Frail pope to embark on Asia trip, his longest ever, in September
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will take his first overseas trip of the year and the longest of his 11-year papacy, traveling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sept. 2-13,...
View Article‘Work in progress’ as Phoenix adjusts to life without import Johnathan...
MANILA, Philippines – Life without Best Import winner Johnathan Williams III has been tough for Phoenix. Fuel Masters assistant coach Willy Wilson said the team continues to adjust to its current...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Marcos at the 1st US-Philippines-Japan trilateral summit
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in Washington for the inaugural summit between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines. The landmark event comes as tensions continue to...
View ArticleStandhardinger bounces back from benching, Thompson returns in Ginebra rout
MANILA, Philippines – Christian Standhardinger sat out the entire fourth quarter for the second straight game. This time, though, Standhardinger hardly needed to play in the final period as Barangay...
View ArticleDuterte refuses to facilitate Quiboloy surrender | The wRap
Today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Duterte to Quiboloy: ‘Please leave me out of this’ Former president Rodrigo Duterte declines to facilitate the surrender of...
View ArticleIn US meeting, Philippines says it will assert South China Sea rights
WASHINGTON, USA – The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday, April 12 at a meeting with US allies to show support for...
View ArticleReturning Ginebra star Scottie Thompson working way back to top form
MANILA, Philippines – Slowly but surely, Scottie Thompson is regaining his old form. Although still not fully healthy, Thompson played his first game in the PBA Philippine Cup as he helped Barangay...
View ArticleBalanced Rain or Shine edges Terrafirma for 4th straight win
MANILA, Philippines – The winning streak lives on for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Riding on a well-balanced scoring attack, Rain or Shine took down the Terrafirma Dyip, 116-104, to claim its...
View ArticleIran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz after threats to close waterway
DUBAI, UAE – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping routeand warned...
View ArticleThe brutality of Ukraine’s fight for existence: ‘This is war. Let the baby die.’
This reporting tour of Ukraine was conducted upon the invitation and with the support of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, a non-government organization based in Kyiv, with assistance from the...
View ArticleBack at channel 2: TV Patrol, TV Patrol Weekend to air on ALLTV
MANILA, Philippines – ABS-CBN’s flagship newscast TV Patrol and its weekend iteration, TV Patrol Weekend, will be back on channel 2 starting Monday night, April 15. ABS-CBN announced on Saturday,...
View ArticleShowdown ready: Choco Mucho, Creamline score quick wins before sister battle
MANILA, Philippines – Both the Choco Mucho Flying Titans and the Creamline Cool Smashers shored up their confidence further heading to their monumental face-off in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference...
View ArticleEras Tour (Pope’s Version): Why Francis will skip Philippines in Asian trip
MANILA, Philippines – “Come back, be here.” In a move that reminded Filipinos of the popular Eras Tour concert, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit four countries in the Asia-Pacific in...
View ArticleBARMM residents approve creation of 8 more towns
MANILA, Philippines – Bangsomoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) residents voted to approved the creation of eight more municipalities in the region on Saturday, April 13. A total of...
View Article‘Be Brave’: FEU Lady Tamaraws raring to exceed goals after clinching Final...
MANILA, Philippines – In perhaps its most important win yet in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, FEU booked the last Final Four berth in shocking fashion, downing league-leading UST in...
View ArticleCalvin Oftana shines as TNT ends NLEX’s four-game win streak in Candon thriller
MANILA, Philippines – Calvin Oftana delivered when it mattered the most for the TNT Tropang Giga as they sent the NLEX Road Warriors crashing back to earth with a thrilling 104-101 escape in the PBA...
View ArticleUnbeaten Charly Suarez seeks win No. 17 against Luis Coria in Texas
MANILA, Philippines – His chance for an outright world title crack gone, Charly Suarez is focusing on beating American Luis Coria impressively on Saturday, April 13 (Sunday, April 14, Philippine time)...
View ArticleHalftime talk sparks Magnolia’s 14-point rout of Phoenix
MANILA, Philippines – For a team who takes a lot of pride in playing defense, giving up close to 40 points in one quarter is simply not acceptable. And after Magnolia allowed Phoenix to score 39...
View ArticlePhilippines to host Southeast Asian Trail Running Cup in June
MANILA, Philippines – Over 200 elite trail runners look to compete in June when the Philippines hosts the Southeast Asian Trail Running Cup in Bontoc, Mountain Province. The SEA Trail Running Cup is...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Iran and Israel’s open warfare after decades of shadow war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp...
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