The Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines wants to waste no time in preparing the women’s softball team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. With softball scrapped from this year’s Vietnam SEA Games, ASAPHIL secretary general Cheska Altomonte said it would be best for the Blu...
Lesser known Kevin Arquero shocked Olympiad veteran and FIDE Master Mari Joseph Turqueza on board two to lift the unheralded Cavite Spartans to a 12.5-8.5 win over the Rizal Batch Towers in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines’ (PCAP) online All-Filipino Conference Wednesday....
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
The Philippine government is yet to formally tap the country’s cold chain industry for the handling and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Anthony Dizon, president of the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP), said in a phone interview that the industry is still...
In a bid to be more accessible to farmers and fishermen, state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) had set up different ‘Agri-Hubs’ across the country. In a statement, LandBank said that it has established the first four Agri-Hubs in December to bring financial services closer to more...
Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo has been appointed member of the Ethics Committee of the Infant & Pediatric Nutrition Association of the Philippines (IPNAP). Mateo broke the news on Instagram on January 13. "My duty is to focus on participating in discussions revolving around the...
AURELIO “Gigi” R. MONTINOLA III, Chair of Far Eastern University (FEU), is the President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) for 2021. Mr. Montinola is the 72nd President of the MAP since its inception in 1950. AURELIO...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has been working double time to send Olympic hopefuls and qualifiers to a training camp in Thailand in the midst of the pandemic. ABAP secretary general Ed Picson said if things fall into place, select Filipino boxers including...
The Philippines still lacks science-based policy decisions in fisheries, which prompts a need to immediately create the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR). Limuel Aragones, director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, said...
After a successful pro debut in the US last week, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial reiterated that he is fully committed to the national team which is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics next year. Marcial said he had talks with Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed and energized the 230-kilovolt Toril-Bunawan transmission line, which forms the final loop of the P7.09 billion Mindanao backbone project. With the project’s completion, the company noted that “this will secure...
Motor vehicle sales in November suffered a 7.4 percent decline due to the consecutive typhoons that badly hit growth driver regions -- Bicol, Central Luzon and the National Capital Region. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck...
