Preparations are in full swing for the athletes’ participation in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Chief of mission Mon Fernandez Mon Fernandez, the country’s chief of mission to the Games, said they are already ironing things out on the flights of the athletes...
NEW YORK, United States -- A man who violently attacked seven Asian women in New York over the span of three hours in February has been charged with ''hate crimes,'' Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. A person holds a sign during the "Asian Solidarity March" rally against recent anti-Asian...
Photo from Ayala Few weeks from now, BPI Unibanker and emerging bowling juggernaut Alexis Sy will represent the Philippines in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. This is the fifth time that the 29-year-old Cebuana waves the Philippine flag before Southeast Asia's finest athletes,...
Host Vietnam has crafted unique health and safety protocols for more than 8,000 athletes expected to compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in May. According to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino, organizers would only allow delegation officials to go from one distance...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
The Philippine Consulate General in New York has strongly condemned the recent attacks against two Filipinos, including a senior, in New York as it urged authorities to keep the city's streets safe again. (Pixabay) Two Filipinos—a 73-year-old and 53-year-old—were at the receiving end...
Dij Rodriguez and Jovelyn Gonzaga The Philippine beach volleyball team boosted its Southeast Asian Games preparations after clinching two golds, one silver and two bronze medals at the 2022 Australia Beach Volleyball Tour Championships at the Coolangatta Beach in Brisbane, Australia over the...
Finally eating out but still worried it’s not safe enough? Al fresco dining has been the pandemic’s saving grace, providing safe yet enjoyable ways to delight in a good meal, and rediscover the joy of the great outdoors. Most of the time, though, al fresco dining is only available in...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino said Tuesday they had formally submitted the list of athletes who would compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Tolentino added the SEAG Organizing Committee has received the list and they are only waiting for...
Busy 2022 for Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, the country's first Olympic gold medalist, is confident of winning the gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Since bagging the historic Olympic gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz will mark...
Team captain John Vic De Guzman and the rest of the Philippine men's volleyball team will make the most out of their training camp in Qatar beginning next week. John Vic De Guzman (AVC Photo) "We're very excited this coming March 24 pagpunta namin sa Qatar," said De Guzman as the national team...
Aby Maraño, team captain of the Philippine women's volleyball team, hopes to absorb a different kind of playing style and knowledge once they kick off their training camp in Brazil next month. Aby Maraño (AVC Photo) Still busy with the ongoing 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference,...