Erica Samonte transitioned successfully from basketball to karatedo.  Erica Celine Samonte’s athletic journey has been a dynamic one, beginning in her high school years and evolving into a multifaceted career and passion for sports. At the age of 31, Erica has traversed various sports arenas, starting as a varsity basketball …

Sahara, ‘The American OPM singer,’ offers fans a new single titled Agos. It is like a throwback to ‘80s rock music and about a romantic relationship, and its heart- wrenching destiny. Sahara would love to meet her Filipino fans and perform before them soon. She is very happy with the …

Singer Tate McRae rose to fame with her debut album ‘i used to think i could fly’  Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Tate McRae unveiled the Asian leg of her highly-anticipated Think Later World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour includes four Asian stops, kicking off in Tokyo on Oct. 29. This marks …

The first-ever deaf or hard of hearing K-pop group debuted on April 20 to coincide with South Korea’s Day of Persons with Disabilities. Big Ocean (빅오션), composed of Kim Ji-seok, 21; Park Hyun-jin, 25; and Lee Chan-yeon, 26; made their debut with the release of their song “Glow.” “Deaf/Hard of …

Cignal dashed PLDT’s hopes of making it to the semifinals, delivering a stunning 24-26, 26-24, 25-17, 28-26 victory in a thrilling match in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna Saturday night, April 20. Vanie Gandler anchors Cignal with 12 points. (PVL Images)  …

Carlos Yulo (Contributed photo) MANILA – The Philippines’ Carlos Yulo scored a gold Saturday at the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar. The 24-year-old Yulo won in the men’s parallel bars final with a score of 15.200, beating Chinese Taipei’s Hung Yuan-Hsi’s 14.966 and Brazilian Caio Souza’s 14.566. Earlier, he …

Childhood friends, now business partners, Faye Beatrix Dela Torre and Fiona Guillermo have embarked on a mission to revolutionize early childhood education in the Philippines.  Their brainchild, Stellar Minds PH, is a learning hub that champions play-based learning for toddlers, a privilege only affluent families can afford. “When we started …

The Philippine booth at the 2024 ITB Berlin (Photo courtesy of DOT) MANILA – The Philippines has generated PHP489.1 million in sales leads at the recently concluded Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Berlin 2024, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) said Wednesday. The country secured a total of 322 sales count after three days of …

Senator Imee Marcos on January 30, 2024. (STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines — After admitting her relationship with Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has soured, First Lady Liza Marcos also hinted at tension with her sister-in-law Sen. Imee Marcos. In an hour-long interview with broadcaster Anthony Taberna …

Courtesy: Capt. Ryan DeBooy/US Army Pacific Public Affairs Office  The United States has deployed its Army’s Mid-Range Capability missile system (MRCS) in Northern Luzon as part of Exercise Salaknib 24. The missile system is capable of reaching more than a 500-kilometer range — a lot more than the estimated 370- …