This boyfriend got the best deal—his girlfriend said yes While everyone was busy scoring sale finds on Sept. 9, Jeric Fortuna , a licensed private pilot, had other plans. It was his girlfriend Mara Sotto ’s 30th birthday, and he wanted to make it extra special by proposing to her. They...
For 33-year-old Daisy Jane Diola of Cebu City, there could not be a better time to go back to school, betting against all odds in a pandemic. Giving up her sales job, she embraced technology and started attending online classes, one of hundreds of thousands nationwide now braving the...
The 2019 Tempo Inter-schools Rapid Chess Championships. (MB Photo) The Endgame Sports Multi-Events, Inc. and National Chess Federation of the Philippines are teaming up in staging the 2020 National Youth Online Chess Championships and Masters Challenge set Sept. 29 to Oct. 10. A guaranteed cash pot...
The Philippines is looking to produce world-class chess trainers and coaches as it hosts the FIDE Trainers’ Online Seminar September 25 to 27 via Zoom platform. World-renowned trainers Grandmasters Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria and Melikset Khachiyan of Armenia, International Masters Jesper Hall of...
With almost everything done virtually, including classes and playdates, parents (and any guardian) should not let their guard down when it comes to children going online. Parents should remember that being at home doesn’t mean your kids are safe from harm. The vast and unlimited online world is a...
Get your favorite books without leaving the comfort of your home Attention, book lovers, this is not a drill! Booksale, the bookstore that gained popularity as a hub for pre-loved books, is now selling its products online. In a series of Facebook posts, the bookshop revealed that its...
With the advent of online auctions, more young people are now bidding for art pieces For six months now, most of us have been staying indoors, turning our homes into company offices and, for some, into school classrooms. While this setup is necessary, it might not be healthy for everybody, as...
The sold-out lecture series goes digital, so get your tickets before it is too late The Ayala Museum’s commitment to Philippine art and culture takes on the digital frontier with the launch of Ayala Museum Virtual. Now more accessible than ever, the Ayala Museum Virtual is set to become a hub of...
Russia, India awarded as co-champions Grandmaster Wesley So and the United States settles for a semifinal finish in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad over the weekend. (FIDE Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So came through with a solid performance against many-time Olympiad champion Russia but it wasn’t...
Grandmaster Wesley So, who now plays for the United States, is on the semifinals with his teammates in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. (MB File Photo) Philippine-born Wesley So pulled off a pair of impressive victories on top board as the United States clobbered Ukraine with a two-match sweep...
There is a new “status symbol” in town and it’s not about the clothes you wear, the car you drive, or the gadgets you use. In this new normal era where virtual meetings become the norm (and a necessity for some) over Zoom or Google Meet, the background scenery of the room where you appear...
Wesley So (FIDE / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So and his United States team survived a shock seventh-round meltdown to rule Pool D of the top division and earn an outright spot to the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Sunday. Playing Board One minus GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru...
