MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Alexandra Eala and American Venus Williams marched to the doubles quarterfinals after beating American Alexandra Osborne and Australian Catherine Harrison in the first round, 6-3, 6-4, Wednesday night at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. Eala and Williams, teaming up for the first time, will next face the second-seeded pair of Slovakian

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Even if oil prices have started easing and optimism on putting an end to the costly US vs. Iran war prevails, Cebu’s economy will remain vulnerable if stakeholders cannot address issues that have been exacerbated by the conflict. For economist Fernando ‘Perry’ Fajardo, a resolution between the US and Iran would

MANILA, Philippines – The fifth day of the pretrial for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment began on Thursday, continuing what’s left of the documents that need marking. Still on the table after four days are the documents for impeachment Articles I and II, referring to Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, and supposed accumulation of

MANILA, Philippines — Former Ateneo de Manila University basketball player Dave Ildefonso and several of the school’s lawyers on Thursday morning appeared before the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP CIDG) which is investigating the death of two ADMU cagers in Aurora earlier this month. READ: PNP: At least 10 face raps over

Found in volcanic soil in Albay, the newly classified organism belongs to a bacterial group responsible for producing many of today’s antibiotics, underscoring the Philippines’ potential role in the global search for new treatments against drug-resistant infections. MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines researchers have officially identified a new bacterial species from the slopes

COTABATO CITY – Thousands of Bangsamoro stakeholders gathered in Binidayan, Lanao del Sur, on Thursday in support of the mass action in this city. Supporters from various sectors in Lanao del Sur gathered for “A People’s Peace Rally” in Barangay Madaya, Binidayan town, to demonstrate their strong support for peace and unity in the Bangsamoro

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Facing the latest pushback to halt its hillside development, Monterrazas de Cebu has defended its flood-control measures and argued that flooding in downstream communities stems from a complex mix of factors that no single project can solve on its own. In a statement issued on June 24, developer Mont Property Group

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it is looking at coordinating with the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow police officers to participate in school activities in a bid to bolster campus security. The idea was raised after the fatal shooting incident in a Tacloban City high school carried out

COTABATO CITY – Participants of a multi-sectoral Bangsamoro peace rally here started to gather as early as Wednesday evening for a mass demonstration in front of the Bangsamoro Government Complex (BGC) on Thursday. Thousands filled the streets along Gov. Gutierrez Avenue, the road leading to the main entrance of the BGC, the seat of government

Akbayan reacted to the statement by Sen. Robin Padilla about the Juvenile Justice Act The Akbayan Partylist has slammed Senator Robin Padilla for his proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility of children from 15 to 10 years old. That statement from the actor-politician was related to the tragic shooting incident caused by two ... Read more

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