Alex Eala continues to carve her place among the rising stars of the Women’s Tennis Association tour, surviving a three-hour, 18-minute slugfest against Belgium’s Greet Minnen to punch her ticket to the quarterfinals of the Suzhou Open in China. The 20-year-old Filipina, seeded fourth in the WTA 125 event, emerged victorious in a gripping 7-6,…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has mobilized swift relief operations following the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu and nearby provinces on Tuesday night, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. Under the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., PCSO General Manager Mel Robles ordered all branch offices and Authorized Agent Corporations (AACs) to provide…
Veteran Johnny Arcilla kept his title bid alive in the 42nd Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships, dispatching Miguel Iglupas, 6-3, 6-0, Tuesday at the PCA indoor shell court in Manila. Arcilla, seeking a record 11th PCA crown, moved into the third round where he will face Ronard Joven, who beat Lucien Jay Caiman,…
National University Nazareth School (NUNS) dominated University of Santo Tomas (UST), 85-63, on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion to stay unbeaten in the UAAP Season 88 boys’ basketball tournament. Dean Tria led the Bullpups with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, plus four assists, three steals, two rebounds, and a block. He got solid support…
Bargain-hunting snapped the seven-day losing streak of the local bourse on Wednesday, pushing the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) back to the 6,000 mark. The PSEi rose 1.22 percent to 6,026.03 points, while the All Shares gained 0.93 percent to 3,654.62 points. All sectoral indices advanced, led by Mining and Oil (+3.19%), followed by Services…
Asialink Finance Corporation remains optimistic about reaching its PHP17 billion loan disbursement target this year as more entrepreneurs take advantage of the expanding economy. “As of August 2025, we have already released PHP10.7 billion in loans, and we expect this to grow steadily in the remaining months of the year,” Asialink president and CEO Samuel…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects inflation for September to settle between 1.5 percent and 2.3 percent. “Upward price pressures for the month are likely to arise from higher prices of rice and fish,” the BSP said in a statement Wednesday. It added that elevated domestic fuel costs are also contributing to inflation. However,…
The Social Security System (SSS) has officially started accepting applications for the MySSS Card, a new identification card that also works as a debit card. SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph Montes De Claro said the MySSS Card, launched on September 8, will replace the Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) and provide members with a safe…
The Philippine economy is projected to stay resilient despite weaker performance in the first half of 2025 and external headwinds, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday. In a briefing at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, IMF Mission Chief Eli Arbatli Saxegaard said the country’s economy is expected to grow 5.4 percent in 2025 and…
Former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha was formally appointed as South Korea’s ambassador to the United States on Wednesday, becoming Seoul’s first female envoy to Washington, according to the foreign ministry. Kang, who served as South Korea’s top diplomat from 2017 to 2021 under former President Moon Jae-in, has become the Lee Jae Myung administration’s first…