Rick Olivares

If Norway's National Football Team is conquering hearts, minds, and foes on the 2026 FIFA World Cup stage, another export of this Scandinavian country is looking to make waves — in Asia.

WHAT makes for a great FIFA World Cup? Is it the upsets? The spectacular goals? The come from behind wins?

I ASKED asked over PTV Sports the other day about my personal expectations heading into the FIFA World Cup. My answer is very much how I look at movies—I do not read the pre-event hype. I avoid trailers or reading opinion columns. What I do is I closely follow the qualifiers and from there, make my conclusions.

Handout In fantasy literature, it has been put forward by many authors and creators that “names have power.” And we have seen names – proper ones to be precise – take on new meaning.

I have not seen a pair of countries quickly become the villains of the tournament.

Suddenly, the 1990s are in vogue and making a comeback. Music especially. And the Philippines isn't lagging behind the return of Oasis, Pulp, and Deftones, among others. The Eraserheads, Wolfgang, and Teeth, to name but a few, have made huge splashes in their return.

THE grief, shock, anger, indignation and calls for justice and accountability that immediately detonated after the deaths of Ateneo players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia following an ill-fated water exercise in Dipaculao, Aurora some two months ago is warranted.

Ardie Aquino. Photo provided by author When I look at Philippine pop culture, our folklore remains a constant source for ideas and concepts

MANILA — With the news that the Ateneo Blue Eagles have been cleared to play by the UAAP board , interim Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Louie Alas

It's practice of the Ateneo Blue Eagles who are trying to compress in the space of about 50 days what should have been the entire summer in preparation