Despite external risks, the Philippines’ recovery is expected to gain traction this year as pandemic restrictions eased, allowing for more economic activities, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In the Asian Development Outlook 2022 report released on Wednesday, April 6, the Manila-based...
The national women’s football team was drawn together with defending champion and host Vietnam in Group A of next month’s Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. Its bid for at least a podium finish will also see the ladies take on Cambodia and Indonesia in the tournament which starts May 9, three days...
The Subic International Triathlon (SUBIT) returns after a two-year hiatus with this year’s staging at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on May 1. Photo from Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) Facebook page The country’s longest running triathlon, which is now in its 29th year, is...
Preparations are in full swing for the athletes’ participation in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Chief of mission Mon Fernandez Mon Fernandez, the country’s chief of mission to the Games, said they are already ironing things out on the flights of the athletes...
NEW YORK, United States -- A man who violently attacked seven Asian women in New York over the span of three hours in February has been charged with ''hate crimes,'' Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. A person holds a sign during the "Asian Solidarity March" rally against recent anti-Asian...
Photo from Ayala Few weeks from now, BPI Unibanker and emerging bowling juggernaut Alexis Sy will represent the Philippines in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. This is the fifth time that the 29-year-old Cebuana waves the Philippine flag before Southeast Asia's finest athletes,...
Host Vietnam has crafted unique health and safety protocols for more than 8,000 athletes expected to compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in May. According to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino, organizers would only allow delegation officials to go from one distance...
Construction of the three bridges funded by the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will commence this second quarter or within the last three months of the Duterte administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the $175.1-million,...
The Philippine Consulate General in New York has strongly condemned the recent attacks against two Filipinos, including a senior, in New York as it urged authorities to keep the city's streets safe again. (Pixabay) Two Filipinos—a 73-year-old and 53-year-old—were at the receiving end...
Dij Rodriguez and Jovelyn Gonzaga The Philippine beach volleyball team boosted its Southeast Asian Games preparations after clinching two golds, one silver and two bronze medals at the 2022 Australia Beach Volleyball Tour Championships at the Coolangatta Beach in Brisbane, Australia over the...
Finally eating out but still worried it’s not safe enough? Al fresco dining has been the pandemic’s saving grace, providing safe yet enjoyable ways to delight in a good meal, and rediscover the joy of the great outdoors. Most of the time, though, al fresco dining is only available in...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino said Tuesday they had formally submitted the list of athletes who would compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Tolentino added the SEAG Organizing Committee has received the list and they are only waiting for...
