Oct 24, 2026
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—While Reinhard Jumamoy is arguably National University’s top guard, the Bulldogs showed they have more than one capable playmaker in their arsenal with the emergence of Tebol Garcia. Garcia played the role of leader for NU’s bench mob in the 79-43 rout of Adamson on
TACLOBAN CITY — The expanded Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport in this city is targeted for completion by February 2027, ahead of the Holy Week travel season, as the national government seeks to improve passenger capacity and strengthen air connectivity in Eastern Visayas. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez announced the target on Friday, Oct. 23, following
MANILA, Philippines–NLEX officially secured the No. 1 pick in the 2027 PBA Rookie Draft following Blackwater’s elimination from playoff contention in the season-ending Governors’ Cup. Blackwater’s 101-96 loss to Ginebra on Friday at Ynares Center in Antipolo assured the Road Warriors of selecting first in the proceedings set for Jan. 17, followed by Titan Ultra
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Hog raisers in Soccsksargen or Region 12 on Thursday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to stop pork importation, as they are already reeling from low farmgate prices and high feed costs, which so far forced at least 100 growers to sell their breeding sows and abandon the swine
TACLOBAN CITY — The El Niño-induced dry spell has caused an estimated P300 million in agricultural losses in Eastern Visayas, affecting more than 6,400 farmers and nearly 8,000 hectares of farmland, mostly planted with rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Rodel Mapacapañas, DA-8 acting regional executive director, said crop yields in affected famrs were
Thailand’s slide down the global rankings in the Rule of Law Index poses a significant risk to the country’s economic ambitions, particularly its pursuit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and its target to join the OECD by 2028.
On October 18, Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory preparing one of the largest listings in history, committed 5 per cent of its shares to a public benefit fund. The next day, Elon Musk promised one SpaceX share, next year, for “every kid in America” – about US$10.6 billion for some 73 million children. The offers differ in who holds the shares. Anthropic’s will sit in an entity the company owns, spent on the public’s behalf; Musk’s would land, by a route he has not explained,...
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Police arrested three drug suspects and seized nearly P120,000 worth of suspected “shabu” or crystal meth alongside an unlicensed firearm during separate entrapment operations across the Caraga region on Friday. Brig. Gen. Rolindo M. Suguilon, Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) director, said the coordinated operations with the Philippine Drug
MANILA, Philippines— Carlos Yulo failed to secure a medal in the floor exercise at the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Yulo placed last in the apparatus final with a mark of 13.233, after falling on the mat during one of his executions. He scored 5.800 for difficulty and 7.633 in execution with
COTABATO CITY — The Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) facilitated on Saturday, Oct. 24, the surrender of a soldier suspected of killing two village officials in Kabacan, Cotabato, on Oct. 21, the military said. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, the newly installed 6ID commander, identified the suspect as Cpl. Virgilio D. Magbiray Jr., who is assigned
QUEZON, Bukidnon — A heated argument between live-in partners ended in tragedy after a 25-year-old man allegedly shot his 24-year-old partner in the head inside their residence in Barangay Butong here early Saturday morning. Reports from the Quezon Municipal Police Station (MPS) disclosed that neighbors heard the couple arguing inside their bedroom at around 1:10
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—National University continued its dominance in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament, easing past Adamson, 79-43, on Saturday at Blue Eagles Gym. The Bulldogs barely broke a sweat en route to a 6-2 record, tying University of the Philippines atop the standings. “I give
