Year: 2025

MANILA, Philippines – A widening corruption inquiry into flood control projects threatens to cast a shadow over the Philippines’ growth outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned, as intensifying scrutiny may slow the government’s infrastructure push. Speaking at a press conference in Manila, Andrew Jeffries, the ADB’s country director for the Philippines, said the scandal’s

MANILA, Philippines—The mission is clear for Juan Gomez de Liaño in his rookie year with Converge. The goal is to show the league what the FiberXers’ young core can do and he’s more than excited to get the ball rolling when Season 50 opens this Sunday at Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Juan Gomez de Liaño

In a remarkable display of resilience and teamwork, India’s Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur forged the second-highest seventh-wicket partnership in ICC Women’s World Cup history.

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Today, which is also the last day of Q3, 2025, Tether added another block of Bitcoin to its reserves in Q3 2025. According to market watchdogs, the USDT issuer has moved a cool $1 billion into 8,888.889 BTC, marking one of the largest inflows recorded in 2025 for the stablecoin issuer. Spotted by Onchain Lens, the transfer went directly from Bitfinex hot wallets to Tether’s reserve address. This fits into a bigger pattern that can be seen in the on-chain history.  Just In: Tether (@Tether_to) has bought 8,888.889 $BTC worth $1B, on the last day of Q3 2025. Address: bc1qjasf9z3h7w3jspkhtgatgpyvvzgpa2wwd2lr0eh5tx44reyn2k7sfc27a4 Data @nansen_ai pic.twitter.com/5GwX50ZXou — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) September 30, 2025 Over the past two years, the company that issues USDT has repeatedly moved blocks of Bitcoin worth between $700 million and $1.4 billion into its reserves. This often occurs during periods of market tension, which could also be attributed to the current state of the crypto market. Tether is now the sixth-largest BTC wallet. Since Tether announced in May 2023 that it would regularly use 15% of company profits to purchase Bitcoin for reserves, the last time they withdrew BTC was on the last day of Q1.  Currently, their BTC reserve address holds 86,335 BTC worth $9.75 billion, making it the sixth-largest BTC wallet. With Q3’s purchase, the amount of Bitcoin on the balance sheet increased by about 11%, keeping it well ahead of gold and approaching a 10% share. Calculated at the price when they withdrew from the exchange, the average purchase price of these BTC is about $48,542. This means they are currently sitting on an unrealized profit of as much as $5.5 billion. Tether’s $115.2 billion market cap provides unmatched liquidity, enabling institutions to leverage USDT for yield generation and cross-chain transactions. Meanwhile, Tether’s balance sheet shows…

In a remarkable display of resilience and teamwork, India’s Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur forged the second-highest seventh-wicket partnership in ICC Women’s World Cup history.

MANILA, Philippines – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light for the P5.2-million rental pool program of Damosa Land Inc., making it the first company to register under the new guidelines for real estate securities registration. Damosa Land’s registration statement covered 100 certificates of participation in the condotel project of TRYP

Mayor Andre Dickens called the Azalea Fresh Market a key part of his administration’s commitment to expand access to fresh and affordable food across the city.

The idea that cold showers can boost immunity has been a popular one for a while.

Zurich has been declared the world’s most expensive city for 2025, according to Numbeo’s mid-year cost of living index. But what is it that makes it so expensive that it overshadows the likes of New York and London?