On the anticipated release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, another veto is coconut farmers’ last hope after the House version of Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (Coco Levy Act) was passed on third and final reading and turned out to be “worse than the Senate version of the law”....
Motorists using diesel in their vehicles will be shelling out additional P0.60 per liter; and P0.50 per liter for gasoline, based on the upward adjustments implemented by the oil companies this week. For kerosene, the industry players also sent pricing advisory notices that this fuel commodity will...
Gilas Pilipinas member Kobe Paras (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas will play two games against South Korea and one opposite Indonesia when it hosts two groups in the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February. FIBA released the schedule on its website Sunday with Gilas playing...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas has retained its place in the FIBA world rankings after the second window of the FIBA 2021 Asia Cup Qualifiers last month. The national men's basketball team remained at No. 31 spot, scoring a total of 340.8 points as of Dec. 9. Gilas is only 0.3 points away from...
Photo from FIBA After the recent success of the PBA Philippine Cup, Clark is set to host another bubble as it rolls the red carpet for the last leg of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Feb. 18 to 21 next year. The region’s governing body for basketball announced Friday the venues for Window 3...
As Christmas shopping rush escalates, Filipino motorists will also need to shore up their expenses for fuel as diesel prices will go up by P0.40 per liter this week; and gasoline prices will increase by P0.25 per liter. Kerosene, which is the other commodity in the triumvirate of weekly cost...
Olsen Racela (Photo from UAAP) Olsen Racela is rarely candid about the heartbreak that was the semifinals of the 2002 Busan Asian Games. But when he does, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel assistant and Far Eastern University coach is making sure that it counts. “What doesn’t kill you, makes you...
The all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas squad that competed in the Bahrain bubble against Thailand. (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas coach Jong Uichico said that if he could have it his way he would consider forming a mixture of professional and amateur players for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying...
With a touch that exemplifies a person’s love for basketball, FIBA has launched Friday the official logo for the 2023 World Cup under the theme #DontMissABeat that the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia will stage. In a press release issued by the basketball world governing body, FIBA explained the...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national anthem before its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia. (FIBA photo) The PBA Board of Governors on Thursday gave the green light for Gilas Pilipinas to enlist the services of pro cagers for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup...
The Games and Amusements Board recently lauded the staging of the first of two tournaments marking the Philippine Golf Tour restart after an eight-month hiatus due to pandemic and endorsed the staging of more pro golf events in the coming year. In a report to GAB chair Abraham Mitra, the...
Angelo Kouame might soon play for Gilas Pilipinas if his naturalization goes smoothly. (Photo from UAAP) The naturalization bid of Gilas Pilipinas member Angelo Kouame got a big boost after the Committee on Justice approved House Bill 5951 which grants the Filipino citizenship to the young big man...
