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Del Rosario eyes another Taiwan title

Pauline del Rosario is eager to make her mark again in Taiwan as she heads to the Party Ladies Open, aiming to build on her past successes and redeem herself after a joint sixth-place finish last year.

Bianca one shot down in Oahu

Filipina ace Bianca Pagdanganan fired a roaring five-under 67 yesterday to go just one shot off opening leader A Lim Kim in the Lotte Championship yesterday in Oahu, Hawaii.

Alas pair outlasts Japanese foe

Ran Abdilla and James Buytrago came up with a scintillating performance to beat Japan's Yoshi Hasegawa and Dylan Kurokawa, 22-24, 24-22, 15-9, yesterday in the Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championship at the Nuvali Sand Courts in the City of Santa Rosa.

Dasmariñas coming on strong

SPORTING CHANCE

La Salle finds way to SSL finals

Unbeaten La Salle escaped with a thrilling 26-28, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13 win over Santo Tomas to barge into the finals of the Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-season Championship Wednesday night at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Xi to Trump: US, China must get along

Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday Beijing and Washington must find a way to \"get along,\" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported.

Body of Liam Payne flown home to Britain

The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne, who fell to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, began repatriating the singer's body to Britain on Wednesday, a police source told AFP.

NATO braces for Trump's return

BRUSSELS (AFP) - US allies at NATO scrambled Wednesday to put a brave face on the return of Donald Trump to the White House amid fears the unpredictable Republican could upend European security and pull the plug on Ukraine support.

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies

For Kamala's defeat

Wind-fanned wildfire burning out of control near LA

A \"dangerously fast\" wildfire fanned by hurricane-strength winds was burning out of control near Los Angeles on Wednesday, with thousands of residents ordered to evacuate and some taken to the hospital.

In the end, women didn't save Harris at ballot box

WASHINGTON (AFP) – She needed their support, but it wasn't enough: Kamala Harris failed to get as many women to back her as she had hoped, despite a presidential campaign heavily focused on abortion access, in the face of Donald Trump's macho rhetoric.

German opposition demands confidence vote next week

Germany's conservative opposition urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz's crisis-hit government yesterday to seek a confidence vote next week, not next year as he has offered.

Four Bicolano 4Ps beneficiaries among LET topnotchers

Seven Bicolano beneficiaries of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have excelled in their respective fields of endeavor, with four of them making it to the Top 10 of the 2024 licensure examination for teachers.

Kristine damage to agriculture rises to P6.83 B

The damage that Severe Tropical Storm Kristine brought to the agriculture sector in 12 regions in the country has increased to P6.83 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday.

Governors divided over BARMM poll postponement

Governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao expressed opposing views about the Senate bill that seeks to postpone the first BARMM parliamentary elections in 2025.

Repurposing the seized POGO hubs

COMMONSENSE

Will America be great again?

ROSES & THORNS

'Look what happened'

SKETCHES

'Trumped' - been there, done that

CTALK

The expendables

EDITORIAL

Excellence in sustainability: The Triple P Awards

On October 25, 2024, IABC Philippines, together with Deloitte and the Makati Business Club, hosted the Triple P Awards, a first-ever program to recognize companies for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) progress.

MERALCO LEADS THE CHARGE IN SUSTAINABILITY WITH MAJOR WINS AT THE FIRST-EVER TRIPLE P AWARDS

Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has further cemented its role as a sustainability leader in the Philippines' energy sector, securing top honors at the inaugural Triple P Awards.

MVP Group triumphs at IABC PH Triple P Sustainability Awards, showcasing leadership in ESG Excellence

A total of four companies from the MVP Group earned seven distinguished awards, reflecting the Group's integrated approach to sustainability, where sustainable practices are embedded in the core operations of each company.

CIDG, BIR seize P2.4-B fake cigarettes

Counterfeit cigarettes valued at P2.4 billion were confiscated when authorities raided a factory and warehouses being operated by Chinese nationals in Valenzuela City and Bulacan on Wednesday.

PCG to get 40 patrol boats from France

Starting 2026, the Philippine Coast Guard will acquire 40 fast patrol craft (FPCs) from France to improve the PCG's search and rescue capability during calamities as well as the conduct of anti-crime operations.

LRT-1 trips to reach Sucat this month

Commuters are set to travel faster to the south of Metro Manila, and soon to Cavite, as the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is opening its extension tracks to Parañaque City.

No active House effort to impeach Sara - lawmaker

Despite the ongoing investigation into her office's use of confidential funds, there is no active effort at the House of Representatives to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, the chairman of the House committee on good government and public accountability said on yesterday.

Enterprise-based education signed into law

President Marcos yesterday signed a landmark law promoting enterprise-based training, a measure that he said would address jobs-skills mismatch and prepare the country's workforce for the demands of a changing world.

'Life-threatening' Marce makes Cagayan landfall

Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing) made landfall over Santa Ana in Cagayan yesterday afternoon, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, weeks after previous storms left at least 150 people dead.

Kamala gives defiant concession

Donald Trump's crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world Wednesday, as defeated Kamala Harris gave a defiant concession speech while vowing to help his transition to power.