Janelle Mae Frayna Janelle Mae Frayna crashed out of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 in Sochi, Russia after losing to Hoang Tranh Trang of Hungary Tuesday night. The 24-year-old Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster, forced a 1-1 tie in the first playoff tiebreaker before...
Filipino debaters emerged victorious during the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finals on Thursday, July 15. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) The WUDC, organized in 1981, is the world's largest debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events globally. This...
Even after the Philippine government - as demanded by the Department of Education (DepEd) - got the apology it wanted from the World Bank (WB), a group maintained that the state of Philippine education remains in crisis. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “The Philippine government got...
The Philippines has advanced into the grand finals of the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) for the first time since the international tournament began in 1981. (Pixabay) Four Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) students will represent the country in the international student debating...
Taeil, member of K-pop boy band NCT, has set a new world record on Instagram. According to Guinness World Records, Taeil broke the record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram. Taeil launched his Instagram account, https://www.instagram.com/mo. on_air , on July 6, and it...
Even as the World Bank already apologized for inadvertantly releasing a report on the poor learning outcomes of Filipino children, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believed that the government should be open to accepting its findings to address what he also considered a "crisis" in the Philippines'...
Janelle May Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle May Frayna pulled the rug from under Hoang Tranh Trang of Hungary to stay alive in the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 in Sochi, Russia Tuesday night. Frayna, 24, smashed Hoang after 41 moves of a Dutch Defense to tie their opening-round matchup at 1-1 and...
Janelle Mae Frayna Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and International Masters Daniel Quizon, Michael Concio, Jr. and Paulo Bersamina suffered stinging defeats that pushed them on the brink of elimination at the start of the Chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia Monday night. Frayna blew away her...
BTS' Permission to Dance MV (Screenshot/YouTube) The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its appreciation to South Korean pop band BTS for incorporating sign language to their new single “Permission to Dance.” In his official Twitter account, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom...
President Duterte has accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on Filipino students' academic abilities but said he wanted to see the actual and latest assessment of the students' performance. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte...
The Philippines will continue to implement the "blended learning" policy until more people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease, Malacañang said Monday. Without face-to-face classes, teachers are expected to teach remotely during school year. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Koibito’s World of Gelato aims to bring a one of a kind dessert experience to Filipinos and support local farmers and fellow business owners Koibito's World of Gelato's artisanal products Gelato is a favorite of many not just for its taste but also for its richness. Using more milk and less...
