ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here said this city’s Paraw Regatta Festival showcases the maritime ingenuity of Ilonggos. TWO colorful native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras, during the 51st Paraw Regatta Festival on Sunday, March 3. …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (Anadolu photo) ANKARA – FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday ruled out the idea of blue cards in football. A plan was formed by some of football’s lawmakers for a new card to join the red and yellow ones to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent …

Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’/Universal Pictures  ABIQUIU, United States — An entire town filled with nuclear laboratories, built from scratch in the remote mountains of New Mexico, with every single person involved sworn to secrecy? It is not just the plot of “Oppenheimer,” but also the story …

Workers are seen constructing Marikina’s flood control projects on May 30, 2023, ahead of the rainy season. Photos by Walter Bollozos / The Philippine STAR  MANILA, Philippines — Creating more jobs is a better way to improve lives than the proposed P350 minimum wage increase by the House of Representatives, …

Discover the intense drama behind the 1973 Arab–Israeli War when ‘Golda’ premieres on Lionsgate Play on March 8. The story of Israel’s first and only female prime minister has been the subject of much debate and fascination, which is why Golda is likely to be one of the most talked-about titles on …

China said it had evidence the government was inciting ‘fisherfolk to carry out a long-term occupation and provocations in the South China Sea.’ China’s propaganda mill is now targeting the Armed Forces of the Philippines, saying it is recruiting fishermen as militias to monitor the activities of Chinese government vessels …

The Philippine Rise, formerly known as the Benham Rise, is a seismically active undersea region and extinct volcanic ridge located in the eastern Philippine seaboard facing the Pacific Ocean. / Malacañang Pool Photo  MANILA, Philippines — Recent reports reveal that two Chinese vessels have been monitored lingering in the waters …

This screengrab from AFPTV aerial video footage taken on February 7, 2024 shows the site of a landslide in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island in the southern Philippines. At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a …

SPEAKER IN PALAWAN. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez salutes the honor guards with Philippine Navy Western Command Chief Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos during his arrival at Antonio Airbase, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Friday. Ver Noveno Congress to allocate at least P3b for crucial infra projects The government will pursue …

Workers are seen performing their duties at a constructi site in Taguig on February 7, 2024./Ernie Penaredondo  MANILA, Philippines — With its “limited fiscal space,” the government is unlikely to find the resources to subsidize minimum wage earners, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said yesterday, as she warned that pushing through …