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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Investigators were looking for evidence Wednesday of what caused a news helicopter to crash in the New Jersey Pinelands the night before, killing the pilot and photographer on board.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings.
MANILA, Philippines — US-based workers of Filipino fast food chain Jollibee declared victory after months of protests and a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board due to violations of federal labor law and right to organize.
Don’t look now but did you know the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, the wizards of basketball, played in Bacolod City when they first came to the Philippines in 1953?. In his book “Harlem Globetrotters 50 years of fun and games!”, author Chuck Menville wrote that a Filipino plantation owner later identified as J. Amado Araneta, owner of Araneta Coliseum, offered the Trotters an all-expense paid trip to one of his sugar plantations for an exhibition game in the “midst of jungle” which was later contradicted by Ateneo Sports Hall of Famer Ando Hernaez that the game was played in the still existing Paglaum Stadium in heart of Bacolod City and not in the “midst of the jungle”. Hernaez confirmed that a wooden court was built for the game. On the other hand, George Vecsey of the New York Times said Araneta offered the Trotters $5,000 with Araneta selling the tickets at $4 to $10 each. The Trotters were bannered by Goose Tatum and Marques Haynes while the Bacolod selection came from Bacolod Murcia. Araneta owned the Bacolod Murcia Sugar Central. 1948 Olympian Manolet Araneta, father of current first lady Lisa Marcos, was named head coach. Manolet, together with Lauro Mumar, Ramoncito Campos and the Fajardo brothers, were in the Philippine team to the 1948 London Olympics. Hernaez said that at that time, there were only a few college players, so Manolet reinforced the team with four high school players including him (Hernaez), who was only 15 then. One of their teamates was Dodo Dela Rama who would later play for Ysmael Steel. Hernaez recalled that it was raining hard during the game thus, preventing the Trotters from making fun of them. Of course, the game was lopsided in favor of the Trotters. By the way, on January 5, 1971, the Trotters lost to the New Jersey Reds 100-99, snapping their consecutive-games winning streak at 2, 495.
MANILA, Philippines — Korean boy band Enhyphen have released the tracklist for its upcoming extended play (EP) "Orange Blood," and it includes a collaboration with Filipino-American TikTok star and singer Bella Poarch.
IVE have announced the stops and dates for their upcoming 2023 to 2024 ‘Show What I Have’ world tour.Today (November 8), IVE announced the dates for the upcoming Asia, US, Europe, Latin America and Australia legs of their 2023 to 2024 ‘Show What I Have’ world tour. This comes just a month after they kicked off the tour in October with two shows in Seoul, South Korea.The K-pop girl group will kick off the Asia leg of their newly announced tour in November 2023, with two shows in Yokohama, Japan.
MANILA, Philippines — Singer Celine Dion appeared in public for the first time in three-and-a-half years since she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune neurological disorder.
CEBU, Philippines — Kapin sa 50 ka eskrima masters gikan sa nagkadaiyang dapit sa kalibutan ang ania karon sa dakbayan sa Sugbo aron pagsalmot sa Doce Pares Training Camp 2023 nga gikatakda sa Oktubre 19-21 didto sa Bantayan Hall sa Bayfront Hotel-North Reclamation.