Experts are expecting 2024 will be an active season with 17 to 25 storms, the most ever forecasted. Near-record warm ocean temperatures will favour more tropical storms and hurricanes. All signs are pointing to a very busy hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
Read More »Federal employee charged with sexual assault after former Afghan interpreter sues government
A federal public servant at Global Affairs who is being sued by a female former Afghan interpreter has now been charged criminally in relation to allegations in the lawsuit. Galal Eldien Ali, a 64-year-old resident of Ottawa, has been charged with 11 counts, including multiple counts of sexual assault and …
Read More »U.S. suing Ticketmaster owner Live Nation
The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists. U.S. Department of Justice is accusing the concert giant of exercising …
Read More »Coming-of-age play set in PH now running in LA
MANILA, Philippines — “Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy,” a coming-of-age play based on the true-to-life experiences of young refugee Ralph Preiss who found solace in the Philippines is now running at Los Angeles Theatre Center in California. The play opened just in time for Asian American …
Read More »Filipino graduates summa cum laude at Yale University with perfect GPA
Dion Stephan Ong/Ateneo de Manila University MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino student graduated from prestigious Ivy League school Yale University as summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. 21-year-old Dion Stephan Ong joined 4,000 students graduating from Yale earlier this week, the school’s 323rd commencement rites since its …
Read More »First Lady’s Lab for All program extends medical services to 2K patients
Over 2,000 registered patients in Olongapo City availed themselves of free medical services as First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos brought her Lab for All program to Subic on May 21. MEDICAL CARAVAN — A patient receives ophthalmology services during the Lab for All caravan at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention …
Read More »Falcons rally to spoil Blue Eagles’ Filoil preseason opener
Adamson’s Ced Manzano/FilOil EcoOil MANILA, Philippines — The Adamson Soaring Falcons came from behind and dealt the Ateneo Blue Eagles a rude welcome to the FilOil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup with a 61-59 decision at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Friday. Ced Manzano led the Soaring Falcons with …
Read More »Alas Pilipinas fends off Australia in AVC 2024 Challenge Cup
Angel Canino fulfilled her promise to give her A-game performance as Alas Pilipinas opened its campaign in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) 2024 Challenge Cup with a statement win against a formidable Australian squad, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21, in pool A at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Malate, Manila on …
Read More »Proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day ‘landmark’ achievement: UN
WASHINGTON – Dennis Francis, president of the UN General Assembly, said on Wednesday that proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day was a “landmark and salutary” achievement. “More so, because I understand that today marks 100 years, to the day, since the first international football tournament – held with the participation …
Read More »Tenorio the stabilizer as Ginebra routs Meralco to tie series
In a bind after a shocking Game 3 loss, Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone added a stabilizing presence in LA Tenorio to start the match. And it paid dividends. The veteran playmaker presided over a blistering run for Ginebra and never looked back from there to cruise to a …
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