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CLOSER TO THE CROWN. The College of Saint Benilde Lady Blazers celebrate after beating the Letran Lady Knights in Game 1 of the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball finals at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Sunday (May 19, 2024). CSB is eyeing a third consecutive title. (NCAA photo) MANILA – College …

Multi-channel retailer Puregold once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) owners by hosting the highly-anticipated Negosyo Convention 2024. The event, which is taking place at the World Trade Center in Pasay City and runs until today, May 18, welcomed an unprecedented number of over …

Star Magic hosted its first ever “Mamamagic Day,” dedicated to honoring the incredible mothers within its family. Held at the Brittany Hotel Villar City in Cavite, the pre-mother’s celebration was a hosted by VJ Ai dela Cruz. Star Magic mothers Dimples Romana, Vina Morales, Desiree Del Valle, Nikki Valdez, Jolina …

The Philippine Heritage Society, a devoted group of individuals dedicated to safeguarding the country’s cultural legacy, continues to support and collaborate with organizations and individuals who champion the cause of preserving Philippine native arts, culture and history. With this, the Philippine Heritage Society, together with the Filipinas Heritage Foundation, the …

UMMAHAT ISLANDS, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago, women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes. The poolside show featuring the work of Moroccan designer Yasmina Qanzal included mostly …

Joanne Audet and Marcel Breton say they have lived an extraordinary life by the sea, but the coastal erosion along the shores of Maria, Que., has become too much for the couple. “We were hit by three enormous tides within a year. You can’t stay here anymore. At home, it …

Canadian forestry giant Paper Excellence won’t have its sustainability certification revoked by the world’s premier forestry credentialing body after a review — a process critics and experts say appears to have been rife with conflicts of interest and far from independent.  Paper Excellence faced loss of FSC certification over ties …

Low pay is one of the reasons some of Alberta’s wildland firefighters are not returning to their seasonal jobs, resulting in fewer experienced firefighters and potential safety risks to personnel and the public. Poor compensation is making it hard to keep seasonal firefighters on the job, union says. It was …

A Nova Scotia bus driver is being lauded for his quick action after a tractor-trailer crashed through the guardrail of an overpass on Highway 101 and landed in front of the bus below.  Bus driver had to slam on brakes to prevent collision with tractor-trailer. A Nova Scotia bus driver …

Farmers across Canada and in some parts of the U.S. experienced GPS blackouts and malfunctions on their equipment during the weekend. With more solar storms on the horizon and an increasing reliance on GPS across different industries, experts say the problem isn’t going away any time soon.  ‘We’ll have these …