Jovelyn Gonzaga (right) together with Aby Marano (left) and Alyssa Valdez Veteran spiker Jovelyn Gonzaga is giving up her slot in the national indoor volleyball team tryouts to take a new career path in beach volleyball. In a social media post, the 29-year-old opposite hitter expressed her...
Alyssa Valdez and Jaja Santiago banner the list of elite athletes the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) has invited to participate in a three-day tryout for the national team late this month. Forty male and forty female players are invited in indoor volleyball while 20 male and 20...
Photo from Adelaide 36ers Kai Sotto’s latest journey in his dream of making the NBA will take him to Australia after signing with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League. Sotto’s camp led by East West Private and the 36ers made the announcement Wednesday, April 21, in a move that...
Amid the prevalence of African Swine Fever (ASF), state-run lender Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has doubled its credit commitment to the local swine industry from P15 billion to P30 billion. This, according to the bank, will help local pork producers and feed millers to repopulate and...
Wala Lang Hi from your usual writer Jaime C. Laya – This time Bambi Guevara goes into what we might classify as intermediate and advanced hiking. * * * * * * * * * * After a few one-day hikes to warm up, multi-day hikes raise the bar and will be immensely rewarding even if it means longer road...
To the universe and beyond with Miss Universe USA 2013 One of the most interesting segments of the Miss Universe competition is the National Costume Parade where the candidates highlight their rich culture and history through their outfits. In some cases, however, these costumes are hilarious,...
Mini-documentary series on Philippine cuisine released in line with 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations FILIPINO FOOD AND FILMS Some of the most well-known Filipino foods everywhere, with pancit, sinigang na hipon, lumpia, menudo, and adobo The National Quincentennial Committee in collaboration with...
The recurring gas production restriction from the Malampaya field will de-rate anew the electricity generation of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility in Batangas, one of the biggest power plants in the country. In an advisory sent by state-run National Power Corporation to plant...
As part of the global celebration of the Quincentennial of the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, the National Historical Commission launches ‘Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic’ by Felice Sta. Maria AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,082 DAYS Detail of a map of Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation “The...
Through high seas, starvation, scurvy, a mutiny, and death, Magellan arrives on the islands of the Philippines and what welcomes him? Feasts ON THE COVER This week's Panorama mirrors the cover design of the new, exciting book 'Pigafetta's Philippine Picnic' by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, with...
As we wait for the official list of nominees for the Order of the National Artist of the Philippines, let's get to know some of the Filipino designers the local fashion industry endorsed. Pitoy Moreno's terno (Photo from Pitoy's Facebook page) Being a master craftsman, having a keen eye to spot...
Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez is encouraging national sports associations (NSAs) to look for local government units who can help them set up bubble training for athletes bound for the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. Fernandez, also the country’s chief of...
