SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Classes were suspended on Wednesday, April 3, in Pilar, Abra and the activities on Tuesday night, April 2, in the 2nd Balicucha Festival here were cancelled following an encounter between the 50th Infantry Battalion and the New People’s Army (NPA) in the boundary...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – The Balicucha Festival showcasing rich religious and cultural practices and products, specifically the Balicucha or sugarcane candy, here unwraps on Easter Sunday. SANTA Maria, Ilocos Sur municipal hall (Now Na Sta. Maria Ilocos Sur FB) Mayor Brigido “Boy” Camarillo...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Three-time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka battled for nearly three hours to get past a determined Yulia Putintseva and take her place in the semifinals with a 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-3 win on Tuesday, March 26. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns a shot to Maria Sakkari of Greece...
The Ty family’s investment arm GT Capital Holdings Inc. (GTCAP) posted an 82 percent jump in core net income to a record high P28.8 billion last year from P15.9 billion earned in 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said consolidated net income rose 57 percent to...
Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Very uncalled for. This was how Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Amparo Maria "Pammy" Zamora described the actions of a public school teacher who went viral on social media after...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-0, on Sunday, March 17, to claim her second Indian Wells WTA title two years after she beat Sakkari for her first. Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the championship trophy after defeating Greece's Maria...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Maria Sakkari needed three sets and four match points to get past US Open champion Coco Gauff on Friday, March 15, setting up a title clash with world number one Iga Swiatek at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters. Greece's Maria Sakkari hits a forehand return to USA's Coco Gauff...
Hilton is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Ariizumi as vice president of development for South East Asia. Maria joins Hilton from Swire Hotels where she led efforts to set up Swire's third party hotel development platform, with her responsibilities spanning hotel development, planning,...
Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A scion of the Zamora clan in the House of Representatives isn't afraid to call out more seasoned lawmakers in the Senate on the supposed non-performance of their...
San Miguel Aerocity Inc. (SMAI), a subsidiary of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has inaugurated its Saribuhay sa Dampalit project in Barangay Pamarawan, Malolos, Bulacan. In a statement, SMC said this pioneering initiative marks the launch of the Philippines’ first...
Maria Rochelle S. Diaz, executive vice president for commercial of Shang Properties Inc., Wolfgang Krueger, executive director of Shang Properties Inc., Lance Gokongwei, chairman of Robinsons Land Corporation, Atty. Karlo Marco P. Estavillo, president of Shang Robinsons Properties Inc., Mybelle...
President Marcos has appointed Maria Lourdes Doria-Velarde as acting member of the Board of Trustees of the Home Development Fund (Pag-IBIG), representing the private employers’ sector. Malacañang made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 12. Doria-Velarde replaces Mylah Roque, who was appointed to...
