Less than a week after its Finals defeat to Creamline, Cignal has decided to take a break in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) by filing a leave of absence (LOA), the team announced Tuesday, April 28. Member of the PVL since 2021, the Super Spikers opted to take a hiatus after a thorough review...
Fresh off a historic Best Actor win at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 for "Call Me Mother," Vice Ganda is already stirring excitement hinting that his planned entry for this year’s iteration of the f estival will be unlike anything he has done before. During a recent encounter, the...
TOKYO, Japan - Just spoke to comedian Alex Calleja before he boarded his flight back to Manila after a string of back-to-back shows in Nagoya, Gotemba, and Saitama. Don’t worry—you don’t need to fly to the Land of the Rising Sun to catch his set. If you haven’t checked your Netflix lately,...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) granted on Saturday, April 25, a three-month extension on key identification documents for Filipino seafarers stranded onboard ships due to the worsening security situation in the Middle East. Marina Administrator Sonia Malaluan said the extension covers...
DAVAO CITY – The Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino (Filipino Food Month) officially kicked off on Friday, April 24, at Ayala Malls Abreeza in Davao City. The event highlights Filipino culinary heritage and rediscovers traditional ingredients in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. This year...
Cignal’s Vanie Gandler bannered the individual awardees after clinching the Most Valuable Player award in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. The 25-year-old outside hitter finished fourth in scoring at the end of the semifinals -- the statistical cutoff for the highest...
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Creamline outlasted Cignal in a gripping five-set duel, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-11, to complete its redemption run and clinch the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference title before a jampacked crowd at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, April 23. Riding...
PLDT rode on the hot hands of Savi Davison and Kiana Dy as it escaped a feisty Farm Fresh, 25-14, 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-5, and settled for the bronze medal in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, April 23. Davison and Dy anchored the...
Creamline eyes full redemption -- not just against finals rival Cignal, but after a string of heartbreaks over the past conferences -- as it goes for a sweep in their best-of-three championship series in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, April 23. Game 2 is set at...
Redemption came right on time for Creamline as it dismantled Cignal, 25-22, 25-18, 25-16, to seize Game 1 of their best-of-three finals in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday night, April 21, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Stung twice by the same rival in the...
PLDT threaded through the eye of the needle to slip past a determined Farm Fresh side, 22-25, 25-21, 27-25, 26-28, 15-11, and move within striking distance of the bronze medal in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday, April 21. The High Speed...
Philippine economic growth in 2026 would have hit the government’s downgraded target range had the war in the Middle East been short-lived, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). However, the Bangkok-headquartered UNESCAP said a...
