BRP Dagupan City (LS551), a logistics support vessel of the Philippine Navy (PN), has delivered relief items to Batanes after it was devastated by typhoon "Kiko" earlier this month, a Navy spokesperson disclosed Tuesday, September 28. (Photo: Batanes LGU via Philippine Navy) Commander Benjo...
Photo from PBA Twice-to-beat TNT and Meralco try to march their way to the semifinals against teams out to extend their campaigns Wednesday, Sept. 29 in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Meralco hopes to beat NLEX for the second...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco moved on Tuesday, Sept. 28 to include in the proposed 2022 national budget the purchase of three brand new C-130J cargo planes for the Philippine Air Force. Speaker Lord Allan Allan Velasco, together with other congressional leaders, meets with Philippine Air Force (PAF)...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said the money that goes to Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) are government contributions to the premiums for crop insurance policies issued to farmers and not subsidies. 35199 FFF issued this clarification on efforts to to debunk claims that the...
To help cushion the impact of the pandemic on the local economy, the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) approved a financial relief to cities and local government units (LGUs) hosting the Casino Filipino branches. In a statement, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chairman and chief...
Leisure & Resorts World Corporation is now venturing into sports betting after wholly-owned subsidiary Total Gamezone Xtreme Inc. (TGXI) has been accredited by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) accreditation. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, LRWC said...
Simon Enciso (left) and Rashawn McCarthy (PBA photo) Blackwater continued to make changes following a winless campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup Tuesday, Sept. 28 by trading leading scorer Simon Enciso to Terrafirma in exchange for Rashawn McCarthy. The PBA trade committee approved the one-on-one...
More than 26,500 meals were provided by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to individuals who are affected by the ongoing public health crisis. As of Sept. 16, PRC said that through its food trucks, a total of 26,574 have been served amid the Delta variant surge since August. (Photo from Philippine Red...
TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra monitor the departure of seven Chinese militia vessels from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on April 27, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard) A national federation of fisherfolk organizations on Tuesday, Sept. 28,...
The World Bank trimmed its growth forecast for the Philippines this year and expects the country's economic activity to return to pre-pandemic level by 2023 yet because the government is likely to miss the goal of vaccinating most of its population by the end of 2021. Based on the World Bank East...
With the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 in Metro Manila and in nearby provinces, Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra expressed optimism on the resumption of more sports events in the country by next year. Mitra said that the continued vaccination of Filipinos serves as a...
Senators expressed their support for the 2022 budget allocation of the Philippine Sports Commission and called for higher allotment for the agency. Sen. Joel Villanueva who led the Senate Committee on Finance hearing recognized the PSC for discovering champions and sports heroes at a time when the...
