Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor--the "last man standing" among the close allies of the previous Speaker--gave Alan Peter Cayetano his just desserts for helping stage the successful hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in the Philippines on its first year anniversary. Defensor...
With the West Philippine Sea already legally opened by the government for oil and gas exploration, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has intensified his call on neighbor-countries in the Southeast Asian region to join in the ‘upstream exploration ventures’ in Philippine waters. In his address at...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) urged Southeast Asian countries to expand investments in digital infrastructure and ensure equitable access to technology as economies recover from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president (Photo credit: https://www.adb.org)...
Photo from Annie Ramirez's Facebook account With a collection of five gold medals from the 30th Southeast Asian Games, jiu jitsu fighters welcome the inclusion of the sport in the calendar of events in the SEA Games in Vietnam next year. Annie Ramirez, a veteran national team campaigner, said this...
To allow the entry of investors in the upstream petroleum sector, primarily China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), President Rodrigo Duterte has already lifted the moratorium on seismic as well as oil and gas drilling activities at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a disputed territory....
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino sought an additional P510 million budget for the elite sports as the country seeks the elusive first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Tolentino said the...
Four sports disciplines have been added in the calendar of events for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after the SEAG Federation Executive Committee gave its thumb of approval recently. The four sports included for the SEA Games next year are esports, jiu jitsu, triathlon and bowling. Of these...
Philippine athletes and officials parade during the closing ceremony of 30th SEA Games at New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac, December 11, 2019. (MB File Photo) THE Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) clarified on Wednesday that out of the P6 billion government funding for...
POC President Bambol Tolentino said the leaner number of sports in Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games could mean a tougher mission for the Filipino athletes. (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino said it would be a tough mission for the Filipino athletes to...
Davao businessman Dennis Uy is setting his sights next on oil and gas exploration ventures at the West Philippine Sea, primarily at the Recto Bank area, which is currently under exploration moratorium because of the country’s diplomatic tussle with China. Dennis Uy During DOE’s opening of bids...
Philippine fencing team head coach Rolando "Amat" Canlas Jr., center, with Korean mentors Kim Seungjun and Park Sang Sun Sang during the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) With a heavy heart, the fencing national team parted ways with Korean...
One month training camp at De La Salle Canlubang in Laguna on November Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association chief Philip Ella Juico (MB File Photo) The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) plans to hold a training bubble for select national team members as part of its...
