World’s oldest person dies in Spain at 117

08/21/2024

Madrid, Spain–The world’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said. Guinness World Records had officially acknowledged…

July 3 world’s hottest day on record, initial measurements show

07/05/2023

  PARIS, France—Monday was the world’s hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time, according to initial measurements taken on Tuesday by US meteorologists. The average daily…

It’s going to get 1.5-degree C hotter by 2027, scientists warn

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines—For the first time ever, global temperatures are likely to set new record highs in the next five years due to heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHG) and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to an update…

DOH records new record-high COVID-19 case spike with 539 new cases

Daphne Galvez 05/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday recorded a total of 539 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. This was the highest spike in new cases ever recorded since the outbreak of the disease in…

DOH: 538 more people have COVID-19 in PH; record tops 2,000-mark

Daphne Galvez 03/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Over 500 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, causing the total tally to climb past the 2,000-mark. To be exact, DOH…

BREAKING: DOH record 45 new cases of COVID-19; total now at 187

Daphne Galvez 03/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 45 new confirmed cases of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total of cases in the country to 187. The DOH has yet to provide other…

‘Frozen 2’ ices competition again with record Thanksgiving

AP 12/02/2019

LOS ANGELES  — “Frozen 2” kept a wintry wind at its back in its second week, setting a Thanksgiving record with a whopping box office bounty, while newcomer “Knives Out” found its own broad audience. Disney’s new…

UC keeps perfect record in Cesafi high school basketball

Mars G. Alison 10/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Defending champion University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters keep their record immaculate with a 63-50 outsmarting of the Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC) Greywolves, in a Cesafi high school basketball game on Saturday, October 12,…

UC evens record to 3-3 heading to second round

Mars G. Alison 10/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters capped their first round campaign with a 79-66 demolition of the Cebu Institute of Technology University (CIT-U) Wildcats, 79-66, Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Cebu Coliseum.…

Record chase can motivate Roger Federer but wins matter most

09/02/2019

Roger Federer takes motivation from shattering records, but winning matters most for the 38-year-old Swiss star as he chases his 21st Grand Slam title at the US Open. Five-time US Open champion Federer stretched his record for Grand Slam Open era…

Duterte on record-high rating: Just doing my job

07/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday downplayed his new record-high net satisfaction rating, saying he was just doing his job. The President received a net satisfaction rating of +68 in a survey conducted from June…

All-Star game marks latest milestone for Michael Jordan

AP 02/13/2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  — Buzz Peterson knew Michael Jordan as well as anyone when they were in college. Roommates and teammates at North Carolina, they spent countless days competing on the basketball court in practice and endless hours…

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