The girls of Alas Pilipinas pulled off a showstopper on Saturday night in Amman, toppling Thailand in four tightly contested sets, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, to grab fifth place in the 2025 AVC Asian Women’s U16 Championship — and, with it, the final golden ticket to the 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile.
Six match points. Six moments to dream. But in the end, only silence. Alas Pilipinas stood on the brink of something historic—a ticket to the Round of 16 in the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship—armed with six chances to seal the deal, in front of a roaring, breathless crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena.
It was a win long in the making—and for Alas Pilipinas, it felt like a cleansing rain after a dry season of close calls and unfulfilled promise. In front of an ecstatic home crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena, the Philippine men’s national volleyball team stunned World No. 21 Egypt in four searing sets—29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21—in what may go down as the most memorable night in the country’s volleyball history.
Under the bright lights of the Mall of Asia Arena and in front of an energized home crowd led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Alas Pilipinas made its long-awaited FIVB World Championship debut. But it was a baptism by fire.
Alex Eala has added another shiny line to an already crowded résumé, earning a spot on TIME100 Next 2026 as the only tennis player among the magazine’s list of rising figures shaping the future.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) have signed a compromise agreement that resolves years of legal battles over regulatory fees, clearing the way for additional public funding. Signed Thursday at the ERC headquarters in Pasig, the pact settles long-running disputes over permit fees and annual supervision and regulation charges, with both sides agreeing to set aside their differing positions on the matter.
The Department of Agriculture has issued supplemental guidelines for importing up to 250,000 metric tons of frozen fish and aquatic products to keep supplies steady during the lean fishing season.
Alex Eala’s Asian Games gold-medal dream began Thursday like a script written for a Filipino tennis fairy tale. It ended instead with a familiar piece of hardware.