Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the bill granting Filipino citizenship to Ange Kouame. Kouame can now suit up to Gilas Pilipinas and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. “We thank President Duterte for signing into law the naturalization bill for Ange...
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images) President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to...
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has appealed anew for cash assistance and production subsidy for farmers and fishers affected by recent typhoons and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Various groups hold a protest outside Congress on Monday, May 17, to press for the legislation granting...
6051 Alvin Pasaol is hoping to make up for lost time in the final phase of Gilas Pilipinas 3x3’s preparation for this month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria. The Meralco rookie will look to catch up with his fellow Gilas 3x3 pool members in the second training at the Inspire...
Dwight Ramos is set to join Gilas Pilipinas in bubble training camp in Calamba, Laguna. (FIBA Images) Gilas Pilipinas player Dwight Ramos expressed excitement as he is expected to join the bubble training camp inside Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna. Ramos is still finishing the government-required...
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) is pleased to announce the election of former BangkoSentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. as a new independent member of PSPC’s Board of Directors effective May 11, 2021. Amando M. Tetangco Jr. Mr. Tetangco’s board election...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reviving the "PiliPinas Debates" in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Are we going to have PiliPinas debates? Hell yeah, we will," Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said in an online forum Sunday, May 9. "It will happen," he added. The poll official, however,...
Angelo Kouame shares a light moment with a Gilas teammate during their training bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. (Photo from Inspire Sports Academy) Ange Kouame is making sure that he’ll be ready to face South Korea’s Ricardo Ratliffe and Indonesia’s Lester Prosper in...
The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup was given the go-signal by the Games and Amusements Board to hold its Mindanao Leg on May 30, weeks after the second phase of the upstart league due to a game-fixing controversy that marred the recent Visayas Leg. GAB chairman Baham Mitra said the government body for...
Joshua Munzon gestures during the training bubble of Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 in Calamba, Laguna. (Photo from SBP) Joshua Munzon is looking to build on the progress gained during the first training bubble of Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament slated later this month...
Detained peasant leader and land defender Joseph Canlas has succumbed to complications due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, May 11, militant group Anakpawis said. “We mourn the avertable passing of exemplary peasant leader Joseph Canlas,” Anakpawis said in a statement. “He passed...
Filipino consumers are in for another financially punishing week on their fuel expenses as the price of gasoline will rise by P0.75 per liter; while diesel and kerosene prices will increase by P0.70 per liter. As of press time, the oil companies that already advised on their price hikes had been...