The Manila Times

NEW YORK — NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire and longtime coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers were among nine inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.Joey Crawford, an NBA referee for 39 seasons, and veteran coaches Mike D'Antoni and Mark Few were also among those enshrined in ceremonies at the Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts.Women inductees i

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto gave assurances that the government will continue to distribute free rice to poor families in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that no Filipino family should go hungry.Recto issued the statement when he visited Cebu over the weekend to distribute rice to about 120,0

MANILA, Philippines — Some areas in Metro Manila, Cavite and Bulacan will have power interruptions this week because of maintenance works, Meralco said on Sunday.In Tondo, parts of Concha and Ricafort Streets from Nicolas Zamora to Franco Streets, and portions of Perfecto and Dagupan Streets from Yuseco St. including Arnold, Arqueros, Balaya,

MANILA, Philippines — The Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team returned to the hard court for the first time since the Dipaculao, Aurora tragedy that claimed the lives of student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia.The Blue Eagles showed composure in their emotional return, defeating Our Lady of Fatima University, 71-60, in

MANILA, Philippines – Team North will open its title defense in the ICTSI Elite Junior PGT Finals with a simple formula: play clean, stay patient and keep the pressure on until host South cracks.But with South armed with home-course familiarity, a deeper pool of battle-tested qualifiers and a determined bid to avenge last year’s defeat, North

MANILA, Philippines — Some places in Metro Manila and Rizal will have water interruptions this week because of maintenance works and facility upgrades, Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. said on Sunday.Manila Water said villages in Western Bicutan, Taguig will have service interruptions from August 19 to 20 between 10 p

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alexandra "Alex" Eala seeks her 10th win against top 10 players as she faces world No. 10 Amanda Anisimova of the United States in the third round (round of 32) of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open in Ohio.World No. 20 Eala holds a 9-4 win-loss record against top 10 players.Shooting for her sixth straight w

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday called for calm and sobriety among the Bangsamoro people following the ambush on the convoy of Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo Jr. said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered law enfor