Masterful Hergie Bacyadan batters foe to punch Olympic ticket
MANILA, Philippines – With a coveted Olympic berth on the line, Hergie Bacyadan laid it all in the ring. Bacyadan punched her ticket to the Paris Games after clobbering Venezuela’s Maryelis Yriza in...
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Netanyahu aide: Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it
JERUSALEM – An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday, June 2, that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by US President Joe...
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[Blue zones] Who would have thought? Blue zones in Makati?
Finally, I found a bridge club: the Philippine Tournament Bridge Association at the Elks Club in Makati. I was really rusty but was thankfully paired with one of the young national team members (yes,...
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South Africa’s coalition talks set to start after ANC loses majority
JOHANNESBURG – Official results from South Africa’s election were expected to confirm on Sunday, June 2, the end of the African National Congress’ 30 years of majority governing and start the clock on...
View Article[WATCH] Maria Ressa receives Global Trailblazer Award from Vital Voices
WASHINGTON, USA — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa receives the ‘Global Trailblazer Award’ at the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards held on Thursday, May 30 (US time) at the...
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Mexicans vote in election seen crowning first female president
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexicans will vote in national elections on Sunday, June 2, with the ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the...
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Ormoc City fishing town fears displacement as ‘mega city’ rises
ORMOC CITY, Philippines – Some 500 residents in Barangay Naungan, Ormoc City, fear they will be forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods due to an P80 million ecopark and township project by...
View ArticleUkraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Ukrainian President Vlodomir Zelenskiy will be visiting Manila for the first time. Zelenskiy is set to arrive in Manila late Sunday evening, June 2, according to diplomatic...
View Article‘Disciplined’ La Salle drubs Ateneo by 37 points in preseason rivalry game
MANILA, Philippines – Not even their rivals could get the best out of Ateneo. UAAP champion La Salle Green Archers breezed past the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 98-61, turning a much-awaited preseason rivalry...
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PH weightlifter Rosegie Ramos misses Olympic cut by a whisker
MANILA, Philippines – The plane to the Paris Olympics will leave without weightlifter Rosegie Ramos. Ramos fell short of a ticket to the glamorous French capital as she missed the top 10 cutoff in the...
View ArticleFocus on June Mar Fajardo as Meralco aims to contain San Miguel giant in PBA...
MANILA, Philippines – Containing San Miguel star big man June Mar Fajardo will be crucial as Meralco shoots for a breakthrough PBA title in its first finals appearance in the Philippine Cup. Fajardo...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy sees ‘similar challenges’ in Manila’s China problem
MANILA, Philippines – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, June 3, said he saw “a lot of similar things and a lot of challenges” between his country’s hardships under Russia and the...
View ArticlePope Francis picks Boholano to lead Catholics in Pacific island of Tuvalu
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis appointed a missionary priest from Bohol, Father Eliseo Napiere, to head the Catholic Church in the small Pacific island of Tuvalu. Napiere, who is turning 59 on...
View ArticleKanlaon Volcano erupts, Alert Level 2 raised
MANILA, Philippines – An “explosive eruption” at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Monday evening, June 3, prompted state volcanologists to place the volcano under Alert Level 2. In a bulletin...
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View from Manila: Welcoming Zelenskky to the Philippines, warnings vs war in...
MANILA, Philippines – In being the first Philippine leader to deliver the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Friday, May 31, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. drew attention to middle powers,...
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The far-right Proud Boys rebuilding, rallying behind Trump
NEW JERSEY, USA – A dark SUV cruised past former President Donald Trump’s supporters near his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey on a windy April afternoon. Billowing from the vehicles were three...
View Article‘Blessed to have Precious’: Momowei, UE hold Ateneo to winless FilOil...
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo Blue Eagles laid a fat egg in the FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup. Ending their elimination round campaign, the University of the East Red Warriors kept Ateneo winless in...
View ArticleOmbudsman suspends Bamban Mayor Alice Guo | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines: Ombudsman orders preventive suspension of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo The Office of the Ombudsman orders the preventive suspension of...
View Article[OPINION] Clear timelines needed for phaseout of fossil fuels
This June 3-7, clean energy experts, practitioners, policymakers, implementers and financiers will gather in Manila for the annual Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). Organized by the Asian Development...
View ArticleCanlaon City orders evacuation for 4 barangays after Kanlaon Volcano eruption
BACOLOD, Philippines – Local officials in the provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental went on alert on Monday evening, June 3, following Kanlaon Volcano’s “explosive eruption.” Mayor Jose...
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