Pickup basketball games on the street--a familiar Filipino hobby--are still prohibited under alert level 3 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. (Photo by Qi Xna/ Unsplash) Roque made the clarification Thursday, Oct. 14, as he responded to a reporter's...
The Philippines is "continuously assessing" the implications of the trilateral security agreement of Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS), a foreign affairs executive bared. DFA Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro (Photo courtesy of...
Carlo Aquino recently revealed he was supposed to be part of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game." Apparently, "Squid Game" director Hwang Dong Hyuk asked him to audition for a part there after seeing his performance in 2019's "Isa Pa With Feelings." Carlo actually passed the audition but didn't...
With the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 in Metro Manila and in nearby provinces, Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra expressed optimism on the resumption of more sports events in the country by next year. Mitra said that the continued vaccination of Filipinos serves as a...
The latest endeavor of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and the newest basketball league to be launched in the country are up for discussion in the online session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum this Tuesday (Sept. 28). GAB Chairman Abraham ‘Baham’ Mitra is going to...
Photo from PBA The Games and Amusements Board blacklisted a member of the San Miguel Beermen’s PBA 3x3 team Friday, Sept. 24 for failing to appear in an online meeting held to explain his side over his alleged involvement in game-fixing. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said Daniel de Guzman, who was...
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...
Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP) Filipino golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina still have one round to improve their respective finish as heavy rain forced the organizers to reduce the Cambia Portland Classic to 54 holes set Sunday (Monday in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. It...
Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP) Tokyo Olympian Bianca Pagdanganan shot a two-under par 70 and improved to joint 20th place in the second round of the Cambia Portland Classic Friday (Saturday, Sept. 18 in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. After an opening round of 74 that saw...
Manila Sports Council (MASCO) chief Roel de Guzman, left, and Manila water polo head Dale Evangelista lead the distribution of equipment at the Vitas Aquatic Complex in Tondo, Manila. (Photo from Dale Evangelista) After months of waiting, swimming caps, balls and training goals were finally...
Bianca Pagdanganan Filipino golfer Bianca Pagdanganan had a roller coaster first round that saw her shoot a two-over par 74 in the first round of the Cambia Portland Classic Thursday (Friday, Sept. 17 in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. Pagdanganan, who donned the national team...
