Another Negros Occidental city under state of calamity
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — San Carlos City in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity due to drought amid the El Niño phenomenon.
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Below-normal rain still expected in most of Philippines this May
MANILA, Philippines — El Niño is likely to cause drought in 47 provinces in the Philippines by the end of May, as weather bureau PAGASA forecasts below-normal conditions for most of the country.
Lady Bulldogs, Lady Tamaraws dispute last UAAP finals berth
MANILA, Philippines – Top-ranked National University and fourth-seeded Far Eastern University lock horns in a do-or-die mano-a-mano to dispute the last finals ticket in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Tigresses end Lady Spikers’ reign
MANILA, Philippines — Santo Tomas showed reigning champion La Salle the exit door and roared its way to Last Dance.
Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms
CHANTHABURI, Thailand — Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.
CEU stuns San Beda, crashes D-League finals
MANILA, Philippines — Centro Escolar U denied Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda a rematch with EcoOil-La Salle, running away with a big 78-56 win in the win-or-go-home Game 3 to become the surprise finalist in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Thursday night at the Ynares Sports Arena.
Scorpions sting Lions to forge PBA D-League finals duel vs Archers
Game on Monday (Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan) 7:30 p.m. – EcoOil-La Salle vs CEU
Choco Mucho's elusive win over Creamline comes at crucial point
MANILA, Philippines – Thirteenth time’s the charm.