Former World No. 1 Osaka announces split with coach
LOS ANGELES, United States — Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is parting ways with Belgian coach Wim Fissette, the former World No. 1 said on Instagram on Friday (Saturday, Manila time).
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Judge’s Ruling Sets Stage For Trial In Smartmatic’s Defamation Case Against Newsmax Over 2020 Election Rigging Claims
A Delaware judge said that a jury will have to decide whether Newsmax engaged in actual malice against Smartmatic as the conservative news outlet amplified claims made by allies of Donald Trump that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 presidential election.
Converge declares first dividend as PSE-listed company
Converge [CNVRG 16.94, up 4.2%; 217% avgVol] [link] declared a special cash dividend of P0.18/share out of its FY23 unrestricted retained earnings, payable on October 10 to shareholders of record as of September 24. The dividend carries a yield of 1.1% based on the stock’s pre-announcement closing price. It’s the first dividend from CNVRG since its 2020 IPO. CNVRG is owned by Dennis "Pampanga Dennis" Uy (known on X as @TheFiberMaster). It listed at an IPO price of P16.80/share and peaked at around P44/share back in October 2021.
Undelivered DepEd laptops include units procured in 2017 — Angara
MANILA, Philippines — Some of the laptops of the Department of Education that have been stuck in warehouses since 2020 include units procured in 2017, Secretary Sonny Angara said on Tuesday, September 10.
Quiboloy to be transferred to Quezon City jail
MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court ordered for the transfer of doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy to a Quezon City jail.
Trump sounds dark tone at rally, Harris 'ready' for debate
MONSINEE, United States — Donald Trump delivered a dark speech to a rally Saturday in the US swing state of Wisconsin, while Democrat Kamala Harris hunkered down in another crucial battleground, Pennsylvania, preparing for next week's televised presidential debate.
Dismissed official tagged in ‘pastillas’ scam now heading border control unit
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, September 5 questioned why the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) border control and intelligence unit (BCIU) is headed by an official who was dismissed due to his involvement in the "pastillas" scam.
Disney On Ice returning to Manila with hero concept
MANILA, Philippines — The Christmas season is truly in full swing in the Philippines as ice skating concert "Disney On Ice" announced it would be coming back to the country with a brand new show concept.