Filipino toymaker creates life-like pet plushies for grieving owners

Reuters 04/06/2023

MANILA — Toymaker David Tan in the Philippines is inundated with requests from heartbroken customers who want to honor their departed pets’ memories with plush toys. Tan and a team of 20 employees use photos sent by…

Villar, Razon lead Pinoys in list of world’s richest

Miguel Camus 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Real estate mogul Manuel Villar Jr. topped the roster of 14 Filipino billionaires who landed on Forbes Magazine’s 2023 World’s Billionaires List. Villar, the founder of property developer Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., AllDay…

New PH flag raised on island nearest Taiwan

Frances Mangosing 04/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino sailors and Marines on Saturday, April 1, 2023, raised the Philippine flag on Mavulis, the country’s northernmost island closest to Taiwan and its “first line…

Bloody quicksand

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/29/2023

Back in July 2020, Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo had pointed to a foiled assassination plot in which an Army reservist, a retired Army soldier, and a tricycle driver were apprehended after the governor received text messages…

UAP-Sugbu survives do-or-die hoop finals battle, snares CABC championship title

Glendale G. Rosal 03/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP)-Sugbu Chapter-Max Bond hoisted the champion’s trophy of the Cebu Architects Basketball Club (CABC) Buildrite Cup 2023 after defeating Metro Cebu Flexicrete, 90-83, in their do-or-die championship…

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel to visit Philippines in May

Evangeline Valderrama 03/20/2023

Reigning Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States will be visiting the Philippines in May due to a “huge event” of the Miss Universe Organization. Gabriel, who is half-Filipino courtesy of her father who was born…

LOOK: ‘Parasite’ actor Choi Woo-shik spotted in PH

Anne Pasajol 03/18/2023

South Korean star Choi Woo-shik recently visited the Philippines and was seen by Filipino fans while he was reportedly filming for an upcoming project. The actor reportedly went to Navotas along with his filming crew, as seen…

Conserving the high seas

Rodel D. Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 03/15/2023

In what is known as the wild west of oceans, piracy used to reign supreme until about 300 years ago. The “high seas” evoke images of adventure, the unknown, and danger. Today, the high seas refer to…

UP Sunflower Run in honor of women and children

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 03/14/2023

“Pagpugay sa Kababaihan, Pag-asa Para sa Kabataan”. The first ever UP Sunflower Run was held last March 11, 2023 at the Academic Oval of Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines (UP) as part of the…

Filipinas earn first win in AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers

Glendale Rosal 03/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Philippines under-20 women’s national football team earned its first win in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers by beating host country Laos, 1-0, on Friday evening, March 10,…

Philippines to host 2023 Mrs. Universe pageant

Armin Adina 03/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — After staging its 2022 pageant in its home country of Bulgaria earlier this month, the Mrs. Universe Ltd. organization announced that its 2023 competition will be held in the Philippines in October. “We are…

‘Best place on Earth’: After 30 years, PH ‘still crazy’ for the Backstreet Boys

Allan Policarpio 02/26/2023

When the Backstreet Boys burst onto the pop music scene, Kevin Richardson was 21 years old; Howie Dorough, a “very mature” 19; Brian Littrell, 18; AJ, 14; and Nick Carter, who had yet “to undergo puberty,” was…

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