The Philippine women’s football team nailed a late goal on the final play to claim its first win, 1-nil, against Malaysia in the women’s football tournament at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday night, May 6, at the Army Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A late goal from Sarina...
A cargo vessel ran aground in the vicinity waters off Little Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga City on Friday, May 5. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that MV Audie departed from General Santos City en route to Leyte when the incident occurred. Citing a statement from the unnamed...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put in place measures to contain yet another oil spill that resulted from the sinking of Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 off Bataan on Friday morning, May 5, one week since it capsized after colliding with another foreign-flagged vessel. (Photo:...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided "extensive support" to Bohol province after typhoon Odette devastated the area in December 2021. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross In a statement on Saturday, May 6, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon said that assistance efforts...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines participated once again in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, the leading global event for inbound and outbound travel industry in the Middle East early this month at DWTC, Dubai, UAE. This year’s ATM carried the theme, “Working Toward Net...
PRINCESS Roberto De Paolis' second film Princess, directed by Roberto de Paolis, won the best film for Filipino and Thai audiences at the 12th edition of the Moviemov Italian Film Festival. At the same time, the Under30s have chosen Ghiaccio, directed by Fabrizio Moro alongside Alessio de...
THEY COME IN FISH The busy Navotas Fishport where fish is traded in whispers or 'bulungan.' Thousands of tons of fish come in at night from straining fishing grounds around the archipelago (Cez Jarlyn Young of Parallax Studio) Living in a bungalow in Makati and often spending days when outside in...
UNITED Ambassadors and chargés d'affaires of embassies representing the Commonwealth join DFA Usec. Theresa Lazaro and British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils in a toast to celebrate the coronation of King Charles this Saturday, May 6 At 4 p.m. today, the British Embassy in the...
PANIMULA Linupak na Kalabasa at Alimasag, Binuro na Maya Maya sa Asin, and Silog Only a few weeks ago, while immersed in the glorious waters of the Philippines, I told two foreign members of my family separately that it was a good time to be a Filipino. While at the beach near the West Philippine...
DESIGNHEADS Joey Yupangco, Pratt Institute president Frances Bronet, Ed Calma, Tina Periquet, Doris Magsaysay Ho, and Dominic Galicia Frances Bronet, a distinguished educator at the forefront of interdisciplinary learning and the president of Pratt Institute, a New York-based prestigious private...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) through the Artist Training Division is now accepting applications for the Virgin Labfest (VLF) 18 Writing Fellowship Program. Deadline for application is on or before May 16, 2023. The VLF 18 Writing Fellowship Program is a two-week mentorship program...
Packworks, a startup company providing a business-to-business (B2B) platform for sari-sari store owners, in collaboration with Fourth Wall, a socio-cultural research firm, has released data revealing that ordinary Filipinos prioritize personal hygiene and food in their market basket in times of...
