Filipino fencers continued their assault and collected three gold medals in the junior competitions of the Southeast Asian Federation Fencing Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Andre Dominic Agatep wins the junior men’s saber gold medal for Team Philippines in the Southeast Asian...
The Philippine basketball team could send its biggest arsenal – its naturalized players – in its bid to regain lost glory in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia this May. Justin Brownlee, whose naturalization process is in the final stages, might suit up for the Philippine team to the...
Filipino fencers, led by Juliana Gomez (second from left), show off their silver medals. By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine fencing team has once again impressed in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships after two podium finishes in the team events on Sunday, Jan. 8, in Kuala...
The Philippine fencing team continued to deliver in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships after bagging one silver and one bronze medal in the team event Saturday, Jan. 7, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The PH team won one silver and one bronze in the senior team events of the Southeast...
Photo from Alexa Larrazabal's Facebook account By NIKOLE JAVIER Alexa Larrazabal defeated fellow Filipino Claire Dinoy to take home the bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday, Jan. 6. Larrazabal finished third in the senior...
K-pop star IU, Korean film “Decision to Leave” and the Filipino movie “When The Waves Are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)” bagged nominations at the 16th Asian Film Awards, which will be held on March 12 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium in Hong Kong. A total of 30 films from 22...
Noelito Jose Jr. and Wilhelmina Lozada showed flashes of brilliance to capture gold medals in their respective events at the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Jan. 5. Wilhelmina Lozada and Noelito Jose Jr. top their respective events in the...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is sending a lean and mean team to the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena will spearhead the PH team competing in the Asian Athletics...
“Tibay Yan” the collaboration track between Iñigo Pascual and ALAMAT won Best Music Video at the 27 th Asian Television Awards. “Tibay Yan” (Official Music Video) is part of ‘Coke Studio Itodo Mo Beat Mo’ Season 5 music collaborations and first premiered on Coke Studio Philippines’...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised this year’s growth forecast for the Philippines on stronger-than-expected domestic demand, but it expects the expansion to move at a much slower pace next year due to financial tightening and global headwinds. Based on the latest supplement to the Asian...
Two development partners of the Philippines and a US-based think tank have recommended the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will fund the upgrade and modernize the Philippines’ technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to make it more responsive to new labor demands. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said the ADB approved a $100...
