At around noon of April 20, 2022, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, with a few hours to spare before heading to the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the PBA 3x3 Second Conference Grand Finals, lounged comfortably at his home in Libis, Quezon City, calm as someone who has gone through extremely...
The celebration was a three-day food, retail, study, and travel festival at SM Megamall The Australian Embassy, in partnership with SM, recently celebrated this year’s Philippines-Australia Friendship Day with Experience Australia, a three-day food, retail, study, and travel festival at SM...
Philippine Consulate General in Hawaii launches Flag Day exhibit ONWARD TO INDEPENDENCE Bulos (center) leads the commemoration of Philippine National Flag Days in Hawaii. Various activities are slated for the celebration including an exhibit, online trivia on the flag, Filipino Food Week, and the...
While there was a heightened tension between China and the Philippines’ navies and coast guards due to a maritime row in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the situation on land appears to be progressing for both countries. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (right), Commanding General of the Philippine Army...
TNT will start its defense of the PBA Philippine Cup without Mikey Williams due to the ongoing contract negotiations between him and management. Photo from PBA Coach Chot Reyes bared in a television interview that Williams has invoked a clause that allows the Rookie of the Year frontrunner and Most...
PH Embassy in Pretoria participates in World Food Festival EAT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Ambassador to South Africa Noralyn Jubaira Baja (5 th from left) with heads of missions of participating embassies in the World Food Festival The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria is one of the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with newly-appointed South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup during an official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday, June 3. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) meets...
The US State Department has called on the Chinese government to abide by the rule of law after it dismissed the Philippine protest on its fishing ban even on parts of the West Philippine Sea. Ned Price, State Department spokesperson, said in a Twitter post Friday thatChina's "unilateral fishing...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is unfazed over China's rejection of the Philippines' protest on the former's unilateral imposition of a fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying it won't be enforced anywhere in the country's waters. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO...
The local stock market closed higher after a weak start as investors started picking up bargains before the week ended. The main index rose 54.57 points or 0.82 percent to close at 6,741.40 as the Mining and Oil sector led in the advance across the board. However, volume dropped further to 1.09...
Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
Six members of the Caloocan City Police’s anti-illegal drugs unit were recommended to be dismissed from service by the Philippine National Police – Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) for allegedly assaulting a sidewalk vendor and robbing his “ayuda” worth P14,000 in March. In a CCTV...
