OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion When extremist Taliban forces took control of the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul on August 15, over 100 Filipinos were trapped in the war-torn country. Since most of them worked for American and British military contractors, deemed by the Taliban as among their worst...
Monico Puentevella Weightlifting president Monico Puentevella is confident they can sustain their Tokyo Olympics success in the 2024 Paris Games. “I can foresee na magme-medal tayo sa Paris Olympics sa babae,” Puentevella said in Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum....
Weightlifting chief Monico Puentevella Hidilyn Diaz is planning to return to Malaysia by September to resume her training for the World Championship in Lima, Peru scheduled in November. Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas President Monico Puentevella disclosed this Tuesday, adding that Diaz and her...
Screen shot from Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum Members of the Philippine Paralympic team are drawing inspiration from their national team counterparts when they compete in the Tokyo Paralympics from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5. Francis Diaz, the country’s chief of mission to the...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Most of the nearly million overseas Filipinos who have gone home after losing their jobs abroad due to COVID-19 are in bad shape financially and need meaningful and sustainable aid from government, not simply dole outs. What they need most are practical and accessible aid...
MB File Photo Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino still has one item to cross off his bucket list even after the country’s successful Olympic stint in Tokyo. “After 97 years, hindi po tayo papayag na hindi magkaroon ng permanent office ang POC,” Tolentino said when...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion As a tight lockdown or ECQ looms in Metro Manila from August 6, how will the national government feed its 14 million plus residents? Presented by the media with this blunt question last week, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado and presidential spokesman Harry Roque were both...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion When crisis struck in the family, with the life of an elder sibling in grave danger, Mary Deso-acido, 45, a single mother, did not dilly dally and immediately took action boldly. A domestic helper in Hong Kong for more than 15 years, she readily found a way to raise a...
Department of Energy (DOE) Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella believes that the proposed joint exploration for oil and gas between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can still "move forward". DOE Spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella (Screengrab from Facebook live)...
One of the biggest legacies of President Duterte's administration was its assertion of the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without the need to fire a single shot, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, July 21. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents the...
Deputy Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist Deputy House Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist pledged additional cash incentives to Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics firing off on Friday. The avid sportsman and NorthPort team owner announced Tuesday...
Commuter group The Passenger Forum (TPF) has welcomed the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to keep the number coding scheme suspended even as commuters continue to grapple with limited public transportation options. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) MMDA...
