“IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION under the circumstances.” This was the explanation Talk ‘N Text team owner and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Manny V. Pangilinan offered Monday night for the Game 4 walkout by the Tropang Texters last week that marred their quarterfinal series with the Barangay Ginebra Kings.

Learn how to soar and conquer the skies as the Philippine Paragliding and Hang Gliding Association (PPHGA) launches its basic paragliding course this February. Kick-starting the event is a talk and open forum about the sport at the R.O.X., Bonifacio High Street, The Fort, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Investigators are checking out leads that fugitive Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson may be in China or Taiwan.

Congress adjourned last week, bypassing more than a dozen important measures and committee reports. The Senate adjourned without doing anything on its last session day for lack of quorum. The House of Representatives adjourned also without acting on pending measures for lack of time and quorum.

A 17-year-old Briton has been missing for the past 17 days, and his family is worried that his relationship with a girl from an influential family in Mindanao may be the reason for his disappearance.

THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING SECtor continues to be the country’s sunshine industry, generating more than $7.2 billion in revenues last year, a 19-percent increase from $6.1 billion in 2008.

Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.

ON ITS 11TH YEAR, “MUZIKLABAN,” THE country’s long-running showcase of Pinoy metal rock, has expanded its attractions to include awards in extreme sports, skin art and indie films.