The Philippine track and field team reaped 10 golds, 13 silvers and six bronze medals in the 2022 Singapore Open held over the weekend. The Philippine track and field team Reigning Southeast Asian Games champions Natalie Uy, Sarah Dequinan and Melvin Calano spearheaded the winners after topping...
Filipino elite pole vaulter EJ Obiena heaved a sigh of relief after he was cleared of his liquidation issues by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) through the Commission on Audit (COA). ej obiena1 Obiena posted a copy of the Credit Notice from COA dated March 31, 2022 on Facebook Friday, April...
To update and harmonize its functions to the agency’s mandate, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued the omnibus guidelines on the regulation of operations of the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) DepEd, in its Department Order No. 13 series 2022, provided...
PH calls for new areas of cooperation in ASEAN By Chino S. Leyco Southeast Asian countries are urged to explore new avenues for cooperation to enable the region to collectively contain the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Collective and urgent action is...
Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL) recently appointed Hailey Decker as the new head coach of the RP (Republic of the Philippines) Blu Girls, the country’s national softball team. Coach Hailey Decker during one of her RP Blu Girls’ stints (Photo release) Decker is no...
PHUKET, Thailand -- Rogen Ladon and Ian Clark Bautista punched their way to the gold medal round of their weight classes in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the sprawling Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here. Rogen Ladon (left) slugs it out against Thanarat...
Alcohol companies team up with civil society, local authorities to reduce drunk driving Across the Asia Pacific region, an estimated 2,000 people die each day in road collisions—a third of which involve alcohol consumption as a contributing factor, with young adults at the highest risk. In the...
The Philippine Basketball Association welcomes its newest member Converge FiberXers. (Noel B. Pabalate) Converge will carry the moniker FiberXers for its maiden foray in the Philippine Basketball Association next season with some of the former members of the old Alaska franchise on board. Owners...
The government should prioritize improving the Philippines' healthcare system as this is also one of the factors in promoting economic growth, health professionals said. (FILE PHOTO) Prioritizing health has become an important matter amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Pharmaceutical and Healthcare...
Rogelio "Roger" Fortaleza, former secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), passed away Thursday morning, March 24, due to a lingering illness. He was 62. Roger was a member of the famed Fortaleza boxing brothers including Ricardo, Reynaldo, and Reynato....
Philippine Medical Association (PMA) President Dr. Benito Atienza, on Thursday, March 24, said that the possible yearly Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines will depend on the development of SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes Covid-19. Atienza, during the “Laging Handa” public...
The Life Underwriters Association of the Philippines (LUAP) launched its first-ever national awards program for the country’s top life insurance advisors and companies. In partnership with the Insurance Commission (IC), LUAP unveiled the Philippine Life Insurance Agents Awards (PhilLIAA). A...
