Hayden Blankley and Myles Powell of Bay Area Dragons were slapped with hefty fines by PBA for their comments on the officiating following their Game Three loss against the Barangay Ginebra in the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals. Commissioner Willie Marcial said Blankley was given a P100,000, while Powell was asked to pay P75,000. #In60words

Last month's inflation rate is within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' forecast range of 7.8% to 8.6%. However, the figure raised the annual average inflation rate to 5.8%, which is also higher than the official target range of 2% to 4%.

PBA summoned Hayden Blankley and import Myles Powell of Bay Area Dragons for their comments on the officiating of Game Three of the Commissioner's Cup finals.

In an interview in Beijing, Marcos said that Xi seemed to be very interested in strengthening the relationship between the Philippines and China, which turned sour in the last decade due to maritime disputes in the South China Sea.

A trough of the Low Pressure Area (LPA) is affecting Visayas and Mindanao. According to PAGASA, the trough of the LPA will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Palawan.

As a result of flight cancellations brought on by a technical problem at the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on January 1, thousands of passengers from numerous airline companies were left stranded at Davao International Airport (DIA). #In60words

Veteran Filipino chess player Sonsea Eda Agonoy, the head of the Novelty Chess Club, displayed his old form by dominating the 32nd North American Open Chess Tournament on December 30, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. #In60words

Before their historic participation in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in August in New Zealand, Alen Stajcic, the coach of the Philippine women's football team, said there was still a lot of work to be done. #In60words

The Libreng Sakay program that has benefited commuters since the pandemic started would continue its operation in 2023, Senator Sonny Angara assured on Friday, December 30.

On Friday, Ben shared the good news on Instagram as he posted a photo from their engagement with the caption, What a fairytale it is to spend the rest of my life with you, along with an emoji of an engagement ring.

Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers notched their fourth straight victory by beating Brisbane Bullets, 87-84, on Thursday at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

The Shear Line or a wind convergence, is now affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. This weather system will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Cagayan, Isabela, and the northern portion of Aurora. The Northeast Monsoon meanwhile will continue to bring cooler weather over the rest of Northern Luzon. #In60words...

The Low Pressure Area (LPA) had slightly moved northward and was last spotted at about 100 km Southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar According to PAGASAs rain forecast, the LPA will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Eastern, and Western Visayas, which may trigger floods and landslides....

International Master Eric Labog Jr. and Fide Master Ellan Asuela represented the Philippines in the KCFAP Absolute Chess 2022, played from December 23 to 25, at the Peace Centre in Singapore. Asuela, a pride of Bacolod City, won first place and received 2,000 Singapore dollars, while Labog, a student from Immaculada Concepcion College in Caloocan, came in second place and received 1,400 Singapore dollars....

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it had repatriated 7,880 overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from January to November 2022. The agency reported that 57.67 percent of the workers are from the Middle East, 942 OFWs and distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are from Kuwait, and 70 are from Sri Lanka.