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…
Ron Harper Jr. Is Staying in Boston
Ron Harper Jr. is 26, Filipino-American, and the son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper Sr. He went undrafted in 2022, bounced through three teams, and spent stretches in the G League before landing in Boston last season. The Celtics are keeping him.…
F4 Brings the F Forever Tour to Manila With the Songs That Raised a Generation
The fans who first met F4 through Meteor Garden in the early 2000s are grown now, and on Saturday they packed the Philippine Arena to hear three of the four sing the songs again. Some of them were barely teenagers when the Taiwanese drama aired. A few…
Filipinos Are Not Spending Less. They’re Spending Smarter.
The way Filipinos spend money is changing. Not because they stopped wanting things. Because they started asking harder questions about what those things are worth. Research from NielsenIQ, Worldpanel by Numerator, and consumer sentiment forums in 2026…
14, Filipino, and Playing the Role That Starts It All
Eve Ridley was 12 years old when she auditioned for Ruthye Marye Knoll. She went through multiple rounds. Then nothing for a while. Then the call came. “It’s a feeling you can’t describe,” the 14-year-old Filipino-British actress…
Meet the Newest Forbes 30 Under 30: The Class of 2026
Every year, Forbes publishes a list that stops people mid-scroll. Not because it is a ranking, but because it is a signal. Proof that the next generation is not waiting for permission What Is the Forbes 30 Under 30? The Forbes 30 Under 30 is an annual…
