With the highs that athletes enjoy under the bright spotlight also comes the lows brought about by issues that are sometimes beyond their control. Here are some of the dramas that rocked Philippine sports in 2024.
Honda 7267.T and Nissan 7201.T are in talks to deepen ties, two people said on Wednesday, including a possible merger, the clearest sign yet of how Japan's once seemingly unbeatable auto industry is being reshaped by challenges from Tesla and Chinese rivals.
The agreement to modernize Bohol's international gateway was signed on Wednesday, Dec. 18, in step with upgrade plans for two primary airports early this year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and dished 10 assists and to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup title with a 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
The lowest storm signal has been raised over Surigao del Sur as Tropical Depression Querubin moved over the waters east of Mindanao on Wednesday morning, state meteorologists reported.
Rescuers in Vanuatu searched on Wednesday for people trapped under rubble a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation's capital Port Vila, killing 14 people including two Chinese nationals and damaging commercial buildings, embassies and a hospital.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. postpones enacting the 2025 national budget as he personally reviews the widely-criticized General Appropriations Bill passed by Congress, Malacañang said Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, is now back in the Philippines after 14 years of jail time in a foreign land.
Amid criticisms over the ₱12 billion reduction in the Department of Education budget for next year, Senate Chiz Escudero said the president could augment the agency funding from tens of billions in unspent funds.
Former Senator Francis Pangilinan said that a viral photo of him and wife actress Sharon Cuneta with the president and first lady was in support of the film industry - nothing more.
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Kapuso actress Yasmien Kurdi said she will be meeting with Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday, Dec. 19, to address the alleged harassment in school of her daughter.
Troops stationed in Philippine-occupied features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) received Christmas packages in a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from Dec. 3 to 14, the military said.
Authorities padlocked the biggest offshore gaming hub in Kawit, Cavite on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Island Cove, a property formerly owned by the family of Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla.
The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift less a month before the inauguration of a new U.S. administration that could impose crippling sanctions on Canadian exports.
The processing of special immigrant visas (SIVs) for around 300 Afghan nationals temporarily in the Philippines will begin in the coming months, United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said in a press briefing on Monday, Dec. 16.
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson expressed confidence that Philippine-US relations will sustain its positive momentum next year under a new leadership in the US.
A high-profile Filipino inmate convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia will be transferred to a women’s prison to continue serving time upon her return to the country, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
A teenage shooter opened fire at a Wisconsin school on Monday, killing a fellow student and a teacher and wounding six other people before police found the suspect dead at the scene.
A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the U.S. president-elect's argument that a recent Supreme Court ruling nullified the verdict, a court filing showed.
The lowest storm alert is up over Davao Oriental as the low pressure area southeast of Mindanao intensified into tropical depression “Querubin,” according to the latest weather bulletin.
A new law on academic recovery and accessible learning (ARAL) will help students improve their scores in international assessments, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said.
Marcos believes PhilHealth has ‘sufficient’ funds next year amid a possible zero subsidy under the 2025 budget. The Health Department says the state insurer will have a corporate budget of P284 billion.
Indonesia will transfer Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine woman sentenced to death in 2010 for drug trafficking, to her home country in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior Indonesian official said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed optimism that he can sign the budget bill before Christmas notwithstanding the review of changes introduced by Congress in the original proposal.
The Senate on Monday ratified a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) with Japan that would allow their militaries to deploy on each other's soil as both countries worry about China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday, Dec. 16, he will restore the P10-billion cut in the 2025 budget approved by Congress, which is dominated by his allies.
Filipina death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso has been transferred to Jakarta from her Yogyakarta prison ahead of her return to the country as agreed upon between the Philippine and Indonesian governments.
It's not how you start, but how you finish. JD Cagulangan began his UAAP seniors career as a backup player, and closed his collegiate stint in a storybook ending.
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said its air and ground forces in the north of the enclave killed dozens of militants and captured others.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a rare post-election joint appearance on Sunday to thank donors who raised more than $2 billion during the unsuccessful 2024 election cycle, and to urge Democrats to keep fighting for their values.
A low pressure area (LPA) has formed east of Mindanao on Monday morning. PAGASA says it has a low chance of becoming a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
South Korea's Constitutional Court will begin on Monday reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law attempt, while investigators said they plan to question him this week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about developments in Syria and a recent push to secure the release of Israeli and foreign hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, he said on Sunday.
“Medyo kinapos, pero babawi sila,” Kevin Quiambao says after the De La Salle University Green Archers failed to defend their crown against the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 87 finals.
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons reclaim the UAAP men’s basketball title after outlasting the De La Salle University Green Archers in Game 3 of the Season 87 finals.
South Korea's acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved to reassure the country's allies and calm financial markets a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from his duties over a martial law attempt.
The new administration in Syria should be given a chance to govern following their constructive messages, and Turkey stands ready to provide military training if such help is requested, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said.
Almost two-thirds of the individuals who received payment from the Office of the Vice President’s ₱500-million confidential funds have no birth records with the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The family of Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, has expressed extreme disappointment after their scheduled visit to her will not push through.
