Despite the pandemic-related disruptions to schooling, a sophomore student from the Bicol University (BU) faced the challenges head on and won in this year's World S!NERGY competition. (Rica Marfil/Bicol University FB) Rica Marfil, a 2nd year Civil Engineering student, emerged as the Champion in...
Panic gripped residents in Batanes when a backhoe operator accidentally excavated an unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Basco town, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, April 23. The PCG said the UXO was discovered by an unidentified backhoe operator in Barangay Chanarian during a clearing...
11 things to delight—or inspire—the book nerd in you Waking the Dead and Other Stories by Yvette Tan There’s room for urban legends and Philippine folklore in the modern, high-tech, fast-paced world, as in the stories in this collection of short, unsettling tales, where there remains a realm...
Photo from asianchess.com Filipino chess legend Eugene Torre joins the list of nominees to the World Chess Hall of Fame, becoming the first Asian male to be granted such honor. Torre, who turns 70 in November, joins Polish-Argentine Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf and GM Judit Polgar of Hungary...
75 YEARS OF PH-US RELATIONS The US government has committed to continue extending economic assistance to the its ally the Philippines in the form of grants for infrastructure projects, investment insurance coverage, technical and sustainability assistance as both countries marked their 75...
In the face of the global health crisis, Huawei devised five strategies to survive and looks forward to an Intelligent World in 2030 when it's over. First of all, Huawei is optimizing its portfolio to boost business resilience, Rotating Chairman Eric Xu disclosed during this week's 18th Global...
BLACKPINK’s Rosé (Twitter) K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Rosé has set two new Guinness World Records (GWR) titles through her solo debut single album “R” containing the songs “On The Ground” and “Gone.” “On The Ground” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard...
Kelley Day Miss Philippines Kelley Day, who won 1st runner-up at Miss Eco International 2020 pageant in Egypt, is doing okay healthwise. This was announced by Arnold Vegafria, national director of Miss World Philippines, in a statement released today, April 8. Earlier, there were reports that some...
Photo from Canlas Fencing Academy Filipino fencer Sam Catantan suffered a heartbreaking 15-8 defeat to May Tieu of the US in the round-of-32 Tuesday, April 6, in the 2021 World Cadets/Juniors Fencing Championship in Cairo, Egypt. Catantan’s 20th place finish was a big improvement from her 2019...
Souphavady Phongsavanh (Photo by The Laotian Times) Souphavady Phongsavanh has surrendered the crown of Miss World Laos 2021 after she allegedly misrepresented her age in the pageant. The Laotian beauty queen made an announcement on Facebook. “I, Souphavandy Phongsavanh, Miss World Laos 2021,...
Sam Catantan, right, pre-fence during a practice session with Lance Tan in the 2021 Juniors/Cadets Fencing Championship set April 3 to 11 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo from Lance Tan) Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan said the experience she gained in the US NCAA Fencing Championship will help her in...
Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg (Photo from PHSU's Facebook page) Winter Youth Olympian Julian Macaraeg is hoping to bring more spotlight to speed skating in the Philippines despite being a tropical country. Macaraeg, the first Filipino speed skater to compete in the 2020 Lausanne Winter...
