Manila: Filipino top board player Shania Mae Mendoza defeated Natalie Fuad Kamel Jamaliah in 41 moves of the Sicilian Defense to lead the Philippines to a 4-0 win over Jordan in the third round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at BOK Sports Hall in Bud…
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MANILA: The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) officially took over the management and operation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday and with it, the task of modernizing the 76-year-old gateway.
NNIC, the consortium that includes Sa…
MANILA: The Philippines will join the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) at the Amare Padel Club Umalas in Bali, Indonesia on Sept. 19 to 22.
The women’s team is composed of Padel Pilipinas president Senator Pia Cayetano, Tao Yee Tan, Princess Jean Naquil…
Manila: The city government of Manila has provided food and temporary shelter to at least 1,000 families affected by the fire that engulfed a residential area in Vitas, Tondo on Saturday.
In a statement, Mayor Honey Lacuña said the affected residents…
Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the interception of parcels containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP6.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City.
In a statement, BOC-Ninoy Aquino International …
BACOLOD CITY – At least 13,509 families in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, have been displaced by heavy rains and floods due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Ferdie as of Saturday afternoon.
Less than 24 h…
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters’ education campaign for the May 2025 na…