Leading the Philippine Navy (PN) at the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was one of the most challenging roles that Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo has done in his career as a military man. After assuming as the PN's 38th Flag Officer in Command on Feb. 3, 2020, Bacordo will...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has submitted to President Duterte its recommendation for the next Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer in Command with the impending retirement of Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed...
ABAP president Ricky Vargas Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) are still waiting for the US visas of three Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers training in Thailand while it has given a go for another Olympian in Eumir Marcial to travel from Dubai to Colorado Springs...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has instructed the Philippine Navy (PN) to step up its operations to defend the country's maritime interests. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (left), and Vice Admiral...
The national boxing team, led by Tokyo Olympics-bound fighter Eumir Marcial, third from left, prior to the start of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo from Eumir Felix DS Marcial's Facebook's account) Filipino boxers John Paul Panuayan and Jere...
Eumir Marcial Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial has earned a bye as he moved to the quarterfinal at the start of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Monday night, May 24 in Dubai. The 25-year-old Marcial, the top seed among the 12 participants in the 75-kilogram middleweight...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
7100 The preparation of Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial continues as the national team leaves for Dubai this Friday, May 21, for the 2021 ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships. Marcial trained for a month in his hometown in Zamboanga City following his arrival from Los Angels in...
President Duterte was apparently just "joking" when he promised during the 2016 presidential campaign that he would ride a jet ski to challenge China in the West Philippine Sea and assert the country's claims in the disputed waters. He even went to the extent of calling those who believed his joke...
Screenshot from TNC post-match presscon TNC Predator saw its three-game winning start to the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division end as the Carlo "Kuku" Palad-led T1 pulled off a 2-1 reverse sweep on Saturday night, May 1. Several Dota fans accused TNC of...
Acclaimed designer Carlo Tanseco unveils a debut collection of paintings that reveal the many, often contrasting aspects of everything ILLUMINATI Rizal Eyechart Series, Carlo S. Tanseco, 36” x 24”, acrylic on canvas, 2021 Designer and artist Carlo Tanseco will probably hate me for this, but he...
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas gestures during his semifinal singles match against Britain's Daniel Evans on day eight of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tennis tournament in Monaco on April 17, 2021. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev will clash in Sunday's Monte...