President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. congratulated Filipino Olympian Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning two gold medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series in Baku, Azerbaijan, over the weekend. In a tweet, the President described Yulo's victory as a "shining moment" as he urged the...
The government vowed to study a United Nations (UN) panel report that found the Philippines’ failure to compensate the comfort women. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said this after the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) reported that the Philippines...
Short of height but certainly not lacking in heart, Gilas Pilipinas is no stranger playing undersized, making up for the few inches of length and heft missing with its fighting spirit. Scottie Thompson is one of Gilas players who first played against Lebanon in the last window (FIBA photo) And the...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his government had placed infrastructure development as the "pinnacle" of its vision for an equitable, prosperous and resilient Philippines by 2040 while recognizing the private sector's critical role in realizing its goals....
We have arrived at a time when digitalization is no longer a luxury or a by-the-way thing, but a necessary and essential process. No enterprise will thrive or survive without having its operations digitalized for the convenience of stakeholders and customers. In one way or another, our daily...
PARIS, France -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees...
K-pop group BLACKPINK will be holding their “Born Pink” concert in the Philippines on March 25 and 26 at the Philippine Arena. But ahead of the concert, an issue has erupted regarding a birthday cake project that is being handled by BLACKPINK PH, said to be the “first and largest Philippine...
Scottie Thompson goes for a layup against Jordanian defenders. (Ali Vicoy) By NIKOLE JAVIER Scottie Thompson has had countless great moments inside the court, but on Monday, Feb. 27, he might just have had the biggest miss in his whole career following their 91-90 tight loss to Jordan on the FIBA...
BOCAUE – Justin Brownlee's first two games with Gilas Pilipinas might not have ended the way he wanted it to be but the experience of playing for flag and country is definitely something he would cherish and not even a heartbreaker of a loss to Jordan could dampen his morale. Justin Brownlee...
BOCAUE – Gilas Pilipinas poured it all out but still couldn’t escape the agony of defeat right on its home turf. Justin Brownlee's 41 points go for naught. (Ali Vicoy) Justin Brownlee and the rest of the nationals couldn’t complete its spirited comeback from 25 points down as Jordan escaped...
The FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers is coming to its end and Gilas Pilipinas is eyeing a fitting close to a 15-month journey that is full of drama, agonizing failures and heartbreaks, and stories of resilience, redemption and hope. Justin Brownlee looks to lead Gilas Pilipinas to another victory...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is only making a slight tweak to his roster in the nationals’ final game in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers against the revenge-seeking Jordan on Monday, Feb. 27. Kevin Quiambao takes the place of Calvin Oftana in the lineup (PBA Images) Reyes, after...
