ABAP President Ed Picson There will be no holiday breaks for select national boxers as they gear up for the Asian Under-22 Boxing Championships on Jan. 20 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This will be the first foreign tournament in Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines’ (ABAP) 2022...
OFW FORUM Much to his credit, Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua staunchly pushes and promotes thousands of miles away from home the government’s establishment of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) which he believes will address and resolve the seemingly endless constant physical,...
The Philippines is committed to continue optimizing the use of research and development (R&D) investments and ensuring that R&D outputs will benefit the concerned stakeholders and the public. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary...
OFW FORUM The Philippine government can’t seem to make up its mind on how best to use temporary bans on deployments of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. On Dec. 2, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello ordered new OFW deployments to Saudi Arabia suspended after the...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, the chairperson of the House strategic intelligence committee, said that the slated deep-water drilling in the Sampaguita gas discovery is expected to forcefully assert the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. “We are counting on Forum...
OFW Forum The anticipated stiff battle for the presidency by Vice President Leni Robredo and ex-Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr is likely to boost the number of overseas Filipinos who will cast their votes at the upcoming national elections in May 2022. More than ample indications of overseas...
Over 100 feminists, women workers, and grassroot women from Asia and the Pacific called for safe and just workplaces for women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and worsening work conditions across the globe. (Unsplash) The International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 190 (C190) and its...
Clockwise from left: Bowling secretary general Bong Coo, team coach Jojo Canare, and national team members Rachelle Leon and Merwin Tan. The Philippine bowling team has set its sights on the 31st Southeast Asian Games after a successful stint at the International Bowling Federation (IBF) World...
OFW Forum Though ex-President Ferdinand Marcos died way back in 1989, his intriguing mystique apparently remains alive and is now unwittingly aiding in significant ways the presidential bid in May 2022 of his only son, Ferdinand Junior. Bedeviled in two fronts by disqualification petitions and...
For presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo, the May 2022 polls are neither about her nor her competitors in the Palace race. Instead, it's about the collective dream of Filipinos who simply want to survive for their loved ones and have a better future. Presidential aspirant and Vice...
Without dismissing the gains of the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program, presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Nov. 18, stressed the importance of building “better” and targeting the poorest and most vulnerable to benefit from the infrastructure...
Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Nov. 18, said she plans to pour investments in “blue” industries if she wins the presidency, adding that the country can become “a leading maritime power.” Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Blue industries refer to...