World No. 1 Poland escaped Canada in a tight 25-21, 25-23, 27-25 victory in Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Saturday, July 8, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Poland celebrates a point in its game against Canada in the VNL on Saturday. (Volleyball World) * The...
World No. 4 Brazil drew strength from Felipe Roque as it swept China, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17, in Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Saturday, July 8, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Brazil's Felipe Roque scores a spike against China's Zhang Jingyin during their VNL game...
Italian volleyball star Yuri Romanò expects their match against Japan to be the “most difficult game” of the preliminary phase when they face each other in the Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Saturday, July 8, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Yuri Romanò of...
Team captain Yuki Ishikawa towed Japan to its 10th win as they denied the Netherlands in four sets, 25-16, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17, in the Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday, July 7, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Shoma Tomita unleashed a spike for a kill against...
Yuri Romanò stepped up to help Italy sweep Slovenia, 25-13, 25-22, 25-17, in Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday, July 7, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Simone Giannelli of Italy goes for spike over Jan Pajenk and Klemen Cebulj of Slovenia. (Ali Vicoy)* The...
Wilfredo Leon powered Poland to turn back a stiff challenge from Brazil, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, in Week 3 of the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday, July 7, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. *Bartosz Kurek of Poland spike the ball over Judson Nunes da Cunha and Rezende...
Japanese volleyball star Ran Takahashi was grateful to the Filipino fans for their support as world No. 6 Japan enters the last stages of the preliminary phase in the men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3. *Japanese volleyball star Ran Takahashi* The 21-year-old wing spiker fired 14 points...
NUNUNGAN, Lanao del Norte – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has formally declared the Mount Inayawan Range Natural Park (MIRNP) here as the 53rd ASEAN heritage park. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/NUNUNGAN_7cee411cab/NUNUNGAN_7cee411cab.jfif) GOV....
GENEVA, Switzerland– Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday. Volker Turk slammed world leaders for only thinking of the short term while dealing with the climate crisis. Turk told...
World No. 2 and 2021 champion Brazil takes on world No. 5 Italy as the action and crucial Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) men’s kicks off on Tuesday, July 4, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos is set to make the ceremonial serve before Brazil and...
Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- UN Humanitarians reported on Tuesday that they have received only 20 percent of the US$54.8 billion needed to aid people globally this year. "These funding gaps have real...
The Philippines has called on the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to demonstrate political will and commitment to achieve equity through the Pandemic Treaty. Philippine Ambassador to the UN Evan Garcia relayed the appeal on behalf of the Group for Equity, composed of 21...
