Known for its pristine beaches and world-class diving sites, the Philippines once again stood out amid the pandemic after the 28th World Travel Awards recognized the country as this year's leading beach and diving destination in Asia. Sombrero Reef in Batangas is a diving site where gorgonians,...
The New Clark City (NCC) Athletics Stadium in Capas, Tarlac has received another nomination from the World Architecture Festival (WAF). NCC Athletics Stadium (Photo from BCDA) WAF is set to take place at the FIL Exhibition Center in Lisbon, Portugal from Dec. 1 to 3. The internationally accredited...
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
Carlos Yulo (AFP) Carlos Yulo is all set to defend his title in the 50 th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships slated to start on Monday until Oct. 24 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Yulo, who is already based in Japan for the past years, arrived at the competition venue a few days ago to prepare for...
Kodie Macayan Kodie Macayan was crowned Mister Gay World during a virtual presentation held early this morning, Oct. 17 "We did it, Philippines! Thank you so much for taking this beautiful journey with me and held on until we have achieved this victorious back-to-back milestone at @mgworg ,"...
As it celebrates World Restart A Heart Day with the international community, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Oct. 16, urged everyone to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. (Photo from Pixabay) “CPR is a lifesaving technique that is useful in emergencies, such as a heart attack...
On October 16, the day on which the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) marks the anniversary of its founding, the world observes World Food Day. Last year, the UN’s World Food Programme was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for its “ efforts to combat hunger,...
Junna Tsukii vowed to be "stronger" after landing second in the annual rankings of the Karate1 Premier League. Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account) Tsukii announced the development on her Facebook account, posting a screenshot of the Top 3 karatekas in the female kumite -50 kg...
(UNSPLASH) An eye expert urged the public to go for eye check-ups to avoid vision impairment and blindness. The importance of eye health care was stressed by Dr. Maria Victoria Rondaris, Philippine country manager of the Fred Hollows Foundation, which is an international eye health organization--...
Miss World 2013 titleholder Megan Young once again rocked social media posting a photo of her wearing the tiniest of bikinis, highlighting her winning curves. It has been awhile since the 31-year-old actress displayed her bod on social media and as such it is no surprise that fans were only too...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the public to still exercise caution even if Metro Manila was downgraded to Alert Level 3 amid the decreasing number of coronavirus...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is looking forward to the hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers under a bubble setup in February. SBP president Al Panlilio said the experience of staging the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers last June will help a great deal in trying to...
