It's official. The beauty queen from Negros Occidental is retiring from pageantry. She shared, "As much as I don’t want to, I need to close this chapter in my life. I thought I was okay but today I realized that I might not be as ok as I thought I was. It finally sunk in that I am no longer...
The Duterte administration is partnering next week with young Filipinos in the latest edition of Sulong Pilipinas, this time to craft strategies on how different sectors of society can work together to counter the disastrous effects of climate change. Titled “Sulong Pilipinas 2021: Climate Change...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is supporting moves to amend Republic Act No. 1405, or the Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law, to reinforce the country’s fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion and other financial crimes. The amendments put forward under House Bill...
Filipina skateboarding icon Margielyn Didal has officially qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, World Skate announced on late Wednesday, June 9. Margielyn Didal (MB File Photo) The sports world governing body presented the 20 qualifiers, including Didal, in both men's and women's division of the...
Rey Suerte, left, participates in one of the practice sessions of Gilas Pilipinas under Project Director Tab Baldwin at the Inspire Academy in Calamba, Laguna. (SBP Images) Gilas Pilipinas guard Rey Suerte sprained his ankle during practice Wednesday, June 9, the third player to sustain an injury...
Jericho Cruz (PBA Images) The NLEX Road Warriors gave their go signal for Jericho Cruz to suit up for Guam in its two FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers matches against Hong Kong in Amman, Jordan. NLEX on its website said that management granted Guam’s request for Cruz to suit up for the games slated...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was urged to reject the P12-billion seabed quarrying project in Manila Bay being proposed by a company called Silverquest Mining Resources Inc. (SMRI). The call was made by the national fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
Dave Ildefonso (left) and Matt Nieto (Photo from SBP) Gilas Pilipinas suffered a setback after Matt Nieto and Dave Ildefonso sustained injuries a few days before the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Nieto, who was selected by NLEX in the 2019 special Gilas PBA Rookie Draft, and...
MB File Photo FIBA Asia executive director Hagop Khajirian said any changes with regards to eligibility issues like the one affecting the Philippines will have to be made with a careful approach. Khajirian made this remark when asked specifically by former PBA commissioner Noli Eala about FIBA’s...
How do you redefine pageantry? Well, for Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, it's simple. You just have to cast her as with good friend and fellow beauty queen Nicole Cordoves as hosts of your pageant. That's basically what she said in a recent post, announcing her and Nicole being the hosts of this...
The Philippines is expected to pull all the stops both on and off the court in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on June 16 to 20, 2021, which the country will host at Clark Freeport Zone. (Photo from CDC) Organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the FIBA Asia Cup...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It was good for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to shift the release of Financial Stability Report (FSR) from annual to semestral beginning second semester of 2020. There is a dearth of reliable and timely information that the Filipino public could trust,...
