PMI Bohol Boxing Stable's Richard “The Badz” Laspoña suffered the first loss of his professional career after dropping a unanimous decision to Cebuano world-rated boxer Arvin Jhon “Sniper” Paciones in the main event of the UKC-Elorde Triple Threat fight card on Sunday, May 24, in Manila.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Workers who will report for duty during the May 27 observance of Eid al-Adha are entitled to higher pay rates as the occasion has been declared a regular holiday nationwide. Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice,” is one of the two major Islamic celebrations observed by Muslim communities

MANILA, Philippines — A new coalition is being eyed in the Senate to install Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as the new Senate president, according to Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri. Zubiri admitted that until now, the minority bloc known as  Solid Bloc-11 (SB-11)  still needs to get the number needed to unseat Cayetano, who took over the Senate presidency

ALICIA, Isabela — Four people were killed after a trailer truck reportedly lost control and rammed a multi-purpose vehicle and a motorcycle before crashing into a tree along the national highway in Barangay Rizaluna here early Monday morning, police said. Investigators said the truck was traveling toward the southern part of Isabela when its rear

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said on Monday it will not make any prejudgment on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying that only the senator-judges can determine whether or not she should be held accountable. Duterte’s impeachment trial is set to begin on July 6, after the Senate convened as an impeachment court on

MANILA, Philippines — Bienvenido Laguesma on Monday said he resigned as labor secretary due to “health considerations.” He issued the statement after the Palace named former Senator Francis Tolentino as acting secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), weeks after the one-year ban on appointing losing candidates to government posts had lapsed. “I

MANILA, Philippines — The collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Angeles, Pampanga underscores the urgency of passing a new Philippine Building Act (PBA), as the proposed measure could have prevented unnecessary deaths and property loss, Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. said on Monday. In a statement, Momo said the country will

Pokwang shared this lengthy post answering her basher Comedienne Pokwang slammed a basher who degraded her and called her “artista lang.” Pokie, as she is fondly called in showbiz, already had her fair share of intrigues and issues, as well as her fierce encounters with her bashers on social media, especially when she would share ... Read more

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A Danish tourist was injured while jogging along a beach in Rayong after a falling pine branch pierced his leg on Saturday, May 23. The incident occurred at roughly 3.30pm on the walkway beside Phala Beach in Ban Chang district. The area is lined with pine trees, some of which appear to be dead or …

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The end of 2026 may feel far away, but not for Pattaya, as many travellers are already searching for accommodation ahead of Tomorrowland, the electronic music festival originating in Belgium that will be held in Thailand for the first time. With the festival scheduled for December 11 to 13 of this year, at Wisdom Valley …

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