PHL, US PLAN OVER 500 MILITARY DRILLS IN 2024
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA/WASHINGTON, September 21, 2023 – The Philippines and the United States, including their allies, appear to be gearing up for possible military confrontation in the West Philippine Sea and the Indo-Pacific. This as the…
Kuh Ledesma to headline City of Carson Filipino American History Month Celebration
CITY OF CARSON – Philippine singer Kuh Ledesma will headline the City of Carson annual Filipino American History Month Celebration on Sunday, October 8, at the Carson Event Center, from 12 noon to 3 pm. This free event will kick-off…
IN MY HEART: Gibo Teodoro, Richard Gordon and Robinhood of the Philippines
By ALFRED GABOT Even before the last election campaign started, I already told friends, colleagues, family and clan members and anyone I encountered that three candidates for senator are on top of my list. They are bar topnotcher Gilberto C….
NEWSFLASH: Meggie Ochoa hands PHL 2nd gold in Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China – Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa defeated United Arab Emirates’ Balqees Abdulla, 1-0, in the women’s -48kg division finals of the jiu-jitsu competition to give the Philippines its second gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China…
FilAm gymnast Aleah Finnegan to represent PHL in Paris Olympics
BELGIUM — Filipino American gymnast Aleah Finnegan secured a spot in the 2024 Olympic Games via the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Belgium, making her the first Filipina to qualify for the Paris event. The 20-year-old gymnast earned her ticket…
Call for justice for Percy Lapid pressed on broadcaster’s death anniversary
MANILA/CITY OF CARSON, California — Filipino journalists and supporters of slain broadcaster Percival Mabasa, more popularly known as Percy Lapid, marked his first death anniversary in Manila and the City of Carson in California, renewing their call for justice for…
Marcial clinches Paris Olympic ticket, gets silver in Asian Games
HANGZHOU – Filipino Olympian Eumir Marcial, the only Filipino boxer standing in the Asian Games, hit two birds with one stone in the 19th Asian Games on October 4. The Filipino southpaw made it to the gold medal round of the men’s 80kg class…
Obiena nails first PHL gold in Hangzhou Asiad with record-breaking leap; Mandal cops silver
HANGZHOU, China – As expected, World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena gave the Philippines a gold medal at the 19th Asian Games here on Saturday night, exactly a week since the meet opened. The 27-year-old Obiena cleared 5.90 meters…
Gilas Pilipinas stuns China, returns to Asian Games finals after 33 years
HANGZHOU, China – Justin Brownlee knocked down successive treys down the stretch to tow Gilas Pilipinas to a thrilling 77-76 victory over China in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball semifinal at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on October 4….
Gov’t readies $1-B Retail Dollar Bonds 2 offering
MANILA – The government is confident that it will raise more than US$1 billion from its second offering of Retail Onshore Dollar Bonds (RDB 2), a top official of the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. “It’s been three days, but…
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