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The Philippine Pickleball Federation aims to track registered Filipino players across sanctioned events and build a clear national rankings ladder MANILA, Philippines – The pickleball craze has swept the country in recent years, transforming once-empty public spaces into makeshift courts almost overnight. As more players chase the next level, the …

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In a statement, the PCIJ says: 'We are alarmed that the Chinese Embassy is attacking independent reporting by Filipinos. Their actions only lend credence to our story.' The Chinese embassy’s new-found rigor in launching tirades against Philippine institutions seems to have found a new target: a long-running independent news organization, …

LIVE Play Video The pre-trial hearings are scheduled for four days — February 23, 24, 26, and 27, from 5 pm to 10 pm, Manila time. MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte faces charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the …

The Department of Education wants Filipino students to be ready for a future where AI is common, while still making sure the technology is used safely, fairly, and responsibly MANILA, Philippines – The launch of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) National Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Innovation …

Malacañang floats President Marcos’ openness to studying proposals to make February 25 a holiday — but the dictator’s son has said nothing of it himself When Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was but a leading candidate for president in the 2022 elections, one of the many questions he left unanswered was how …

The Bureau of Immigration insists Global Ferronickel chairman Joseph Sy is actually a Chinese national named Cheng Zhong Zhen who supposedly obtained Philippine citizenship documents illegally MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) arrest and continued detention of Global Ferronickel Holdings Incorporated chairman Joseph Sy is illegal due to …

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Philippines marks the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25, exactly 40 years since the ouster of dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. Various groups are holding rallies and other activities across the country to commemorate the peaceful revolution, including one …

Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares says Kaufman’s entire statement is not legal but political, which ‘feeds the narrative of Duterte supporters…’ British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman’s opening statement before the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I was straight out of Rodrigo Duterte’s populist playbook. During the confirmation of charges hearing …

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources finds multiple violations of the landfill's environmental compliance certificate MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order on Tuesday, February 24, against the Green Leap Solid Waste Management, Inc. Sanitary Landfill in Rodriguez, …