Oct 14, 2026
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas forward Mark Llemit showed out in the squad’s 81-69 win over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Aside from wanting to recover from the Growling Tigers’ overtime loss to National
Be warned. The global economy is likely to experience a recession next year. War across the Middle East is set to escalate, wrecking energy supplies for many years, even as the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble is ripe to burst. This, however, would also create an energy leadership opportunity for China. High energy prices already fuel demand for Chinese renewable energy products and electric vehicles. But as a leader in building coal-fired power plants, China can also offer the global market...
MANILA, Philippines–June Mar Fajardo moved five points shy of becoming the 19th player in history to reach the 10,000-point club after scoring 25 in San Miguel Beer’s 135-105 win over Terrafirma in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup. Fajardo’s conference-high allowed him to move closer to the exclusive list, but he elected not to go for
WUHAN, China — Jessica Pegula squandered three match points and lost to Jelena Ostapenko in three sets at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday in the American’s first match in more than a month. Ostapenko won 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3 in an unlikely last-32 comeback that included saving match points on three occasions in the second
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday left open the possibility that a suspected illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub near Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame was used for spying, saying forensic examination of recovered materials would help establish its activities. “All possibilities are open,” Teodoro said in an online interview
MANILA, Philippines — In-person classes for Oct. 15 are suspended in some areas due to poor air quality caused by lingering transboundary haze. The following local government units on Wednesday announced class suspensions: READ: DENR: Ateneo de Zamboanga air quality now ‘very unhealthy’ The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) monitored high
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines unloaded a fourth quarter masterclass to score a 69-67 come-from-behind win over Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. After trailing for most of the game, the Fighting Maroons used the payoff period
MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos has joined political party Lakas-CMD, several sources told reporters. According to different sources, Marcos took his oath as a member of the party in a ceremony last Monday which includes his uncle, former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as
MANILA, Philippines — Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) is extending its 12-year partnership with Infosys BPM as the global IT-BPM company consolidates its Alabang operations in a larger office spanning more than 10,000 square meters (sq m). In a statement, the Gotianun-led property developer said Infosys BPM would occupy five floors at Axis Tower Two in Northgate
BACOLOD CITY — The emergency department of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here issued a “severe congestion alert” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after its occupancy rate reached 212%. A CLMMRH public health advisory said 138 patients were seeking treatment at a facility with a capacity of only 65 beds. In response to
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial agreed to alternating presentations with the defense, as suggested by Senator-Judge Bam Aquino, but the defense did not. The lead prosecutor, Rep. Gerville Luistro, pointed this out on Tuesday, saying that the arrangement could have addressed the concerns that the defense raised
MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer bounced back from its stinging loss to TNT by running roughshod over Terrafirma, 135-105, on Wednesday in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. George King dropped 44 points while June Mar Fajardo had his best game of the conference with 25 points and 12 rebounds as the Beermen
