Dallas center Dereck Lively II will stay out for at least three more games because of swelling and pain in his right foot, the team said on Tuesday. He already sat out the last two games. Doctors will check him again in about a week. Lively dealt with issues in the same foot last season…
A 54-year-old Taiwanese man wanted in the United States was arrested while traveling on a ship headed to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said. Immigration officers intercepted him on November 22 when the vessel from Kaohsiung reached the Port of Currimao in Ilocos Norte. The officers confirmed the Interpol alert as soon as the…
An official of online employment marketplace Jobstreet by SEEK on Tuesday underscored the need to help small businesses tap qualified staff to boost their growth. In her speech during the opening of the MSME Summit at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City Tuesday, Dannah Majarocon, Jobstreet by SEEK’s managing director in the Philippines, cited…
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday. The birds, each more than 50 pounds, came from a farm in North Carolina. They spent the night before the event at the Willard InterContinental Hotel near the White House. The ceremony followed a tradition that started under President George H.W….
The acquisition by the Philippine Veterans Bank of the majority stake in UCPB Savings Bank, Inc. has received clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), which noted that the purchase does not undermine competition. Veterans Bank acquired about 97.55 percent of the savings bank’s total issued shares for PHP2.7 billion, the PCC said in a…
Lyceum of the Philippines defeated San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 70-63, to reach the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball quarterfinals at the San Juan Arena on Tuesday. John Ronald Barba delivered 22 points, three rebounds, and three assists as the Pirates eliminated the Golden Stags to take the No. 4 seed in Group A. Lyceum will face…
Senators on Tuesday pushed for long-delayed upgrades and institutional reforms across the government’s communications agencies as they deliberated on the proposed PHP2.714-billion budget of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for 2026. Budget sponsor Sen. Loren Legarda said the Senate aims to reinforce the capability of PCO and its attached agencies through facility rehabilitation, digital modernization,…
With barely weeks before millions of devotees flood the streets of Manila for the 2026 Traslacion, organizers on Tuesday conducted an extensive walk-through of the entire procession route, marking the start of full-scale preparations for one of the country’s largest religious events. In a Facebook update, the Quiapo Church announced that key representatives from national…
Authorities recovered three more sets of what appear to be human skeletal remains from the depths of Taal Lake, as the search for dozens of missing sabungeros continues to uncover grim new evidence. The Department of Justice confirmed Tuesday that a composite team conducting underwater operations retrieved a black fine net and three sacks filled…
DAVAO CITY — Law enforcers in the Davao Region mounted a 24-hour anti-drug sweep that led to the arrest of 16 suspects and the recovery of an estimated P4 million worth of illegal drugs, police reported Tuesday. Between 6 a.m. on November 24 and 6 a.m. the next day, Police Regional Office 11 (PRO-11) carried…