Norbert Torres admitted that joining Barangay Ginebra felt surreal at first, having spent most of his PBA career on teams that were fierce rivals of the league’s most popular squad. “In my whole career, I was trying to beat Ginebra, beat Ginebra. And now I’m with Ginebra,” said the 35-year-old stretch big man. Torres joined…
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is pulling out all the stops to make its 50th season a landmark celebration, with Commissioner Willie Marcial rallying the league’s broadcast partners to deliver top-notch coverage for fans across all platforms. Speaking before talents and production staff during a General Assembly at TV5’s Studio 6 in Mandaluyong, Marcial emphasized…
Crista Miñoza is part of the powerhouse 15-18 division roster of Team South. Other members are Tashanah Balangauan, Precious Zaragosa and Mikela Guillermo. (Contributed photo) STA. ROSA, Laguna – The country’s top junior golfers are set for battle as the ICTSI Elite Junior Finals tees off Wednesday at The Country Club, bringing together 48 of the…
Emilio Aguinaldo College Vice President for Administration Dr. Lorenzo Lorenzo (left) talks about the 101st season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2025) at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. With him is Jose Rizal University athletic director Paul Supan. (PNA photo…
Johnny Arcilla prepares to serve against Miguel Iglupas in the 42nd Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Tennis Championships Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2025) at the PCA indoor shell court in Paco, Manila. Arcilla won, 6-3, 6-0, to reach the third round. (Contributed photo) Johnny Arcilla kept his title bid alive in the 42nd Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open…
Palo Alto Networks has released its 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition, revealing that attackers are increasingly targeting people—not just technology—to break into organizations. Based on more than 700 incident response cases handled worldwide between May 2024 and May 2025, the report found that 36 percent of all cyber incidents started…
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque (middle) presides over the September 2025 meeting of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority Board. The agency reported on Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2025) the 35 percent jump in PEZA-approved investments in the first nine months this year to PHP154.7 billion, with nearly 10 percent of which is accounted…
The Philippine peso manages to keep afloat against the US dollar on Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2025), amidst negative investor sentiment given the local developments. However, the Philippine Stock Exchange index slipped for the seventh straight session. (PNA file) The Philippine peso managed to hold its ground against the US dollar on Tuesday after several days of…
The Philippines’ outstanding debt eased slightly as of end-August 2025, following the government’s full repayment of its largest local bond for the year and the favorable impact of a stronger peso. In its latest report, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said the national government’s (NG) debt stock fell by 0.5 percent to P17.47 trillion…
Eleanor Yap (from left), chief operating officer of Asialink Finance Corporation; Samuel Cariño, president and CEO of Asialink Finance Corporation; Jolina Magdangal, newly appointed WAIS Loan brand ambassador; and Antonia Lugtu, Asialink Group executive during the announcement about Magdangal being tapped as WAIS Loan brand ambassador in Pasig City on Sept. 24, 2025. Cariño told…