The promotion of local industry is a good thing. No doubt. It creates jobs, results to a high value add to the economy, elevates technology and innovation and sustains a robust supply chain. The question, though, is whether this is necessarily good for the consumer. Does it result to lower...
Given the chance to create something that will make things better, many rise to the challenge. We are, by nature, problem solvers. We perpetually seek ways to improve our circumstances and our life. In the past year, the opportunities to find solutions flooded us without end . One creation that is...
Secretary Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19, said Tuesday they are coordinating with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to create the guidelines for more bubble-type training of national athletes. Dizon said the Philippine Athletics Track and...
There is a lot of talk these days about Economic Charter change. While the discussions focus on which parts of the charter need to be amended and how, I think the more fundamental issue should be how much of the economy should be enshrined in the constitution. Economics are, by nature, dynamic....
From billboards and TV campaigns to fashion editorials and runway presentations, male models from the 2000s were everywhere during their heydays. Although there were very few (even in the international circuit) who have maintained their model status, not everyone can say they have a portfolio like...
The bid of the PBA to start its 46th season this April has received the support of governing agencies tasked to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Vince Dizon assured that the Inter-Agency Task Force and the National Task Force against COVID-19 which he serves as deputy chief implementer have their full...
THE post-PBA bubble and what’s in store for Season 46 are in the offing Tuesday when the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum holds its final webcast for the year 2020. Commissioner Willie Marcial and President and CEO of Bases Conversion and Development Authority Secretary Vince...
Officials of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the Angeles University Foundation during the ocular inspection for the hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February next year. Photo from SBP Bases Conversion and Development Authority chief Vince Dizon vowed to provide the eight-country...
Joe Vince Talented singer-songwriter from Cebu, Joe Vince, is back with another "hugot" love song to bring comfort to broken hearts which will be released on Nov. 27 via evosound. Joe Vince latest single “Sa’king Tabi” is a song about one trying to confront their partner on whether they still...
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), the country’s largest car company, has acknowledged that while it continued to import vehicles to meet local demand it also said that producing vehicles locally is an even more essential part of the economic recovery efforts of the...
The scene inside the AUF Arena. (Jeremiah Sevilla) CLARK FREEPORT--It was a smooth sail until the cloud of uncertainty enveloped the staging of the PBA bubble, no thanks to the COVID-19 cases that were reported just days apart. Good thing, a ray of sunshine has brighten up the mood of the anxious...
The PBA announced Sunday that a player has tested positive for the COVID-19. League commissioner Willie Marcial said they are also cancelling the 4 p.m. game between Blackwater and Rain or Shine. The "Bubble Clasico" featuring Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia will push through as scheduled at 6:45...
