Quinley Quezada Quinley Quezada is looking forward to seeing how the national women’s football team will perform in next month’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers despite a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pinay booters have been training feverishly in California under the...
Senators are vouching that the passage into law of the bill raising the age of sexual consent to determine statutory rape and other acts of sexual abuse and exploitation will eventually leave an enduring legacy for children. Sen. Risa Hontiveros said that as a mother, she is disgusted that the...
Yuka Saso watches her drive from the 5th tee during round three on the third day of the 45th AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie, Scotland on August 21, 2021. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) Sweden's Anna Nordqvist and Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen were tied on nine under par at the top of the Women's...
Small business owners have spent over a year adapting to the many challenges of operating during a pandemic and as economies slowly start to open up, the new normal has forced women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to be nimble and flexible. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to...
England's Georgia Hall in action on the 17th green during round two on the second day of the 45th AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie, Scotland on August 20, 2021. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) England's Georgia Hall hoped Carnoustie would justify its fearsome reputation after shooting a second round...
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might have greatly affected the local tourism industry, but it should not be an excuse for not pursuing sustainability, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaks during the...
Yuka Saso (AFP) A women's major golf season dominated by youngsters and newcomers culminates with the Women's British Open at Carnoustie starting on Thursday. Patty Tavatanakit, Yuka Saso, Nelly Korda and Minjee Lee have all become first-time major winners aged 25 or under this season, but...
The national women’s football team The national women’s football team continues to grind it out in the United States a month before plunging into action in the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Coach Marlon Maro’s side has been in Irvine, California since early...
In a bid to celebrate the important role of women in its service, the Philippine Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) has hosted an all-female firearms proficiency cup in Zamboanga City. The firearms proficiency cup, initiated by the Police Regional Office (PRO), was held at the Camp...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines has collaborated with the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom to support women, peace and security (WPS) in the Bangsamoro region. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Among the key projects that the partnership will...
(MB/FILE PHOTO) Pregnant women are now included in the list of priority groups for the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that pregnant women are now part of the expanded A3 priority group. Initially, the A3 group only...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to watch out for a possible surge in violence against children during this enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. Gatchalian recalled that the last time there was an increase of crimes committed against women and...
