World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland

Agence France Presse 11/23/2020

MSZCZONOW, Poland — A 45.5-meter (150-foot) deep diving pool with artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, the world’s deepest such structure, opened near Warsaw this weekend. The complex, named Deepspot, even includes a small wreck for scuba…

Gallup: PH 12th safest country

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 11/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An international survey said that the Philippines was one of the safest countries in the world as its citizens feel secure and have confidence in the police. Local rights groups, however, found the results…

BOC finds 119 smuggled live tarantulas hidden in rubber shoes

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 10/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport intercepted a package containing 119 live tarantulas that were hidden inside rubber shoes in a warehouse in Pasay City. The parcel…

‘Poland Garros’: Swiatek powers to landmark French Open triumph

Agence France Presse 10/11/2020

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek won her country’s first Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as she defeated American fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 to become the youngest women’s French Open champion since 1992. The 19-year-old Swiatek,…

A star-making role for Joanna Kulig in ‘Cold War’

AP 12/28/2018

LOS ANGELES—The name Joanna Kulig might not ring a bell for the majority of American moviegoers, but that could all change in the coming weeks with the theatrical expansion of “Cold War.” The Polish drama from “Ida”…

Poland open doors for Filipino workers

Inquirer.net 08/19/2018

HAMBURG – Poland is in talks with the Philippines to bring in more Filipino workers to fill a labor shortage even as Warsaw continues to resist refugees and migrants from the Middle East and North Africa. The…

Man from Poland nabbed for ‘rape’ of teener

Benjie B. Talisic 05/20/2018

A 31-YEAR-OLD Polish national was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in his rented condominium in Cebu City. Janausz Piotr Ciniewski of Czestochowa, Poland, who is renting a unit in a condominium building in…

Foreign runners abound in Cebu Marathon 2018

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2017

  THE UPCOMING Cebu Marathon 2018 will be well represented by runners from different countries around the world. The race, which starts and finishes at the Cebu Business Park on January 14, 2018, has attracted 4,997 runners…

Cebuano Traya falls short in Poland anew

Glendale G. Rosal 02/27/2017

Cebuano boxer, Elmo “Bisdak” Traya of the famed ALA Boxing Gym faltered in his second fight in Poland, suffering a seventh-round technical knockout (TKO) loss to Polish Michal Syrowatka yesterday at the Azoty Arena. Traya, who was…

Deep freeze claims six more victims in Poland

01/11/2017

WARSAW — Six people died in Poland over a 24-hour period as temperatures plunged across Europe, bringing the toll of hypothermia deaths in the country to 71 since November, authorities said Tuesday. Police urged people to aid…

Polish national rescued off Camotes Island

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/15/2016

A 42-year old Polish national was rescued by civilian and military personnel after he figured in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco, Camotes Island Monday evening. Baltazar Tribunalo, chief of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office…

PH bet Kylie Versoza wins sixth Miss International Crown

Apple Ta-as 10/27/2016

THE PHILIPPINES’ bet Kylie Verzosa brought home the crown in this year’s Miss International pageant held at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan last Thursday (Oct. 27). Kylie is the sixth Filipina to bring home the…

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