Day: October 30, 2025
NBA: Mavericks’ bench comes up big in win over Pacers
Brandon Williams’ 20 points led a 64-point night from Dallas reserves and rookie Cooper Flagg recorded a double-double as the Mavericks sent the visiting Indiana Pacers to their fourth consecutive loss in a 107-105 decision on Wednesday.
Miss Universe Organization names Mario Búcaro as new CEO
Mario Búcaro has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Miss Universe Organization (MUO), succeeding Anne Jakrajutatip..
Lea Salonga, Liza Soberano, Manny Jacinto join voice cast of ‘Forgotten Island’
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“Forgotten Island,” an upcoming animated film centered around Philippine mythology, has announced some of its cast members.
Local fashion brand selected as Miss Universe 2025’s official swimsuit sponsor
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Local fashion brand Bench has been chosen as the official swimsuit sponsor for Miss Universe 2025.
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
BUSAN, South Korea — US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the US military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump seeks trade-war truce with China’s Xi in South Korea talks
US President Donald Trump kicked off a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday optimistic about striking a trade-war truce between the world’s two largest economies.
Marcos: Gov’t to reduce farm-to-market road costs for 2026
President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced that the government will lower the costs of the farm-to-market (FMR) roads for 2026, following the revelation that there were “ghost” and overpriced projects in the previous years.
Ombudsman releases decisions on Villanueva’s pork barrel case
The Office of the Ombudsman made good on its promise Thursday to release documents pertaining to the complaints filed against Senator Joel Villanueva over the alleged misuse of his pork barrel, otherwise known as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Marcos: Trump-Xi meeting to ‘influence’ APEC meetings
President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said the meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would have a “huge impact” in the 2025 APEC Summit.
ICI holds inter-agency meeting to recover ill-gotten wealth
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Thursday held an inter-agency meeting for the recovery of illegally obtained wealth from anomalous flood control projects.
