What is the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers?
A year after he certified it urgent, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law on Monday, September 23, the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which provides a framework on the rights and welfare...
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BINI shares journey to stardom in three-part documentary
MANILA, Philippines – Directed by Jet Leyco, Chapter 1: Born To Win docuseries is an origin story featuring BINI’s journey from ABS-CBN’s idol training platform Star Hunt Academy in 2019 to their...
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FACT CHECK: Photo showing 2 moons in the sky is fake
Claim: A photo shows the moon and a ‘mini-moon’ clearly visible in the sky. Rating: False Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the photo was uploaded by the Facebook page “Bicol News” and has...
View ArticleMeralco coaches, players bag top prizes from PBA scribes after historic season
MANILA, Philippines – Meralco proved to be the big winner as its coaches and players snagged top prizes in the 30th PBA Press Corps Awards Night on Tuesday, September 24, at the Novotel Manila...
View ArticleAlice Guo vows to tell all in Senate executive session | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Alice Guo vows to reveal ‘most guilty’ in Senate closed-door session Alice Guo vows to tell all in an executive...
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Congressmen to Sara Duterte: Defend OVP budget or consider resigning
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives is giving Vice President Sara Duterte one last chance to attend plenary-level budget deliberations, after she snubbed the proceedings for two...
View ArticleAt UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Middle East tension
NEW YORK, USA – US President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, September 24, declaring that Russia’s war in Ukraine has failed and that a...
View ArticlePope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium’s king and premier on Friday, September 27, for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, an issue once more in...
View ArticleMaking waves: Raph Trinidad bags bonze in world wakeboarding
MANILA, Philippines – Raph Trinidad kept his status as an elite international wakeboarder. Displaying consistency, Trinidad bagged a bronze in the open men final of the 2024 IWWF World Cable...
View ArticleBritish actress Maggie Smith dies
LONDON, England – Britain’s Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89, her family said...
View ArticleRain or Shine faces import trouble as Aaron Fuller gets eye poked in blowout...
LAGUNA, Philippines – Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao is much more concerned with the health of Aaron Fuller than the Elasto Painters’ worst loss in franchise history. Guiao fears Fuller sustained...
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Alice Guo riled up by report tagging her as Chinese spy: ‘It’s so unfair!’
MANILA, Philippines – Alice Guo, the disgraced former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, was visibly riled up on Friday, September 27, when the House Quad Committee showed Al Jazeera’s interview with Chinese...
View ArticleAnti-drug cop claims Garma, Leonardo ordered PCSO exec killing | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘Garma, Leonardo ordered me to kill a PCSO exec’ – anti-drug cop Anti-drug police officer Santie Mendoza claims he...
View ArticleComelec allows EMBO residents in Taguig to vote for congressman in 2025
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is allowing residents of the 10 Enlisted Men’s Barrios (EMBO) in Taguig City, which were formerly part of Makati, to vote for a congressman...
View Article‘We’ve got a shot’: NLEX boosts confidence with series-tying win vs TNT
LAGUNA, Philippines – Call it morale-boosting win. NLEX held its nerves down the stretch and scraped past TNT in a gripping 93-90 victory to knot their best-of-five quarterfinals in the PBA Governors’...
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PAGASA not ruling out Julian landfall, super typhoon status
MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau is now seeing potential landfall and possible super typhoon status for Tropical Depression Julian, which remained over the Philippine Sea on Friday evening,...
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Gloria Mercado, the career bureaucrat spelling trouble for Sara Duterte
The House of Representatives has found its first whistleblower against Sara Duterte, and her name is Gloria Jumamil Mercado. She is no ordinary informant presented by the House, and the allegations...
View ArticleBritain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes
LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday, September 30, with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in...
View ArticleBrownlee effect: Ginebra sweeps Meralco with inspired Game 3 comeback
MANILA, Philippines – The Justin Brownlee curse continues to haunt Meralco. Barangay Ginebra remained unbeaten in a playoff series against the Bolts with Brownlee as its import after completing a...
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PBA suspends referee for crucial non-call in Game 3 of Magnolia-Rain or Shine...
MANILA, Philippines – The PBA suspended referee Rey Yante for the remainder of the Governors’ Cup after a crucial non-call in Game 3 of the quarterfinal series between Rain or Shine and Magnolia....
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