The late former President Benigno Aquino III refused to get a kidney transplant if the donor is someone from his family or someone young, one of his former Cabinet secretaries said on Monday, June 28. A file photo of the late President Benigno Aquino III. (Malacañang) Former Energy Secretary Rene...
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), the world’s biggest alliance for city climate leadership with more than 10,500 member cities and local governments, has appointed Makati City Mayor Abby Binay as one of its board members on Sunday, June 27. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay...
Photo from Amihan Esports Filipino champion Amihan Esports put up a gallant but still fell short against Vietnam's SBTC Esports, 3-2, in the quarterfinals and crashed out of the League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia Icon Series Summer Super Cup on Saturday, June 26. Amihan looked lethargic at...
Photos from Smart Omega and Cignal Ultra Filipino teams Smart Omega and Cignal Ultra are going all-in to snatch the lone coveted spot to The International 10 (TI10) as they bolstered their respective rosters for the brutal Southeast Asia regional qualifier set on June 30-July 3. Omega tapped the...
Photo from Team Secret Team Secret overcame a losing start to take down MVP of Hong Kong, 3-1, and cruise to the quarterfinals of the League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia Icon Series Summer Super Cup on Friday, June 25. Secret wasted away a massive early lead in the opening game, but got its...
Players and team staff of Gilas Pilipinas share a light moment during their short stopover in Turkey before heading to Belgrade, Serbia for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, (SBP photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said there’s still a possibility that the roster for the FIBA Asia Cup...
Al Panlilio Asia’s governing body for basketball has commended the work done by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) for the country’s hosting of third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers from July 16 to 20 in Clark, Pampanga. In a letter to the SBP, FIBA Executive...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin acknowledged that the way his youth-laden roster performed during the past seven days in the Clark bubble was something that was beyond what he expected. Baldwin had reasons to be satisfied after Gilas completed a sweep of the FIBA Asia...
Australia's National Basketball League took notice of the performance of its recruit Kai Sotto as the 7-foot-3 Filipino prodigy made his Gilas Pilipinas seniors team debut in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga. Kai Sotto (center) and South Korea's naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe...
The government is determined to prove wrong a foreign think tank that projected the Philippines could become among the last to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus in Asia. Distancing protocols seem to have been ignored as Manila residents line up to get a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus...
Real estate agency Santos Knight Frank is this year's best real estate agency in the Philippines, according to the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards. A statement said that Santos Knight Frank won in the Asia Pacific Awards categories of “Best Real Estate Agency (Single Office),” “Best...
"Asia's Next Top Model" Season 5 winner Maureen Wroblewitz isn't eager to confirm nor deny talk of her supposedly joining the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines. During a recent interview, the 22-year-old Filipino-German beauty simply said she is "considering" it. “I’m not closing any doors...
