The stars are starting to descend on Manila. FIBA World Cup participants are starting to arrive in the country, almost a week before the global showpiece fires off on Friday, Aug. 25. Anthony Edwards is one of the NBA stars arriving in Manila. (AFP) Ivory Coast, which already played against...
Gilas Pilipinas began the final stretch of its preparations for the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a rousing 85-62 victory over Ivory Coast in their closed door tuneup game at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Aug. 18. Gilas Pilipinas and Ivory Coast pose for photo after the game (SBP Photo) ...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has extended a special invitation to students and teachers to show their unwavering support for the Philippine basketball team throughout the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. CHED / MB Visual Content Group On behalf of CHED, Chairman Popoy De Vera has called...
With more than a week passed since the enrollment period in public schools started, the Department of Education (DepEd) has reported that over 11.8 million students have already enrolled for the School Year (SY) 2023-2024. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City gather during...
The management and supervision of the schools affected in the ongoing dispute between the city governments of Makati and Taguig will be under the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual Content Group In a statement issued Thursday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that residents from calamity-stricken areas will still be given the chance to vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. In an effort to carry on with their daily routines, residents in the flooded areas resort to...
To welcome the world’s biggest basketball tournament, Smart has transformed the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Ball into a giant basketball with a hoop, considered as one of the most awe-inspiring, larger-than-life basketball tributes the country has ever seen. The MOA Ball is the latest installation from...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 participated in the week-long Brigada Eskwela 2023 in the Caraga region with the theme “Bayanihan para sa Matatag na Paaralan.” Aside from providing security, the PRO-13 helped clean, do carpentry work, and paint classrooms...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has been awarded as the most outstanding governor in the Philippines at the 2023 Gawad Parangal in Davao City on Tuesday, August 15. ONGCHUAN (left) with fellow awardee Mayor Matt Florido of General Luna, Quezon. (FB) Ongchuan was awarded...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting 28 million students to go back to school for School Year (SY) 2023-2024. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “We expect that this coming 2023-2024, we are welcoming 28 million learners who will troop to more than 47,000 schools nationwide,” DepEd...
DepEd launches the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2023 (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB page) To help ensure the smooth and orderly opening of classes for the incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, convened its partner agencies for the 2023 Oplan Balik Eskwela...
While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not encouraging the public to conduct a warrantless arrest or citizen's arrest when they encounter acts of vote buying, the poll body said that it remains an option under the law. (Noel Pabalate/MB file photo) During a press conference on Tuesday, Aug....
