LOS ANGELES -- Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his 30-year tenure, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the league said.

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 106-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

THE Labor department has barred Filipino workers from going to Kuwait after reports that a Filipino housemaid had been murdered by her employer.

THE Senate will prioritize a bill that seeks to boost the country’s anti-terror efforts when sessions resume on Jan. 20, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III said.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed a veteran Army intelligence officer who served in his hometown of Davao City as the new Armed Forces chief, according to a copy of his appointment paper released by the presidential palace on Thursday.

POLICE on Wednesday reported more than 300 holiday-related incidents at the year-end, 59% lower than a year earlier.

BUSINESSES in Central Visayas -- which has the fourth-biggest contribution among the country’s 17 regions to national economic growth -- will have to pay their employees more starting next week, after new daily minimum wage rates for private sector workers were published in a local newspaper on Dec. 21.

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a new code of corporate governance for public companies and registered issuers, in line with its plan of adopting principles observed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

THE MONETARY BOARD of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has expanded grounds for disqualification of candidates for directorship and officer posts in banks and quasi-banks (QBs), the BSP said in a Jan. 1 press release.

AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) said that it is still pushing through with its real estate investment trust (REIT) offering this year.

THE healthcare unit of Ayala Corp. (AC) is breaking ground on its P2-billion cancer care hospital this year, as it targets to open up to two cancer clinics before yearend.

AS WE leave the old year behind, we’re entering 2020 with a little bit of baggage: holiday leftovers. For the first week of this new decade, we’re giving you a few recipes using things you might have left in your fridge after the holiday rush.