2 workers die after buried alive in well in Philippines
MANILA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Two male workers have been killed after they were buried alive in a well they were digging in Quezon province, southeast of Philippine capital Manila, police said Wednesday. Police said that four workers were digging 13 feet deep inside the well when the soil collapsed at around 2:30 p.m. local time in Calauag town on Tuesday. Rescuers saved two of the workers hours after the acc.....»»
New lease on life for Salado
It hadn’t been smooth sailing for 5-9 guard Kent Salado in his PBA career. The rocky road has led Salado to Barangay Ginebra, NorthPort, NLEX and now, Phoenix since he was picked 27th overall on the second round in the 2019 draft......»»
CVIRAA: No outdoor games from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CVIRAA: No outdoor games from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m......»»
5 drown in Philippines while swimming to cool off
MANILA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Five people, including three children, have died Sunday from drowning in five separate incidents in the Philippines, police reported on Monday. Police said the fatal accidents occurred during outings to beat the scorching heat sweeping the country the past weeks. A 24-year-old female worker died while swimming in Laguna province along with fellow factory workers. A six-year-ol.....»»
CVIRAA 2024: No outdoor games from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to extreme heat
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Participants of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) Meet that will be held in Cebu City from May 2 to 9, 2024 will not be exposed to extreme heat. This was the assurance that officials of the Department of Education in Central Visayas and Cebu City and the Cebu City.....»»
Cebu senior tankers rule the PRISAA regional swim meet in Bohol
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Team Cebu’s senior swimming squad in the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Regional Meet concluded its campaign with a staggering haul of 33 gold medals over the weekend at the University of Bohol-Victoriano Degamo Tirol (VDT) pool in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Comprising mostly University of San Carlos (USC) tankers, Team Cebu’s.....»»
Ace rookie Dongallo ends dream UAAP season with UE as best scorer
University of the East star hitter Casiey Dongallo finished her rookie campaign with the Lady Warriors on a personal high after ending up as the league’s top scorer with 291 points in 14 games. .....»»
‘Balikatan’ warships stalked by China vessel
MANILA, Philippines — The multilateral Maritian exercises (MME) being conducted off Palawan as part of this year’s “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games apparently continued to be tracked by another Chinese gray ship which was spotted on Sunday morning. The presence of People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels near the exercise area has not bothered the Armed Forces.....»»
Pagcor earnings hit P25 billion in Q1
The earnings of state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) soared by 43 percent to P25.2 billion in the first quarter, driven by the electronic games sector......»»
NBA: Sixers get boost from Embiid’s 50 points to beat Knicks
Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid scored 50 points to power the 76ers to a vital 125-114 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday, the Sixers clawing back a game in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. The 76ers had dropped the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round series at Madison Square Garden, Embiid defiantly insisting they were.....»»
AEBC 7th Corporate Cup gets back into action on Friday
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Architects & Engineers Basketball Club (AEBC) 7th Corporate Cup will resume its hardcourt action tomorrow, Friday, April 26, at the University of San Carlos (USC) Main Campus gymnasium. Six games will be featured on Friday and Saturday in both brackets A and B. READ MORE: CS4, Avantrac, Strato slay foes.....»»
Dyip pump life on last 8 bid
To reignite its PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals aspirations, Terrafirma needed to pull off something it hasn’t done since 2019 – beat NorthPort......»»
After 5-year wait, ALV Films 2nd venture gets theatrical run
The young cast of the director Philip King’s youth-oriented film, “Go! La Union” or popularly “G! LU,” really waited for the theatrical release of their project that has been in the backburner since 2019......»»
Joross Gamboa and Sam Coloso to add fun to TV5’s ‘Barangay Singko Panalo’
Other than the new set of games featured in every episode, the viewers of “Barangay Singko Panalo” can expect the arrival of Joross Gamboa and Sam Coloso to team up with Kags Je (Jerald Napoles) and SK K (Kayla Rivera) as co-hosts. Also joining them is Bob Jbeil as Boogie......»»
Yee, Gitaruelas, Alcoseba shine in IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local athletes didn’t disappoint in flexing their winning form in last Sunday’s IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu. Budding triathlete Franklin Ferdie Yee, elite cyclist Lovely Gitaruelas, and swimming prospect Fionna Alcoseba did shine in the race that fielded 1,385 triathletes coming from 54 countries. Yee lorded the men’s 19-24 years old category.....»»
Sydney Airport sees passenger traffic closer to pre-pandemic levels
SYDNEY, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Sydney Airport has seen a total of 10.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in the first quarter of this year, marking a 14.4-percent jump from the same period in 2023 and a 93.7 percent recovery compared to Q1 2019. As per a quarterly report on traffic and operational performance released on Monday, the airport's international terminal served 4.16 million passe.....»»
Nag-enjoy og swimming
Nag-enjoy og swimming.....»»
MECO Golf: Winners-all event
The just concluded 1st Manila Economic and Cultural Office Fil-Tai Invitational Golf tournament was a winners-all games, chairman Silvestre Bello III said......»»
IRONKIDS: Kids with iron hearts and iron wills
LOOK: Some of the highlights from the swimming portion of the IRONKIDS Aquathlon on Saturday, April 20, at the Reef Island Resort Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The IRONKIDS is a prelude to the grand event on Sunday which is the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu with thousands competing including a record-field of 29 of the world’s top pro.....»»
Cool Smashers crush Titans
Creamline has never lost to Choco Mucho in 11 straight Premier Volleyball League games......»»