GCash, the country’s leading online payment portal, sees P1 trillion transaction value this year, a feat they accomplished in three years before the pandemic. Frederic Levy, GCash chief commercial officer for transfers, cited the momentum that GCash is currently enjoying as more people are...
Photo from James de los Santos After clinching the No. 1 world ranking a few weeks ago, James De los Santos made another first in the e-kata tournament. The 30-year-old online karate sensation claimed his 17th gold medal in style following a 26.1-25.1 victory against Juan Achio of Costa Rica in the...
The Philippines dropped a pair of 2.5-1.5 defeats to Southeast Asian powerhouse Indonesia on Saturday to kiss its title bid goodbye in the women’s section of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup. The Filipinas were just no match for the second-seeded Indonesians as they could not pull off the same...
Photo from WGM Janelle Mae Frayna's Facebook page The Philippines routed Sri Lanka in two matches to advance in the semifinals in the women’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 Friday. Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Masters Jan Jodilyn Fronda and...
Excluding extraordinary and non-recurring items, Belle Corporation's consolidated recurring net income of P680 million for the 2020 period was 75 percent lower than the comparable figure of P2.67 billion for the 2019 period. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it...
Photo from James de los Santos Facebook account The success of James De los Santos in four of eight leagues in e-kata tournaments made it possible for the former national team member to move to No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 30-year-old De los Santos took the No. 1 spot in the e-kata male...
We could all use a little laugh Most parents never expected they’d be in school again, and yet, here they are: the alphabet, the multiplication tables, and the order of colors in a rainbow. Parents have to go through the adjustments of distance learning, too. But sometimes, we just have to...
GM Joey Antonio Grandmaster Joey Antonio showed why he is the Filipino Ironman of online chess as he topped two tournaments recently including the 77 th Mobile Chess Club Philippines Arena. The 58-year-old Antonio tied for first with New York-based GM Mark Paragua with 14 points but ended up...
The Philippines rode on the miraculous victory by Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda over IM Guliskhan Nakhbayeva on board two in lifting the squad to a stunning 2.5-1.5 win over third seed Kazakhstan for a quarterfinal berth in the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 on Monday. Fronda...
GM Banjo Barcenilla and IM Paulo Bersamina (File photo) The Philippines swept its last three round games including upset victories over top two seeds India and Kazakhstan for the No. 2 seeding in the knockout quarterfinals of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 on Sunday. The Filipinos slew the...
WGM Janella Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines drew strength from Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Master Kylen Joy Mordido as it pulled the rug from under erstwhile leader Iran, 2.5-1.5, to grab a piece of the lead after six rounds...
Siomai King, with its newest addition Boy Bondat, innovates The pandemic brought unprecedented economic slumps that hurt businesses big and small. Various industries threw in the towel as many fell prey to the pandemic and the country's economy hit its all-time low in two decades. “Everyone’s...
