Ayala Museum opens a new exhibit the recounts stories of World War II By Dexter Matilla Images by Noel Pabalate “In Liberation: War & Hope,” the exhibition launched recently by the US Embassy in the Philippines and Filipinas Heritage Library at the Ayala Museum, the World War II is shown...
The 12-member Philippine team left the country Wednesday to participate in the 44th World Chess Olympiad that begins Friday and ends Aug. 10 in Chennai, India. Photo from National Chess Federation of the Philippines Facebook account The members of the team are Grandmasters Mark Paragua, Banjo...
Karate Pilipinas president Richard Lim hopes to use the winning momentum of Junna Tsukii to inspire more Filipino karatekas after the Filipina-Japanese won the historic gold medal in the World Games. Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account) Lim said the federation has found the...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena made history Sunday (Monday in Manila) after capturing a record-breaking bronze medal in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Ernest John Obiena of Team Philippines competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that the government is prepared for a possible monkeypox outbreak in the country, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration that the disease is a "public health emergency of international concern." The DOH, together with its...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Ten provinces in Luzon and Visayas have logged “very high,” or more than 20 percent, Covid-19 positivity rates, based on the OCTA Research Group’s monitoring on Sunday, July 24. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded...
Junna Tsukii sees a brighter future for the Philippine karate national team following her historic success in the World Games. Junna Tsukii flexer her World Games gold medal (Carlo Anolin) Tsukii, who bagged gold medal in the -50kg category of kumite in the World Games , expressed gratitude to the...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is set to meet with the country’s major basketball stakeholders to map out their plans for the upcoming FIBA 2023 World Cup which the country will be co-hosting with Japan and Indonesia. Photo from FIBA SBP President Al Panlilio called on the stakeholders to...
Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., the leisure and hospitality arm of the Andrew Tan Group, has renamed its flagship Resorts World Manila (RWM) to Newport World Resorts. In a statement, Newport World Resorts said “the country’s premier lifestyle and entertainment destination Resorts...
GenerationHOPE Inc. (Hope), the company behind the Hope In A Bottle brand, has for a fourth straight year been named among the world’s best by a non-profit organization that certifies companies based on how they create value for their employees, local communities and the environment. B Lab, a...
Carlo Biado Carlo Biado failed to defend his men’s 9-ball crown at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama after absorbing a heartbreaking 11-8 defeat to Germany’s Joshua Filler in the semifinals Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The Southeast Asian Games champion missed his chance to pull away...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When SM Investments Corp., SM Supermalls, and SM Retail sent out their invitations for a special media event that would highlight their ongoing #SMGreenMovement, we weren’t immedi-ately aware of just how special the afternoon would be, and how...
