(MB File Photo) Roy Cañete and Tani Gomez, veteran members of the Philippine water polo team, are still optimistic about the inclusion of the sport in this year’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. The two helped the national team to a silver medal finish in the SEA Games two years ago...
The United States under President Joe Biden has reaffirmed its commitment to its alliance with the Philippines amid the new China law that allows its Coast Guard to attack foreign vessels that would ‘intrude’ in the South China Sea. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This comes as two US...
IDOL - Boxing fans are in for a treat should the fight between Manny Pacquiao, right, and Ryan Garcia pushes through. Garcia was the first one to announce that the match is on, but Pacquiao's camp has not given out official details yet. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Facebook page) The much-hyped...
Almost two out of ten people in Southeast Asia (SEA) share news on social media first before verifying if it’s true, according to the latest survey of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The survey, which research agency YouGov conducted in the Philippines, Australia, India,...
The pearl is a symbol of happiness and purity. This jewel born of the sea is always appropriate, never out of style. It looks great on the largest range of human complexions. A strand of the scintillating gemstone can add grace and elegance to any outfit. A pair of pearl stud earrings, on the other...
A total of 400 million netizens, nearly 70 percent of Southeast Asia's (SEA) population, are now fodder for cyber criminals. Some 40 million of the region's internet users, mostly from non-city areas in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, came online for the first time in pandemic year 2020....
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events,...
Year-ender Today, I give you pain. Tomorrow, who knows? For industry players in the energy sector, that’s their tale of woe this year given decimated top and bottom lines with demand crash on energy commodities. Onward, uncertainties hold sway. At the height of the lockdown period in March-May,...
Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor--the "last man standing" among the close allies of the previous Speaker--gave Alan Peter Cayetano his just desserts for helping stage the successful hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in the Philippines on its first year anniversary. Defensor...
With the West Philippine Sea already legally opened by the government for oil and gas exploration, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has intensified his call on neighbor-countries in the Southeast Asian region to join in the ‘upstream exploration ventures’ in Philippine waters. In his address at...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) urged Southeast Asian countries to expand investments in digital infrastructure and ensure equitable access to technology as economies recover from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president (Photo credit: https://www.adb.org)...
Photo from Annie Ramirez's Facebook account With a collection of five gold medals from the 30th Southeast Asian Games, jiu jitsu fighters welcome the inclusion of the sport in the calendar of events in the SEA Games in Vietnam next year. Annie Ramirez, a veteran national team campaigner, said this...
