Los Angeles, United States–NBA teams on Thursday approved reforms intended to discourage teams from deliberately losing games in order to receive better players in the following season’s draft. The policy of giving bottom-ranked teams better access to upcoming talent, originally intended to keep the league balanced and competitive, has led to widespread “tanking,” especially in

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu-based production company publicly accused the organizers of the Sinulog Festival of leaving suppliers unpaid for more than two years. While organizers touted multi-million peso budgets, increased cash prizes, and grand productions during the 2024 Sinulog Festival, one of the event’s major production suppliers claimed it struggled to recover millions

Istanbul, Turkiye –   My recent visit in Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, reminds me of Pope Leo XIV’s  message of “logic of littleness.” The Pope was in Turkiye in November 2025 where Christians (approximately 25,000 to 36,000) comprise only around 0.05 percent of the total population. The community is primarily concentrated in Istanbul and is composed of

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm (TS) Jangmi entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Friday and was given the local name Domeng. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 km. per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kph. READ: EXPLAINER: How storms form and strengthen The TS was located

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Domeng is not expected to make landfall in the country but may enhance the southwesterly windflow, triggering rains over several parts of the country on Friday, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Domeng was last spotted 1,345 kilometers east of