Travelers crowd Pier 1 in Cebu City on Palm Sunday. | CPA photo MANILA, Philippines — Over 20,000 passengers in ports nationwide were observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Good Friday. According to its report, the PCG recorded 20,950 port passengers from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. Of this figure, 10,150 were outbound passengers, and 10,800 were inbound passengers. This figure was significantly lower than the 60,366 passengers logged from the same period on Maundy Thursday. READ: PCG intensifies search for 7 missing crew of capsized Chinese vessel The PCG added that 4,760 personnel inspected 153 vessels and…

When the Seattle Storm traded Jewell Loyd away for the No. 2 Overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, they knew it was because they could get an excellent player. Not just excellent, but a generational franchise player to lead them into their next chapter. While Paige Bueckers was the unanimous No. 1 overall pick this year, it became clear in the weeks leading up to the draft that the presumed No. 2 pick may also be a historically good player. It all started when Olivia Miles decided to go back for another year in college instead of declare for…

MANILA, Philippines — PVL clubs Petro Gazz, Creamline, and PLDT are set to banner the host country in the 2025 AVC Women’s Champions League, which kicks off on Easter Sunday and runs until April 27 at Philsports Arena. The three PVL teams have enlisted high-level reinforcements for the continental tilt. Creamline signed Kazakh middle blocker Anastassiya Kolomoyets, Russian spiker Anastasiya Kudryashova, and returning American import Erica Staunton. Petro Gazz brought in American outside hitter Gia Day, while PLDT tapped Cuban veteran Wilma Salas. Drawn into separate pools, the Philippine teams begin their group stage campaigns this week, playing one game…

PJ Haggerty was the third leading scorer in men’s college basketball this past season in a breakout sophomore year for the Memphis Tigers. Haggerty averaged 21.7 points per game by splashing shots from all three levels and consistently getting to the free throw line. Only Villanova’s Eric Dixon and Northern Arizona’s Trenton McLaughlin averaged more points during the 2024-2025 season, and both of them are out of eligibility for next year. Haggerty is the latest shocking addition to the transfer portal, entering his name on Thursday afternoon just ahead of the April 22 deadline. He immediately becomes one of the…

Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California, left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series “Euphoria,” in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo) Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track and its allegations of pedophilia against Drake. “The Recording was performed during the 2025 Super Bowl and broadcast to the largest audience for a Super Bowl halftime show ever, over 133…

It was a case of the glass being half-full, or half-empty, for Lando Norris at the Bahrain Grand Prix a week ago. On the one hand, Norris managed to recover from a difficult qualifying session to finish on the podium, making it four-for-for in podium finishes in Grands Prix this season. That is the kind of recovery drive that keeps you in contention for a Drivers’ Championship. On the other hand, McLaren’s MCL39 was again the dominant package last week — as evidenced by Norris topping the timing sheets during practice and teammate Oscar Piastri taking both pole position and…

Yellow Potatoes – Contributed photo MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has organized teams that are focused on increasing potato farmers’ income through technology and modern farming practices. The DA issued Special Order No. 596 convening a program management group (PMG) and a technical working group (TWG) to implement the Potato Program (SPP). Article continues after this advertisement Introduced in 2019, this initiative seeks to boost the profitability of potato farmers by adopting advanced technologies, establishing sustainable potato seed systems, modernizing agricultural practices and strengthening potato farmers’ organizations. Based on the special order, the PMG will set the…

George Russell entered the 2025 Formula 1 season in a fascinating position. With Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari, Russell had inherited the veteran role at Mercedes, with young phenom Kimi Antonelli securing the second seat with the Silver Arrows. Like Antonelli, however, Russell also entered the year on an expiring contract. Thanks to a tremendous start to the 2025 season — Russell has three podium finishes over four race weekends to enter this week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix fourth in the Drivers’ Championship standings — there are reports that the driver is close to a new deal with Mercedes. Speaking…

CN Green Roof Asia Pte. Ltd. | PHOTO: Official Website of CNGRA / greenroof.asia MANILA, Philippines — CN Green Roof Asia, a solar rooftop and battery provider in Vietnam, has begun construction works for a $15.8-million solar project in Hermosa, Bataan. The solar facility being developed in the province is rated at 22.785 megawatt peak, its maximum potential output. It is expected to generate about 32.8 gigawatt hours of clean power per year for 30,000 individuals. Article continues after this advertisement Green Roof eyes commercial operations of the project – its first development in the Philippines – by the end…

Red Bull’s slow start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has led to emergency meetings in the paddock to discuss a plan forward, and already prompted one driver switch. As well as speculation about the future of their other seat. Max Verstappen’s future with Red Bull has been a constant point of speculation throughout the F1 paddock, and Red Bull Senior Advisor Helmut Marko fanned those flames following a difficult weekend for the team at the Bahrain Grand Prix. As Verstappen was left fighting for a sixth-place finish due to trouble along pit lane and a car that remains tough…