CAGAYAN DE ORO , Philippines — By the sultry way she sauntered onstage, it’s clear why Beatrice Luigi Gomez placed in the Top 5 at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel. She smoldered, she seduced, she scintillated. The Cebuana beauty was the guest model on Day 3, August 25, of the …

MANILA, Philippines — Growing up with Filipino parents exposes you to a culture rooted in superstition, ghosts, myths and legends. US-based Angeli Rafer, whose book, "Ghosts Don’t Eat Potato Chips," stands proudly among other literary finds at Barnes & Noble, is a classic example. Her mom claims a dwarf lived …

MANILA, Philippines — Fatherhood has inspired Kapamilya actor JC de Vera want to explore more genres. But it has also made him more cautious in accepting roles. The 37-year-old JC wants daughters Lana, 8 and Laura, one month old, to be proud of him when they see him onscreen. “I …

A Sikh student was attacked with pepper spray after an altercation on a B.C. Transit bus while he was on his way home from school in Kelowna on Monday. 2nd assault on Sikh student in Okanagan city within the last few months A Sikh student was attacked with pepper spray …

A federal judge has reserved his decision in the deportation case of the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Judge reserves decision on Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's fate A federal judge has reserved his decision in the deportation case of the truck driver who caused the deadly …

Chinese vessels are active in Philippine waters on both sides of the country, with some 30 fishing boats swarming several shoals near the Reed Bank to the west and research vessels roaming the eastern side of the Philippine Sea, officials said Thursday. Amid the renewed activity, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro …

A panel of experts in the U.S. has determined that a decongestant found in several popular over-the-counter medications there and in Canada doesn’t do anything to provide relief from a stuffy nose. Here’s what that decision means for Canada. Phenylephrine doesn’t work any better than a placebo, U.S. panel finds …

MANILA, Philippines — Tonight, young cancer patients take on the Shangri-La Fort Ballroom runway in Mark Bumgarner, Rajo Laurel, Andrea Tetangco, Martin Bautista and Avel Bacudio. Fashion inspires and connects. Sheila Romero, herself a cancer warrior and one of the Philippines’ most stylish, has been paying it forward with her …

A fish trawler's attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed, leaving the vessel and the 206 people on board still stranded, Denmark's armed forces said on Wednesday. Vessel with 206 people aboard still stranded after 2 …

France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European electromagnetic radiation exposure limits. French radiation watchdog told Apple on Tuesday to halt sales of iPhone 12 France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that …