Joy in the Air by Capt. Jose Mari 'Joy' Roa. New book chronicles personal tales of adventure vis-à-vis events in Philippine aviation history Do you geek out over airplanes? So does, pilot and TV host, Capt. Jose Mari ‘Joy’ Roa, of the flying-adventure program Asian Air Safari writes his first...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended P100-million grant, approximately $2 million, to bankroll the Philippine Competitive and Inclusive Agriculture Development Program (CIADP2) to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA). The CIADP2 aims to reduce income inequality by expanding...
The Philippine men's volleyball team at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Philippine volleyball will have a busy calendar year in 2022 with the country’s hosting and participation of several local and foreign elite tournaments. Professional volleyball players will first take centerstage on Feb. 13...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced another loan to the Philippine government, but this time the financing will fund the construction of bridges over the Marikina River to improve road traffic flow in Metro Manila. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday,...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has politely turned down the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) proposal to allow Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes, coaches and officials to vote in the 2022 National Elections under the Local Absentee Voting provision. The PSC disclosed this Tuesday,...
The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its economic growth outlook for the Philippines due to improving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and the acceleration in the government’s inoculation program. Based on the supplement to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 on Tuesday,...
The Duterte administration has tapped the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a fresh $250 million loan to help the Philippines in securing additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply. The Manila-based multilateral institution said on Monday, Dec. 13, that it has approved the new loan to...
John Chicano and Andrew Remolino made a 1-2 finish at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) plans to send eight athletes to a high performance training camp in Portugal as part of its program next year. TRAP president Tom Carrasco said they are looking...
The 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony was held on Dec. 11 at the CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. K-pop superstars BTS swept all the four “daesang” (grand prizes) of the night: TikTok Artist of the Year, TikTok Song of the Year, TikTok Album of the...
Defunct K-pop boy band Wanna One will not personally attend the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) slated on Dec. 11 after one staff member of Kang Daniel tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Wanna One disbanded in 2018 and a reunion of the members was planned with them appearing...
K-pop boy band Super Junior member Choi Siwon tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a case of breakthrough infection. “Choi Siwon was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the morning of Dec. 10,” said SM Entertainment, Super Junior’s agency. Super Junior's Siwon will not be able to...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar put emphasis on the need for a united Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to boost food security in the region during the Global Business Forum–ASEAN online meeting last Thursday, Dec. 9. Department of Agriculture Secretary William...
