Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) president Joey Romasanta is writing to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to seek clarification on the status of their association. The move came after the FIVB, in a letter signed by General Director Fabio Azevedo , requested the Philippine...
The national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) is planning to launch an education drive among fishermen about the necessity of COVID-19 vaccines. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the group appealed for free and massive...
Qualified banks included in the central bank's rediscounting facility only took out P26.90 billion of rediscounting loans as of end-2020, 77.98 percent lower compared to end-2019 of P122.17 billion. Based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data, there were less banks that availed of rediscounting...
Photos grabbed from Inspire Sports Academy Philippines' Facebook page With the uncertainty surrounding the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, many Filipino athletes struggle with their daily routines and workouts with limited equipment and training space from their respective homes. Some...
Consumers will experience another pinch in the pocket this week as the price of gasoline will rise by P0.85 per liter; and diesel by P0.30 per liter, as announced by the industry players. Kerosene, which is the other fuel commodity retailed at the pumps, will also increase by P0.25 per liter,...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has approved the start of training for Batch 1 of players in the Gilas Pilipinas program in preparation for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers next month in Clark, Pampanga. The first batch is made up of the core that won two games in...
Photo from Ronda Pilipinas Facebook page Ronda Pilipinas co-founder Moe Chulani passed away on Sunday due to cardiac arrest. He was 45. Chulani, who was also a board member of the PhilCycling, left a legacy in the sport by co-founding with Dino Araneta the yearly Ronda Pilipinas, which held its...
Kai Sotto (Photo from Chooks to Go) The NBA G League announced Friday the staging of a bubble tournament which starts next month in Orlando, Florida, apparently dimming Kai Sotto’s chances of suiting up for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Eighteen teams, including Sotto,...
Coconut farmers are coming up with a position paper that will formally ask President Rodrigo Duterte to veto Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund or the Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release of the P100-billion Coco Levy Fund. (MB FILE, Keith Bacongco) Pambansang Kaisahan ng...
For consumers still travelling back from their holiday break, they will need to cough up additional cash on their fuel budgets because the price of gasoline will rise by P0.45 per liter this week. The oil companies similarly advised that diesel prices will increase by P0.30 per liter; while...
Kimberly Anne Tiquestiques I am a huge pageant fan. It is one of the things in life that gives me the biggest thrills. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on public gatherings and the mounting of events, pageant fans like me have to be sidelined for now until things are somehow back to...
The new year is just around the corner. So what plans have you made for the next 12 months? Some celebrities reflect on the things they have done the past months and commit themselves to positive changes. Like regular folks, their wishes and resolutions revolve around health, outlook, work,...
