The Philippines is a country of diverse talents. One of the many indicators of this is how Filipino MSMEs parade creativity and craftsmanship with their proudly local products. From everyday staples and necessities to products that one would consider a luxury, name it and it’s highly likely that...
Union Bank of the Philippines reported that its strong performance last year despite the global effects of COVID-19 shows that it is now reaping the fruits of its digital transformation almost five years ago. The Bank was able to achieve a net income of P11.6 billion, despite credit reserves...
Top-seeded teams Laguna Heroes and Iloilo Kisela Knights banner the field when the quarterfinals of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference fires off on Wednesday, March 24. Laguna and Iloilo claimed the No. 1 seeding in the Northern and Southern...
Nesthy Petecio, right, with her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes (Photo from Nesthy Petecio's Facebook account) World champion boxer Nesthy Petecio believes she got plenty of divine help from her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, in getting a berth to this year's Tokyo Olympics. Petecio paid...
Nesthy Petecio arrives at the NAIA Terminal 3 after bagging the gold medal at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in Ulan Ude, Russia. (PHOTO BY ALVIN KASIBAN) The International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force (IOC-BTF) has sent to the Philippine Olympic Committee confirmatory...
Tokyo Olympic-bound boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Irish Magno (Handout photo) The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has shed light on the recent social media clamor of Olympic-bound boxers Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial. ABAP, in a statement Friday, March 19, explained...
CCP Festival of Arts goes online Every February, we would always look forward to Pasinaya: The CCP Open House Festival. I had been invited many times to talk about film literacy. Busloads of students nationwide come to the CCP grounds to witness theater, musical performances, exhibits and film...
Over a thousand Grades 7 to 12 students from public schools nationwide recently participated in the opening session of the Infoteach Outreach Webinar Series, PLDT’s digital literacy program, presented in partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). “We are...
Malacañang lauded the "very good results" achieved during the limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions (HEIs) but said the full resumption of in-person classes still depends on the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA...
A purchase may seem trivial, but the collective effort to patronize local products spurs patriotism and love of country. Fortunately, some Filipino MSME owners are seeing an optimistic trend, with more local consumers looking to buy their products. Majority of local MSMEs in the country are also...
Laguna crushed Pasig, 17-4, and Iloilo smashed Negros, 16.5-4.5, to keep their grip of a share of the lead their respective conferences of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference Wednesday night, March 10. Grandmasters Banjo Barcenilla and John Paul...
Up to 40 percent of the fish caught and distributed in the Philippines in 2019 came from illegal fishing, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) report showed. (ALVIN KASIBAN/MANILA BULLETIN) On March 9, USAID, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
