The Marcos administration will deploy ₱12.3 billion using surpluses and fresh budget allocations to settle multi-year financial arrears owed to state universities and colleges, according to a government joint administrative order. The national government plans to tap ₱7.8 billion in...
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala once again found a meaningful way to honor the Philippines after sporting a visor embroidered with the Filipino phrase, "Kapag lumago, hindi na hihinto," during her historic campaign in the prestigious Wimbledon Championships in London. On her Instagram post, the...
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3), and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, July 2, as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club. Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a year...
It was redemption in every sense for Alex Eala. Nearly a year after suffering a heartbreaking three-set loss to Maya Joint in the Eastbourne Open final, the Filipina turned things around with a stirring 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory to book a historic third-round berth at the Wimbledon...
Alex Eala weathered Maya Joint’s strong start with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory to punch a historic ticket to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, July 2. The 29th-seeded Eala shook off a first-set stumble before mounting a gritty comeback to outlast the hard-hitting Australian,...
Alex Eala powered into the second round of the Wimbledon Championships, but the dream showdown with former world No.1 Serena Williams would not happen. Instead, it will be Maya Joint standing across the net after the Australian spoiled Williams’ Grand Slam return with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory...
LONDON (AP) — The roars began even before Serena Williams stepped on Centre Court. Then they grew louder when the 23-time Grand Slam champion arrived to play her first singles match in nearly four years. And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirably in a three-set...
Alex Eala opened her Wimbledon Championship campaign in style with a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Renata Zarazua on Wednesday, July 1 (Philippine time). The 29th-seeded Filipina imposed her will throughout the match, holding her serve and breaking the Mexican four times to advance to the next round. This would...
Singapore-headquartered olam food ingredients (ofi) has formed a joint venture (JV) with WNC Capital Holdings Inc., the parent firm of local food supplier Wills International Sales Corp., to expand its presence in the Philippines through a manufacturing facility in Bulacan province. In a statement...
Mamamayang Liberal (Ml) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has castigated China 's "entitled bully" posture , which has once again placed it at odds with the country’s position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid talks of a joint energy exploration deal. This, as De Lima and her fellow members...
The Philippine Army (PA) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) agreed to step up joint training and explore defense technology cooperation following their latest high-level talks. Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete, PA commanding general, and Gen. Arai Masayoshi, JGSDF chief of staff, held their...
The leading advocacy coalition representing foreign investors is urging the government to strengthen its policies on cloud-enabled governance to further improve the country’s ease of doing business and make the entry of investments more seamless. In a statement on Wednesday, April 8, the Joint...
