Popular Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will receive an award at the 15th Asian Film Awards to be held alongside the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) next month in Busan, South Korea. Lee Byung-hun, 51, will be presented the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, the first in Korea to receive...
Students from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) made history as the first-ever Filipino team to emerge as Grand Champion of the Asian Business Case Competition (ABCC), held on Sept. 11. (Photo from UA&P) Established in 2007, the ABCC is an annual business case competition...
Team Rebisco and Team Choco Mucho will represent the country in the Asian Women’s Volleyball Club Championships starting Oct. 1 in Thailand (Photo from PNVF website) Women’s volleyball teams Rebisco and Choco Mucho left for Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Tuesday to compete in the Asian...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
Photo from AFC National women’s football team coach Marlon Maro is eyeing to once again hold camp in the United States as part of its preparations for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup slated Jan. 2022 in India. The Philippines earned a place in the continental tournament which will also serve as a...
Photo from AFC The Philippines confirmed its place in next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup after a 2-1 victory over Hong Kong in their final qualification match Friday, Sept. 24 at the Jar Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Chandler McDaniel’s goal in the 88th minute secured another win that gave...
Photo from AFC The Philippines aims to top Group F and also secure a spot in next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup when it takes on Hong Kong on Friday, Sept. 24, in its final qualification match at the Jar Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Despite needing a draw in the 6 p.m. match, the Pinay...
Handout photo Choco Mucho and Rebisco will have their hands full in their first international competition since the pandemic when they battle in the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship on Oct. 1 to 7 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Choco Mucho Flying Titans, who finished fourth in...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained the economic growth forecasts for the Philippines driven by the government’s infrastructure projects, renewed consumer spending and vaccination program. ADB Logo In the September update of the ADB’s flagship economic publication, the Manila-based...
Photo from AFC Match winner Camille Wilson credited the chemistry and character of the national women’s football team during its 2-1 comeback victory over Nepal that put the Philippines closer to a spot in next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Wilson’s stoppage time goal enabled the Pinay...
The Southeast Asian Games Federation has given host Vietnam until October to decide whether or not it will push through with the staging of the 31 st SEA Games. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed this development Monday following the federation’s online...
Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP) Bianca Pagdanganan shot a final round one-over 73 to finish in joint 30th in the Cambia Portland Classic Sunday (Monday in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. Reduced to 54 holes because of heavy rain that started Friday night, the 23-year-old Pagdanganan...
