NBA sets record with 135 international players from 43 countries to open 2025-26 season

The NBA continues expanding its global reach as the 2025-26 season tips off with a record 135 international players from 43 countries and six continents on opening-night rosters, the league announced Tuesday. It marks the 12th straight season that...

Tech Meets Hoops: How Samantha Woosnam and Sport radar are elevating Philippine basketball

In the Philippines, basketball isn’t just a sport, it’s part of the national DNA. From makeshift hoops in barangays to packed arenas during collegiate and professional games, the love for the game runs deep. Now, as technology reshapes how sports...

Champions converge at Sta. Elena as International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus heats up

Champions converge at Sta. Elena as International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus heats up International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus is heralding a new era in golf for the country, according to the golfers aiming for a shot...

Updates on the Philippines’ retirement visa program

The Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV) has been one of the Philippines’ flagship programs for attracting foreign retirees. Introduced through Letter of Instruction No. 1470 in 1985, the SRRV grants qualified foreign nationals and former...

Smart in Every Way, Strong for Everyday: The OPPO A6 Pro is now available for early pre-order in the Philippines

OPPO is now opening pre-orders in the Philippines for the highly anticipated OPPO A6 Pro — a smarter, tougher addition to the A Series lineup, built to keep up with your busiest days and your longest entertainment sessions. Designed to power...

Industrial policy for the Philippines

(Part 1) Industrial policy formulation or industrial strategy is very much the rage all over the global economy today. It has gone much beyond its earliest form in the middle of the last century when the governments of what countries that...

Philippines eyes progress on South China Sea code of conduct as ASEAN Chair in 2026: Foreign secretary

In 2013, Manila brought a landmark case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which ruled in 2016 that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea had no legal basis – a decision Beijing rejected. ASEAN has not taken a...

Lawmakers, local leaders renew call for alternative minerals management bill

The proposed law seeks to reform the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 to put more safeguards for communities, environment, and the local industry MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers, local chief executives, and environmental advocates on Tuesday, October...

Philippines, Indonesia boost sports ties

Philstar.com October 21, 2025 | 2:00pm MANILA, Philippines — In a dynamic display of sports diplomacy and regional solidarity, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Patrick “Pato” Gregorio recently met with Indonesian Sports Minister Erick...

Philippine Navy to equip future offshore patrol vessels with towed array sonars

The Philippine Navy will acquire modular towed-array sonar systems (TASS) for three of its six upcoming Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for P2.40 billion (approx. $41 million USD). The Philippines’ budget department recently...

Philippines to Pilot Blockchain Budget System Under Public Works Department

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Philippines News once a month in your Inbox The Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) intends to pilot a landmark project that will place the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) national...

Philippines Renews Warning on Human Trafficking After Four Filipinos Rescued from Laos

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has renewed its warning to Filipino citizens seeking employment abroad to be cautious, following the safe return of four Filipinos from Laos on 17 October who had fallen victim to trafficking. According to...

Tamuning vice mayor denies accusation of harassing older worker for 2 years

An elderly employee in a federally funded program has accused Tamuning Vice Mayor Albert Toves of subjecting her to daily harassment, humiliation, and verbal abuse for two years, but Toves denied the allegations of harassment and attributed the...

Philippines unveils new mega-jail — just in time for corrupt politicians caught in flood control scandal

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: In a daring move to confront one of the vilest fraud scandals the country has seen in years, the Philippine government has unbolted a new incarceration facility in Metro Manila — precisely built to contain eminent...

Volatile political climate offers avenue for change

“What this signal is a shift in public mood resulting from economic pressures and governance failures” THE latest dip in trust ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte foreshadows a volatile political climate...

PCCI urges gov’t to adopt policy reforms on governance

Business leaders are calling on the government to strengthen transparency, digital innovation and economic inclusivity through a set of four major policy resolutions adopted at the 51st Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E) 2025. The...

Integrated geospatial, AI data platform for smarter governance – DOST

Mark Ernest Villeza - The Philippine Star October 22, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing an integrated geospatial and artificial intelligence platform that will consolidate its vast...

'One RFID, All Tollways' streamlines Philippine travel

Years of cooperation pay off Registration is free and voluntary, meaning drivers may opt to keep both their existing Autosweep and Easytrip accounts if they are content with the current setup. However, for those seeking the convenience of a single...

Filipino structural engineers call for integrity amid flood control scandal

The Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (ASEP), the nation’s premier professional organization for structural engineering, has issued a forceful declaration against corruption and malpractice in the engineering and...

Filipinos bound for Tonga intercepted in first Pacific trafficking attempt — BI

MANILA (DAILY TRIBUNE) — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted two Filipinos allegedly being trafficked to Tonga for illegal employment, marking the first recorded attempt involving the remote Pacific nation, the agency reported Sunday....