Philippine News

THE Philippine Consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii has informed Filipinos living in Maui to advise them of missing individuals in the wildfires at Lahaina. An advisory on Saturday said this is in line with the US Department of State's assistance in submitting names of missing persons. “The US Department of State …

FIBA OPENER. Jordan Clarkson pulls up for a jumper against three Dominican Republic defenders in the Philippines’ opening game in the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Friday at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. Bocaue, Bulacan—The Philippines broke the attendance record in a FIBA game but got its heart broken hours …

The Philippines set a new attendance record for a FIBA (International Basketball Federation) game on Friday night, as 38,115 spectators marched to the Philippine Arena on Friday night to watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 match between Gilas Pilipinas and the Dominican Republic. It broke the previous FIBA record …

HISTORIC MUGSHOT. This handout image released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on August 24 shows the booking photo of former US President Donald Trump. AFP Atlanta—Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after …

AUSSIE-PINOY WAR GAMES. Philippine and Australian troops perform a Combined Amphibious Assault exercise — one ending in a cloud of pink smoke — as part of ‘Exercise Alon’ at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui in Zambales on Friday. Armed Forces photos Australian and Filipino troops stormed a beach in the South …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said the Philippines has taken the “first step” towards a federal form of government that would make the country's political structure and political life “more stable.” President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the new members of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas …

THE low pressure area (LPA) off Cagayan has developed into a tropical depression named 'Goring', the seventh storm to enter this year and first this month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday. In a tropical cyclone bulletin, Pagasa said Goring was estimated some 400 …

PBBM to lead Pinoys in cheering on home team vs. Dominicans Filipinos will show the world just how hoops-mad the country is when they troop to the Philippine Arena in Bulacan today to support the Gilas men’s national team that makes its debut against a formidable Dominican Republic side to …

SMUGGLED RICE UNCOVERED. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (center), along with other lawmakers, joins the fact-finding mission of the Bureau of Customs in inspecting several rice warehouses in Bulacan as part of the exercise of the oversight powers of Congress. The inspection was conducted amid allegations that hoarding of rice …

IN MEMORIAM. Portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) and Dmitry Utkin (right), a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, are seen at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24. Both were on the list of passengers …