ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever One Visayas Creative Expo coinciding with the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. The week-long event that ends on Sunday, January 28, brings together products, destinations, and festivals of the three regions in the Visayas at SM...
ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek “The Kicking Machine” Kiatmoo9 heard about highly touted Takeru “The Natural Born Crusher” Segawa way before the Japanese man signed with ONE Championship. Superlek Kiatmoo9 (left) and Takeru Segawa (ONE Championship) Now...
China said it appreciated President Marcos' reiteration of the Philippines adherence to the One China Principle after he clarified that his congratulatory remark to Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te was only done because of common courtesy. Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, made...
President Marcos congratulating Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te was only a common courtesy, and it does not mean that he was endorsing Taiwanese independence. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In an interview with 24 Oras on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Marcos defended his move to...
ONE FOR THE ROAD We should have a law that prevents lawmakers from making another law, if there is already a current law that is not properly enforced. All in favor say 'Aye'! I could give you many examples of this, but take the recent announcement from the LTO regarding those slow moving e-trikes...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Jan. 22, discussed hazards that may threaten Greater Metro Manila Area (GMMA) when the "Big One" occurred. (Mark Balmores/ Manila Bulletin) In an event titled "MAGHANDA: Communicating Hazards, Risks, and Early Warning for...
Arsenio “The Filipino Assassin” Balisacan looks to start the year right for Filipinos as he goes to battle at ONE Friday Fights 48 on Friday, Jan. 19 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (ONE Championship) It’s a golden opportunity for the Pinoy upstart as he hopes to make T-Rex...
While China fumes against President Marcos’ congratulatory message to Taiwan President-Elect Lai Ching-Te because of the One China Policy, Filipinos took to social media to stand with the Chief Executive. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications...
The Senate minority bloc on Wednesday, January 17 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to be cautious over his statements on Taiwan reminding that the Philippines has been strongly adhering to a One China Policy. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III...
China has urged President Marcos to "read more" so he could "develop a proper understanding of the ins and outs of the Taiwan question." Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, made the pronouncement on Tuesday after the President congratulated Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te on his...
Arsenio “The Filipino Assassin” Balisacan Jr. will be the first full-blooded Filipino to compete under MMA rules in ONE Championship this year when he takes on Kara-Ool Changy in a strawweight bout at ONE Friday Fights 48 on Friday, Jan. 19, inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. (ONE...
The Philippine envoy to China was summoned by the Chinese government to explain why President Marcos congratulated Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te on his victory. The Chinese Embassy in Manila confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 16, that Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz was summoned by...
