‘Ugly win’: Converge survives NorthPort scare, big free-throw night
MANILA, Philippines – Converge made sure its early double-digit cushion did not go all for naught. Despite a third-quarter hiccup, the Converge FiberXers picked up the slack down the stretch to take...
View ArticleRebuilding empire? UST snaps 9-year, 17-game skid in late pullaway vs Ateneo
MANILA, Philippines – It has been a tough five years for the UST Growling Tigers, but the pieces and momentum may finally be at a positive turning point as they earned a historic 74-64 win over the...
View ArticleHouse warns Sara Duterte against Constitution violation, graft | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House majority issues graft warning in most scathing attack yet on Sara Duterte Leaders of the House of...
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Joel Reyes, wanted in journalist’s murder, in custody
MANILA, Philippines — Fugitive former Palawan governor Joel Reyes, the suspect behind the killing of journalist-environmentalist Gerry Ortega, is now under the custody of Philippine authorities....
View ArticleCignal outlasts Japan’s Kurashiki, sets all PH-team finale vs Creamline
MANILA, Philippines – The Cignal HD Spikers returned to the PVL title round after two years, stunning Invitational Conference champion Kurashiki Ablaze in five tight sets, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 22-25,...
View ArticleLassiter surpasses Caidic’s 3-point record as San Miguel gets back at NLEX
MANILA, Philippines – Marcio Lassiter overtakes a Philippine basketball shooting legend. Lassiter eclipsed Allan Caidic for the second most three-pointers made in PBA history as the San Miguel Beermen...
View ArticleStop drinking from the toilet!
We can’t live without air. We can’t live without water. And now we can’t live without our phones. Yet our digital information systems are failing us. Promises of unlimited connectivity and access have...
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Bebinca intensifies into severe tropical storm; rain from its trough expected
MANILA, Philippines – Bebinca strengthened from a tropical storm into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday evening, September 11, while still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It...
View ArticleDuterte congratulated us after drug lords’ killing in 2016, says ex-Davao...
MANILA, Philippines – After weeks of eluding directly implicating former president Rodrigo Duterte, a Bureau of Corrections official disclosed details on Thursday, September 12, about Duterte’s...
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House mega-panel detains ‘ex-DDS cop’ for ‘evading questions’ in EJK probe
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives “quad committee” ordered the detention of a retired police colonel, who was an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), for supposedly evading...
View ArticleHarry Roque to be detained in House again | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House panel orders Harry Roque detained once more The House quad committee detains former presidential...
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FACT CHECK: Taylor Swift is not endorsing Donald Trump
Claim: Singer Taylor Swift endorses Republican nominee Donald Trump for the 2024 US presidential elections. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post bearing the claim has gained...
View ArticleUntouchable Creamline completes PVL Grand Slam, record 10th title in five-set...
MANILA, Philippines – For the 10th time in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) history, the Creamline Cool Smashers are calling themselves champions — and for the first time a Grand Slam winner — after...
View ArticleExperts warn of regional impact and US concerns over Chinese warships
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Recent developments in Cambodia’s military cooperation with China, including the docking of Chinese warships, have raised concerns among regional experts and the United States...
View ArticleShabazz Muhammad saves day as Magnolia edges Terrafirma; TNT wins 4th straight
MANILA, Philippines – In his first game back in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Shabazz Muhammad wasted no time showing why Magnolia made the right choice to tap him as a replacement...
View ArticleUS cancels visa of ex-cop linked to Duterte’s ‘death squad’
MANILA, Philippines – The United States canceled the visa of retired police colonel Royina Garma, who served under former president Rodrigo Duterte and is accused by a self-confessed hitman as an...
View ArticleJojo Nones, Richard Cruz file counter-affidavit against Sandro Muhlach’s rape...
MANILA, Philippines – Independent GMA contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz filed a counter-affidavit against actor Sandro Muhlach’s rape complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on...
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Parts of Philippines see moderate to intense rain from enhanced southwest...
MANILA, Philippines – The enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat will bring more rain to parts of the country in the next three days, the weather bureau warned on Thursday evening, September 12. The...
View ArticleLetran survives JRU for 1st win, Perpetual holds off Arellano to stay spotless
MANILA, Philippines – Letran notched its first win of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament, while Perpetual grabbed a share of the lead in the standings at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San...
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Bruno Major’s Manila concert, Day 2: From surprises to old favorites
MANILA, Philippines – Bruno Major returned to the Philippines for his 2024 Asia tour, staging not just one but two shows, held on September 7 and 11. The British hitmaker had originally planned to...
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