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REVIEW: ‘Isang Himala’ is a harrowing journey to the center of Filipino trauma
There was a time when, if claims were to be believed, the Virgin Mary made apparitions in nearly every corner of the country. I was a schoolboy when relatives urged relatives to hire jeepneys to troop...
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[Finterest] As 2024 ends, Filipinos feel a little less gloomy about their...
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino households are stepping into the holiday season with less doom and gloom about their finances, though optimism still feels like a distant dream. The Bangko Sentral ng...
View ArticleBright new year ahead: Alex Eala sweeps Austrian foe in Canberra main draw debut
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala carried over to the main draw her solid qualifiers performance in the WTA 125 Workday Canberra International, sweeping Austria’s Sinja Kraus, 6-2, 6-4, in the opening...
View ArticleMarcos justifies vetoed line items in 2025 budget | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos justifies P194-billion veto in 2025 budget President Ferdinand Marcos Jr justifies modifications to the...
View ArticleNorman Powell, James Harden combine for 62 points as Clippers escape Pelicans...
Norman Powell scored 35 points, James Harden added 27, including four decisive free throws in the final minute, and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 116-113 on...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s acting President Choi to appoint two Constitutional Court justices
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea‘s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday, December 31, he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court in an effort to restore...
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Notable legal cases involving Filipino celebrities in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – 2024 was an interesting year for Philippine showbiz. Beyond the great films, series, and songs we got, there were also messy issues involving Filipino stars. Other than this,...
View ArticleStreaking Cavaliers gift 3-point barrage to birthday boy LeBron James as...
Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers led nearly wire to wire en route to their eighth straight win, a 122-110 decision against the host Los...
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IN PHOTOS: New Year celebrations around the world
MANILA, Philippines – From Sydney’s iconic harbor to New York’s Times Square, millions across the globe ushered in 2025 with dazzling displays of fireworks, music, and celebration. Crowds gathered...
View ArticleWesley So bags P2.3 million in semifinal stint; Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi share...
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So shared third and fourth in the blitz section of the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships jointly won by defending champion Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi on...
View ArticleNew year, big win: Alex Eala dominates in WTA 125 Canberra round of 16
MANILA, Philippines – What was projected to be a tightly contested encounter between two evenly matched foes turned out to be a one-sided affair. Alex Eala opened the new year in explosive form,...
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South Korea’s presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
SEOUL, South Korea – Senior aides to South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, January 1, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President...
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Philippine hosting of 2025 men’s volleyball world championship shifts to high...
MANILA, Philippines – Preparations shift to high gear on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, as the Philippines’ first solo hosting of the FIVB Men’s World Championship (MWCH) 2025 inches closer....
View ArticleMarcos, Duterte call on Filipinos for growth and resilience in 2025 | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos, Sara Duterte urge Filipinos to aim for growth, resilience in New Year messages In separate New Year’s...
View ArticleNBA suspends Rockets’ Amen Thompson, Heat’s Terry Rozier for brawl
The NBA suspended Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson two games without pay and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier one game without pay for their role in a skirmish between the two teams on Sunday,...
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HONNE’S music charts their own lives. They hope fans see themselves in the...
MANILA, Philippines – James Hatcher and Andy Clutterbuck became each other’s first friends at university and, not long after, began writing music together. It was only in 2014, though, when they...
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Nepal’s kung fu nuns kick off reopening of nunnery to public after 5 years
KATHMANDU, Nepal – About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the...
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Wave of attacks targets cops across Mindanao since New Year’s Eve
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A spate of violent attacks on cops in different Mindanao provinces since New Year’s Eve has left three people, including one policeman dead, and others shaken but alive....
View ArticleChinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Chinese government hackers breached the US Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, identifying targets of a cyberattack...
View ArticleNikola Jokic strikes again as Nuggets dispose of Hawks
Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 15 assists for his 14th triple-double of the season and third in four games, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks, 139-120, on Wednesday...
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