• Bare classrooms to welcome learners • Last year of ‘congested’ curriculum On the eve of the school year’s opening today, close to 22.7 million public school students have enrolled, still short of the initial target of the Department of Education’s (DepEd’s) target of 28.8 million. The department, however, expects …
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Marcos: Unleash inner hero, act genuinely for good of other people
“All of us can be heroes, one way or another,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday as the nation marked National Heroes’ Day. “We unleash the hero in us when we act genuinely for the good of another, impelled by the causes and motives greater, more noble than mere personal …
Read More »‘Goring’ maintains strength, Aurora town placed under Signal No. 3
A municipality in Aurora has also been placed under Signal No. 3 as Super Typhoon Goring maintained its strength while moving eastward over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 p.m. bulletin Sunday. Signal No. 3 was raised over the eastern …
Read More »Hundreds flee floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Goring
Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Goring (Saola) swept through mainly rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday. Saola brushed past the northeast section of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185-kilometer-per-hour (115-mile-per-hour) central winds within 125 kilometers …
Read More »PH drops ball vs. Angola 80-70, dims FIBA journey
ANOTHER LOSS FOR GILAS. Philippines’ June Mar Fajardo (center) shoots over Angola’s Bruno Fernando (left) during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group A match between the Philippines and Angola at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on August 27, 2023. Angola won the match, 80-70. AFP Gilas Pilipinas failed to …
Read More »Hundreds evacuate as Super Typhoon ‘Goring’ batters northern region
Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon “Goring” (international name: Saola) swept through mainly rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday. Goring brushed past the northeast section of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185-kilometer-per-hour central winds within 125 …
Read More »Signal no. 3 up in Cagayan, Isabela as Typhoon ‘Goring’ intensifies further
SIGNAL No. 3 has been raised in the province of Cagayan and Isabela as Typhoon “Goring” (international name Saola) intensified further, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Saturday. Affected areas are the northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana); and the extreme eastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, …
Read More »PH consulate in Honolulu advises Filipinos to check on missing persons in wildfires
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 …
Read More »Gilas five fades, bows 87-81 to Dominican Rep.
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 …
Read More »38,115 PH fans at Arena break FIBA attendance record
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 …
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