Divorce advocates to lawmakers: Listen to us, not just research
MANILA, Philippines – Days before the 19th Congress reconvenes, advocates for the passage of the divorce bill in the Philippines gathered to call on lawmakers to listen to stories from Filipinos who...
View ArticleTNT, NLEX tap former NBA players for PBA Governors’ Cup
MANILA, Philippines – MVP teams TNT and NLEX tapped former NBA players as imports in the season-opening PBA Governors’ Cup. The Tropang Giga acquired the services of Darius Days, while the Road...
View ArticleSenior Republican lawmakers ask Biden for options to support Philippines in...
WASHINGTON, USA – Two senior Republican US senators have asked President Joe Biden to provide a complete list of options developed by the Pentagon and State Department to help support the Philippines...
View ArticleLate second-half rampage tows Strong Group past Malaysia in Jones Cup
MANILA, Philippines – There’s still no stopping Chris McCullough and the rest of Strong Group-Pilipinas in the 2024 William Jones Cup. Thanks to its massive second-half rampage, Strong Group remained...
View ArticleMPL Philippines return? OhMyV33nus, Wise join Aurora after Blacklist exit
MANILA, Philippines – Is VeeWise back to the pro scene? Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna and Danerie James “Wise” del Rosario intrigued fans of a Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines return...
View Article‘One of our own’: Robredo hails Naga’s Amaro for 2024 Palaro 7-gold chart-topper
MANILA, Philippines – No less than former vice president Leni Robredo hailed the stunning Palarong Pambansa 2024 showcase of young star swimmer TJ Amaro after he rose as the most bemedalled out of 541...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs USA – Jones Cup 2024
MANILA, Philippines – On the heels of its most dominant victory, Strong Group-Pilipinas aims to continue its winning ways in the 2024 William Jones Cup when it tangles with Future Sports USA on...
View ArticleHong Kong journalist group head says she was fired by WSJ amid press freedom row
HONG KONG – The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said she was fired by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday, July 17, after she refused demands from senior editors at the...
View ArticleUS dining chain Dave & Buster’s to open first PH branch in OPUS Mall
MANILA, Philippines – The Bistro Group is bringing Dave & Buster’s, the famous entertainment and dining chain from the US, to the Philippines! Hailing from Coppell, Texas, Dave & Buster’s is...
View Article[Two Pronged] I still love my husband, but I’m having an affair with my...
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View Article2 out of 6: What has been done and what else must be demanded?
“Bagong Pilipinas” (A New Philippines), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. proclaimed. But how different must things be for Filipinos to feel a genuine sense of progress—one that matches the...
View ArticleTrump to hold first campaign rally after assassination attempt
MICHIGAN, USA – Donald Trump will hold his first campaign rally on Saturday, July 20, since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt one week ago and fresh from his nominating convention where his...
View ArticlePoet, translator Marne Kilates dies at 71
MANILA, Philippines – Multi-awarded Filipino poet and translator Marne Kilates passed away on Saturday, July 20. He was 71. The Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas, the largest organization of...
View Article‘Hardest goodbye’: 3 young professionals on coping with grief, loss of parents
MANILA, Philippines – “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21. I first encountered this verse on my brother’s epitaph when I visited his final resting place as a child....
View ArticleSGA-Pilipinas blasts Taipei-B for 7-0 Jones Cup card, sets up virtual gold...
MANILA, Philippines – It’s seventh heaven for Strong Group-Pilipinas after it hiked its 2024 William Jones Cup record to 7-0 off a 96-70 blowout of Chinese Taipei-White in Taiwan on Saturday, July 20....
View Article[HOMESTRETCH] Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski: What the Paris Olympics means to...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines commemorates 100 years of participating in the Olympic Games – since 1924 – when David Nepomuceno, a sprinter from Albay, became the first Filipino to qualify and...
View Article‘Unrequited Love’: Why Filipinos should hold Duterte accountable for his...
MANILA, Philippines – Two years after Rodrigo Duterte exited Malacañang, former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio, the Philippines’ leading legal expert on the West Philippine Sea, is the...
View ArticleShorthanded Creamline averts disastrous start to PVL Reinforced tilt; PLDT,...
MANILA, Philippines – Perennial PVL contender Creamline averted a disastrous start to its 2024 Reinforced Conference campaign after powering past upstart Farm Fresh in a four-set breakthrough, 24-26,...
View ArticlePhilippines, China OK ‘arrangement’ on resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal
MANILA, Philippines – More than a month after the China Coast Guard attacked Filipino soldiers during a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in mid-June 2024, the Philippines announced on Sunday, July...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: President Marcos Jr.’s SONA 2024
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to hold his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. Marcos is expected to give a review of his second year in office,...
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