOlympic uniform mishap due to logistical issues, say POC, PH golf
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) pointed to logistical problems that left golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie...
View ArticleFrance crushes No. 1 Poland to win back-to-back Olympic volleyball golds
PARIS, France – France beat world No. 1 Poland, 3-0, to win the Olympic men’s volleyball gold on Saturday, August 10, defending its title from the Tokyo Games but this time on home soil inside a...
View ArticlePagdanganan falls short of historic Olympic golf medal, Ardina finishes strong
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan missed out on a historic medal for the Philippines as she finished at joint fourth in the Paris Olympics women’s golf competition at the Le Golf National on...
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HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs France – 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball final
Team USA claimed its fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball gold and its 17th overall after disposing of gritty host France, 98-87, in the Paris Games final. Steph Curry delivered another sensational...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Lin wins Olympic women’s boxing gold amid gender row
PARIS, France – Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute in the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women’s featherweight title on...
View ArticleNo ‘Miracle on the Seine’ as US drubs France for gold
PARIS, France –There was no ‘Miracle on the Seine’ at the Olympics on Saturday, August 10, as the United States men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 win over France to claim a...
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