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Han Kang: Innovative South Korean author wins the 2024 Nobel prize for...
It’s often the case that when poets write novels, they deliver arrestingly vivid and nimble prose. Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (2007) is a case in point, and it is no doubt the work that was most...
View ArticleFilm ‘Emilia Perez’ helped Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana ‘feel’ and ‘reconnect’
LONDON, United Kingdom — Superstars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana say making the genre-bending movie Emilia Perez allowed them to tap into their emotions and talents. Directed by French auteur Jacques...
View ArticleIn Pangasinan, dynasties are still vying for control in 2025
DAGUPAN, Philippines – From October 1 to 8, a total of 1,147 aspirants in the province of Pangasinan submitted their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm elections. Majority of these...
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[REFLECTION] I taught tarot to Jaime Licauco, I ended up learning more
A few weeks ago, I had the rarest opportunity to teach tarot to one of the world’s top parapsychologists, Jaime “Jimmy” Licauco. Mr. Licauco is “considered the Philippines’ foremost authority on inner...
View ArticleHarris releases medical report, drawing contrast with Trump
WASHINGTON, USA – Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor on Saturday, October 11, that pronounced her in good health and fit for high...
View ArticleMike Phillips plays defense off-court, backs Topex Robinson after...
MANILA, Philippines – Their brother’s keeper. La Salle star forward Mike Phillips came to the defense of his head coach, Topex Robinson, after the latter was subjected to scores of online bashing over...
View ArticleSlap on the wrist? PBA says it is punishing but not neglecting Amores
MANILA, Philippines – John Amores’ one-conference suspension from the PBA has stirred up discussion on the harshness — or lack thereof — of his punishment. Fans on social media feel the NorthPort...
View ArticleLa Salle coach Topex Robinson goes off on detractors after UAAP verdict on...
MANILA, Philippines – La Salle head coach Topex Robinson did not hold back on his critics after the UAAP cleared him from his involvement in a controversial spitting allegation from UP guard Reyland...
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Vincent Eco, and the many ways a heart can break
There are very few singer-songwriters who can pen a song about heartbreak like Vincent Eco. I know, that’s quite a statement to make considering how Filipino music is chock full of songs about...
View ArticleUS official accuses China, Russia of blocking Asia leaders’ statement
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on the contested South...
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Dolly de Leon’s lacerating solitude in ‘Request sa Radyo’
What would we learn if we shut up and just watched people? Observed them? It’s said that language is what separates people from all other animals. And by that, they meant verbal language: words,...
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Discriminatory? Cebu basilica dress code draws mixed reactions
CEBU CITY, Philippines – It took couple Ping Panilay, 17, and Jomar Abella, 18, two hours to get to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño from the City of Naga in southern Cebu. As they were about to...
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For this Filipino worker in Singapore, love happened at the right time
SINGAPORE – Leaving your home and family behind, and moving to a new city in search of a better life is one of the most challenging things one a person can do. Mieviy Dasal, 47, did it not once or...
View ArticleIn Hiroshima, Nobel Prize brings survivor hope, sense of duty
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead from when she was knocked over by the force of the...
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Malaysia’s eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
SEMPORNA, Malaysia – Patches of palm thatch entwined with a few forlorn stilts sticking out of the emerald waters in a Malaysian marine park off the island of Borneo are the only traces remaining of...
View ArticleCone says no expectations for Malonzo, Go return as Ginebra eyes finals stint
CAVITE, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone does not expect Jamie Malonzo and Isaac Go to return anytime soon even as the Gin Kings remain shorthanded in the thick of the PBA Governors’...
View ArticleCebu City’s next generation advanced emergency response center goes live
This article is a press release from the Cebu City government and NGA 911 Philippines. Cebu City, one of the country’s largest cities, is now the first city outside of Luzon equipped to revolutionize...
View ArticleLa Union tops sports tourism initiatives again at ATOP Awards
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – La Union’s flagship tourism event has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at the just-concluded Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards. The...
View ArticleUN says Israeli tanks burst into peacekeeper base, Israel gives different...
The United Nations said on Sunday, October 13, Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and...
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7 new films to haunt us during Halloween 2024
We love a good horror film. In 2023, we had the likes of Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme and Sister Death to torment us. Now that it’s October once again, there’s a new batch of horror films that...
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