Ex-Lakers coach Darvin Ham returning to Bucks as top assistant – reports
Fired Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks as the top assistant coach on Doc Rivers’ staff, ESPN reported Monday, June 10 (Tuesday, June 11, Manila time). Ham,...
View ArticleMilitary uniforms believed to be Chinese found in Porac POGO | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Suspected Chinese military uniforms found in Porac POGO Authorities discover what looks like Chinese military...
View ArticleHunter Biden found guilty of lying about drug use to buy gun
WILMINGTON, Delaware – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday, June 11, of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to...
View ArticleSandiganbayan finds ex-DepEd regional director guilty of graft
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan convicted a former regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd) of two criminal charges for pocketing public funds. In a 53-page decision, the...
View ArticlePCSO’s Mel Robles, 9 others face graft, plunder complaint at Ombudsman
MANILA, Philippines – Top officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) including General Manager Mel Robles, as well as executives of private firm Pacific Online Systems Corp (POSC),...
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Freedom from the Feed
In the age of AI and disinformation, relying solely on social media for news and facts is dangerous. Have you noticed how Facebook is deprioritizing news posts? When you search on Google, AI-generated...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: 2024 Philippine Independence Day rites at Rizal Park
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the government ceremony commemorating the 126th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine independence. Marcos is attending the...
View ArticleRecord extended as June Mar Fajardo wins 10th PBA Best Player plum
MANILA, Philippines – June Mar Fajardo further embellished his status as arguably the greatest PBA player of all time. The 6-foot-10 big man from San Miguel earned the Best Player of the Conference...
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A shady POGO rises fast, law enforcers scramble to pin it down
In Porac, Pampanga, near the border of Angeles City, stands the Thai Royal Court, a sprawling compound that houses a resort, a golf course, and a country club – or at least that’s what old satellite...
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Philippine artists’ Independence Day works depict tension with China
MANILA, Philippines – From patriotic posts to memes and history fan fiction, Filipinos across different social media platforms shared how they celebrated the 126th anniversary of the declaration of...
View ArticleMavericks need to reach ‘higher level’ to avoid 3-0 hole vs Celtics
DALLAS, USA – The NBA Finals enters a pivotal Game 3 with two distinct possibilities: the Boston Celtics take a commanding 3-0 lead and inch closer to the franchise’s first title since 2008, or the...
View ArticleMarcos, Cabinet hard pressed to sing Bagong Pilipinas hymn | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Have Marcos and his Cabinet memorized the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge? On Independence Day, the President and...
View ArticleJerry West, inspiration for NBA logo, dies aged 86
Jerry West, widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all-time whose silhouette was the inspiration for the National Basketball Association’s logo, has died at the age of 86. The...
View Article‘Just another game’: UP overcomes La Salle to rule preseason tourney
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines refused to make a big deal of another preseason title. Rallying from a 20-point hole, the UP Fighting Maroons exacted vengeance on UAAP champion...
View ArticleUnaware of Best Player coronation, focused Fajardo dominates for San Miguel...
MANILA, Philippines – June Mar Fajardo had no idea it was the day the PBA was supposed to announce the Best Player of the Conference (BPC) of the Philippine Cup. All the 6-foot-10 big man wanted was...
View ArticleUS says Hamas seeks changes to ceasefire plan; Hamas denies proposing new ideas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, June 12, that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that...
View ArticleSandiganbayan convicts ex-Mamburao mayor over failure to remit contributions
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan found the former mayor of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro guilty of violating the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Law, after the local government unit...
View Article[OPINION] Why women seek divorce
A marriage is a contractual obligation between the parties to love each other. However, when there is no love but only verbal, physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuses, there is no marriage...
View ArticleNewsome’s free throw prowess spelling the difference for Meralco in title quest
MANILA, Philippines – If you’re San Miguel in this PBA Philippine Cup finals, Meralco star Chris Newsome is perhaps the last player you want at the free throw line. Newsome has been automatic with his...
View ArticlePhilippine Marines hold counter-landing drills in Ilocos Norte
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – The Philippine Marines on Saturday, June 15, practiced a counter-landing drill in Burgos located in the far north of the Luzon island facing the Taiwan Strait. At the 4th...
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