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...
Retailers need to recalibrate their digital transformation strategies in the "never normal" scenario of the continuing pandemic. SAP Industry Business Architect – Retail and Consumer Products Gabriel Lorenzo Santos underscored this need in a recent virtual event, ‘Retail Reimagined: How...
CEBU CITY—This city’s Sinulog Festival has been chosen by the International Events and Festivals Association (IFEA) Korea as one of the Top Three Ocean Cities’ Festivals. The award will be conferred at the Ocean Tourism Festival City Forum in Tongyeong City, Korea on March 25. IFEA Korea is...
PSA Athlete of the Year Hidilyn Diaz (Manny Llanes) Dreaming big and working hard had been the common denominators of athletes and officials who took the spotlight in Monday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. And for Hidilyn Diaz, who was...
