Reigning champions that include Tokyo Olympian Kurt Barbosa headline the national taekwondo team seeing action in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Kurt Barbosa, in red, at the Tokyo Olympics. (File Photo) Barbosa hopes his Olympics experience would translate to another...
Vince Rillon has leveled up. Although known mostly for repeated appearances in so-called bold films, Vince has finally proven he is more than just the usual "hubadero" recently, earning a best actor plum at the 19th Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy. The recognition was for his performance in his...
The Philippine track and field team reaped 10 golds, 13 silvers and six bronze medals in the 2022 Singapore Open held over the weekend. The Philippine track and field team Reigning Southeast Asian Games champions Natalie Uy, Sarah Dequinan and Melvin Calano spearheaded the winners after topping...
World class pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be the country’s flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games slated on May 12 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. MB File Photo Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino announced this Sunday,...
Tokyo Olympians Kristina Knott and EJ Obiena lead returning Southeast Asian Games champions when they defend their titles in the 32nd edition of the biennial meet next month in Hanoi, Vietnam. Kristina Knott and EJ Obiena Knott is coming out to retain her women’s 200-meter crown where she posted...
KC Concepcion is returning to the big screen. And she's doing so by way of Hollywood, no less. Variety announced in an article that the Megadaughter has replaced Toni Gonzaga in “Asian Persuasion,” an international film to be directed by Tony Award-winning producer Jhett Tolentino....
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) will be sending 25 athletes to the 2022 Singapore Open Track and Field Championships scheduled on Saturday and Sunday. Photo from Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association The tournament is part of the team’s buildup for the...
The national women’s volleyball team leaves for Baureri, Brazil Tuesday for an extensive training in preparation for the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games scheduled next month. Photo from Volleyball Philippines The team will train for three weeks where they are expected to have tuneup matches against...
Cambodia is listing 39 sports when it debuts as host of the Southeast Asian Games next year. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed this Monday following the SEA Games Federation meeting held over the weekend in Siem Reap. The 32nd edition of the biennial meet is...
The national men’s volleyball team was drawn together with bronze medalist Thailand and Cambodia in Group B of next month’s Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The PH men's volleyball team won the historic silver medal in the 2019 SEAG. (MB File Photo) Seven nations are participating in...
PH calls for new areas of cooperation in ASEAN By Chino S. Leyco Southeast Asian countries are urged to explore new avenues for cooperation to enable the region to collectively contain the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Collective and urgent action is...
Despite external risks, the Philippines’ recovery is expected to gain traction this year as pandemic restrictions eased, allowing for more economic activities, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In the Asian Development Outlook 2022 report released on Wednesday, April 6, the Manila-based...
