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World chess champ Carlsen masters another format in Paris
PARIS, France – World number one Magnus Carlsen underlined his status as one of chess’ most versatile and dominant figures, clinching victory at the inaugural Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. The...
View ArticleHistory made: Perpetual Junior Altas trounce LSGH, clinch first NCAA...
MANILA, Philippines – Add the Perpetual Help Junior Altas to the list of champions in NCAA juniors basketball history. For the first time ever, the Junior Altas are the kings of the NCAA juniors...
View ArticleKassy Doering making most of one-and-done stint as UP targets late Final Four...
MANILA, Philippines – With just a season of eligibility for the UP Fighting Maroons, middle blocker Kassy Doering is making the most out of her one-and-done stint. Doering, a fifth-year physical...
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Pope Francis thanks doctors who saved his life in meeting at Vatican
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 16, thanked members of the medical team who saved his life during a five-week hospital stay for a serious case of double pneumonia, speaking softly but...
View ArticleMarcos’ performance, trust ratings drop sharply | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Majority of Filipinos distrust, disapprove of Marcos – Pulse Asia President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s performance...
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Reviving the chant: How Cebu’s ‘Pasyonistas’ keep a Holy Week tradition alive
CEBU, Philippines – Against the backdrop of the weathered Sandiego-Yap ancestral house in Cebu City, a haunting melodic chant echoed through the air on Palm Sunday, April 13. It wasn’t just the sound...
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Holy Week movies: MTRCB rates 5 ‘family-friendly’ films
MANILA, Philippines – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has rated a total of eight films that Filipino moviegoers can catch when cinemas reopen this Holy Week. Among the...
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PBA postpones All-Star in Davao due to ‘security concerns’
MANILA, Philippines – The upcoming PBA All-Star Weekend set to be hosted by Davao in the first week of May will not push through as planned. Commissioner Willie Marcial on Wednesday, April 16,...
View ArticleWhy some Catholics don’t eat meat during Holy Week
MANILA, Philippines – Ever accidentally eaten a piece of meat during Holy Week and thought, “Hala! I forgot it’s Holy Week!”? While many Filipino Catholics choose to abstain from meat throughout Holy...
View ArticlePVL press corps to honor season’s best in inaugural awards
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine volleyball’s best performers the past year will have their special night. The Premier Volleyball League (PVL), in collaboration with the league’s press corps, will...
View ArticleNo bad blood between Tiongson, Onwubere as Rain or Shine sinks NorthPort
MANILA, Philippines – Caelan Tiongson refuted notion of bad blood between him and Sidney Onwubere following a highly physical PBA Philippine Cup battle that ended with Rain or Shine scoring a 113-96...
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AP accuses Trump White House of defying court order restoring access
WASHINGTON, USA – The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court order restoring its access to press events in the White House after a judge found the news agency had...
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7 old CamSur churches where Catholics can reflect on both faith, history
CAMARINES SUR, Philippines – At the riverbank of Naga City, formerly Nueva Caceres, stands a 17th-century belfry of a church that has endured both the harshness and glory of time. Initially...
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Janine Gutierrez grieves loss of grandmothers Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales...
MANILA, Philippines – As the nation mourns the passing of National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor, her granddaughter, actress Janine Gutierrez, shared a deeply personal tribute to the...
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Sacred stones, enduring devotion: Seven churches to visit in Albay for Visita...
ALBAY, Philippines – Bicol stands as a region deeply rooted in Catholic faith, with the latest census confirming that it has the country’s highest concentration of Catholic households. Home to 1.32...
View ArticleAlex Eala falls to Hungarian foe, ends Oeiras Open run
MANILA, Philippines – Two rounds in Portugal and Alex Eala appears to still be trying to get her clay court legs under her. The top-seeded Filipina endured a slow start and failed to convert on...
View Article4 dead after dredging vessel capsizes off Occidental Mindoro – Coast Guard
MANILA, Philippines – Four people, including a Chinese national, have died and seven others are still missing off a western Philippine province after a dredging vessel carrying 25 people capsized two...
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Red Cross faces funding shortage in Myanmar earthquake relief
GENEVA, Switzerland – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday, April 17, it had received only a fraction of an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss...
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Trump takes fight with AP over White House access to US appeals court
WASHINGTON, USA – President Donald Trump’s administration will ask a US federal appeals court on Thursday, April 17, to pause a judge’s ruling lifting access restrictions the White House imposed on...
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