Organizers of the Chooks-to-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational Tournament are looking at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City as the venue for their opening matches scheduled on Dec. 11. Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes said they are finalizing the details as of this writing...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Filipinos who live and work overseas often find themselves in a great quandary whenever the subject of public governance crops up in discussions with compatriots and with nationals of different countries. In Hong Kong, a small China city with a population of less than eight...
Jonas Sultan (PSA Forum) Jonas Sultan dreams of facing decorated Japanese fighter Naoya Inoue to highlight his professional career in the future. Sultan, who is still in cloud nine from dismantling Puerto Rican knockout artist Carlos Caraballo late October in New York city, said he is impressed...
Members and partners of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD) decried the exclusion of feminists and grassroots women at the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo from APWLD) APWLD...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion On paper, the country’s 10.2 million plus overseas Filipino community as per Commission on Overseas Filipinos (CFO) data looks formidable. In theory, they can significantly influence or even alter the outcome of the country’s national elections in 2022. However,...
Daniela Dela Pisa (MB File Photo) The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) is also looking at its two promising rhythmic gymnasts to conquer major international tournaments in the future. GAP President Cynthia Carrion said Daniela Dela Pisa and Breanna Labadan have been training in...
Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) Carlos Yulo expects a busy and challenging year in 2022 as he eyes for more gold medals in three major tournaments. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion said Yulo will be competing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion The COVID-19 pandemic may be easing in the Philippines and elsewhere, but online scammers are oblivious as they appear to be stepping up their bid to cheat overseas Filipinos. Numerous investment offers are being made online to overseas Filipinos to lure them into...
Foo Fighters from Rolling Stone magazine Former Beatle will induct Dave Grohl and rest of Foo Fighters in upcoming rock and roll celebration. Sir Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl have become tight friends since they first met back in 2002. McCartney even recorded a song with Dave Grohl and the...
Screenshot from PSA Forum The Philippine para dance sport team has now set its sights on the 2021 world championships slated on Nov. 26 to 28 in Ulsan, South Korea. The team hopes to extend its dominance in the world stage after a successful showing at the 2021 Para Dance Sport Polish Open in...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion When Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello spoke on Oct. 15 about government plans to ban deployments to Saudi Arabia since scores of OFWs aren’t paid their salaries for one or two years, it again highlighted the recurring and persistent maltreatment of foreign workers there....
A total of 19 agricultural technologies were showcased during the first technology transfer forum jointly initiated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in September. Farm machineries (DOST-PCAARRD) The forum was organized by the DOST-Philippine...
