UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—This early in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament, Adamson’s tendency to falter in the clutch has surfaced more times than the Soaring Falcons would like. That flaw showed up again on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena, where the Falcons fell short against National University, 56-54.
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been issued an 18-month suspension after missing three drug tests in a 12-month period, anti-doping authorities said Tuesday. Irishman McGregor, 37, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion, has accepted the suspension, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) said in a statement. READ: Conor McGregor loses appeal against
Debuts and defenses take center stage on the second game day of the PBA’s 50th season, which heads to Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday. Titan Ultra makes its big-league debut at 5 p.m. against Meralco, while San Miguel Beer launches its Philippine Cup title defense at 7:30 p.m. against NLEX. While San Miguel’s campaign
MANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos declined to 2.03 million in August, from 2.59 million in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday. That was equivalent to a jobless rate of 3.9 percent, down from 5.3 percent in the previous month. READ: DOLE cites inclement weather behind increased July unemployment rate Meanwhile, 5.38
When the leaders of the European Union set out their new strategy to engage India in September, they hoped it would result in a few favorable headlines about the new partnership. And they did indeed read multiple India-related headlines in the next days — but about its participation in “strategic” military exercises with Russia and Belarus.
MANILA, Philippines — A subsidiary of Lucio Tan-led MacroAsia Corp. has begun construction of a P2-billion water supply project in Iloilo. New Earth Water System (NEWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) is working on the project dubbed New Earth Iloilo Water Supply. MacroAsia, through its unit MacroAsia Properties Development Corp., holds
A lot can change in a year. Ten years? That’s a lifetime in basketball. Just ask Mark Barroca. It was 2015, and the then-Star Hotshots were clawing for survival in the Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Every possession counted, every inch covered. And then, the moment that’s haunted Barroca for years—he coughed up a crucial turnover, the
MANILA, Philippines—Dwight Ramos led Levanga Hokkaido to their first win in the 2025-26 B.League season over the weekend. Ramos exploded for 29 points as Hokkaido clipped Nagoya, 81-77, on Sunday at IG Arena. READ: B.League: Ex-NBA big man joins Dwight Ramos at Levanga 本日のヒーローは我らが #ドワイト・ラモス 🇵🇭✨終始多彩な得点と冷静さでチームを牽引し、本日29得点🤯 10/5(日) 名古屋戦 GAME2 見逃し配信📡 https://t.co/zFziWBpgsE#レバンガ北海道 @dram0s_ pic.twitter.com/ESqPaBigNB — レバンガ北海道
WASHINGTON, United States — The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump’s Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments, unless an agreement is reached on extending expiring
MANILA, Philippines — Instead of a mass resignation of elected officials, the influential Makati Business Club has urged the government to pursue systemic reforms to address corruption amid the flood control scandal. READ: US State Department flags ‘pervasive’ corruption in PH “Simply changing the people in power will not achieve the lasting improvement in the country’s
