NBA star Jordan Clarkson and 7-foot-3 center Kai Sotto banner the 13-man pool of Gilas Pilipinas that will travel with the team when it leaves for Lebanon early Tuesday, Aug. 23, for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. NBA star Jordan Clarkson and Kai Sotto will be joined by...
K-pop boy band GOT7 member Yugyeom thanked Pinoy fans as he held his first solo show in the Philippines. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter held his “Yugyeom: Live in Manila” show on Aug. 19 at the New Frontier Theater. “Thank you Philippines,” Yugyeom posted on Instagram with a Philippine...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon expressed his gratitude to PRC staff and volunteers for their utmost humanitarian service in line with the upcoming celebration of World Humanitarian Day 2022 on Aug. 19. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) "Sa pagdiriwang natin ng...
SJ Belangel couldn't be happier as his former team Ateneo recently became the champion of the inaugural World Basketball Series (WUBS) in Tokyo, Japan. SJ Belangel (UAAP Media Bureau) The Korean Basketball League-bound point guard sees a bright future for the Blue Eagles despite the departure of...
The World Bank is eager on supporting the government’s bid to digitalize services and modernize the bureaucracy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement Thursday, Aug. 11, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Washington-based multilateral institution was willing to extend...
Ateneo showed steely nerves down the stretch to survive Taiwan's National Chengchi University, 88-78, in the World University Basketball Series (WUBS) Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo from WUBS) The Blue Eagles remained undefeated in two games after a...
Kai Sotto has committed to join Gilas Pilipinas for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Photo from Adelaide “We are glad to have Kai into the Gilas fold and thank him for his proactive...
IM Paulo Bersamina International Master Paulo Bersamina stunned Grandmaster Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal to lift the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 victory over third seed Norway in the 11th and last round Tuesday to finish 32nd in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. Bersamina’s upset...
The Philippine women’s team pulled the rug from under old nemesis Vietnam, 3-1, in the 10th and penultimate round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India to move on the cusp of posting its best finish in the biennial meet. WGM Janelle Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and...
WGM Janelle Frayna The Philippines suffered heartbreaking losses to Hungary in the women’s division and Georgia in men’s via identical 2.5-1.5 results in the ninth round Sunday night that dealt a big blow to their bids for a top 10 finish in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India....
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna lifted the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over fancied Slovenia Saturday to barge back into the top 20 in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. Frayna pounced on an endgame meltdown by a higher-ranked...
GM Mark Paragua The Philippines rode on Grandmaster Mark Paragua’s giant-sized victory over world chess heavyweight Jan-Krzysztof Duda to lift the Philippines to a gutsy 2-2 draw with fifth seed Poland in the seventh round Friday in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. The New...
