Sen. Pia Cayetano will be the new chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, the first female to head the said post. During the Senate's first plenary session for the year, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva mentioned that they had received the resignation letter of Sen. Francis Tolentino...
Jared Bahay has decided to withdraw his early commitment to play for the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, the team announced on Friday, Jan. 5. In an official press release by the school’s Office for Athletics and Sports Development, UP acknowledged the 5-foot-11 guard’s...
Promising guard Jared Brown has decided to end his stint in Ateneo and pursue the professional ranks after only one season in the UAAP. The 5-foot-10 Brown announced the conclusion to his brief collegiate career with the Blue Eagles on Friday, Dec. 22 on an Instagram post. Jared Brown leaves Ateneo...
ILOILO CITY – A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) was launched to boost the international marketability of “kasag” (blue crab) from Concepcion, Iloilo after a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed for the Adopt-A-Village project in the island-barangay of Igbon. OFFICIALS sign a...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Wednesday, Dec. 20, that the new chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee will have big shoes to fill following Senato Francis Tolentino's confirmation that he will soon vacate the post. In a statement, Zubiri said that Tolentino’s leadership of the...
Sen. Francis Tolentino confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 19, that he will vacate the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee post in fulfillment of a sacred commitment to serve for a concise term of one and a half years. "I find it both a duty and an honor to uphold the essence of a prior agreement. This decision is...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has hinted at the intention of Senator Francis Tolentino to resign as Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chairman, but said that the latter must do this in the plenary. "Sabi niya kasi sa akin sobrang busy niya raw eh. Kailangan daw niya mangampanya. Di na raw...
Senator Francis Tolentino has allegedly resigned as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Sources privy to the operations of the panel alleged that Tolentino has already “packed his things” up at the Senate blue ribbon office’s before leaving abroad. In an brief...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed to boost the blue economy in the country following the recent National Science Technology and Innovation Week. “DOST will ensure the protection, conservation, and sustainable utilization of our marine resources,” said...
Ateneo wrapped up its UAAP Season 86 campaign earlier than expected in what turned out to be a ‘fractured’ season. The Blue Eagles were sent reeling by two-time championship rival University of the Philippines, 57-46, on Saturday, Nov. 25 in their Final Four duel. Ateneo coach Tab...
University of the Philippines dethroned defending champion Ateneo with a 57-46 victory to march onto its third straight finals appearance in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. UP Fighting Maroons' Malick Diouf blocks the shot...
Lee Byung-hun and Jung Yu-mi took home the main acting awards at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards held on Nov. 24 at the KBS Hall in Seoul. It was hosted by actress Kim Hye-soo, who did it for the 30th and last time, and actor Yoo Yeon-seok. (Clockwise from top left) Winners Lee...
