THREE Filipino aspirants made it to the final table past three Korean hotshots in the penultimate day of the second season of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Saturday night at the Hyatt Hotel in Malate, Manila.

A RECORD turnout of more than 300 participants showed up for the second season of the PokerStars.net-Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the Hyatt Hotel in Malate, Manila.

MAC Mac Cardona, who was not chosen as a member of the national team, sent a strong message to its coach Yeng Guiao.

First Pacific Co. Ltd. remains interested in acquiring a 20 percent stake in Philex Mining Corp., the country’s oldest and largest mining company, for P6.15 billion despite a huge decline in its share price.

FOUR Most Valuable Player awardees, two highly touted rookies and four promising new faces make up the national team that will see action in several major Asian basketball tournaments, including next year’s Fiba Asia Men’s Basketball Championship and the Southeast Asia Basketball Association tournament.

UK invesTment manager Ashmore Group is looking for a strategic partner in running oil refiner Petron Corp. and sees food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. as a company that will bring value into the oil refiner, an Ashmore Philippine representative said yesterday.

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13, 2008 -- 2008 WORLD SERIES OF POKER -- PokerStars-sponsored Danish pro poker player Peter Eastgate has become the youngest player to win the World Series of Poker main event after winning this year's Main Event, earning $9,152,416 million.