MANILA, Philippines: University of the East (UE) survived Jorick Bautista’s overtime scoring barrage to come away with an 87-86 win over Far Eastern University (FEU) and notched its second straight triumph in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia …
Read More »Miss Universe reveals 10 candidates who achieved significant jumps in fan voting
At a Glance This year’s edition of the Miss Universe Competition is historic with the inclusion of married women and mothers as contestants. In September, the MUO also announced the removal of age restrictions across all Miss Universe and associated pageants. 72nd Miss Universe candidates in El Salvador (Facebook) The …
Read More »Fajardo resets record, wins 7th PBA MVP
MANILA, Philippines: San Miguel Beer’s star center June Mar Fajardo extended his dominance in the PBA after winning a new record seventh Most Valuable Player award during Sunday’s Season 47 Annual Leo Awards at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. June Mar Fajardo PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO Fajardo, the 33-year-old Cebuano adds …
Read More »Companies are a lot more willing to raise prices now — and it’s making inflation worse
Supply chains, worker wages and the price of energy has been blamed for the current bout of high inflation. But central bankers around the world are starting to clue in to something consumers have been aware of for a while — corporations just aren’t afraid to raise their prices anymore. …
Read More »Space mining is getting closer to becoming a reality, and Canada could play a major role
It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all back to Earth. But, as we have our sights set on returning to the moon, that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. ‘This is …
Read More »Japan PM Kishida’s speech before Congress is historic
It is not often that a leader of a foreign state addresses members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a joint session of the Philippines Congress. This already makes the scheduled speech today, Nov. 4, of Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio a historic milestone—as being …
Read More »Living in fragile times
The world economy, already rendered fragile by a string of economic shocks, has now been made even more frail by the Israel-Hamas fracas. In the aftermath of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, which left thousands of civilians dead and over 200 taken hostage by the terror group, Israel has retaliated …
Read More »AFP denies destabilization plot vs Marcos admin
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured), at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on November 3, 2023. Japan and the Philippines said November 3 they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to …
Read More »43 Filipinos from Gaza going home beginning Sunday
REPATRIATION. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (3rd from left) discusses with the members of the media the repatriation plan of the government for Filipinos stranded in the war-torn Gaza Strip during a forum in Quezon City on Saturday (Nov. 4, 2023). He is joined by Department of …
Read More »Japan vows infra support for Philippines under Build Better More policy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a selfie during a visit to the Philippine House of Representative in Quezon City on Nov. 4, 2023. Japan and the Philippines said on Nov. 3, 2023 they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy …
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