Cebuana beauty wins Universal Woman 2024 crown
MANILA, Philippines — Maria Gigante, a model, host and influencer from Bantayan Island, Cebu, was crowned the second Universal Woman winner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 22.
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Junior ballerina Tiffany Jocelyn Ong set to compete at the Big Apple
MANILA, Philippines — After making waves in various ballet competitions here and abroad, young ballerina Tiffany Jocelyn Ong is set to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix to be held in New York from April 11 to 20.
At 59k, 6.7 per cent of new US citizens in 2023 were Indians
Nearly 8.7 lakh foreign nationals became US citizens during the fiscal 2023, around a lakh less than the previous year's data of 9.7 lakh new American citizens.Over 1.1 lakh Mexicans (12.7% of the total number of new citizens) obtained US citizenship. With 59,100 (6.7%) Indians acquiring US citizenship, India occupied the second slot as the top source country of new citizens.
Petecio reaches semis in Alicante; Paalam falls
MANILA, Philippines — Olympic silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio fried French opponent Sthelyn Grosy, 4-1, to advance to the semifinals in the women’s 57-kilogram class of the Boxam Elite Tournament in La Nucia in Alicante, Spain Thursday.
Paalam, Petecio eye tickets to Paris
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine boxing team, spearheaded by Tokyo Olympics medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio, is on the long, winding road to Paris where fellow Olympian medalist Eumir Felix Marcial awaits.
Philippines to remain world's top rice importer — USDA
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is projected to be the world’s top importer of rice in 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.
NBA approves sale of Mavericks
NEW YORK – The NBA approved Mark Cuban's sale of his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino resort company.
The best plants for a bathroom | House & Garden
As well as being that haloed place where one can enjoy a bit of peace and quiet and a hot soak, the bathroom is also one of the best rooms to grow house plants. Its high humidity is a haven for a lot of indoor plants because so many of them hail from tropical or subtropical forests. There they flourish in the consistently damp, warm air and the light that pours in between the trees. These plants will feel right at home in bathrooms, shower rooms, and kitchens, if provided with the indirect light and average-to-warm temperature that most of them crave.