Philippine News

LOS ANGELES, March 3 ------ Jalen Brunson scored 25 points as the New York Knicks' halted San Antonio's 11-game NBA winning streak with an emphatic 114-89 victory at Madison Square Garden. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs arrived in New York brimming with confidence after going undefeated February, building their longest winning streak since a 13-0 run in the 2015-16 season. Wembanyama, who had struggled in the Spurs' last two wins, came out firing, but the French superstar's

MIAMI, United States, March 3 ------ Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer's Florida derby. Reigning MLS champion Miami, beaten in its season-opener last week, looked to be heading for another defeat after dominant Orlando raced into a 2-0 first-half lead in front of their home fans. Croatian international winger Marco Pasalic opened the scoring after 18 minutes, sweeping in a low

March 3 ------ Four FIBA World Cup qualifying games slated for Lebanon and Qatar have been postponed after the United States' military strikes against Iran. The US and Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran, the nation’s capital, and other major cities in Iran and President Donald Trump said the attacks will continue. Iran said that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the attacks. “In light of the developments (Saturday) in the region,

MANILA, March 3 ------ The Philippine women's national football team is shifting its focus to another powerhouse opponent after a close loss in their first match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Filipinas are headed to the city of Gold COast, where they will play South Korea on Thursday at the Cbus Super stadium. They are coming off a narrow 1-0 defeat to host nation Australia last Sunday, wherein they gave up a goal to Sam Kerr in the 14th minute before frustrating the Mati

MANILA, March 3 ------ Fuel prices will rise by up to PHP1.90 per liter marking the eighth straight weekly increase, largely due to Middle East tensions. In an advisory, Seaoil said gasoline prices will increase by PHP1.90/liter, diesel by PHP1.20/liter, and kerosene by PHP1.50/liter effective today. Citing global market trends, Michael Ricafort, chief economist of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, said crude oil prices at the New York Mercantile Exchange rose about 6.1 p

MANILA, Philippines, March 3 ------ The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced the cancellation of international flights between Manila and the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States-Israel. CAAP said Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific canceled flights to Riyadh, Doha and Dubai. Flights from Davao to Doha were also canceled. Cebu Pacific canceled flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh. Cebu Pacific announced the cancel

MANILA, Philippines, March 3 ------ There is no mandatory repatriation yet, but the government is prepared for a massive evacuation of Filipinos should hostilities worsen in the Middle East, a Cabinet official said. At a Palace briefing, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said up to 100 Filipinos in Dubai, United Arab Emirates have so far expressed their intention to return home. A luxury hotel in Dubai was hit as Iran launched strikes across the Mi

March 3 ------ A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Iloilo province at 6:13 p.m. yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 2 kilometers southeast of Tigbauan, Iloilo, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Instruments recorded the tremor at Intensity IV (moderately strong) in Jordan in Guimaras and Iloilo City; Intensity III (weak) in Valderrama and Culasi in Antique, Nueva Valencia in Guimaras, and Passi

March 2 ------ Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Straits of Hormuz by warning traffic over Channel 16 that the Straits are closed. When these attempts failed, the Iranians resorted to mounting attacks, and three vessels having been struck so far as of March 1. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre in Dubai issued a warning at 0700UTC on February 28 that the Iranian authorities were contacting ships on Channel 16 and warning them that the Straits were c

March 2 ------ The Secretary-General of the IMO Arsenio Dominguez has issued a statement on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz: “I am deeply concerned by reports that several seafarers have been injured in attacks on merchant vessels. No attack on innocent seafarers or civilian shipping is ever justified. These crews are simply doing their jobs and must be protected from the effects of wider geopolitical tensions. Freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of interna

March 2 ------ At least three tankers were damaged off the Gulf coast and one seafarer was killed as Iranian retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran exposed ships to collateral damage, shipping sources and officials said on Sunday. Risks to commercial shipping have surged in the past 24 hours, with more than 200 vessels including oil and liquefied gas tankers dropping anchor around the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters, shipping data showed on Sunday. Iran has

March 2 ------ Government officials and the Panama Maritime Authority are highlighting the resumption of operations at the ports at each terminus of the Panama Canal as they work to complete the transition to Maersk’s AMP Terminals and MSC’s Terminal Investments Limited (TiL). However, at the same time, additional investigations are reported to be underway on the former operator, the Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. Restoring the operations

March 2 ------ Gilas Pilipinas ended their Window 2 campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers winless after suffering a brutal beatdown at the hands of Australia, 93-66, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. With many expecting a close bout after that tight affair against New Zealand the last time out, Gilas instead received a harsh reminder of how different the Boomers are after collapsing in the second half, which wasted their solid start. The Filipino dribble

March 2 ------ THE Filipinas opened their 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a 1-0 loss to Australia in what is considered a favorable result away from home. Olivia McDaniel and the Filipinas defense held their ground after conceding a goal to Matildas star striker Sam Kerr in the 14th minute, preventing the match from getting out of hand before a good-sized crowd in Perth. The result was in total contrast to the two sides' previous match-up where the Filipinas were bea

March 2 ------ PLDT quickly put its stumble behind. The High Speed Hitters shrugged off their shock loss to sister team Cignal by dismantling ZUS Coffee, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Playtime Filoil Centre. The victory pushed PLDT to a 4-1 record at the halfway mark of the preliminaries, reinforcing its bid for a qualifying round berth. ZUS Coffee, meanwhile, remained in a rut despite the return of head coach Jerry Yee, dropping its thir

MANILA, Philippines, March 2 ------ Alex Eala’s career-high ranking has propelled her to the next round of the prestigious Indian Wells Open. Eala received a first-round bye in the star-studded WTA 1000 tournament set to start on March 4 as one of the 32 seeded players. This comes after the 20-year-old Filipina climbed to a career-high No. 31 in the latest world rankings released on February 23 following her run to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, another

March 2 ------ Lella Ford and Caprice Cayetano were declared as the Kapamilya and Kapuso Big Winners at the recently concluded “Pinoy Big Brother (PBB): Collab 2.0,” the latest installment of the long-running reality show franchise. Their victory was the culmination of “Pinoy Big Brother’s” latest instalment on Saturday, Feb. 28, besting six other celebrity housemates from ABS-CBN’s Star Magic and Sparkle GMA Artist Center. Ford, daughter of actress-host Karla Estrada and you

March 2 ------ Seems like sparks are indeed brewing between Jillian Ward and Eman Bacosa Pacquiao, as the former child star was spotted watching Pacquiao’s recent boxing match in Bohol with his mother. Photos of Jillian sitting beside Eman’s mother, Joanna Bacosa, in the audience area of the rising boxer’s Kumong Bol-Anon 24 match at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran, were shared by Sparkle GMA on Saturday, Feb. 28. “A SWEET SURPRISE FOR OUR CHAMP! Sparkle star Jillian

March 2 ------ Anne Curtis gave followers a glimpse of a tense travel moment after he flight bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was forced to return to Italy due to continuing conflict and airstrikes in the Middle East. In a series of Instagram Stories, the "It's Showtime" host shared a photo of her view from inside a plane, saying she was en route to Dubai in the UAE to reunite with her family. “Was on my way to meet my little fam in Dubai when I noticed a high-speed j

March 2 ------ KZ Tandingan announced that she is now an independent artist. On her Instagram page, the singer made the revelation following her recent concert with her husband, singer TJ Monterde, titled In Between at the Big Dome. "Thank you to everyone who became part of the historic four-night concert series at the Araneta Coliseum for In Between. That experience will always be one of the biggest milestones of my life. It was loud and historic and overwhelming in the bes