Photo from B.League The woes of Kemark Cariño and the Aomori Wat’s continued in Japan’s B.League second division after suffering twin defeats on the road to Bambitious Nara this weekend. Aomori fell 82-67 in their first meeting Saturday, Nov. 27 before being clobbered 101-66 the following day...
The Philippines has encouraged Japanese businessmen to keep the country as a "top-of-mind" investment destination during a recent virtual economic briefing with Japanese companies. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose C. Laurel V urged the foreign firms in the briefing...
Kemark Cariño (left) and Juan Gomez de Liaño Kemark Cariño and Juan Gomez de Liaño will again try to put their squads out of a continued slump when the Aomori Wat’s and Earthfriends Tokyo Z face separate rivals in Japan’s B.League second division. Cariño and the Wat’s play a two-game...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is luring Japanese investors, saying the country's strong financial position and game-changing initiatives have solidified the Philippines’ “brightening economic prospects.” During a recent Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) for key government officials...
Marck Espejo will once again represent the country after being named as one of the V.League All-Star players in Japan next month. Marck Espejo (fifth from left, second row) with FC Tokyo (Marck Espejo's Twitter account) The V.League recently announced that Espejo, a two-time Spikers' Turf champion,...
Malacañang underscored Thursday, Nov. 25 that the Philippines is of the same level as Japan and Singapore as far as the rating given to it by Transparency International's Government Defence Integrity Index is concerned. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook page)...
The first trainset for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Project has arrived in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The eight-car trainset for the PNR Clark Phase 1, which was procured by the DOTr from the Japan...
Photo from B.League Kemark Carino and the Aomori Wat’s suffered their ninth consecutive defeat after succumbing to the Sendai 89ers, 88-53, Sunday, Nov. 21 in Japan’s B.League second division. Carino posted four points and one rebounds in almost 10 minutes but the Wat’s couldn’t end their...
As part of its program to strengthen the fight against piracy, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a joint communication and anti-piracy enterprise with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the Sibutu Passage in Tawi-Tawi. The exercise saw the BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) and BRP...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) held a symbolic blast on Friday, Nov. 19, to officially start the construction of a 2.3 kilometer road two-tube mountain tunnel in Davao City. The road tunnel is part of the 10.7 kilometers Contract Package I-1 of the Davao City Bypass Construction...
Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Philippines in its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) efforts to address the threats of natural disasters. Photo from the Japanese Embassy in Manila The Japanese Embassy in Manila made the statement following the conclusion of...
Juan Gomez de Liano (left) and Kemark Carino Juan Gomez de Liano and Earthfriends Tokyo Z ended their winless campaign in the second division of Japan’s B.League. Tokyo Z snapped a 0-13 start Friday, Nov. 19 with a 98-65 rout of the Ehime Orange Vikings at the Ota Gymnasium, with Gomez de Liano...
