TODAY, a new and exciting chapter in Philippine sports history opens as Manila hosts the 2023 FIBA World Cup, basketball's biggest spectacle. For the next 17 days, 32 teams, which survived a long and grueling elimination phase, will face each other in the final showdown to determine who will reign …

Hans Lee Villorente, a young chess player from Antique, is set to compete in the final leg of the 2023 NCFP Philippine National Amateur Chess Championships to be held on September 9 and 10 via Tornelo and Zoom platforms. Hans Lee Villorente (right) and his father Jerome during a training …

Gilas Pilipinas' morale-boosting victory over China on Saturday evening assured the Philippines a spot to join the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament. After four straight losses in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Gilas rode on Jordan Clarkson's torrid third-quarter shooting to mow down China in their final game in the …

Jordan Clarkson has nothing but respect for Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes, who following the Philippines' 96-75 rout of China, announced that “he's stepping down” from his post. “I mean, I could just start off with one word—respect. Like you said, he didn't applied for this job. He didn't do …

The bashing and the disrespect largely on social media was just too much to handle for Chot Reyes that he – with consultation from his family – decided to step down as head coach of Gilas Pilipinas. Chot Reyes PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO “It's just too heavy, masyado nang masakit,” …

Gilas Pilipinas guard Dwight Ramos is skipping the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China this month as the sweet-shooting Filipino-American is set to rejoin Hokkaido Levanga to prepare for the upcoming Japan B.League season. Dwight Ramos PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO Ramos concluded his Gilas stint with 11 points as he helped …

The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium, founded in 1934 to defend the cheese's 1,000-year-old tradition and guarantee the standard and production of Parmesan, takes its raison d'être extremely seriously. The industry is now using digital technology to fight fakes. Close-knit industry using microchips to protect renowned product from pretenders In a towering …

The prospect of being deported has caused immense stress for the Aboizneid and Alsaleh families, even though the dates for the Hamilton residents leaving Canada have been deferred. A child psychologist and associate prof at the University of Calgary says the "threat hanging over your head" can greatly impact families …

Have you ever wondered why it can cost more to have something shipped from the U.S. compared to China, even though the United States is right next door? The answer dates all the way back to 1874 and the creation of the Universal Postal Union. It can cost up to …

The families who waited months for a labour dispute to be resolved before burying their loved ones say they feel a sense of relief, but the strangeness of grieving a relative's death for a second time Cemetery still overgrown in some areas, strewn with branches Enza Lucifero's father, Saverio, died …