With nothing to lose, gutsy Adamson aims to disrupt mighty La Salle title...
MANILA, Philippines – Every dog has its day, as they always say. Or every falcon has its…feast? Whatever the case may be, the Adamson Soaring Falcons, after winning their second fourth-seed playoff...
View ArticleDecades on, UP Cebu’s ‘Cookout’ still gives students avenue to speak up
CEBU CITY, Philippines – What started in the 1980s as a discreet protest where students of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu brought food, threw political signs into a bonfire, and enjoyed...
View ArticleMarcos: No to impeachment complaint vs Sara Duterte | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos thumbs down impeachment complaint vs Sara Duterte President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says on Friday, November...
View ArticleClark restores order as Hong Kong Eastern fends off Converge for 2-0 start
MANILA, Philippines – A huge double-double effort by Cameron Clark propelled Hong Kong Eastern to a 117-106 win over Converge in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday,...
View ArticleMighty UP denies gutsy UST, marches to 4th straight UAAP men’s basketball finals
MANILA, Philippines – For the fourth straight UAAP season, the mighty UP Fighting Maroons earned a men’s basketball finals berth after ousting the UST Growling Tigers out of Season 87 title...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: La Salle vs Adamson – UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four
MANILA, Philippines – For the second straight year, it will be a La Salle-UP men’s basketball finals in the UAAP as the Green Archers blew out the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 70-55, at the Araneta...
View ArticlePH government eyes naval base in Misamis Oriental
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Philippine government is planning to build a naval base inside the 3,000-hectare Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (PHIVIDEC) Industrial Estate...
View Article‘All about winning’: Millora-Brown stays poised in rough UP-UST semis duel
MANILA, Philippines – Ever since flying to the Philippines to play for the UP Fighting Maroons, Quentin Millora-Brown has been exposed to the physical style of basketball. With the stakes upped in the...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 12 as Thailand and Malaysia face worst floods in decades
BANGKOK, Thailand – The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, November 30, authorities said, as tens of thousands...
View ArticleUAAP champion La Salle breezes past Adamson, arranges finals rematch with UP
MANILA, Philippines – For the second straight year, it will be a La Salle-UP men’s basketball finals in the UAAP for Season 87 as the Green Archers blew out the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 70-55, at the...
View ArticleNew Greek metro is archaeological window on the past
ATHENS, Greece – A metro system in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, officially opened on Saturday, November 30, with its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Latter-day Saints light up Manila temple for Christmas 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, formerly known as the Mormon Church, lit up its Manila Philippines Temple along White Plains, Quezon City, as the Philippines...
View ArticleSyrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, army says dozens of soldiers killed
AMMAN, Jordan – The Syrian army said on Saturday, November 30, that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo in the northwest, forcing the...
View ArticleCountry, family, school: Kevin Quiambao honors all in MVP repeat as La Salle...
MANILA, Philippines – In recent months, Kevin Quiambao is simply living the dream as one of the up-and-coming pillars of Philippine basketball. Coming off the birth of his first child, the 23-year-old...
View ArticleTitle over MVP: Escamis focused on helping Mapua end decades-long wait for...
MANILA, Philippines – School honor carries more weight than personal glory for Mapua ace Clint Escamis. Escamis said he doesn’t mind losing his bid for back-to-back MVP awards as he placed greater...
View Article[Only IN Hollywood] How a crucial Filipino role in ‘Conclave’ was switched to...
LOS ANGELES – How did a crucial Filipino character in Conclave, a thrilling fiction drama on the secret process to elect a new Pope and widely bruited as one of the best picture contenders in this...
View ArticleWhat’s your GOTY? ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ vs. ‘Metaphor ReFantazio’
MANILA, Philippines – In about two weeks, one of the top award-giving bodies in videogames, The Game Awards, hands out its trophies. And certainly, the Game of the Year (GOTY) prize is the most...
View ArticleCity of San Fernando in Pampanga shifts to sustainable parol this year
PAMPANGA, Philippines – ‘Tis that season again and the streets of the self-styled Christmas capital of the Philippines, the City of San Fernando in Pampanga, are again all aglow with yuletide...
View Article[Two Pronged] School counselor seeks advice on handling cases of self-harm
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 ArticleTop EU officials visit Ukraine in show of solidarity
KYIV, Ukraine – European Council President Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, December 1, using the first day in their new...
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