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MANILA, Philippines–University of the Philippines fired too many weapons Ateneo found hard to neutralize as the Fighting Maroons seized Game 1 of their UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament championship showdown with a compelling 72-66 win on…
CEBU CITY—A team of “river rangers” will soon be deployed by the local government to ensure that the city’s waterways will be free of trash. Raquel Arce, head of Cebu City’s Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement…
MANILA, Philippines — After 14 years in trial, the Sandiganbayan convicted one of the nine ranking police generals who were implicated in the ‘Euro generals’ controversy in 2008. But the general, former Philippine National Police comptroller Eliseo…
MANILA, Philippines — There are 1,704 centenarians in the country but 704 of them have yet to receive their P100,000 cash gifts as mandated by law. This is because the Department of Social Welfare and Development does not have…
BEIJING — Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal welfare organization said. The animals were crammed into rusty cages when they were found by police in the…
MANILA, Philippines — He was known by such monikers as “Steady Eddie,” for his unflappable nature, and “Tabako,” for his penchant for carrying a cigar. But officials, lawmakers, and diplomats remembered Fidel V. Ramos, or FVR, best…
The Philippine peso fell to its weakest closing level in almost to 17 years for the second day in a row on Wednesday, ending at P54.47 against the US dollar as the fallout from the war in…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is pinning its hopes on the fourth quarter push—a period when passenger volume is expected to surge amid the holidays—to fully restore its domestic capacity this year. Stanley Ng, PAL president and chief operating…
BERLIN — A German bakery is selling a “peace donut” to support Ukraine in a sweet way, with the pastries decorated in Ukrainian national colors to raise money for children forced to flee after Russia’s invasion. As…
MANILA, Philippines–From playing four games and getting much needed experience for tougher matches ahead, Gilas Pilipinas now stands to play just half of that this weekend after South Korea withdrew from the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifier…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign into law a bill that will legitimize motorcycle taxis before he steps down this year, a lawmaker said. “I’m hoping [House Bill No. 10572] will become a…
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government and the power distribution company here have launched separate investigations to unmask unscrupulous persons and businesses that have taken advantage of the misery of Cebuanos still recovering from…
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