News

Beach Boys hits get a classical spin in orchestral collaboration

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:09 AM

LONDON - The timeless California sounds of the Beach Boys have been given a new spin thanks to Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Read more »

5 Riyadh-bound girls stopped at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 12:53 AM

Authorities intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 5 girls passing themselves as adults in order to work abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Tuesday. Read more »

Angels, wizards and SpongeBob vie for Tony award honors

Chris Michaud, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 07:56 PM

The wizarding world of Harry Potter, a singing SpongeBob, an AIDS-ravaged Roy Cohn and a gang of Tina Fey's "Mean Girls" are the stuff of hit shows taking center stage as Sunday's annual Tony Awards honor the best of Broadway theater. Read more »

WATCH: Ex-SexBomb Girls do the 'Katchi dance challenge'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:50 PM

Three former members of the all-female sing and dance group SexBomb Girls were among those that did the "Katchi dance challenge" on "ASAP." Read more »

Junior Blu Girls gear up for Asian softball challenge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 04:35 PM

The Philippines faces a stiff challenge from seven of the region's strongest junior softball teams in the seventh Asian Junior (19-and-under) Women's Softball Championship, set for May 13 at The Villages Softball Field in Clark, Pampanga. Read more »

Japan school girls least happy with their bodies in 4-country poll

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 04 01:59 PM

TOKYO - Japanese high school girls are the least satisfied with their body shape compared with those in China, South Korea and the United States, with over half believing they are fat, according to a recent survey by a Japanese government-affiliated body. Read more »

4 teen girl suicide bombers launch deadly attack in Nigeria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 12:38 AM

Saturday's attack is the latest assault since the government announced it was in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram. Read more »

'Maka Girls' own PGT stage with 'Power' mashup

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:40 PM

The group, which hails from Mandaue City, added a twist to "Power" by Little Mix in delivering an edgy performance. Read more »

Meet the first 6 acts competing for a spot in 'PGT' grand finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 07:20 PM

Golden buzzer act Nocturnal Dance Company has been drawn as part of the first batch of "Pilipinas Got Talent" semifinalists, who will be competing for a place in the grand finals live this Saturday.  Read more »

Refugee girls face 'formidable barriers' to education: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 10:18 PM

Refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to go to secondary school, the UN said Wednesday. Read more »

Spice Girls announce plans to work together again

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 03 03:08 PM

LONDON - The Spice Girls got back together on Friday for the first time since 2012 and announced plans to explore "incredible new opportunities" in the future.   Read more »

‘Pilipinas Got Talent’: Girl group performs original song in Bisaya, wows judges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 10:27 PM

A girl group from Mandaue City took a risk in Saturday's episode and performed an original composition. That decision paid off. Read more »

Japan's 'Virtual Currency Girls' debut to fan frenzy

Miwa Suzuki, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 12 06:54 PM

The latest "idol" band took to the stage for their debut concert Friday to educate the public about cryptocurrencies. Read more »

Japanese girl band sings the bitcoin beats

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 02:14 PM

Move over AKB48: Japan has a new all-girl "idol" band -- the Virtual Currency Girls -- on a mission to educate the public about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Read more »

Blu Girls secure Asian Games, World Championship berths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 07:05 PM

The Philippine softball team settled for a silver medal in the 2017 Women's Softball Asian Championship in Taichung, Taiwan, but still booked their berths to the 2018 Women's Softball Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.   Read more »

Softball: Philippine Blu Girls win back-to-back in Asian championship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 03:01 AM

After an opening-day loss to Japan, the Philippines routed Hong Kong 18-0, before beating Korea, 6-4.   Read more »

UAAP volleyball: NU girls, UST boys a win away from taking home junior titles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:23 PM

NU defeated UST in 5 sets in Game 1 of the girls' volleyball finals, while UST topped FEU-Diliman to take the opener of the boys' series in 4 sets. Read more »

Bailey May, titigil na sa pag-aartista sa Pilipinas?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 12:04 AM

Kabilang si Bailey May sa mga napiling maging miyembro ng international pop group na binuo ng personalidad na dating nag-asikaso sa karera ng Spice Girls. Ibig sabihin ba nito, tigil na sa pag-aartista si Bailey? Read more »

Girls' Got Game: Women athletes help curb teenage pregnancy rate

Isabelle Lee, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 05:51 PM

In a country where one in 10 girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant or already mothers, a roving sports camp empowers young Filipinas through sports to break the cycle. Read more »

In ‘K-pop Republic 2’, a new generation of idols bind Pinoy fans

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 12:30 AM

The Philippines proved to be incapable of escaping the K-pop invasion. Read more »