Filipino triathletes missed their chance of earning Tokyo Olympic berths on Saturday following a grueling race at the 2021 Asian Triathlon Championships in Hatsukaichi, Japan. Kim Mangrobang and debuting Fer Casares finished 11 th and 13 th places in the women’s and men’s divisions...
It's time to show off your cooking skills. Chef Daisuke Suzuki and Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa (Photo: @AmbJPNinPH/Twitter) The embassy of Japan in Manila has launched an online cooking competition where the winner can have a chance to dine with the ambassador at his residence....
Cement maker Holcim Philippines Inc. reported that its net income jumped 81 percent to P909.35 million in the first quarter of 2021 from the P501.54 million earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm aid Earnings before Interest and Taxes...
Screenshot from MPL Philippines Banking on its superior draft and methodical execution, Smart Omega exacted revenge on Execration with a crushing 2-0 sweep and returned to its winning ways in the MPL Philippines Season 7 on Friday night, April 23. Omega unleashed the deadly duo of Pharsa and...
Union Bank of the Philippines reported a 79 percent surge in net income to P4.7 billion in the first three months of 2021 from the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said first quarter earnings is also 53 percent higher than the last three months of...
Despite fewer coronavirus cases last year, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is experiencing a disproportionate impact of the pandemic in terms of its socio-economic development and in aggravating existing and emerging vulnerabilities in the region, according to the...
Volkswagen is expanding its lineup with another new arrival, its latest global subcompact SUV, the T-Cross. First premiered in 2018, the T-Cross has already sold approximately 300,000 units worldwide. Marketed with the statement, “I am more than one thing,” the T-Cross aims to be just as...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), intercepted a total of 1,880 prohibited items from airport passengers across the country for the month of March alone. Some of the seized items include live bullets, "non-live" bullets kept as amulets, as...
Top Philippine and United States (US) brass are engaged in "continuous talks" to discuss what possible actions can be done ahead of July, when the suspension of the Visiting Forces Agreement's (VFA) termination is set to expire. Tnus, bared United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law, who...
The Philippine government has filed two new diplomatic notes against China in protest against the “continued deployment, lingering presence, and activities of Chinese vessels in Philippine maritime zones,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, April 23. Photos of Chinese vessels...
The Philippines has not forged any fishing treaty with China in the West Philippine Sea but continues to recognize the traditional fishing rights in the area, Malacañang clarified Friday, April 23. Photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of...
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) expressed concern Friday, April 23 over the proposal to reduce the required quarantine days for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW). In an interview over GMA News, LPP president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr., noted that some...
