Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to protect the global free trade system during Diet discussions on the tariff measures of U.S. President Donald Trump. In a parliamentary debate of party leaders on Wednesday, Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made the vow as Yoshihiko Noda, president of…
While the LPGA Tour is seeing its first major of the year kick off this week in the Chevron Championship at The Woodlands, the PGA Tour has one of its more unique offerings not too far away in New Orleans. The Zurich Classic is where the PGA Tour is stopping by this week and its…
GATHERING FORCES Speaker Martin Romualdez, in his message as Lakas-CMD president, calls on party members to help score a landslide victory for the 11-member Alyansa senatorial slate during a meeting held in Malacañang on Tuesday. —Photo from the Office of the House Speaker MANILA, Philippines — With less than a month to go before the…
With the 2025 NFL Draft just hours away, we have yet to see a trade in the first round. This marks the longest offseason cycle in the modern draft era that we have not seen a trade, since Joe Montana was traded just five days before the 1993 NFL Draft. But that might be about…
International Entertainment Corp. operates the New Coast Hotel Manila, a hotel and casino complex. (Photo from New Coast Hotels website) MANILA, Philippines — Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp. (IEC) earmarked at least $1 billion to expand its business in the Philippines, with a plan to launch new developments and refurbish its existing hotel casino complex…
International Entertainment Corp. operates the New Coast Hotel Manila, a hotel and casino complex. (Photo from New Coast Hotels website) MANILA, Philippines — Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp. (IEC) earmarked at least $1 billion to expand its business in the Philippines, with a plan to launch new developments and refurbish its existing hotel casino complex…
At the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, Netflix announced their latetst foray into the world of sports docuseries productions. Now, the upcoming “F1: The Academy” series has a launch date. Produced in partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine, “F1: The Academy” will take fans behind-the-scenes of the all-female series, documenting the 2024 campaign. “Through…
A few weeks ago, 19-year-old Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala scored the best finish of her young career so far with a semifinal run at the 2025 Miami Open. Not only is that the best she’s done (and we’re sure she’s going to do much better in the future), but that finish alone has earned…
Every year, there’s a player that surprises the NFL world by going way higher than consensus. Michael Penix Jr. going 8th to the Atlanta Falcons in 2024, Cole Strange going in round one to the New England Patriots in 2022, and many more surprises that threw the NFL Draft on tilt. 2025 is bound to…
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) gets a basket on a dunk against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of a first-round NBA basketball playoff game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton played the perfect pair for the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Again. Now…