MANILA, Philippines — Six-time MVP June Mar Fajardo and five-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Kiefer Ravena lead the Gilas Pilipinas contingent out to continue the country’s long-standing basketball dominance in the 31st SEAG in Hanoi, Vietnam….
PlayPark presents ‘Noah’s Heart’
An open-world sci-fi MMORPG for SEA servicePlayPark, the leading online game publisher in Southeast Asia under Asiasoft Corporation, has teamed up with Archosaur Games, the developers for Dragon Raja, a popular fantasy mobile game, to announce the righ…
2 nabbed for P1 million shabu in Navotas
MANILA, Philippines — Anti-narcotics officers confiscated an estimated P1.08 million worth of shabu from two suspects in Navotas on Tuesday. Mark Joseph Nicandro, 34, and Jomar Jayona, 24, allegedly yielded 160 grams of shabu during a sting in Barangay…
MMDA exempts doctors from coding scheme
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has exempted vehicles carrying doctors from the number coding scheme. Based on a memorandum signed yesterday by MMDA Chairman Romando Artes, cars driven by or transporting physi…
Alleged American sex offender barred at NAIA
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) barred a suspected American sex offender from entering the country on Sunday. Richard Vincent Boyd Rogers, 55, was intercepted upon his arrival at the…
DOH warns public vs food poisoning
MANILA, Philippines — With national and local candidates set to hold grand rallies before election day, the Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against food poisoning. “We advise the public and event organizers that it is the summer season…
Misamis Occidental, Abra town under Comelec control
MANILA, Philippines — The entire province of Misamis Occidental and Pilar town in Abra have been placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) amid threats to security in the May 9 polls. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan made t…
5 kids drown in Taal Lake
BATANGAS, Philippines — Five children reported missing while swimming in Taal Lake on Tuesday were found dead. Police identified the fatalities as Jaime Rose Ann Jacutan, 13; Kiel Zackary Pasaron, 10; Sherin Ashtrid dela Rosa, 8; Kurtney Prian Presas, …
Law reapportioning Agusan del Norte, 11 others signed
MANILA, Philippines — The measure reapportioning Agusan del Norte into two legislative districts was among the 12 local laws President Duterte enacted last month. Republic Act 11714 reapportions the province into the lone legislative district of Butuan…
3 Filipino athletes positive for COVID-19 as Philippines starts SEA Games bid
MANILA, Philippines – And so it begins. The football and beach handball teams and kickboxers will be the first Filipinos to get their feet wet as they plunge into action Friday at different venues, signaling the start of the Philippines’ ambitious bid …