What Treating Yourself Actually Means When You’re Building Something
Somewhere along the way, treating yourself turned into a purchase. A candle, a new pair of shoes, a plate you didn’t need but wanted enough to swipe for anyway. There’s nothing wrong with that instinct. It’s just incomplete. If…
Gandang Gabi Vice Returns, This Time on GMA
Vice Ganda’s late-night talk show is coming back after six years off air, and it picked an unexpected new home. “Gandang Gabi Vice” (GGV) premieres September 13, airing on GMA Network, Kapamilya Channel, and streaming platform iWant,…
Alex Eala Storms Past Mary Stoiana to Reach US Open Second Round
Alex Eala needed just 78 minutes to open her US Open campaign, sweeping American qualifier Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing Meadows on Tuesday, September 1 (Wednesday, September 2 in Manila). Five Games Before Stoiana Got On…
GTA VI’s Gamescom Reveal Just Broke the Internet
Rockstar Games gave fans the longest look yet at Grand Theft Auto VI on August 27, and platforms across the internet spent the next few hours proving they were not ready for it. The reveal, twice The “Extended Look,” a 26-minute gameplay…
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO
Tim Cook’s run as Apple’s chief executive is over. After fifteen years in the role, Cook has handed the company to John Ternus, formerly Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering. Apple’s own newsroom announcement sets…
EJ Obiena Claims Ninth Gold of the Season in Berlin
EJ Obiena is back on top in Germany. The Filipino pole vaulter cleared 5.82 meters to win the ISTAF Berlin on August 30, securing his ninth gold medal of the 2026 season. He tried to push higher, attempting 5.97 meters three times, but did not clear the…
Tickets Are Now Live for DreamWorks’ “Forgotten Island”
Tickets for DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” are officially on sale, ahead of its Philippine release on September 23. The film opens in the United States two days later, on September 25. The Story Jo (voiced by H.E.R.) and…
DA Moves to Protect Rice Fields From Solar Expansion
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is pushing a geofencing program to shield around three million hectares of flat agricultural land, mostly rice country, from being converted into solar farms. The Department of Agriculture (DA) wants those…
Carmelle Collado Is the Philippines’ First Eurovision Asia Representative
Carmelle Collado is going to Bangkok. On Sunday, August 30, the 19 year old singer won the Philippine Selection Night at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, earning the right to represent the Philippines at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia…
Eala’s US Open Return Begins September 2
Alex Eala opens her 2026 US Open campaign against American qualifier Mary Stoiana on September 2, Philippine time, in the Round of 128. Eala is seeded No. 17, her highest-ever seeding at a Grand Slam, and will meet Stoiana, the world No. 122, at the USTA…