Gov’t borrowings swelled in Aug. on mammoth bond issue

This year’s mammoth sale of retail government bonds pushed up the Marcos administration’s total borrowings in August, as the state moved into the final stretch of its annual fundraising drive meant to plug its budget hole. Gross financing nearly tripled from a year earlier to P508.5 billion, according to the latest cash operations report of

UAAP: Ateneo shows balance in beating Adamson

MANILA, Philippines—Adamson coach Nash Racela had the right defensive plan in slowing down Ateneo’s Kymani Ladi in their UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball clash on Sunday. Unfortunately for Racela and the Soaring Falcons, the Blue Eagles showed they’re more than just a one-man team. READ: UAAP: Ateneo stays unbeaten with rout of Adamson “Everybody knows

LIVE: FIVB Men’s World Championship finals – September 28

Italy and Bulgaria clash for the title in the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship in Manila, Philippines. Defending champion Italy goes for a golden repeat while Bulgaria hopes to win its first crown. World No. 1 Poland and Czechia battle for the bronze. SCHEDULE: 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship finals (Mall of Asia Arena) 2:30

Canlas sets realistic target of third in Thailand

Philippine chef de mission Raul Canlas believes a third-place finish in the Thailand Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated this December is achievable. “Give the overall title to Thailand. But we’ll go for third,” Canlas said when asked of his prediction during an appearance on the radio/television program Power and Play of former PBA commissioner and

The PH flood control scandal and the path to social transformation

MANILA, Philippines — The revelations surrounding the Philippine flood control program are not just another tale of crooked officials pocketing funds. They expose something far deeper and more insidious: state capture. This is not mere corruption but the systematic redesign of government institutions to serve powerful networks rather than the public good. When government engineers

UAAP: UST’s Collins Akowe tips hat to Mike Phillips after duel

MANILA, Philippines—Collins Akowe may have gotten the better of Mike Phillips on Saturday, but the UST Growling Tigers’ big man made sure to give acknowledgment to his La Salle counterpart after their hard-fought duel. Akowe and the Tigers came out on top in a grind-it-out affair with a 93-84 win in the UAAP Season 88

Lewis Hamilton pulls out of Ferrari tire test to be with sick dog

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton withdrew from a tire test with Ferrari in Italy to be with his sick dog, he revealed on social media on Friday. Posting on Instagram, Hamilton said his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe had been hospitalised with pneumonia and was now in a coma. READ: F1: Lewis Hamilton reveals concern