Day: April 24, 2025

Quezon City: The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is now leaning toward a total cancellation of the 2025 All-Star Weekend. Commissioner Willie Marcial announced on Wednesday night, as the league resumed action post-Holy Week at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, that they could not finalize terms with top officials from an undisclosed province regarding the relocation of the All-Star festivities. According to Philippines News Agency, the cities of Davao and Panabo were initially chosen to host this year’s All-Star event scheduled from May 2 to 4. However, citing security concerns primarily due to the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, a native

Manila: The Pilipinas Aguilas defeated the University of Santo Tomas, 54-45, in Game 3 Wednesday night to secure the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) Invitational title at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. According to Philippines News Agency, Mar Prado led the Aguilas with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting and contributed 12 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. The Aguilas executed a 10-2 run, gaining a 51-43 lead with 4:16 remaining in the game. The Aguilas had previously won Game 1 in double overtime, 95-86, but faced a challenging start in Game 3, trailing 3-14 in the first quarter. They mounted

Kuching: Filipino Tennnielle Madis and Australian Jizzelle Sibai advanced to the second round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J300 Kuching doubles event after defeating Japanese duo Yuzuha Negishi and Riyo Yoshida, 6-4, 6-2, on Wednesday at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association court in Malaysia. Their next opponents will be the No. 7 seeded Chinese team, Zhang-Qian Wei and Shiyu Ye, who received a bye in the first round. According to Philippines News Agency, in the singles category, Madis faced a tough match against No. 9 Russian Anastasia Lizunova and was defeated 1-6, 6-7 (3) in the second round. Lizunova

Abu Dhabi: The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to increase cooperation in combating transnational and organized crime with the signing of a new security agreement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement late Wednesday, the department announced that the two governments signed the Agreement on Security Cooperation in Abu Dhabi during the official visit of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla to the UAE capital on April 21. According to Philippines News Agency, the bilateral agreement will facilitate the exchange of information and implementation of joint initiatives to

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are set to depart Manila on Thursday evening to attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican. The announcement was made by Malaca±ang. According to Philippines News Agency, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed in a press briefing at Malaca±ang that “Mamayang gabi po ang pag-alis ng First Couple (The First Couple leaves tonight).” The First Couple will participate in the funeral service scheduled at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time, which corresponds to 4 p.m. in Manila. In a separate statement,