NEW YORK, United States — Elena Rybakina will rise to No. 1 in the world rankings for the first time after reaching the US Open semifinals, but for the Kazakh star, the chance at a third Grand Slam title remains her most pressing concern.
As we celebrated the First TESDA GAD (Gender and Development) awards, we are reminded of two women who, back in the day, were already advocating for women empowerment and working for gender equality – Helena Z. Benitez and Leticia Ramos-Shanani. We honored both at the modest cele...
LOS ANGELES, United States — Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday.
WASHINGTON, United States — The main airport in Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music, is to be renamed after one of its brightest stars, the late Dolly Parton who died last month.
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Seasoned Scandinavian campaigners Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen shone on the opening day of the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday (Saturday, Manila time.)
MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was brought to the Philippine General Hospital on Saturday morning, September 11, for an independent medical assessment that will determine whether he needs to remain confined in a hospital or be transferred to a jail fa...
MANILA, Philippines — The Taguig prosecutor’s office has dismissed the perjury case filed by Vice President Sara Duterte against her former aide, Ramil Madriaga, for “lack of prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction.”
MANILA, Philippines — In yet another display of “coercive and aggressive actions,” Chinese fighter jets intercepted a Philippine aircraft patrolling Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8:52 a.m.) — The death toll from the ferry fire off Coron, Palawan has risen to 35, with 43 survivors and 53 people still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard said Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines — The number of people missing after a passenger ferry caught fire off Coron, Palawan, has dropped from 86 to 84 after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found that two passengers listed on the manifest had not boarded the vessel.
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered the transfer of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez to the Philippine General Hospital for an independent medical examination to determine whether his continued hospital confinement is necessary.
MANILA, Philippines — Three former chief justices and a retired associate justice, two of whom helped write the 1987 Constitution, will advise the Senate impeachment court next week on a key question hanging over the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte: how many votes should it ...
MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Candaba, Pampanga on Friday asked the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate alleged irregularities involving P1.4 billion in flood control projects in their town, including contracts reportedly awarded to firms linked to Mayor Rene Mag...
MANILA, Philippines — Former House speaker Martin Romualdez will be transferred to the Philippine General Hospital on Saturday, September 12, for an independent medical assessment as the Sandiganbayan weighs his request to remain under hospital confinement.
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Martin Romualdez (Leyte) asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to remain under custody at Cardinal Santos Medical Center until doctors clear him for transfer to a detention facility.
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Filipino surgeons based in Pampanga and Cotabato City recently made history after successfully performing remote robotic surgeries on patients located 1,380 kilometers away.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the Philippines' sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Panganiban (Mischief) Reef and Zamora (Subi) Reef in the West Philippine Sea, and called on China to "cease its illegal occupation and activities" on both fe...
MANILA, Philippines — Sens. Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano are set to return to the Philippines from Singapore this coming weekend, according to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag.