Mark Rabago

3 days ago | manilatimes.net | Mark Rabago

After a tough and tumble Final Four that saw the New York Knicks flame out and the Minnesota Timberwolves get gentlemanly swept, we've arrived at the NBA's grand finale—the 2025 NBA Finals. The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder—two of the league's most exciting, youthful squads—are poised to deliver a series for the ages as they both chase their first championship in over four decades.

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Mark Rabago

The island of Tinian in the Northern Marianas is the first US jurisdiction to adopt a government-backed cryptocurrency for internet gaming. The CNMI's House of Representatives has voted to override Governor Arnold Palacios' veto of a senate bill. Senate Local Bill 24-01, Draft 1 essentially authorizes internet gaming using a regulated platform and creates the "Tinian Stable Token" or MUSD, backed by the US dollar and managed by the CNMI treasury on a secure blockchain.

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Mark Rabago

British Consul-General Paul Rennie has visited the Northern Marianas and Guam - the first UK diplomat of his rank to do so. Rennie called the trip "overdue" but essential, as the United Kingdom looks to deepen ties with island communities across the Pacific. "This was the first visit in history by a serving British Consul-General," Rennie said.

1 week ago | manilatimes.net | Mark Rabago

Dolreich "Bo" Perasol is a man of honor and if he says that there was no recruitment of reigning Season 87 UAAP Rookie of the Year VeeJay Pre prior to his disengagement with the FEU Tamaraws, I believe him. The UP Office for Athletics and Sports Development program director's word is his bond and another reflection of his unsullied character even in an environment as cut-throat as collegiate basketball.

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Mark Rabago

The endangered Mariana Crow, known as "Aga" in Chamorro, is showing strong signs of recovery, with 70 breeding pairs now thriving in the wild on Rota. That figure represents approximately 300 individual birds, a significant milestone toward the species' downlisting and eventual removal from the endangered species list. Rota Avian Behavioral Ecology Program's primary investigator Sarah Faegre told Marianas Press that the conservation effort is in a critical and optimistic phase.