7 Pinoys flown home from Laos cyber scam operation
MANILA, Philippines — Seven Filipinos, among those arrested for working for a company allegedly involved in cyber scam operations in Laos, have been brought home.
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Laos arrests nearly 800 people over cyber scam network
BANGKOK, Thailand — Security forces in Laos have arrested nearly 800 people working for a cyber scam network in a shady "special economic zone" on the border with Myanmar and Thailand, local media reported.
Philippines to open embassy in Colombia
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is set to open an embassy in Colombia this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.
Malixi overcomes early challenge to advance
MANILA, Philippines – Rianne Malixi faced an early challenge in head-to-head duels but pulled ahead with a clutch eagle, then watched Annabelle Pancake crumble at the finish, securing a 2&1 victory to join a slew of seeded players in the second round of the US Women’s Amateur Match Play in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time).
Pagdanganan rallies late to secure joint 13th in Olympic golf opener
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan found her rhythm, range and touch a bit late but enough to salvage an even-par 72, securing joint 13th place after the first 18 holes of the women’s golf competition at the Olympic Games marked by surprises rather than expectations at Le Golf National in Paris Wednesday.
Malixi in match play stage
MANILA, Philippines — Rianne Malixi advanced to the match play stage of the US Women’s Amateur despite slowing down with a three-over 74 in the second day of stroke play Tuesday at the oven-baked Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
'Colombia's drug war worth emulating'
SEN. Ronald dela Rosa on Wednesday urged Philippine Ambassador to Colombia Adrian Bernie Candolada to study Colombia's «successful» war on drugs so the country may learn from it.
Malixi paces US Amateurs
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Rianne Malixi sizzled amid scorching conditions to seize pole position at the start of the 36-hole stroke-play eliminations of the US Women’s Amateur in Tulsa, Oklahoma Monday.