TORONTO (August 25, 2022) – The ever-popular “Taste of Manila Street Festival” returned with a thunderous bang August 20-21 after a 2-year-pandemic break to its original home at Little Manila, Bathurst St., North York, Ontario. The much-awaited Filipino street festival in Toronto, the biggest in North America, successfully staged its …

CAN HE PLAY? TNT guard Jayson Castro (17) sprained his ankle in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel last Wednesday. He is a doubtful starter for the Tropang Giga in Game 6 tonight, Sept. 2, 2022. PBA IMAGE COACH Chot Reyes and the old reliable …

Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena FILE PHOTO (UPDATE) FILIPINO Olympian Ernest John “EJ” Obiena captured his second consecutive gold medal in men's pole vault after topping the St. Wendel City Jump on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in Germany. In winning his third gold in four tournaments, Obiena also reset the meet …

As the world moves into a post-pandemic scenario, businesses — big, medium, small, micro — need all the support that they can get. The two-year health crisis crippled a lot of industries and it would take years, or even decades, just to recover. But with all-out government support, these businesses …

TRO in effect in Metro Manila for beyond 5 months after oral arguments The Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the several cities in Metro Manila from carrying out the no-contact apprehension program (NCAP), which enables them to capture traffic violations using cameras and impose hefty fines on motorists. During their …

BONTOC, Mt. Province – Joint operatives from different units of the Mt. Province Provincial Police Office discovered an abandoned Communist Terrorist Group camp in Mount Nentingli in Barangay Bagnen Proper, Bauko in this province on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Photo via Zaldy Comanda  Col. Rey de Peralta, provincial director of the …

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.  Forged partnerships with West to remove Iron Curtain but failed to prevent collapse of Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev, …

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) isn’t afraid of the threats of “heavenly” rebuke from the controversial church leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who to some people is the “appointed son of God”. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (MANILA BULLETIN)  Acting Undersecretary Jose Eduardo de Vega made this clarification Wednesday, Aug. 31 during …

The Filipinas continued to ramp up their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup preparation as they set up a training camp in Irvine, California. (Photo from PWNFT)  The Philippine women’s national football team has reunited with head coach Alen Stajcic, the man behind the Filipinas’ triumph in the AFF Women’s Championship …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could face a subpoena to testify as a witness during a trial scheduled to begin this month for a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the cultural devastation wreaked by residential schools, court records show.  Over half of all recognized First Nations part of class action seeking …