Editorial The sporting world has long been considered a man’s kingdom, but the likes of Hidilyn Diaz, Yuka Saso, and now the Philippine national women’s football team have all made a strong case that women deserve equal support and admiration — attention that was exclusive to their male...
"DEEPATAPOS." This is the text on Miss World Philippines 2019 Michelle Dee's recent video. In the clip, the daughter of supermodel and Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez could be seen doing some exercises. "Strive for progress and never perfection - pero syempre having the best equipment can...
Photo from FIBA The composition of the Gilas Pilipinas roster for this month’s FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers window will be tackled Friday, Feb. 4 in a special board meeting. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and representatives of the 12 ballclubs will discuss plans proposed by coach Chot Reyes,...
Tracy Maureen Perez (Miss World Philippines Organization Facebook) Miss Philippines Tracy Maureen Perez is ready for the world as she remains in the top fighting form for the Miss World 2021 beauty pageant, which will be held in Puerto Rico on March 16. During an intimate catch-up huddle at Pandan...
How the fashion industry is adapting to the possibilities of the metaverse By Isabel Lerma CYBERWEAR League of Legends x Louis Vuitton Qiyana prestige skin (Riot Games) As we all know by now, the global pandemic has drastically changed our reality. It has caused us to turn to technology to go about...
With the rise of Facebook’s metaverse, fiction becomes more real than reality CYBER SOCIAL Ready Player One protagonist Wade Watts in Virtual Reality equipment In creative talk, “meta,” derived from the Greek word for “beyond,” refers to a work that knows it’s a work, a dialogue that...
But then, even as we’re only building it, it has begun to look more and more like this world to which we are desperate for alternatives ZUCKERVERSE Mark Zuckerberg using VR equipment Oculus Quest 2 In the early 2000s, I signed up on Second Life. My objective was to have a spare life, one unlike...
A WORLD METAVERSALLY CONNECTED Will there be a need for ambassadors in a future without borders Back in November, the Caribbean nation of Barbados announced that they would be opening its first embassy in the metaverse, Decentraland. The island nation’s decision to build a digital diplomatic...
Photo from AFC Sarina Bolden said the national women’s football team’s successful bid to secure a historic berth in the FIFA Women’s World Cup was a product of a winning mentality that was lacking in past campaigns. Bolden saw the transformation during the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup with...
Chot Reyes (Photo from FIBA) Chot Reyes will return to his familiar role as coach of Gilas Pilipinas in time for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced late Monday, Jan. 31. The SBP said Reyes was brought back to call the shots after Tab Baldwin...
Photo from AFC Olivia McDaniel was glad to step up on both sides during a tense penalty shootout that ended with the national women’s football team securing a spot in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The stocky goalkeeper had two saves late in the shootout while also keeping the Pinay booters’...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, congratulated the Philippines’ women’s football team as it punches its way to a historic appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC), the first Philippine team to do so. (Photo from AFC) The Malditas won in penalty over Chinese Taipei in the...
