RIO DE JANEIRO – The Philippines’ first medal in the 31st Olympic Games came in the form of a silver courtesy of the women’s 53kg weightlifting athlete Hidilyn Diaz. She broke a 20-year medal drought for the country after winning a silver medal in the Rio Olympics on Monday morning. Diaz lifted a total […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday named current and former officials allegedly involved in the drug trade. Listed below are all the officials as read by Duterte. Judge Mupas of Dasmarinas Cavite Judge Reyes (only known) – Baguio City Judge Savilo – RTC branch 13 Iloilo City Judge Casiple – Kalibo, Aklan Judge Rene Gonzales – […]
Filipino table tennis Ian Lariba holds the national flag as she leads the Philippine contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Team PILIPINAS! 👊☝💪#parasabayan🇵🇭 #Filipinolympianselfie #rioolympics2016 A photo posted by Ian N. Lariba (@yannasiyan) on Aug 2, 2016 at 12:38pm PDT Share this post: on Twitter on Facebook […]
TACLOBAN CITY – For the last five years, the family of Perlyn Bechachino held on to their dream of owning a new house far away from danger zone. Her family has been living in Magallanes District, a coastal community flattened by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. On Sunday, Feb. 10, their dream finally came true when […]
(2nd UPDATE) Mark your calendars for the homecoming! SOURCE: Rappler MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is coming home this February. Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI) earlier announced that the country’s 4th Miss Universe titleholder will arrive in Manila on February 20. Catriona and her team, however, arrived in Manila much earlier than […]
SOURCE: ABS-CBN NEWS Ipinasilip na ng Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) ang bonggang “lava-inspired” na karosa na gagamitin sa homecoming parade ni Miss Universe 2018n Catriona Gray sa susunod na linggo. Engrande ang disenyo ng float na may sukat na 9×30 feet. Gagamitin ito sa parada sa Metro Manila na nakatakda sa Pebrero 21. Sunod […]
SOURCE: Bloomberg Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is advocating to change the nation’s name one day to “Maharlika” to move away from the country’s colonial links. Duterte’s call echoes a push by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to call the nation “Maharlika,” which in the local language means nobility. The country, which was under Spanish rule […]
SOURCE: New York Post by Sohrab Ahmari ABU DHABI — It was an incredible sight: On Tuesday, in the heart of the Islamic world, Pope Francis conducted Mass. Tens of thousands of Catholic faithful packed Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Stadium, turning the stands into a sea of Vatican flags. These were believers drawn from the Emirates’ […]