Japeth Aguilar made key shots down the stretch, teaming up with Arwind Santos to help the Powerade-Team Pilipinas squad slip past the visiting Soldiers for Christ, 100-94, in an exhibition match at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Top Philippine companies, media entities, civic groups and academic institutions Friday banded themselves into a powerhouse pledging to provide the “biggest and most comprehensive” coverage of the 2010 elections, while helping protect the polls against fraud and ensure the results are delivered fast.

In the age of digital cameras and mobile phones, the film business is slowly ebbing away. But Eastman Kodak, the purveyor of film, still believes about 5 million to 6 million rolls are still being sold every year in the Philippines.

THE TOKENISM behind President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s two-day self-imposed quarantine shows us what happens when government policy follows short-term political objectives. At best, it accomplishes nothing. At worst, it sends the wrong signals, about the wrong priorities.

Italy adopted a tough law against illegal immigration on Thursday, including a measure allowing citizens to mount their own patrols, despite fierce criticism from rights groups and the Vatican.

Credit watcher Standard & Poor Ratings Services affirmed on Friday its non-investment grade rating for Philippine sovereign issues, while maintaining a “stable” outlook.

This week, 2bU gives you 10 good reasons why you should watch the opening weekend of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) on July 11-12, as they usher in the 72nd season of the country’s premier collegiate basketball league.

Marvin Agustin wears many hats: As an actor-performer, he has impressed televiewers with alternately good boy and contravida roles on GMA-7 series, was recently reunited with erstwhile screen partner, Jolina Magdangal, on “Dear Friend” and “Adik Sa ’Yo,” and cohosts the Kapuso network’s Sunday musical-variety show, “S.O.P. Rules.”