FIVB Men’s World: Belgium stays unbeaten at 3-0 ahead of KO phase

2025 年 9 月 18 日 general

MANILA, Philippines—Belgium will be entering the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship Round of 16 with a clean record. On Thursday at Araneta Coliseum, the Belgians swept Algeria, 25-22, 25-20, 25-12, to finish the group stage with a 3-0 card. “We have some kind of momentum and I think that’s really good,” Belgium star Ferre Reggers

SHFC oks 19 socialized housing projects, 3400 families to benefit

2025 年 9 月 18 日 general

MANILA, Philippines — The state-controlled Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) has approved a total of 19 Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP) projects nationwide, aiming to secure housing for more than 3,400 families. In a statement on Thursday, SHFC said that moving forward, it expected to approve more ECMP projects in the coming weeks. The approvals are

Japan seeks to ramp up Asian Games buzz with year to go

2025 年 9 月 18 日 general

Japanese organizers admit public awareness of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya “needs to be higher” as they look to ramp up interest with Friday marking a year to go until the start of the sporting spectacular. The pandemic-delayed 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China, featured about 12,000 athletes–the biggest Asian Games in history boasting more competitors

DigiPlus launches P1-M surety bond program

2025 年 9 月 17 日 general

MANILA, Philippines — DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has partnered with Philippine First Insurance Co. Inc. (PhilFirst) to launch the local online gambling industry’s first surety bond program, promising to guarantee up to P1 million per player. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company led by tycoon Eusebio Tanco said the surety bond automatically applied to the

US stocks finish mixed as Fed cuts rates for first time in 2025

2025 年 9 月 17 日 general

NEW YORK, United States —  US stocks finished mixed Wednesday while the dollar moved higher as markets digested the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates for the first time in 2025 and signaling it could enact two more cuts this year. The moves largely corresponded to market expectations and follow recent economic reports showing weaker job