Category: General

Mangliwan 8th in Paralympics men’s 400m T52 race

MANILA: Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan clocked one minute and 4.55 seconds to finish eighth and last in the Paralympic Games men’s 400-meter T52 event at Stade de France on Friday night (Saturday morning, PH time).

He placed seventh out …

24K automated poll counting machines now in PH

MANILA: Over 20,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) that will be used in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections are now in the country, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday.

In a press briefing during a visit to a war…

Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of X

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X across the country on Friday.

The decision follows accusations that X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has repeatedly disregarded Brazilian court orders and regu…

LPA, ‘habagat’ to bring scattered rains over parts of PH

MANILA: A low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and the Visayas will bring scattered rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.

The LPA, last sp…

China vessel damages BRP Magbanua; PH ‘seriously concerned’

MANILA: The Philippines expressed its ‘serious concern’ over the latest ramming incident in Escoda Shoal, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez said on Saturday afternoon.

This was after China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel…