HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The 11th Asian Licensing Conference (ALC), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ran successfully from 27 to 29 July. The three-day online event featured 22 thematic sessions where 34 industry experts from different sectors addressed participants. More than 25,000 viewers from […]
HONG KONG — Citigroup, Inc. has created a new regional leadership structure for its Asian business, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Tim Monger has been appointed as the head of the bank’s North and East Asian business ‘cluster’, based in Hong Kong, while Amol Gupte will lead South Asia and ASEAN, the memo […]
GILAS Pilipinas girls’ youth team battles Indonesia as its first assignment in the opener of the 2022 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-16 (U16) Women’s Asian Championship Division B in Amman, Jordan. The Filipina teens play their Southeast Asian neighbors in Pool at 8:45 p.m. (Manila time) before taking on Syria and Samoa in the following […]
ADAPT to the times. This was the advice given by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chair William Ramirez to his successor for the country to replicate its golden years in sports that was highlighted by weightlifter Hidilyn F. Diaz delivering the Filipinos’ first Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo Games a year ago. “Adaptability. We have […]
THE Philippines’ chances of advancing to 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup are slim to none after suffering a 4-0 beatdown in the hands of Palestine on June 13 at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.The Palestinians were relentless in their attack and finally found the back of the net in the 31st […]
THE Philippines got its first win in the final stage of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers after a 1-0 win over host Mongolia on June 10 at the MFF Football Center in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.Gerrit Holtmann had an impressive debut for the Azkals as he scored the match-clinching goal just in […]
THE Philippine Azkals are in high spirits as they kick off their bid in the final round of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers against Yemen on Wednesday in Mongolia. The Filipino booters hit the field of the MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar at 12:30 p.m. with intense desire to get a winning […]
After a strong online following in their matches during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, where they both set a couple of firsts, the Malditas will finally get to play at home in the 12th edition of the AFF Women’s Championship in Laguna from July 4 to 17.This year, the […]
WEIGHTLIFTING prodigy Vanessa Sarno is being heralded as a future Olympic and world champion after her record-smashing performance in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. But for it to become a reality, the 18-year-old Tagbilaran, Bohol lifter would need all the support she could get. Enter the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). “She […]
BAC NINH CITY — Ian Clark Bautista opened the campaign of the Philippine boxing team on a high by scoring a lopsided unanimous decision win over Singaporean Mohammad Hanurdeen Bin on Monday night as men’s boxing competition in the 31st Southeast Asian Games got going at the Bac Ninh Stadium. Mr. Bautista, the 27-year-old veteran […]
A SLEW of world-class Filipino athletes led by gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo joins the Philippine team flying to Hanoi for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with the delegation hoping to conduct a successful overall title defense after topping the medal haul in the 2019 edition. Headlining the team being deployed to the 31st Southeast Asian Games […]
TEAM Philippines has finalized its fighting roster for the 31st Southeast Asian Games following the conclusion of the delegation registration meetings organized by the host nation on Sunday, May 8, 2022.Commissioner Ramon Fernandez of the Philippine Sports Commission, the country’s chef de mission in the SEA Games, reports the accreditation of the entire 981-strong delegation, […]
SPEARHEADED by Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn F. Diaz, the Philippine weightlifting team is eyeing a minimum of two gold medals and a maximum of five in the Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games scheduled on May 12 to 23. “We’re confident of winning at least two golds, we will fight for four or five golds,” […]
Sydney, Australia, April 13, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Crypto marketing agency Crypto-Upvotes is starting to conquer the Asian market by offering advertisements for crypto projects on billboards in Greater China region. The company will also offer promotions on local social networks such as Wechat & Tiktok. The company is expected to offer similar services in Japan and […]
SOUTHEAST Asian Games (SEAG)-bound John Leerams Chicano and Kim Mangrobang will spearhead the country’s campaign in the Subic Bay International Triathlon (SuBIT), which will make a return after a two-year absence on May 1 at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone 1 grounds. Mr. Chicano and Ms. Mangrobang, who are eyeing to replicate their two-gold medal […]
THE Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) will resist and take legal steps against the 90-day suspension it recently received from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). “We will continue as official NSA (national sports association) of track and field and we’ll send our athletes to the Southeast Asian Games,” said PATAFA President Philip Ella […]
1 of 2 Jasmine Alkhaldi — JD LASICA/CRUISABLE Luke Gebbie — PHILIPPINE SWIMMING, INC. OLYMPIAN tankers Jasmine Alkhaldi and Luke Gebbie will spearhead the Philippines’ campaign in the Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games set on May 12 to 23. The 28-year-old Ms. Alkhaldi, who snared a couple of silver medals and six bronzes in the […]
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino will do everything in his power to have World No. 5 pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena see action in the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) set on May 12 to 23. “Will try but it’s better if both,” said Mr. Tolentino referring to the Philippine Athletics Track and […]
OLYMPIC pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena was not included on the list of athletes the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) endorsed for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games this May in Vietnam.The development drew the ire of Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, who could only shake his head […]
NOT wasting its time in the aftermath of a dismaying loss to New Zealand in the 2023 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup (WC) Asian Qualifiers, Gilas Pilipinas will shift its focus to the next big goal in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi. The SEA Games, where the Philippines is the long-time […]