from the such-bullshit dept We’ve written about Rappler, the very successful Filipino investigative news organization founded by reporter Maria Ressa, multiple times over the past few years. Rappler was very critical of the Rodrigo Duterte administration, but it’s reporting was solid. Back in 2018, the Filipino SEC announced that it was going to shut down […]Read More
HONOLULU — Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa announced in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, which has gained notoriety for its reporting of President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The Philippines’ Securities […]Read More
Pepperdine Waves women’s basketball assistant coach Brian Rosario will be on the sidelines of an international competition this weekend and possibly longer. Rosario, a Waves coach of three seasons, will coach the Philippines National Team in the seven-day FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan. Rosario called coaching the team of teenage Filipino players […]Read More
Jeremy Lin wants Kai Sotto to keep his head up after the Filipino basketball player went undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft. Sotto, 20, studied for three years in high school at Ateneo de Manila High School and played for the school’s junior basketball program, the Ateneo Blue Eaglets in Quezon City. He led his team to a UAAP […]Read More
AMIR KHAN has revealed boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has approached him about the possibility of a fight. Former super-lightweight world champion Khan, 35, retired from boxing after his stoppage defeat to Kell Brook back in February. 2 Khan insists he is not interested in a return to the ringCredit: Reuters 2 Pacquiao finally retired from […]Read More
Athletes are admired, respected and imitated by millions of fans and followers around the world and they have influence because of their willpower to succeed, to overcome hardship and achieve near impossible goals. That is the way it is for many great Philippine athletes since almost all of them come from very poor families and […]Read More
OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac. Image from OWWA / Facebook MANILA, Philippines — The four Filipino sailors who survived the collision between a Korean ship and a Taiwanese vessel in the waters of the Pacific Ocean between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island may be home by next week, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) […]Read More
MANILA, Philippines — Police have arrested the man who attacked a Filipino family at a fastfood parking lot in North Hollywood last month. The suspect, identified as Nicholas Weber, 31, was detained by police. He is being held on $300,000 bail, according to an ABS-CBN report. The Los Angeles Police arrested Weber on Tuesday. The […]Read More
Here are pictures by photographer Dann Ebina of the June 10 Maui celebration of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to the Philippines at Christ the King Church in Kahului. Father Edmundo Barut, left, and Father Edgar Brillantes, right, present Maui Deacon Patrick Constantino with the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs 2021 […]Read More
Jollibee, the Filipino fast-food chain, is adding its famous peach mango pie to its UK menu. Jollibee, which has spread globally in recent years, says it sold 45 million of the pies in 2021. Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee is bringing its famous peach mango pie to the UK. The dessert is being added to the […]Read More