LOOK: Oscar hopefuls gather for luncheon and class picture

LOOK: Oscar hopefuls gather for luncheon and class picture

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Nearly all of the 230 people up for 2026 Oscars across 24 categories gathered Tuesday for the Academy Award nominees luncheon, an event that functions as a celebration, group portrait session and orientation for next month’s big ceremony. Nominees including Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emma Stone sat for lunch and stood for a class photo alongside nominees for awards including best animated short and the newly created casting Oscar. The ballroom at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, was especially full of nominees for “Sinners,” the most nominated film of all time, […]... Keep on reading: LOOK: Oscar hopefuls gather for luncheon and class picture

Japan turns over 5 coastal radar systems to PH

Japan turns over 5 coastal radar systems to PH

MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government on Wednesday formally turned over five coastal radar systems to the Philippines. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya, graced the turnover ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. “I’d like to thank the Government of Japan for the concrete contributions in widening and deepening our bilateral and multilateral ties,”  Teodoro said in his remarks during the ceremony. This project is facilitated under Japan’s Official Security Assistance for Fiscal Year 2023 worth 600 million yen (P228.4 million). The Japanese embassy said the coastal radar systems arrived in the country last Jan. 14. “Once […]... Keep on reading: Japan turns over 5 coastal radar systems to PH

Tulfo hits Meta over delay in removing deepfake vs Marcos

Tulfo hits Meta over delay in removing deepfake vs Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — Meta, the parent company of  Facebook, earned the ire of Sen. Raffy Tulfo  on Wednesday for its alleged failure to immediately take down a deepfake post against President Ferdinand  “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and  other fake news on its platform. At the hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media, Tulfo confronted Meta over the deepfake post targeting Marcos, which has been circulating in social media since it was first posted on Feb. 2.  “Can you take down that right now or you need to fact-check? And everybody knows that’s a lie, that’s deepfake post and […]... Keep on reading: Tulfo hits Meta over delay in removing deepfake vs Marcos

Quezon City has earned international recognition after being designated as one of 72 newly added cities to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).

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Quezon City has earned international recognition after being designated as one of 72 newly added cities to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). READ:

Quezon City has earned international recognition after being designated as one of 72 newly added cities to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). READ:

CIT-U coach leans on faith in historic Cesafi title run

CIT-U coach leans on faith in historic Cesafi title run

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Junior Wildcats pulled off something special on Tuesday night, February 10, at the Cebu Coliseum. In their very first season in the Cesafi 15-under division, the Junior Wildcats captured the championship, dethroning the powerhouse, University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers, in a gripping Game […]... Keep on reading: CIT-U coach leans on faith in historic Cesafi title run

E-sabong: Senators want hubs raided, kingpins charged

E-sabong: Senators want hubs raided, kingpins charged

MANILA – The Senate Committee on Games and Amusement said Wednesday that physical “studio” hubs of illegal online sabong should get raided and cases built against alleged gambling kingpins, instead of just taking down websites. During the panel’s third public hearing, committee chair Senator Erwin Tulfo said authorities must shut down the cockpits and makeshift backyard setups where cockfights are filmed and streamed online, particularly in parts of Central Luzon, the Cordillera region, and Calabarzon. “Online sabong po na ito, this is already a problem… The only way to take this down po, is, puntahan po ninyo ‘yung mga bayan kung […]... Keep on reading: E-sabong: Senators want hubs raided, kingpins charged

Olympic bronze medalist admits infidelity in post-race interview

Olympic bronze medalist admits infidelity in post-race interview

ANTERSELVA, Italy — A post-race interview with the bronze medal winner in the men’s Olympic biathlon competition on Tuesday took an unexpected turn when he revealed in a live broadcast that he had been unfaithful to his girlfriend. Sturla Holm Laegreid, one of Norway’s top biathletes, finished third in the 20-kilometer individual race, but was full of remorse when he spoke to Norwegian broadcaster NRK at the Milan Cortina Games. Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know “Six months ago I met the love of my life. The world’s most beautiful, sweetest person. And three months ago I […]... Keep on reading: Olympic bronze medalist admits infidelity in post-race interview