[Closer Look] God’s love and justice: Lessons from Cardinal-elect David
How many of the Philippines’ 85.6 million Roman Catholics are rejoicing over Pope Francis’ appointment of Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as cardinal-elect? The Philippines has four cardinals...
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After 15 years, Gloria Maris wins trademark dispute
MANILA, Philippines – Never mind if its logo symbolizes threatened species, the Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant still wants it. After a trademark dispute that began in 2009, the Supreme Court...
View ArticleAt 36, Olympian Charly Suarez waits for world title shot
MANILA, Philippines – Already 36 years old, Filipino boxer Charly Suarez wants to strike while the iron is still hot. Suarez said he intends to seize every opportunity as he hopes to get a crack at...
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Pope’s diverse choices of new cardinals won’t smooth path for successor
VATICAN CITY – When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, October 6, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing to influence the group that one day will select his...
View ArticleStephen Holt finds offensive groove with Ginebra after career-high outing
MANILA, Philippines – It took quite some time, but Stephen Holt looks like he has finally found his offensive footing with Barangay Ginebra. Holt fired a career-high 30 points as the Gin Kings...
View ArticleTwo-woman race: Ateneo’s Dela Rosa, UST’s Pastrana lead tight UAAP MVP battle
MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo star forward Kacey dela Rosa, the reigning UAAP women’s basketball MVP, remains on track for a back-to-back bid for the top individual award after once again leading the...
View ArticleDo-it-all Hollis-Jefferson lifts TNT to Game 1 win vs Rain or Shine
MANILA, Philippines – Rondae Hollis-Jefferson shone on all fronts as TNT drew first blood against Rain or Shine in the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. Hollis-Jefferson turned in a near triple-double of...
View ArticleUST leaders Tounkara, Padrigao brace for bumpier second round after promising...
MANILA, Philippines – The UST Growling Tigers finished the first round of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament with a 4-3 record, good for fourth place behind expected standings-toppers UP...
View ArticleTNT hopes Kelly Williams injury ‘nothing serious’ as semis war intensifies
MANILA, Philippines – TNT may have won the battle, but it did not go unscathed. The Tropang Giga can only hope for the best after seeing veteran Kelly Williams go down with a calf injury early in...
View ArticleQuiboloy cohort admits to US fraud scheme | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Key Quiboloy associate strikes plea deal, admits role in US fraud scheme One of doomsday preacher Apollo...
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Google’s antitrust woes mount in US cases over search, apps, ads
In the span of two days this week, Alphabet’s Google was hit with a court order to open up its app store Play to rivals and learned that the US Justice Department may soon ask a judge to split up the...
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Hurricane Milton kills 4, destroys homes in Florida, but worst scenario avoided
ST. PETERSBURG, USA – Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, October 10, after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned more than a dozen tornados, destroyed homes...
View ArticleMarcos calls for urgency from China, ASEAN in negotiating South China Sea code
VIENTIANE, Laos – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday, October 10, to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of...
View ArticleOut! Wimbledon calls time on line judges in favor of electronic system
LONDON, UK – Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year’s championships, the All England Club confirmed on Wednesday, October 9. The sight...
View Article38 undocumented foreign nationals arrested in Cebu resort
CEBU, Philippines – Police in the town of Moalboal, Cebu arrested at least 38 undocumented foreign nationals who were seen operating a suspected scamming hub at a resort on Thursday, October 10....
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FACT CHECK: UK’s HMS Prince of Wales in carrier strike exercise, not donated...
Claim: The United Kingdom will permanently donate its latest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim...
View ArticleMarcos reclamation chair is a POGO sublessor | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Pasay scam hub’s sublessor is Marcos’ reclamation chair Alex Lopez A Rappler investigation finds a company run by...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school
CAIRO, Egypt – An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and children on Thursday, October 10, while three hospitals in the...
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[ANALYSIS] Breaking barriers: Is it for real?
Daily trading results are swinging in a flux from positive gains to negative losses and vice versa as a result of sell-off activities that have served to be a threatening factor against the market’s...
View ArticleSenior Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt, sources say
A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday, October 10, in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its...
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