Inside the glass-and-steel expanse of the Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore, a crowd of foreign diplomats and institutional investors recently hovered around an unusual culinary curiosity: crispy water spinach chips. Locally known as kangkong, the modest river vegetable had been transformed into a...
Gilas Pilipinas may have been through to the next round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers but the two remaining games in the third window are crucial to the Nationals’ bid of making it back to the global showpiece. National team head coach Tim Cone underlined the importance of the two...
Actress-singer Ashtine Olviga is returning to her musical roots, and this time, she 's making sure her voice is heard both on and off the stage. Ahead of her first solo concert, "Love Like Ashtine," the rising star revealed that she has been deeply involved in every aspect of the production,...
SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) is pursuing its backdoor listing with renewable energy (RE) unit MGEN Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), a year after announcing its plans for asset injections. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, June 25, SPNEC said it has approved an...
Actor-director Coco Martin made a triumphant return to primetime television on Monday, June 22, as the pilot episode of his new series, "Sigabo," delivered strong digital numbers and immediate audience attention. According to reports, the pilot of the action-comedy drama peaked at more than 404,000...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal and Egypt went on to defeat New Zealand, 3-1, on Sunday night, June 21, and secure its first-ever World Cup win. Salah celebrated his 68th international goal by pumping his fist before he was mobbed by his teammates in the...
A year ago, NEW LORE was a newly formed all-girl band writing deeply specific songs about grief, friendship, coffee, art, and the kinds of thoughts usually left buried in a Notes app at 2 a.m. Today, they 're on Spotify RADAR Philippines billboards across Metro Manila, landing on editorial...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V likened Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial to a big sports event that 's worth the wait—such as the NBA Finals. Ortega made this comparison over the weekend even as he told Filipinos not to lose sight of the...
We’ve been here before. Sitting in front of a so-called "new breed" of stars, all eager, excited, and endlessly hopeful. It rubs off on us easily. We smile. Caprice Cayetano, Heath Jornales, Marco Masa, and Clifford don 't look or feel very different from the talents we met years back. We...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks ' first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan 's skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York,...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol pushed to attract more investments and economic opportunities during a recent meeting with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in New York City. Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado shared that he had a productive meeting with Trade Commissioner...
The United States and the Philippines have recently selected New Clark City in Tarlac as the future site for a 4,000-acre technology economic zone. The landmark US–Philippines deal will soon establish the first AI-native industrial acceleration hub in New Clark City within the Luzon Economic...
