Olympics, Gymnastics: Philippines’ Yulo wins men’s floor exercise gold medal
PARIS — Carlos Edriel Yulo produced a spectacular performance to win the men's floor exercise final at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning Philippines their first...
How Pinoys can maximize technology to enjoy Paris Olympics 2024
Sports lovers and enthusiasts have the chance to fully immerse themselves in the most prestigious athletic competition in the world through technology. Google is inviting...
‘Me evading bills’: Nesthy Petecio’s moves vs Indian foe turn into meme content
Clips featuring Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio's defensive moves in her bout against India's Jaismine Lamboria last Wednesday are among the latest meme content of...
Apple pins hopes on AI for iPhone upgrades as China sales falter
Apple said its third-quarter iPhone sales were better than expected and forecast more gains on Thursday as it bets on artificial intelligence to attract...
Turkey blocks access to Instagram platform but gives no reason
ANKARA — Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which...
Philippines, Japan militaries hold first joint exercises in South China Sea
MANILA — The Philippines and Japan held their first joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Friday, the Philippine armed forces said, in...
‘Heaven’: Oil liniment lovers elated as Katinko opens flagship store
Oil liniment lovers are in seventh heaven as a popular brand of topical solution has opened a flagship store in Metro Manila. Katinko on Thursday...
South Korean won leads laggards in Asian FX; most shares in red
South Korea inflation beats consensus
Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht emerge as outliers
Taipei, Seoul shares fall more than 3% South Korea's won declined the...
Olympics: IOC saddened by ‘aggression’ against boxers over gender row
PARIS — The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender row, saying...
Budots goes international on TikTok
From the streets of the Philippines to TikTok videos all around the world, budots has come a long way. “Emergency”, a budots remix created by...
LB.1, or D-FLiRT, is the newest COVID subvariant. What do we know about it?...
Headlines are again warning of a new COVID variant in Australia. This time it’s LB.1, or as some experts have dubbed it, “D-FLiRT”. Emerging evidence...
Filipina nun elected to Assumption general council
A Filipina nun has been elected to the Religious of the Assumption’s general council, the highest governing body of the Paris-based congregation. Sr. Lerma Victoria...
How breakdancing became the latest Olympic sport
“Breaking” is the only new sport making its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Breaking is probably better known to most of us as...
Building fire in Binondo kills 11
MANILA — At least 11 people died on Friday in a fire in a five-storey residential and commercial building in the Chinatown precinct of the...
Philippines’ Mynt gets valuation boost at $5 billion with Ayala, MUFG funding
Ayala and MUFG to take up stake of 8% each in Mynt
Ayala stake in Mynt rises to 13% Mynt, which operates the e-wallet...