Philippine businessmen Wednesday, (April 14) took a pause from their busy schedules to make a stand against China’s aggression in the country's territory. With that business groups rallied behind Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, other government officials and various groups...
The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano said on Tuesday that the government has decided to...
The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr. Mark Ches Ang) As the Philippine economy continues to tread the path towards post-pandemic recovery, keeping Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) relevant remains a challenge for us at the Department of Trade and...
Several agriculture lobby groups jointly appealed for President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw his recommendation to increase the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) for pork by 350,000 metric tons (MT) as this may cause further damage to the local hog industry. The groups also asked Duterte to shelve another...
All-Star Game also set in May The second conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) is already in the works by dubbing it as the “Wesley So Cup.” PCAP Commissioner Paul Elauria said the 27-year-old Cavite-born Grandmaster, who recently became an American citizen,...
Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla A focused mind and team support became the key ingredients for the Laguna Heroes in clinching the historic first Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All Filipino Conference crown at the expense of the Camarines Soaring Eagles recently. Grandmaster...
Jersey Marticio Chess wunderkind Jersey Marticio swept all her seven matches to capture the elite girls 18-under division of the 2021 Mayor Atty. Rolen C Paulino National Age Group Online Chess Championships North Luzon Leg held online over the weekend. The 13-year-old Marticio, a Grade 8...
Overseas Filipino Bank (OF Bank), a subsidiary of government-owned Land Bank of the Philippines, has become the country’s first online-only bank after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) granted it digital banking license on Maundy Thursday. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi G. Fonacier, head of BSP...
Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla carried the Laguna Heroes on his shoulders as they ripped the Camarines Soaring Eagles in Armageddon play to emerge the first ever Professional Chess Association champions Saturday, April 3. Barcenilla, a many-time Battle of the GMs champion, smashed Christian Mark...
The Laguna Heroes and the Camarines Soaring Eagles are set to meet in the PCAP grand finals to be held virtually Saturday night, April 3. Northern kings Laguna, led by GMs Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul Gomez and FIDE Master Austin Jacob Literatus, will clash against the southern rulers...
Taking direct economic hits resulting into cancelled expos and shelved orders, the fashion industry was still one of the first sectors to help out during the pandemic. Fashion designers and retail brands provided protective overalls and washable face masks, as well as mounted donation drives and...
