International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has excluded Russia and Belarus from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to the IOC, there are only 203 countries that have been invited, not including the aforementioned two countries. They can only participate, but they use neutral flags. Recall that some countries blocked the participation of Russia…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of F-35 and F-16 fighter jets as well as the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer in the Middle East. The said move is in response to Iran’s activity in the Strait of Hormuz. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said that due to the alarming event in the…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was invited to the opening ceremony of the FIBA World Cup 2023 at the Philippine Arena. Deputy Event Director Erika Dy said they have passed on the information to Malacañan on the President’s attendance. Besides the president, Vice President Sara Duterte was also invited. When the country first hosted FIBA games…
Condolences poured in from prominent personalities and the public over the death of veteran actor John Regala at 6 am today. This was first confirmed by his wife, himself and said that the actor died due to cardiac arrest allegedly caused by liver and kidney complications. If you remember, in recent years, Regala has been…
The National Housing Authority is ready to help residents who may be affected by Supertyphoon Betty, According to NHA General Manager JOeben Tai, it has instructed the Regional and District managers of the agency to monitor any possible effects of the said typhoon, especially in Northern Luzon. Among the things he will monitor are the…
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Itbayat, Batanes. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) the incident occurred at 9:48 this Thursday night. It has a depth of 10 kilometers and is tectonic in origin. PhiVolcs warned of aftershocks and expect some damages.
According to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc., the number of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in some private hospitals in the country is slightly decreasing. After the sudden kicking of those hospitalized due to the fatal illness, Dr. Jose Rene de Gano announced that there was also an immediate change…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join the discussions with the leaders of the Group of Seven in Hiroshima, Japan. While confirming the plan, Ukrainian presidential office chief Andriy Yermak also said Zelenskyy would meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the three-day summit through Sunday. If you recall, Zelenskyy left Saudi Arabia’s…
China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s biggest car exporters. China has already exported 1.07 million vehicles in the first three months of 2023. It was 58 percent higher in the first quarter of 2022. While Japan had 954,185 exported in the first three months of 2023 this was 6 percent higher than the…
Less than a month after K-pop star Moonbin lost her life at the age of 25, Korean trot singer Haesoo has reportedly died at the age of 29. Haesoo was found dead in her hotel where South Korean police found a suspected suicide note in the room. Haesoo is a trot singer, a genre popular…