SolGen files petition to cancel Alice Guo’s birth certificate | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Solicitor-General files petition to cancel Alice Guo’s birth certificate Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, the...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Brazil – FIBA OQT 2024 semifinals
MANILA, Philippines – Two more wins and Gilas Pilipinas will play in the Paris Olympics. The Philippines aims to inch closer to that goal as it battles Brazil in the knockout semifinals of the FIBA...
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Maestro Nunelucio: Negros Island’s social-realist art icon
BACOLOD, Philippines – Negros Island has an artist who, for over five decades, has quietly waged a societal revolution through his mesmerizing paintings. Meet Lucio Alvarado, known in Negros as...
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Huawei Pura 70 Pro review: Exceptional cameras but usability issues persist
Disclosure: Huawei lent a unit for this review. I don’t mean to beat on a dead horse, but it must be said that outside of China, Huawei’s phones are at a significant disadvantage, with them not...
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Brewing change: This Baguio entrepreneur is giving Cordilleran farmers a leg up
BAGUIO, Philippines – After media giant ABS-CBN was forced to close down during the COVID-19 pandemic, Baguio-born Shaun Marrero found himself at a crossroads. His tech business, one of the many...
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Aluminak: Creative hub for international digital nomads in Ilocos Sur
Aluminak, touted to be the next oasis for digital nomads, is located in a half-hectare area at Sabangan Cove in Ilocos Sur. You won’t be able to miss it. In front of Aluminak is the huge face of a...
View ArticleAmorsolo’s ‘Mango Harvesters’ stolen from private museum in Negros Occidental
BACOLOD, Philippines – Heritage advocates in Silay City, Negros Occidental, have asked the public to help track down a painting by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo that had been stolen from a private...
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LOOK: PCG conducts medical evacuation of injured Chinese seafarer in Antique
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) provided medical assistance and evacuated a Chinese seafarer who accidentally cut his left thumb while traveling in the waters of Antique. At...
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Defiant Biden says won’t leave race, doesn’t need cognitive test
WISCONSIN, USA – US President Joe Biden on Friday, July 5, said he did not need a cognitive test to determine whether he had a mental decline and dismissed calls from some Democrats that he should...
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Environmental issues the Marcos gov’t faced in second year in office
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. underscored in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2023 the importance of making the environment a priority, even stressing that climate change was made an...
View ArticleAs Biden digs in, fellow Democrats face a dilemma
US President Joe Biden has defiantly rejected calls that he step aside from the presidential race against Republican opponent Donald Trump, presenting a challenge to fellow Democrats who are concerned...
View ArticleBrazil puts shackles on Brownlee as Gilas Pilipinas ends Olympic bid
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas reached the end of the road of its Paris Olympics bid. A poor third quarter doomed the Philippines as it crashed out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...
View ArticleAcclaimed poet Lamberto Antonio passes away at 77
MANILA, Philippines – Acclaimed poet Lamberto Antonio has passed away. He was 77 years old. The poet’s son confirmed his father’s passing on Saturday, July 6. National Artist for Literature Virgilio...
View Article‘Losing Kai was big’: Cone says Sotto absence crucial in loss to Brazil
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas bid its Paris Olympic dreams goodbye with Kai Sotto helplessly watching from the sidelines. Head coach Tim Cone said the team badly missed the 7-foot-3 big man as...
View ArticleBrazil tactic vs Brownlee works to perfection as Gilas Pilipinas bows out
MANILA, Philippines – Brazil knew that beating Gilas Pilipinas required preventing Justin Brownlee from wreaking havoc. And that was exactly what happened as Brazil put the clamps on Brownlee in its...
View ArticleJohn Cena announces retirement from in-ring competition in 2025 – WWE
US wrestling superstar and actor John Cena announced retirement from in-ring competition in 2025, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday, July 6....
View ArticleIndonesia’s Harashta Haifa Zahra is Miss Supranational 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Harashta Haifa Zahra of Indonesia was named Miss Supranational 2024 during the pageant’s coronation night held in Malopolska, Poland, on Saturday, July 6 (early Sunday, July 7...
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Apayao is Philippines’ 4th biosphere reserve
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations has declared the province of Apayao, considered the last forest frontier in the mountainous Cordillera region in northern Luzon, as a biosphere reserve for its...
View ArticleFar right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election
PARIS, France – France holds a parliamentary run-off election on Sunday, July 7, that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will...
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Authorities raid alleged private residence of Porac POGO ‘big bosses’
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Local authorities on Saturday, July 6, swooped down on a two-hectare restricted compound believed to be a private residence of the “big bosses” of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
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