TNT’s Mikey Williams tries to drive past Seoul import Leon Williams. (Tournament Images) TNT bowed out of the East Asia Super League (EASL) Champions Week after absorbing an 80-69 loss to reigning KBL champion Seoul SK Knights Friday night at Nikkan Arena in Utsunomiya. The Tropang Giga gave the...
The hardline stand of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against tax evasion racket has been boosted with the full support extended by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the prosecution of negligent taxpayers. (L-R) BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. and DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin...
‘Understanding the Middle East in 30 minutes’ and other global affairs for the YouTube generation By Baptiste Dedieu GEOPOLITICS FOR DUMMIES French Youtuber Gildas Leprince known as Mister Geopolitix, poses in Asnieres-sur-Seine Paris (Thomas Samson) Donning khaki and adjusting the camera,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have expressed “serious concern” about the current situation in the East and South China Seas and called for the peace and stability in the region. In their joint statement during Marcos’ working visit to...
When two chefs get married, expect a feast for the senses THE BIG DAY Don and Monica's grandiose ceremony screams elegance Passionate men who take pleasure in doing purposeful things are pure gold. Once Linamnam chef Don Baldsano puts his mind and heart into something, whether it’s bleeding in...
DAVOS, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is confident that the strong presence of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East is a plus factor in attracting investments from Arab countries looking eastward for new investment destinations. President Ferdinand...
BayaniPay, a Los Angeles-based Filipino fintech company, targets to get 20 percent of the $146 billion global market for Filipino remittances in three years, CEO Winston Damarillo told reporters. Already, BayaniPay is the first cross-border digital financial service for the 4.2 million strong...
The Pasig City local government will soon open a business one-stop shop (BOSS) in Robinsons Metro East mall to further ease business transactions and cater to the businesses in the northern part of the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr., along with...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—“Our people look to their leaders, to us, to correctly navigate the uncertain waters of this new world.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made this assertion on Sunday as he urged his fellow leaders to “act decisively and immediately” on world’s pressing concerns:...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia. "We the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations... agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste to be...
Four individuals have been apprehended by authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City after they allegedly pretended to be airport staff and tried boarding flights bound to Middle East without undergoing immigration procedures, the Airport Police Department...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Last year, our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remitted a record-breaking $34 billion, or some 8.9 percent of our country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The hard-earned money our OFWs send to their families here at home also allow...
