Google Arts and Culture app releases 3D-modelled AR filters WE ARE ART Some of the filters available in the Google Arts and Culture app With technology getting better and better at doing what it does, it has also become easier for humankind to learn new knowledge and develop skills. This has...
With distance learning already rolled out in various schools and educational institutions in the country, to say that parents and students have to undergo major adjustments seem to be an understatement. But more than anything, embracing this facet of the new normal has become another avenue for...
The Manila Bulletin Business Section publishes in full the National Privacy Commission Bulletin No. 16 to guide students, parents, guardians, teachers and schools in safeguarding sensitive personal information of pupils as they return to school via online learning. NPC Bulletin No. 16 Privacy...
Two young ballerinas have made it to the finals of the prestigious Stars of Canaan Dance online international ballet competition 2020. They are Sophia Marie Lily Aspacio Lucito, 10; and Herbie Amber Arbo Bobier, 9, both of Makati City. Sophia is one of the multi-awarded ballet dancers in the...
No renovation needed and all the materials were bought online With most of us stuck at home since March, we’ve made quite a lot of discoveries inside the four corners of our house. Kim Prado made use of her time at home by renovating a “forgotten room” that used to be frequented by three of...
GM John Paul Gomez Grandmaster John Paul Gomez drew with second seed GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in the ninth and final round to finish in 8th place of the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament over the weekend. Gomez actually ended up tied for fourth place with Nguyen...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) expects its online gaming revenues will drop by almost half as income of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) and their service providers plummeted amid the pandemic. Jose Tria, Pagcor assistant vice president for offshore gaming...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s voice of business, is putting up its own online shopping portal called “Shop All” to provide a venue for all-Filipino products and services of the micro, small and medium enterprises. This was announced by PCCI Chairman...
This boyfriend got the best deal—his girlfriend said yes While everyone was busy scoring sale finds on Sept. 9, Jeric Fortuna , a licensed private pilot, had other plans. It was his girlfriend Mara Sotto ’s 30th birthday, and he wanted to make it extra special by proposing to her. They...
For 33-year-old Daisy Jane Diola of Cebu City, there could not be a better time to go back to school, betting against all odds in a pandemic. Giving up her sales job, she embraced technology and started attending online classes, one of hundreds of thousands nationwide now braving the...
The 2019 Tempo Inter-schools Rapid Chess Championships. (MB Photo) The Endgame Sports Multi-Events, Inc. and National Chess Federation of the Philippines are teaming up in staging the 2020 National Youth Online Chess Championships and Masters Challenge set Sept. 29 to Oct. 10. A guaranteed cash pot...
The Philippines is looking to produce world-class chess trainers and coaches as it hosts the FIDE Trainers’ Online Seminar September 25 to 27 via Zoom platform. World-renowned trainers Grandmasters Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria and Melikset Khachiyan of Armenia, International Masters Jesper Hall of...
