By NIKOLE JAVIER Petro Gazz continued its winning ways and dominated Cignal with a straight-set victory 28-26, 25-18, 25-13 in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Grethcel Soltones leads the Petro Gazz...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) encouraged advocates and stakeholders to submit their lineup of activities for the upcoming National Women’s Month Celebration. Submitted entries may be included in the official calendar of events for NWMC 2023. Upcoming plans and projects may be sent at...
Carlito Galvez Jr.’s official title as the head of the Department of National Defense (DND) was finally made clear on Saturday, Feb. 18, when he was introduced by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a “senior undersecretary.” Department of National Defense Officer-in-Charge (DND-OIC) Senior...
Right in the middle of an economic crisis, railway operators are raring to increase fares, but it's still the call of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). During the public hearing on Friday, February 17, petitioners for train fare adjustmentsLight Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) for Light Rail...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar on Friday, February 17, encouraged government agencies and the private sector to join efforts to revitalize the maritime industry. Speaking during the Expo Maritime Philippines 2023: Flag States and Shipbuilders Convention Harbor Garden Tent (Exhibit) at Sofitel Philippine...
Globe Telecom Inc. hit its largest annual investment for mobile and fixed networks last year, with a P101.4 billion capital expenditure (CAPEX), 9 percent above 2021 figures, the telco stated Friday, Feb. 17. Globe has allocated the majority, or 86 percent, of its total cash capex to data...
PLDT players celebrate after scoring against Army. (PVL Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER PLDT found its winning touch with a 25-19, 25-12, 25-21 sweep of Army Black Mamba in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Feb. 16 that it has approved of pilot testing of the Automated Elections System (AES) in three barangays for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. Indelible ink is applied to a voter’s finger (MB FIle Photo)...
Filipinos can now use the mobile wallet GCash abroad, with international SIM cards. This developed after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved the beta launch of GCash Overseas, allowing Filipinos in Japan, Australia, and Italy to sign up for the mobile wallet, even without a Philippine...
By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine national women’s football team got into a rocky start in its 2023 Pinatar Cup campaign after absorbing a 1-0 loss to the higher-ranked Wales at the Pinatar Arena in Spain on Wednesday, Feb. 15 (Thursday, Manila time). The Filipinas couldn’t convert an...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Region 4-B or the Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) recorded an 8.9 percent inflation rate in January which was higher than the nation’s 8.7 percent. Leni R. Rioflorido, Philippine Statistics Authority...
PNCS2023 QuarterPage CMYK 16p38cmX24cm_300dpi Health experts and other key stakeholders are set to participate in a summit that will tackle the “collective actions” to fight cancer. The Philippine National Cancer Summit 2023, with a theme “Bridging Gaps in Cancer through 3Cs (Communication,...
