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    MANILA, Philippines --- Even with the start of the new year, some bays in the country have still tested positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. According to the BFAR, four bays in Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison or toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit. These bays are: Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur Coastal waters of San Benito in Surigao del Norte The agency said that shellfish or alamang (small shrimp) gathered from the areas mentioned are not saf...

Keep on reading: BFAR: Red tide warning up in four bays in Visayas and Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines --- Nxled young setter Kamille Cal can't wait to set the place for Ivy Lacsina inside the court when the former National University teammates reunite and lead the Chameleons in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season in February. The Chameleons on Wednesday shared a video of Cal, who is excited to team up again with Lacsina for the first time since the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament in 2022. The young playmaker, who made her PVL rookie debut in the second All-Filipino Conference last year, admitted that she helped Nxled recruit her best friend Lacsina after F2 Logistics disbanded. "Somehow yes [our friendship contributed to her decis...

Keep on reading: PVL: Kamille Cal can’t wait for reunion with Ivy Lacsina

    MANILA, Philippines --- More than one hundred organizations filed their manifestation of intent to participate in the 2025 midterm elections , the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday. The Comelec said that a total of 106 sectoral parties, sectoral organizations, political parties, and coalitions submitted their statements of intent to participate in the party-list system of representation elections for the 2025 national and local elections as of December 29, 2023. Each party list group was only allowed to file one manifestation of intent to participate, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia told reporters. "'Pag more than one ibig sabihi...

Keep on reading: Over 100 party-list groups eyeing 2025 midterm polls

Iga Swiatek will be a hot favorite to win a first Australian Open when it begins on Sunday, but could face a stiff challenge from former champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka. AFP Sport highlights five women to watch at first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open 2024: Iga Swiatek The world number one is a four-time Grand Slam champion but has never been beyond the semi-finals at Melbourne Park. The Polish player rocketed back to the top of the rankings after winning her first WTA Finals trophy in November. She enjoyed a stellar season in 2022, recording 37 straight wins, but faltered last year, with her 75-week run as number one ending in September. Swi...

Keep on reading: Swiatek to Raducanu: Five women to watch at Australian Open 2024

  MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday said he warned his brother --- President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. -- against the supposed destabilization plots against the administration, which she believes also "comes from the inside." In a radio interview, the senator said her brother sometimes gets irked when she advises him against these alleged destabilization efforts. "Napagsasabihan [at] kung minsan naiirita [siya] syempre. Ganyan naman ang papel ng manang, hindi ba? Sasabihin mo 'yung totoo. E palagay ko hindi naman pwede 'yung sistemang ganito. Mabait ang kapatid ko pero mahirap magalit kaya mag dahan dahan sila," said Marcos over DZBB....

Keep on reading: Sen. Marcos says she advised, cautioned President on destab plots

BEIRUT --- An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander Monday in southern Lebanon, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes across the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians. The strike on an SUV killed a commander in a secretive Hezbollah unit that operates along the border, according to a Lebanese security official who spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with regulations. The commander, Wissam al-Tawil, was a veteran of the Iranian-backed Lebanese force who took part in the 2006 cross-border kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers that triggered the last war between Israel and ...

Keep on reading: Israeli strike kills elite Hezbollah leader in latest Gaza escalation

Sarah Lahbati unfollowed her husband Richard Gutierrez, his mom Annabelle Rama, his siblings Ruffa and Raymond Gutierrez on Instagram, a day after dating rumors involving the actor and actress Barbie Imperial arose. While Richard, Rama, Ruffa and Raymond can no longer be seen on Lahbati's following list, the four of them still follow the actress on the platform as of Tuesday morning, Jan. 9. Eagle-eyed netizens also noticed that Lahbati changed her Instagram name from "SLG"---which stands for Sarah Lahbati-Gutierrez---to "Sarah Lahbati." Sarah and Richard, who have been together for 11 years, share two sons together, namely Zion and Kai. ...

Keep on reading: Sarah Lahbati no longer follows Richard Gutierrez on Instagram

SINGAPORE - The dollar paused its rally on Tuesday, as traders reaffirmed their bets for a slew of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year on the belief that inflation in the U.S. is slowing sufficiently. In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin hovered near its strongest level since April 2022 on growing anticipation of imminent approvals of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF). The euro last stood at $1.0950, away from its recent three-week low of $1.0877, while the Japanese yen distanced itself from the 145 per dollar level following a broad decline in the greenback as U.S. Treasury yields slipped. The moves were partly driven by the New York Fed's latest Survey of Consumer Expectati...

Keep on reading: Dollar pulls back, bitcoin jumps ahead of ETF approval deadline