Centro Escolar University School of Optometry dean Dr. Elena Borromeo was awarded as one of the 2020 Professional Regulation Commission Outstanding Professionals for her remarkable contributions in the field of optometry during the recent virtual awarding ceremony with the theme, Outstanding...
The chairman of Australia’s leading civil rights organization has called on K-pop girl group GFRIEND leader Sowon to make a sincere apology and educate herself about the Holocaust after she uploaded photos posing with a Nazi mannequin in a cafe in South Korea. Sowon posted the photos on her...
Secretary Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19, said Tuesday they are coordinating with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to create the guidelines for more bubble-type training of national athletes. Dizon said the Philippine Athletics Track and...
Listed AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), the agribusiness firm chaired by businessman Antonio Tiu, has secured a partnership with Unified Bagobo-Tagabawa Tribe (UBTT) to plant rice and corn in up to 38,000 hectares of ancestral lands in Davao. ANI and UBTT signed the partnership agreement with...
No vaccine. No games. This continues to apply to non-professional leagues and tournaments after the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) reiterated on this call as the government continues to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The appeal of Mitra is in line with the decision of the Joint...
Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez has been working with various agencies and officials to get approval for the resumption of training for Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes late this year. Fernandez, who is also appointed as the country’s chief of mission to the biennial meet slated...
The local stock market ended slightly weaker even after the government announced that the economy shrank by a lower rate in the last quarter. The main index shed 11.77 points or 0.17 percent to close at 6,851.84 with only the Property and Holding Firms counters remaining in the green. Volume...
Inside the newly refurbished Metropolitan Theater JUST A THOUGHT: Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.Roald Dahl XX GOOD NEWS: New Year 2021 may have roared with a blast, killing two persons smothered in gasoline in a bus blaze in Quezon City, and leaving a...
The local stock market fell again ahead of the release of GDP figures on Thursday while investors grow increasingly worried over the new strain of the coronavirus. The PSEi lost 113.55 points or 1.63 percent to close at 6,863.61 with only the Mining and Oil counter advancing. Volume was lower with...
President Rodrigo Duterte formally opened the 2021 National Sports Summit during the virtual rites Wednesday. In a recorded video message, Pres. Duterte stressed the importance of sports in coping with the pandemic. “This online sports lecture-forum is indeed timely as we turn to sports as a...
Local share prices fell on renewed concern over the possibility of imposition of greater restrictions in light of the growing number of new COVID-19 cases. The PSEi dropped 94.34 points or 1.33 percent to close at 6,977.16 as all sectors retreated. Volume was higher at 74.53 billion shares worth...
House Deputy Speaker and 1Pacman Partylist Representative Mikee Romero is espousing a house resolution that will prioritize the national athletes for the country's vaccination program. Romero said Filipino athletes could be considered as frontliners since they are also sacrificing for the country....
