The Manila Times

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecast thunderstorms in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces on Friday.Pagasa Weather Specialist John Manalo said in the 5 p.m. Public Weather Forecast that Friday's weather would not be far from the weather on Thursday, Sept. 17

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) paid tribute to tennis star Alex Eala with a giant rice field tribute in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.In a statement by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, PhilRice’s Community Relations Office created an artwork with Eala’s face and said that this wi

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Thursday approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to strengthen the Philippines’ defenses against espionage, cyber-enabled spying, attacks on critical infrastructure and other emerging national security threats.House Bill 9642, also known as the proposed “New Espionage Act,” wa

MANILA, Philippines — A woman's body was found inside a refrigerator in an apartment in Rodriguez, Rizal on Wednesday.Police said the body was found after the landlord went to the unit on Sept. 10 to request the tenant to sign a lease contract, but no one came out.​A few days later, a foul odor from the unit prompted the landlord to call the p

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The Philippine flag was raised on Thursday at the athletes’ village in Nagoya, Japan, in preparation for Saturday's opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games.Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino attended the flag raising ceremony.Tolentino also took part in a special gift exchange with Nagoya City Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa

MANILA, Philippines — University of Perpetual Help System Dalta bounced back from an opening day setback with an emphatic 83-72 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) in Season 102 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Thursday afternoon at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.Perpetual Help started its season campaign with an 84-7

MANILA, Philippines — Rupert Zaragosa returns to Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club on Monday (Sept. 21) with a chance to turn a remarkable run of success into Philippine Golf Tour history.The diminutive but gifted shotmaker goes after a third straight ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic title at what is known as the Marapara layout, where he