DBM declares Iloilo City’s 2025 budget inoperative due to tax allocation...
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – A miscommunication in the preparation of Iloilo City’s 2025 annual budget led to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) declaring the approved local government budget...
View ArticleGCash brings financial inclusion to more Filipinos through GCash Pera Talks
In 2015, a survey by Standard & Poor showed that only 25% of Filipino adults are financially literate. Six years later, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas conducted a Financial Inclusion Survey which...
View ArticleGilas Pilipinas to face Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt in Doha training camp
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas’ preparations for the FIBA Asia Cup in August begins early as it plays a set of friendly games as part of its training camp in Doha, Qatar starting on February...
View ArticleSara Duterte: Getting dumped hurts more than impeachment | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte on impeachment: Getting dumped by ex hits harder Vice President Sara Duterte says getting dumped in...
View ArticleCebu cops arrest foreigner for exploitation of minors
CEBU, Philippines – Police arrested Tuesday, February 4, an Australian man who was accompanied by six minor girls and were about to leave for a island northwest of mainland Cebu. The Cebu Police...
View ArticleNo sweep: Meralco escapes to set up do-or-die vs Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – Meralco refused to be swept by Barangay Ginebra. The Bolts stayed alive in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup and dragged the Gin Kings to a sudden-death in their best-of-three...
View ArticleLIST: Concerts, gigs on Valentine’s Day 2025
MANILA, Philippines – “Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” Going by this adage, why not enjoy a musical treat with your loved ones this Valentine week? From...
View ArticleBINI to drop new single ‘Blink Twice’ before Valentine’s Day
MANILA, Philippines – Nation’s girl group BINI is back to bringing new music as it releases its latest single “Blink Twice” on February 13. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the song urges listeners —...
View Article6 million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops, UN agency...
GENEVA, Switzerland – More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if US President Donald Trump‘s administration pulls its global funding for programs, the United...
View ArticleJoin ABKD’s lecture on combatting disinformation
Akademya at Bayan Kontra Disimpormasyon at Dayaan (ABKD), in partnership with Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) and Artista para sa Makabayan at Progresibong...
View ArticleWinwyn Marquez is Muntinlupa’s Miss Universe Philippines representative
MANILA, Philippines – Beauty queen, actress, and mother Teresita “Winwyn” Marquez has been named Miss Universe Philippines Muntinlupa 2025. According to a GMA News report, Marquez’s MUPH bid was...
View ArticleArvin Tolentino on track for BPC award, but keeps focus on steering NorthPort...
MANILA, Philippines – Arvin Tolentino is on track for his first PBA Best Player of the Conference (BPC) plum after steering NorthPort to its first semifinal stint in over five years. Tolentino emerged...
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Bato dela Rosa under fire for insulting Akbayan’s Cendaña
Senator Bato dela Rosa might have thought that he was just being a loyal Duterte ally when he lashed out at Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña for calling out Vice President Sara Duterte over her...
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The Hakone experience: What’s there to see and do in this Japanese town
HAKONE, Japan – Hakone was one of the places in Japan visited by the late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hu, according to Taiwanese media reports. What’s there to see and do in this picturesque town in the...
View ArticleWeary Mavericks return home after Luka Doncic trade, beef up security ahead...
No one really knows what to expect Saturday afternoon in Dallas when the Mavericks return home to host the Houston Rockets after a five-game road trip. It will be the Mavs’ first home game since their...
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Globe CEO Cu on successor Cruz: He’s taking over a ‘very sound’ company
As Ernest Cu prepares to step down as Globe Telecom’s president and chief executive officer in April, he ends his tenure on a high note. The Ayala-owned telco giant reported on Friday, February 7,...
View ArticleHamas frees 3 hostages, whose frail condition shocks Israelis
Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, February 8, whose emaciated appearance shocked Israelis following their release on live TV, in the latest stage of a...
View ArticleFull circle: ‘Refreshed’ Jimmy Butler makes Warriors debut in former home...
A refreshed and relocated Jimmy Butler assures he’s in “a really good place mentally” as he aims to make his debut with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday (Sunday, February 9, Manila time). Traded...
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FACT CHECK: Photo of Martin Romualdez, other lawmakers with cash is fake
Claim: A photo shows House Speaker Martin Romualdez holding a wad of cash on a table while speaking with his fellow lawmakers, following the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE...
View ArticleChoco Mucho hands 4th-set mauling to Akari for 4th straight win; Nxled snaps...
MANILA, Philippines – Contender Choco Mucho stayed meltingly hot in the 2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference, flying to its fourth straight win for a 6-3 record off a four-set win over a middling Akari,...
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