CEOs remain optimistic yet conservative about the country’s growth in the coming years, according to a survey. A survey conducted by Isla Lipana & Co./PwC Philippines (PwC) for the PwC MAP 2020 CEO Survey asked the CEOs in the Philippines about their plans to adjust to the current reality,...
Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has recently uploaded on his social media account a clip that featured different scenes from the Philippines as well as candid photos of some Filipinos. "Really pleased to share 'The Beauty of the Philippines,' the short film that so many of you created," he...
Humans have fascination for gold, it is part of who we are. It is part of civilization. It is a tangible liquid asset that is always short in supply and strong demand. Thus, in times of crisis like this pandemic, governments and companies run for safe assets by buying more gold. Since March this...
Mark Paragua. (File Photo) United States-based Grandmasters Mark Paragua and Banjo Barcenilla showed why they are two of the top Filipino chessers at present after a 1-2 finish in the online GM Rosendo Balinas Cup over the weekend. Fresh from playing the top two boards for the Philippine team that...
Clarissa Delgado of Teach for the Philippines is ready to take on the monumental challenge of uplifting the education quality of the country Clarissa Delgado While Clarissa Delgado mentioned the eye-opening 2019 Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) results of the Philippines in...
Not a few celebrities expressed disappointment with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) making clear its resolve to police international streaming platforms such as Netflix. (AFP/Olivier Douliery / MANILA BULLETIN) Some deem it an altogether brash display of...
Even students are now realizing the importance of supporting the agriculture sector. The Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP) was formed because of the absence of a national association for agriculture students in the Philippines. ASAP is a youth organization that serves as a...
Practical strategies for parents to help their children learn when the school year begins again, from a public school teacher By Khristian Ross Pimentel Parents, guardians, siblings, and other family members have an important calling this pandemic. We must all help teach our children. But teaching...
GET SCHOOLED A teaching fellow based in Cagayan de Oro conducting an online class as a way to adapt to the new normal in education (Photo courtesy of Teach for the Philippines) One of the incalculable losses of the Covid-19 pandemic is in how children and teenagers have, in many ways, been forced...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation has extended additional funding of P800,000 to Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo to cover his training expenses in preparation for next year’s Tokyo Games. The amount will be given to the Gymnastics Association...
'Concern is on contact sports,' says PSC's nat'l training director Velasco In this file photo, national team boxer Carlo Paalam trains in preparation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. (MB File Photo) The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed Tuesday the renewal of the tripartite agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) granting detailed service for national athletes PSC Acting Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. said they are...
