Records Tumble In Tokyo

TOKYO (AFP) -- China's youngest Paralympian broke her own world record in the pool in Tokyo yesterday, a day after Norwegian former refugee Salum Ageze Kashafali ran the fastest Paralympic Games 100 metres in history.

Rockets Fly In Kabul As US Evacuations Wind Down

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high.

Obiena resets PH mark

Olympic champ Duplantis takes 1st place with 6.01-meter leap

PH through the centuries: A nation of heroes

National Heroes Day, celebrated on the last Monday of August every year, is the occasion at which Filipinos honor all known and unknown individuals who devoted, risked or even sacrificed their lives in the name of achieving Filipino identity, justice against tyranny, freedom and peace.

Gawilan 6th in 400m free

2nd PH para-athlete tests positive

Increasing COVID cases in NCR have not peaked yet — OCTA

Metro Manila ICU bed capacity exceeds April levels

Australia donates 100 oxygen concentrators to PH amid global shortage

The Australian government has donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Philippines to help the country’s health system grapple with the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

NCR, Bataan, Laguna to remain under MECQ until Sept. 7

Restrictions to stay

Uprooting terrorism: Kabul terror attack lesson

Global outrage continues to be expressed over the heinous terrorist attack on crowds waiting to be evacuated from the Kabul airport last August 26. According to the Afghan Health Ministry, the death toll has risen to more than 170 killed and at least 200 wounded.

I did everything in good faith — Parks

Ray Parks Jr. believes he had done everything in good faith during a six-month saga that led to an end of his PBA stint with the TNT Tropang Giga and the start of his Japan B.League foray with the Nagoya Diamond Dragons.

Djokovic sets sights on ‘Calendar Slam'

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic says winning the US Open to finish a calendar-year Grand Slam would be the greatest feat of his career.

American racing legend captures 18th medal

US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal on Saturday, while elsewhere at the Tokyo Games charismatic Italian fencer Beatrice “Bebe” Vio attempted to defend her title.

Out of school

As public schools across the Philippines prepare to open in September, the UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has expressed concern that millions of Filipino children will spend another year missing out on many opportunities for optimum education.

Scores killed in twin blasts at Kabul airport

No Pinoy casualty, says DFA

Kanye West asks court to change his name

Music icon Kanye West has filed to legally change his name to his long-time nickname “Ye,” US media reported Wednesday, citing documents filed in a Los Angeles court.

Mangliwan makes it to 400m finals

PARALYMPICS

Biden presidency shaken to core by Kabul bombings

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eyes closing, voice cracking, Joe Biden physically reflected the terrible blow to his presidency from the slaying of 13 US service members during the desperate Kabul evacuation.

I'll be back – Pacquiao

PH boxing icon, 42, not ruling out rematch with Ugas

NCT's Lucas, SM Entertainment sorry for gaslighting, cheating controversies

K-pop boy band NCT member Lucas, 22, who is also part of the Chinese boy group WayV and supergroup SuperM, issued an apology after a woman who said she was a former girlfriend accused him of gaslighting and mooching off from her.

De La Hoya relates to fight's outcome

Golden Boy says Pacquiao’s age showed

Hospitals struggle with staff shortages as infections rise

NCR had most number of new COVID cases on Aug. 25

Beyond tax relief, safe school reopening is priority

Shortly after the delayed reopening of classes last year, Education Secretary Leonor Briones reported to the Senate that only 2.1 million or less than half of an estimated 4.3 million learners enrolled in private schools. Moreover, 865 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide suspended operations. She surmised that more than half of them transferred to public schools as the global coronavirus pandemic caused serious economic dislocation.

G7 Demands Taliban 'Guarantee' Safe Passage From Kabul After Aug 31; Biden Vows Complete Pullout

The Taliban must ''guarantee'' safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan beyond the current August 31 evacuation deadline, the G7 agreed Tuesday, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Hidilyn, PH Boxers Get Cash

Siklab Atleta Pilipinas Foundation hands over incentives to medalists

Safe At Last! 22 OFWs Arrive From Afghanistan Via London

Twenty-two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who joined British soldiers on their withdrawal from Afghanistan arrived in the country Wednesday, Aug. 25, onboard Philippine Airlines flight PR721 from London.

Senate Medal Of Excellence For Filipino Achievers

The distinctive achievements made by Filipino athletes led by gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz in the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympics have prompted the government to institutionalize the grant of incentives and accolades to Filipino achievers in various fields.

Growing up in a pandemic

Every year in August we celebrate International Youth Day (Aug. 12), as established by the UN General Assembly on Dec. 17, 1999 “to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrate the potential of youth in today’s global society.”

Wesley keeps share of lead with impasse

GRAND CHESS TOUR

Thinking twice before we breathe

The culprits are in the air and we use a mask to fight a two-way invisible battle: a microscopic virus and tiny particles from the vog. The virus here is COVID, which continues to break record number of infections, while the vog is from the volcanic smog of Taal Volcano, swept by the wind northward, making the air of Metro Manila less breathable. Never has there been a time in our modern history when breathing becomes a worrisome “chore.”

Parks takes act to Nagoya team

Former TNT Giga player joins Diamond Dolphins