Winner in life: Carlos Yulo ready to take on new challenges

Rappler - Oct 11, 2026

Even after completing his golden collection, Carlos Yulo has no plans to slow down anytime soon, pursuing not only success in gymnastics but also opportunities to grow and develop as an individual

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This week’s milestones: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17

Oct. 11, 2024 The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) opened the country’s first drive-thru post office in Davao City. In line with the city’s goal of improving vehicular flow and alleviating traffic around the Davao City Central Post Office, the drive-thru service provides a more accessible and time-efficient option for the convenience of the mailing public.

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Senate to conduct inquiry on P700-M rice smuggling attempt from Vietnam

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform will soon conduct a hearing into the attempted smuggling of around P700 million worth of rice from Vietnam, according to Sen. Francis Pangilinan. He said the incident raises serious concerns over the continued lack of convictions of big-time smugglers and how this apparent

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Senators to gov’t agencies: Step up preparations for ‘Super El Nino’

MANILA, Philippines — Senators have urged government agencies to step up preparations for the possible impacts of “Super El Niño.” “Government agencies should step up information drive, proper information dissemination so that people are prepared and know what the government’s steps are ahead of the El Niño,” said Sen. Francis Pangilinan in an interview with radio DWIZ

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Unsung turtle conservation heroes in Malaysia’s Sabah unite to fight poachers

Roziah Jelali has a tip or two on catching a turtle poacher: carrying a pair of binoculars and having patience in spades are key to doing the job well. The 36-year-old Malaysian volunteer ranger once spent three months in Sabah tracking a man whom she suspected of illegally capturing protected turtles. Once thriving off the azure seas of Omadal Island in the Malaysian state, many turtles had been hunted down, killed and sold for their meat, according to conservation experts. Recounting the 2023...

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Nanotechnology expert Antonio Facchetti joins HKUST from Georgia Tech in the US

Materials scientist and chemist Antonio Facchetti, formerly of the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, has joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as a chair professor in its newly established department of materials. Facchetti, who was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering last year for his “contributions to the engineering of commercially viable electronic materials and devices”, researches semiconductors, dielectrics for thin-film and...