Credit to Author: Romina Cabrera| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0800
Another tropical storm was forecast to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) last night and could intensify into typhoon category in the next few days.
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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters delivered a lopsided 83-49 win against the University of San Carlos (USC) Baby Warriors, in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 24 High School Basketball Tournament on Saturday, October 26, at the Cebu Coliseum. This decisive victory boosts the Baby Webmasters’ chances of making it to the Final Four, improving their record to 6-1. With this win, UC has positioned itself among the league’s top contenders, potentially tying with defending champions Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles, last season’s runners-up, University of the Visayas (UV) […]…
Keep on reading: UC Baby Webmasters crush USC, tightens grip for final four bid
Read moreCredit to Author: Ghio Ong| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0800
Thousands of passengers remain stranded at ports nationwide even as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine left the Philippine landmass.
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MANILA, Philippines–JP Boral waxed hot early but University of Perpetual Help Dalta needed its entire arsenal to survive feisty Lyceum in overtime, 89-83, at the resumption of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament Saturday. Jearico Nunez used his 6-foot-5 frame to the hilt and with the aid of Christian Pagaran and Mark Gojo Cruz put the Pirates in check in the extra period as the Altas scored a crucial bounced-back victory, their sixth overall in 14 games. Boral poured 15 of his team-high 18 points in the first half, highlighted by four threes, and Pagaran added 16 points, including […]…
Keep on reading: NCAA: Perpetual Help posts crucial OT win over Lyceum
Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Punongbayan| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0800
The acting chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines was arrested on Thursday in a joint military and police operation in Quezon City.
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The Miss Grand International crowned Rachel Gupta of India as the 2024 titleholder and four more queens including Philippines’ CJ Opiaza as runners-up, after the delegates took on with grace and wit the question-and-answer portion. For those who missed it, here’s the transcript of the new queens’ answers to the question: “What do you think is the most critical issue in the world today that needs to be resolved, and what solutions do you propose?” Miss Grand International 2024 Rachel Gupta (India) “I believe the most critical issue the world is facing today is poverty due to overpopulation and lack […]…
Keep on reading: TRANSCRIPT: Miss Grand International 2024 Top 5 finalists in Q&A segment
Read moreCredit to Author: Cecille Suerte Felipe| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0800
Senate President Francis Escudero vowed to demand accountability from government officials on the allocation and effectiveness of the multibillion-peso funding appropriated for flood control projects during the upcoming budget deliberations.
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Fairways & Bluewater Boracay, having been handpicked by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, proudly represented the Philippines as host venue resort for the recently concluded historic 45th Inter-Central Bank Games (ICBG) held last October 17-19, 2024. Fairways & Bluewater is the #1 most booked property in Boracay and the entire Philippines from the beginning of 2023 up to this very day by Booking.com. For the first time since its inception in 1989, the Philippines was chosen as the country host for this year’s games with Boracay Island as its showpiece paradise destination. The event gathered more than 200 Southeast Asian […]…
Keep on reading: Fairways & Bluewater Boracay hosts 45th Southeast Asian Inter-Central Bank Games: A historic 1st in the PH
Read moreCredit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0800
With pleas for help from thousands affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine appearing to overwhelm private and government aid groups, President Marcos has ordered concerned agencies to set up “a conveyor belt of aid” for victims, even as another weather disturbance looms this weekend.
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KIDAPAWAN CITY—Indigenous peoples, or “lumad,” belonging to the Obo Manobo tribe, all beneficiaries of the housing project from the National Housing Authority (NHA) in Arakan town of Cotabato, were forced to flee their homes in the town’s Barangay Libertad after strong winds brought about by the tail end of Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” destroyed the […]…
Keep on reading: 100 ‘Lumad’ flee as strong winds whipped new homes in Cotabato town
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