Paris Paralympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
The uphill climb on the world sports stage continues for the Philippines as the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the...
View ArticleFuture of cinema clouded by uncertainty, Venice jury chief Huppert says
VENICE, Italy – Cinema has been weakened in recent years, and its survival cannot be taken for granted, French actress Isabelle Huppert said on Wednesday, August 28, as she took charge of the main...
View ArticleDisillusioned Tim Burton finds himself again in Beetlejuice sequel
VENICE, Italy – US director Tim Burton acknowledged on Wednesday, August 28, that he fell out of love with the film business in recent years but rediscovered his mojo while shooting a sequel to his...
View ArticleJapan hit by heavy rain, power outage as Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall
TOKYO, Japan – Southwestern Japan was hit on Thursday, August 29, by heavy rain and very strong winds as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, knocking out power supply for over a...
View Article60 police wounded in Quiboloy hunt | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: PNP says 60 cops wounded so far in ongoing hunt for Quiboloy at KOJC in Davao 60 policemen are wounded in the...
View ArticlePhilippines ‘adventurous actions’ could cause incidents, China Coast Guard says
BEIJING, China – China’s coast guard urged the Philippines on Thursday, August 29, to stop sending missions to resupply a vessel near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, warning that such...
View ArticleArvin Tolentino drops career-high 51 as NorthPort blasts Converge; TNT turns...
MANILA, Philippines – NorthPort Batang Pier star Arvin Tolentino continues to show why he’s deserving of a spot in the PBA’s First Mythical Team. After falling one assist short of a triple-double in...
View ArticlePara archer Bantiloc last in Paris ranking round despite season-best mark
MANILA, Philippines – Para archer Agustina Bantiloc faces an uphill climb when the Philippine bet heads to the knockout eliminations after a tough ranking round in the women’s individual compound open...
View ArticleFormer QC congresswoman charged with TUPAD-related graft
MANILA, Philippines – Former Quezon City 2nd District representative Precious Hipolito-Castelo is facing criminal charges for alleged anomalous handling of cash assistance for government workers...
View ArticleSolGen urges SC to resolve petition questioning NCAP constitutionality
MANILA, Philippines – Amid rising traffic violations and accidents in Metro Manila, the Office of the Solicitor General urged the Supreme Court (SC) to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) and...
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[ANALYSIS] Performance of the market for August and glimpse on AI
The last trading week of August ends today, and regardless of whether it will end lower than its recent record close, it can be said that the market’s performance for the month has been...
View ArticleTyphoon Shanshan pounds Japan with torrential rains, severe wind
FUKUOKA, Japan – Typhoon Shanshan brought torrential rain across large parts of Japan on Friday, August 30, with warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm’s center, as many...
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[DECODED] Millennials and Gen Zs are becoming DINKs. Here’s why.
I recently got married. As with many other couples our age (we’re both 29-year-old millennials), my husband and I made sure to have practical conversations about the life we want to build together...
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FACT CHECK: Applications for CHED-UniFAST’s education aid program not yet open
Claim: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)’s Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) is accepting applications for its scholarship program. Interested...
View ArticleLawmakers talk about lower budget, impeachment for Sara Duterte | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Talks of lower budget, impeachment surface in wake of Sara Duterte’s House appearance Some congressmen are...
View ArticlePope Francis says Earth is ‘sick’ in new climate change warning
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Friday, August 30, urged people around the world to better protect the environment, ahead of a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia next week in which the pontiff is expected...
View ArticleUkrainian war amputee fights his way to Paris Games
Reuters note: This story was filmed by Reuters journalist Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey on August 7, 19, and 20. It was one of the last stories he filmed before a missile strike hit a hotel in which he and a...
View ArticleKing arrival a ‘blessing in disguise’ as Blackwater ends 5-year skid vs Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – George King may not have been the first import choice, but his arrival at Blackwater feels very much like a “blessing in disguise.” King delivered a superb PBA debut as the...
View ArticleJerrold Mangliwan finishes last in rainy Paralympic final
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan hoped for a clement weather as he eyed a breakthrough athletics medal in the Paris Paralympics. But it rained at the Stade de France...
View ArticleVoters of Caloocan’s Barangay 176, PH’s most populous, decide on proposed split
MANILA, Philippines – Polls opened on Saturday morning, August 31, in Barangay 176 in Caloocan City, as voters decide on the proposed split of their home village — the Philippines’ most populous —...
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