CEBU, Philippines — Basketball has long shaped Derrick Rose’s connection with the Philippines, but on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, in Cebu, Filipino culture took center stage. The former NBA Most Valuable Player and ArenaPlus ambassador got a closer look at the traditions behind that connection...
CEBU CITY–Derrick Rose, the youngest player to win an MVP in the NBA, got a rousing welcome during a two-day visit here. The three-time NBA All-Star retired from the NBA nearly two years ago, but a packed SM Seaside City Cebu greeted him on Wednesday afternoon, August 26, as if he had never left....
Asia Rose Simpson has secured a place in the Top 40 of Miss World 2026, giving the Philippines’ representative a guaranteed spot in the next stage of the competition. Simpson earned the spot after winning the Asia and Oceania leg of the Head-to-Head Challenge in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Aug. 24....
Cebu basketball fans are in for a treat as NBA legend and 2011 Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose makes his first visit to the Queen City of the South for “Rose Meets the Queen: Derrick Rose in Cebu,” a two-day celebration culminating on Aug. 26 at SM Seaside City Cebu. The visit marks Rose’s...
Despite walking the runway with a broken shoe, Philippine bet Asia Rose Simpson still managed to make it to the Top 60 of the Miss World 2026 Top Model fast-track competition. During the first round of the challenge in Hai Phong, Vietnam, Asia revealed on social media that she had to finish her...
Korean rock band The Rose took the stage in Manila for the last time before going on a temporary hiatus as a group to focus on their individual careers and interests. Held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Aug. 15, the band’s “Rosetopia” concert served as an opportunity to meet their Filipino...
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo has explained why she broke down in tears after the group’s 10th anniversary celebration on Aug. 8. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa gathered at the National Museum of Korea, where they met with 40 fans to mark a decade since BLACKPINK’s debut. Videos taken after the event...
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose were revealed Wednesday, July 22, as the cover athletes for NBA 2K27. Wembanyama is on the cover of the Standard Edition, Clark is on the Deluxe Edition and Rose will...
In the middle of blockbuster hits swarming July, don’t miss out on seeing Daniel Roher’s “Tuner.” In “Tuner,” we follow the story of piano tuner apprentice Niki (Leo Woodall). Niki works under Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman), going from mansion to mansion to tune pianos. He suffers from...
Actress Susan Africa has made good on her promise, handing over ₱5,000 to the fan who finally unearthed a teleserye clip of her coughing. The challenge stemmed from a viral online joke that Africa always plays sickly characters who are constantly coughing, a reputation she recently insisted was...
Tuner is one of those films that sneaks up on you; and knows not to overreach, or overstay its welcome. As a result, what starts off as an engaging psychological and personality portrait, successfully transitions to an engrossing crime drama, and we’re left rocked by the emotional roller coaster...
Hottie Rose Van Ginkel is back. After turning heads in a string of VMX 's steamy films, the actress is taking a different route with her latest project, "Rosario." No, it isn 't another sensual outing. It 's a horror film, with Rose playing its supernatural antagonist. "Yeah,...
