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Typhoon Noru blasted the Philippines on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate the island of Luzon toward the capital Manila. NBC News reports the powerful typhoon, which had sustained winds of 121 miles per hour and gusts of up to 149 mph, hit the coastal town of Burdeos on Polillo Island in Quezon province. Nearly 8,400 people wereevacuated […]
Two things about Filipinos: we love basketball, and there’s a whole lot of us in Toronto. So, when Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green—the highest-drafted Asian American in the NBA, and the third Filipino player to ever make it to the league—came to town to face the Raptors earlier this month, adidas Canada knew they had to […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Vancouver R&B duo Manila Grey are back with a splashy new music video for their tune “Island Baby (Maarte).” The track […]
Manny Pacquiao announced Wednesday that he’s retiring from boxing at the age of 42. The now-former boxer will be focusing his time on politics. Pacquiao also announced last week that he will be running for president in the 2022 Philippine elections. “I am a fighter and I will always be a fighter inside and outside the ring. In […]
A Philippines man allegedly died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking COVID-19 curfew rules, the New York Post reports. 28-year-old Darren Manaog Peñaredondo was out buying drinking water in the city of General Trias, Cavite when he was apprehended by police. Although he wasn’t committing a dangerous crime, Peñaredondo broke the province’s strict 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. […]
The hottest song in Manila right now was written in Vancouver. “Backhouse Ballin’,” the latest single off Manila Grey’s new album No Saints on Knight Street, has been tearing up the radio charts of the Philippine capital the last couple weeks, even overtaking behemoths like “Peaches” by Justin Bieber and “Selfish” by DJ Snake and […]
A police officer in the Philippines was arrested and charged after he shot and killed a pair of his neighbors, a mother and son, which was captured on video camera and disseminated online. According to Bloomberg the shooting “renewed calls against police violence and extrajudicial killings” in the southeast Asian nation. Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca turned himself […]
Thousands of people evacuated and officials shut down Manila airport after a volcano erupted near the Philippines‘ capital city, the Associated Press reports. Volcano induced lightning. Taal volcano in the Philippines, near Manila, is about to erupt. This is a major eruption from a large volcano. pic.twitter.com/uN6hH8n0pn — Daniel Schneider (@BiologistDan) January 12, […]
Filipino boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao has a few ideas in mind for when he retires, and buying an NBA team is one of them. At age 40, Pacquiao has managed to stay in great shape, but in an interview with TMZ, he’s indicated that he’s got about five years left until he calls it quits. “I […]
Lamar Odom is ready to get back on the court. More than five years after his last NBA game, the 39-year-old athlete announced he will return to professional basketball in 2019. Odom shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday, stating his intention to play in the Dubai International Basketball Championship in February. The two-time NBA champion […]
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