The 2019 Tempo Inter-schools Rapid Chess Championships. (MB Photo) The Endgame Sports Multi-Events, Inc. and National Chess Federation of the Philippines are teaming up in staging the 2020 National Youth Online Chess Championships and Masters Challenge set Sept. 29 to Oct. 10. A guaranteed cash pot...
When I was two years old, I memorized, from cover to cover, The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids . I was read to every night before bedtime. A creature of habit, even before I could talk in complete sentences, I would pick the same book over and over again. Whenever I would hear the last few words of...
Even students are now realizing the importance of supporting the agriculture sector. The Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP) was formed because of the absence of a national association for agriculture students in the Philippines. ASAP is a youth organization that serves as a...
By Joel M. Toledo Photo by Ali Vicoy Since we are commemorating national language month, this might be the perfect occasion to talk about a famous adage that we’ve always associated with Rizal : the one which goes, “ Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita/mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda....
Park Bogum in 'Record of Youth' (Twitter) Korean star Park Bogum will be enlisting in the Korean Navy on Aug. 31 and he is appealing to fans not to send him off due to the surge in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in South Korea. Blossom Entertainment, the 27-year-old...
NBS issues a statement that denies social media rumors about its closure at malls Photo from NBS's Facebook page If you’re one of those bookworms and “art hoes” crying over rumors that National Book Store (NBS) will not be accessible at every mall anywhere anymore, then save those tears for...
Let The Sobrang Late Show help you when you have the late night love blues. For some, looking for love on the internet spells a relationship bound for disaster. It is quite hard to truly know someone online. At the same time, it is challenging to express yourself virtually. Sure, dating apps like...
The Hayag initiative aims to help underprivileged youth secure tablets to continue their education. If you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth, support local businesses, and give back to underprivileged youth struggling to deal with the transition to online education, you need not look any...
This private Facebook group raises funds to keep the less fortunate in school By Noel B. Pabalate Mommy Joy and her daughters were one of the many beneficiaries of Ayuda pang Eskwela, photo courtesy of DJ Rivera TV Distance learning is kicking off in less than two weeks. Students, however, are...
In celebration of International Youth Day last Aug. 12, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) underscored the role of youth engagement in climate change action and vowed for strengthened and more inclusive partnerships with Filipino youth at all levels. With the theme “Youth Engagement for...
As more and more Filipinos go online for a job, we need to know how to protect ourselves. With advertisements spamming social media pages as you gloss through your feed, it’s not so hard to look for a WFH job, right? Wrong. A lot of them are trickier than you think. Phishing and identity theft...
If you’ve been laid off, or are looking for additional income, these tried-and-tested sites can be your next resource to look for homebased work. Graphics by Ariana Maralit Adult unemployment rate in the country hits a record high of 45.5 percent in July 2020, and while the ongoing pandemic seems...
