FREEPIK Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla swept all four of his blitz and rapid games to power Laguna to 16-5 and 14.5-6.5 destruction of Davao on Wednesday and straight to the Northern Conference semifinals of the

The Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup returns to action this weekend with a second tournament featuring seven teams led by Southern champion Basilan Peace Riders. Joining the fray are returning squads Misamis Oriental Kuyamis,

Nov 17, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots over Dallas Mavericks forward Tim Hardaway Jr. (11) during the first half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

THE PHILIPPINES' primary presidential candidates for the May 2022 elections on Thursday vowed to pursue infrastructure development, with an opposition candidate planning to veer away from car-centric projects. In a forum organized by the

Davao Occidental-Cocolife and San Juan-Go for Gold turned back their respective foes on Wednesday to set up a semifinal showdown in the FilBasket Subic Championship at the Subic Gym. Drawing strength from John Wilson's

PHILIPPINE health authorities reported 1,297 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 2.82 million. The death toll rose to 46,422 after 305 more patients died, while recoveries increased by

MELBOURNE -- The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam and Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne will be able to welcome capacity crowds as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions ease in Victoria state, officials

CHIAYI, Taiwan -- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen lauded military cooperation with Washington on Thursday as she commissioned the first combat wing of F-16 fighters upgraded with US help to bolster the island's defenses

WASHINGTON -- The UN envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and now

SEOUL -- More than half a million South Koreans sat for the annual national college entrance exams on Thursday, pandemic rules adding stress to the eight-hour event seen as life-defining in Asia's fourth-largest

TOKYO -- In a major shift for a country long closed to immigrants, Japan is looking to allow foreigners in certain blue-collar jobs to stay indefinitely starting as early as the 2022 fiscal