Joida Gagnao added another mint in Team Philippines’ war chest after capturing the bronze medal in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2024 Taiwan Athletics Open on Saturday, June 1. Joida Gagdao shows off her medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Taiwan Athletics Open. (PATAFA)...
Tracksters Michael Del Prado and Sonny Wagdos delivered the early medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships on Saturday, June 1. Del Prado, son of two-time Olympian Isidro, checked in 47.13 seconds to take the silver medal in the men’s 400 meters behind eventual...
Paris-bound gymnasts Emma Malabuyo and Levi Ruivivar capped their 2024 Asian Gymnastics Union Senior Women’s Asian Championships campaigns with unforgettable performances on Sunday, May 26, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 21-year-old Malabuyo had more fight to give and ultimately claimed the...
Jay Clement Coson, Bernie Jiao, Chrissy Roa, Bea Atienza, and Bobby Simborio The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) launched the Brand Academy, a four-Friday seminar series crafted for junior marketers and brand architects, on May 2,...
Beyond the Game MAPAMASA starts grassroots initiative with first leg of 2024 series By Brian Yalung Grassroots development of local athletes is a common thing heard these days. Different groups have tried to adopt the initiative, including Taekwondo. The MAPAMASA group, a gathering of...
The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) is encouraging credit card holders that are frequent flyers or regular travelers to make use of cards with travel perks for maximum benefits. CCAP Executive Director Alex Ilagan said Tuesday, May 14, that the credit card market constantly...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, Mayor John Dalipe here, and other officials formally unveiled the Pasonanca Natural Park as the 52nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations heritage park in a ceremony in...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lowered the rates on its Peso Rediscounting Facility effective Wednesday, May 8, for all tenors. Rediscounting is a standing credit facility provided by the BSP to qualified banks with active rediscounting lines help banks meet temporary liquidity needs by...
Philippines’ stock of US dollars dropped by $630 million to $103.437 billion as of end-April compared to end-March’s $104.067 billion after the government withdrew foreign currency from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to pay for maturing loans and to fund expenditures. Despite the...
The country’s contact center and business process sector is expected to post an estimated record annual revenue of around $32.16 billion in 2024, the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) said. In a statement, CCAP President Mickey Ocampo said the revenue projection is...
OLONGAPO CITY, Zambales -- Australian Luke Bate and South Korean Jeong Hye Rim dominated the elite category in the 2024 Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT) at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Freeport Boardwalk on Saturday, May 4. Australian Luke Bate, center, pose with the other...
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) is waiting for the Philippine Stock Exchange to name a price if it wants to buy the stake of banks in the Philippine Dealing System Corporation (PDS), which owns the fixed income bourse Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation. BAP...
