Filipino table tennis bets eye Olympic berths in Thailand qualifiers
A crack, four-strong Philippine table tennis team seeks to defy overwhelming odds as it shoots for Paris Olympics berths in the Southeast Asia Olympic Qualifying tilt set May 8-10 in Thailand......»»
Philippines table netters out to defy odds
A crack, four-strong Philippine table tennis team seeks to defy overwhelming odds as it shoots for Paris Olympics berths in the Southeast Asia Olympic Qualifying tilt set May 8.....»»
Japan Navy helicopters crash: Major search operation ongoing
A major search operation continued off Japan on Monday for seven people missing after two navy helicopters apparently collided over the weekend, with one crew member confirmed dead. The SH-60K helicopters each with four crew on board were conducting submarine location drills late on Saturday off the Izu Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Ten ships.....»»
Four teams enter playoffs in MPL PH Season 13
With two weeks left in the Regular Season of the 13th season of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines, four teams have already secured their playoffs spot......»»
Over P600 billion projects approved in 4 months – BOI
Investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) have reached more than P600 billion in the first four months of the year......»»
An isolation state of mind
It was April of 1998, a week before my birthday, when my wife Karen asked what my plans were for my birthday. I automatically replied “none really” since we had just moved to a tiny rental house. Karen replied by pointing out that it had been four years since my dad Louie Beltran died (1994) and I had not had a birthday party since......»»
4 Laguna cops charged with kidnapping
Criminal complaints have been filed against four police officers and four other people in connection with the kidnapping of a resort caretaker in Los Baños, Laguna......»»
Paradero snaps losing skid with 4th round K.O win in Masbate
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world title challenger Robert “Super Inggo” Paradero finally tasted victory after four years of not winning a single fight after he knocked out Charlie Malupangue in the main event of “Bakbakan sa Masbate” boxing series’s maiden fight card on Saturday, April 20, at the Cataingan Sports Center in Cataingan, Masbate......»»
2 kids die in Cavite fire
Two children, aged three and four, died when a fire razed their house in Barangay Biluso in Silang, Cavite on Friday......»»
UNAP grants Human Rights Award to outstanding Pinoys
The United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP), a 76-year-old non-government organization, has granted the Human Rights Award to four Filipinos who contributed significantly to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective fields......»»
2 children dead in Philippine fire
MANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police reported Friday that two children died in a fire after they were trapped inside their hut in Cavite province, south of Manila. Police said the fire gutted the siblings, the four-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother, around 3 p.m. local time Thursday. The children's 22-year-old mother told investigators that she left the siblings in the house to gather.....»»
P3.4 million worth shabu seized in Cotabato City
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency confiscated P3.4 million worth of shabu from four peddlers, one of them a woman, who fell in a sting in Barangay Poblacion 2 in Cotabato City on Thursday......»»
ICTSI remains on expansion mode even as risks abound
Ports tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. is keeping an eye out for expansion opportunities in four regions as the billionaire indicated he has no plans of standing idle even in the face of emerging risks......»»
Rowers chase dream
It’s sink or stay afloat for four Philippine rowers vying for Paris tickets at the World Rowing Olympic Asia-Oceania Continental Qualifier on Tangeum Lake, Chungju, South Korea starting today. The regatta ends on Sunday......»»
4 shabu dealers die in clash with policemen in Tawi-Tawi
Policemen shot dead four uncooperative traffickers they were supposed to arrest after selling P476,000 worth of shabu to villagers in Barangay Luuk Pandan in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Monday......»»
The Filipino superfans travelling thousands of miles to see Taylor Swift - Philippines
Swifties from across the country are spending big so they can travel to see stars Eras tour in Japan, Singapore and Australia Taylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: Eras tour hits Australia For Allan Villa, seeing Taylor Swift live in concert is an unmissable experience, worthy of the backbreaking travel that will be required to take him there. From Masbate Island, where he lives, Villa will travel four hours by boa.....»»
Ed Formoso returns afte 27 years
Ed Formoso was a prolific producer and songwriter during the late ‘70s and winner of four Cecil Awards during the ‘80s for the band Dinosaur. He was a hotshot during those days. Formoso has decided to get back to the swing of things or better put, the rhythm of the music. He is now 69 years old but just like before he is brimming with ideas. These should be interesting given the fact that he has three new originals that make up a new concept project called Sgaaty or Still Gago After All These Years. Leading the batch is a hard rock song War! Oh No! (The Anti-War). Watch out for that ‘still gago’ tag. Formoso might just shake up Filipino music again......»»
NCR construction material price growth eases in March
Retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila went up at its slowest pace in more than four years in March, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority......»»
Play-in pressure on Kerr
Three dates are reserved for six games involving eight teams in the NBA’s play-in tournament with only four, two from the East and two from the West, surviving to advance to the playoffs starting Saturday (Sunday morning, Manila time)......»»
Lahug resident asks OP to probe Cortes, 4 others for ‘land grabbing’
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A resident of Brgy. Lahug in Cebu City has asked the Office of the President (OP) to investigate Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and four city councilors for oppression, gross misconduct, and grave abuse of authority. Maria Priscilla Melendres’ complaint stemmed from the city’s claim of ownership of a property in.....»»