Manny Pacquiao is looking to extend his legendary boxing career in the biggest stage of all — the Olympics. And he wants nothing but the gold medal. Manny Pacquiao (AFP/File) The eight-division boxing world champion and one of the country’s most successful athletes is exploring his options on...
OF TREES AND FOREST A modern, efficient, and sustainable transport system is essential in the life of a metropolis. Population growth and urbanization have a tendency to choke modern cities that in turn reduce the quality of life of its residents. More people are leaving their rural hometowns and...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes apologized to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas chairman emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan after coming out of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup empty-handed. Coach Chot Reyes (right) (Noel Pabalate/MB) In a report of One News, Pangilinan...
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao fighting in the 2024 Paris Olympics? Sure, why not? Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that Pacquiao’s camp has reached out to him on how the former eight-division world champion could qualify for the...
OF TREES AND FOREST The nation lost an outstanding public servant last week. Susan “Toots” Ople, champion of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Migrant Workers Secretary, protector of workers’ rights and friend to us all, passed away to join the Lord and her father, Ka Blas Ople, in heaven. It...
OF TREES AND FOREST The country received some sobering economic news last week. During the first quarter of the current year, the Philippines was able to sustain its economic recovery and expansion with a GDP growth of 6.4 percent, a growth rate that actually exceeded forecasts. But the second...
OF TREES AND FOREST Last week, we inaugurated Villar Avenue, a 10-kilometer, 10-lane road that we envision will help decongest traffic and reduce travel time from Las Piñas City to portions of Bacoor and Dasmariñas in Cavite province. In addition, we see this road as an important component in...
He has always been a visionary, an architect of change and innovation who has made a profound impact on the lives of millions of Filipinos across the country. For decades now, self-made tycoon Manuel B. Villar Jr. has been helping shape the country through the companies he has founded, the biggest...
Al Toyogon scored a majority decision over Rimar Metuda during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow at the Narvacan Gymnasium in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Aug. 5. Al Toyogon downs Rimar Metuda via majority decision. Representing Elorde Boxing of Vigan, Toyogon, originally from...
OF TREES AND FOREST President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has formally lifted the state of public health emergency declared due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by issuing Proclamation 297. Informally, of course, the public has been acting like the pandemic is over since 2022. People have...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has revealed a potential $3-billion investment in the Philippines that was discussed during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s three-day state visit to Malaysia. Romualdez said the potential deal has to do with Filipino business tycoon Manny...
OF TREES AND FORESTS It is a tradition and a Constitutional mandate. The highest law of the land requires the highest official of the land to address Congress at the start of its session. The thinking behind the requirement should be clear — the President, as chief executive, needs to report on...
