Five Shows, Zero Regrets
Not every show needs a prestige budget to earn a spot on your watchlist. Some just need to be good company. Here are five that are worth clearing your evening for. The Office Dunder Mifflin never had a plan. That was the point. Nine seasons of a paper…
The Philippines Moved Up a Class. Your Income Might Not Have.
The Philippines is now officially an upper-middle income country, according to the World Bank. The country’s gross national income per capita reached $4,850, clearing the $4,636 threshold for the category. The reclassification ends a 39-year run as…
Sony Is Retiring the PlayStation Disc
Sony will discontinue physical disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles starting in January 2028. After that date, new games will be sold only in digital formats, through the PlayStation Store and at retailers. What Actually…
Alex Eala Reaches the Third Round at Wimbledon, a First for the Philippines
Alex Eala is through to the third round at Wimbledon. No Filipina has done that before. The comeback Eala lost the first set to Australia’s Maya Joint, 3-6, on Thursday, July 2. She turned the match around from there, taking the second set 6-2 and…
A Wedding Inside a Wedding Tradition Nobody Talks About
Taylor Swift is reportedly set to marry Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, July 3, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. If it happens, she won’t be the first to say vows inside the arena. Funk…
Alex Eala Wimbledon Second Round Win
Alex Eala became the first Filipina to win a match at Wimbledon in the Open era, beating Renata Zarazua 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round. It is her second Open-era first in less than a year. She already became the first Filipina to win a Grand Slam…
A New Stop On The Map: NMP-Baler Opens Its Doors
Baler now has a National Museum of its own. The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) opened its newest regional component museum in Baler, Aurora, with an official inauguration on June 30. The Department of Tourism (DOT) congratulated the NMP for the…
Memphis Just Closed the Chapter
Ja Morant is no longer a Memphis Grizzly. The two-time All-Star guard is headed to Portland in a trade for forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, ESPN reported Monday. It is the kind of move that reads small in a headline and large in context. Memphis…
LeBron Is Leaving the Lakers
LeBron James is coming back for a 24th NBA season. It just won’t be in purple and gold. Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN’s Shams Charania that James has informed the Los Angeles Lakers the team should plan to move forward without him,…
The Bill That Pushed a Country to the Roof
Electricity prices in the Philippines have been climbing since late February, when the conflict in the Middle East started rippling through global energy markets. Meralco, the country’s main power distributor, has raised rates by about 10% since…