EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla In a unique night of celebration that is comparable to the glitz of the Oscars, with vigor channeled from the Olympic fire, the stars will align for a toast of victory—athletes, men and women, the late legends and the young ones – all named and acknowledged for a...
PLDT players celebrate after scoring against Army. (PVL Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER PLDT found its winning touch with a 25-19, 25-12, 25-21 sweep of Army Black Mamba in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The...
Hong Kong’s new offerings for food connoisseurs BARKADA TRIP Barkada is set to open later this month at the newly launched lifestyle destination Foco in Soho We all have our favorite restaurant or fast food joint in Hong Kong. For a quick fix, Café de Coral never fails. For truly local fare,...
WOUNDED New People’s Army rebel Orion Yoshida is taken for treatment following an encounter in Baggao, Cagayan. (Cagayan PIO FB) BAGGAO, Cagayan – Police and Army forces captured a wounded Filipino-Japanese New People’s Army rebel here following an encounter on Monday, Feb. 13. He was...
Creamline players celebrate a point (PVL Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER Creamline reasserted its mastery over Choco Mucho in straight sets 25-18, 25-13, 25-14 in their much-anticipated affair in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum....
There are now 64 Filipinos being sheltered in the Philippine Embassy in Ankara after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that rocked Turkiye and Syria last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Feb. 13. Filipino evacuees in Ankara, Turkiye (Photo courtesy of the...
Big bakers will start implementing higher prices on Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal today, Valentine’s Day, almost a week after the Department of Trade Industry announced price adjustments in the suggested retail price (SRP) on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs). Jerry Lao, president...
By NIKOLE JAVIER F2 Logistics bucked a slow start to outplay Akari in a tight straight-set victory, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Saturday night, Feb. 11, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Kianna Dy's consistent showing helped F2 Logistics to...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Chery Tiggo recovered from a second-set hiccup and hacked out a 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 25-12 win over Army Black Mamba in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Mylene Paat scores 26 points to...
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas of the Petro Gazz Angels. (PVL) By NIKOLE JAVIER Petro Gazz bounced back in dominant fashion at the expense of Choco Mucho, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21, in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan...
Jema Galanza of the Creamline Cool Smashers. (PVL) By NIKOLE JAVIER Creamline wasted no time and hacked out a straight-set win over Cignal, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15, in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. ...
The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers has been approved by the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs in the House of Representatives. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, committee chairman, oversaw on Thursday, Feb. 9 the deliberations and subsequent...