HANOI — Halfway through the 31st Vietnam Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, national team chef de mission Ramon Fernandez was guardedly optimistic that if the trend continues, the county would hit its goal of finishing third overall in the medal standings. “We are halfway through the Games, and we are in the top three of the […]
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Bautista opens boxing bid with unanimous decision victory
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 […]
Team Philippine members all insured until rest of the year
ALL members of the Philippine team seeing action in the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam have been insured until the rest of the year. This after the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Pioneer Insurance have partnered to cover all members of the 1,300 national delegation in Hanoi that included not just […]
Chef de mission Fernandez motivates Philippine athletes to shine
HANOI — Team Philippines formally opened its campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Thursday with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) going all out in the country’s bid for Filipino athletes to shine. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez again motivated the 641 athletes who will see action in 38 sports to maintain focus and […]
Tell it to SunStar: The crisis of historical ignorance in the Philippines must not be ignored
According to figures from the Commission on Elections, over 13 million out of the 67 million Filipinos who are qualified to vote for this Monday’s elections are under the age of 25.This is the generation that is more likely to get news and information from the internet and not from peer-reviewed books and traditional media […]
BW Insights: Transforming Philippine Startups into Unicorns
As many of our neighbors are now showing great strides in producing unicorns, the Philippines continues its search for more startups that will further boost the economy as they solve local problems, as well as make waves globally. In order to do so, what should be enhanced or improved within the sector? How do we […]
Presidential elections may spell fat stock returns
THE eve of Philippine presidential elections could be a good window to plow money into the nation’s equities. In the six months following a presidential election, the Philippine Stock Exchange Index has given world-beating returns in four of the last five times there were polls to elect a new leader. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index […]
Clincher-seeking Gin Kings going all out at rescheduled Game Six
1 of 2 Barangay Ginebra — PBA IMAGES Meralco Bolts — PBA IMAGES Game 7 will be played on Sunday at Philippine Arena By Olmin Leyba DIFFERENT play date and venue, same objective for Game 6. Clincher-seeking Barangay Ginebra and sudden death-eyeing Meralco clash in their re-scheduled sixth match in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) […]
Philippine weightlifting team targets two to five golds in Hanoi Games
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,” […]
Kickstart Ventures celebrates a decade of enabling startups, commits to expand investments globally
Kickstart Ventures, one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. The Philippine-based corporate venture capital firm also reveals a new bold look in line with its anniversary. […]
PHL businesses seen increasing cybersecurity budgets this year
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter MANY Philippine organizations are increasing their budgets for their cyber defenses this year, as they see heightened danger from online threats, global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks said. “More than half (56%) of Philippine organizations indicated that they have been discussing their cybersecurity strategy on a monthly basis,” the […]
Limpag: Tennis derbies and Philta
Before I got into tennis, the only derby I knew of in sports was the football variety and I know some fans hope we could have local derbies to increase the popularity of the sport. Since I got into tennis during the pandemic, I learned there’s an even more popular kind of derby, the tennis […]
BioPrime to set up nano-fertilizer production hubs
BIOPRIME Agri Industries, Inc. announced that it is planning to develop nano-fertilizer facilities in the Philippines to ramp up fertilizer production and expand to global markets. “The production facility will have a targeted capacity of 48 tons per year, employing more than 100 Filipinos in this high-technology agri initiative. Our product provides an avenue for […]
Batang Pier’s Bolick leads race for Best Player of the Conference
NORTHPORT’S Robert Bolick took pole position in the race for the Best Player of the Conference (BPC) plum of the Season 46 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup. Mr. Bolick, who’s been on a tear since returning from an ACL injury in the last Philippine Cup, compiled 39.9 statistical points (SPs) to zoom ahead of […]
Hidilyn Diaz collects her third PSA Athlete of the Year award
LOOKING every inch the star of the show in her aptly-colored gold dress, Hidilyn F. Diaz proudly accepted her third Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Year accolade and fondly recalled how a dream pushed her to this path of excellence. The same dream, the country’s first Olympic champion in history maintained, that could […]
Important paintings, rare furniture go on the block
1 of 4 BENCAB, ‘Untitled (Woman with Bilao)’, 2002, Acrylic on Canvas JOSE JOYA, ‘Festival’, 1985, Acrylic on Canvas A retablo mayor / main altar Marian crown topper, 18th century, Balayong / traces of gilding and gesso present / iron mounts An original and unrestored Ah Tay ilustrado matrimonial bed, Last quarter 19th century, Narra […]
Juico files a case against Obiena and POC at CAS
THE supposed mediation between Olympian pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and the Philippine Track and Field Association that was agreed in principle in the Senate hearing less than a month ago did not happen. This after Mr. Obiena and the Philippine Olympic Commission (POC) will engage PATAFA in a battle at the Court of Arbitration […]
Heart failure registry, chronic care model can help ease burden of cardiovascular disease
UNSPLASH WHILE February is known as a time for love and romance, Filipino cardiologists on Feb. 15 shined the light on matters of the heart of a different kind: heart health, specifically heart failure. “Nearly a third of patients with heart failure have high risk of hospitalization or cardiovascular death, including those who appear stable,” […]
New Philippine ePassport Renewal Center inaugurated in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hon. Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, inaugurated the new Philippine ePassport Renewal Center in Singapore on 28 January 2022 in the presence of other distinguished dignitaries. In a bid to ease the ePassport renewal process for […]
Philippine Red Cross’ administered Covid-19 vaccine doses reach 1 million
THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reached a milestone amid the ongoing pandemic after it administered its one millionth dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, February 14, 2022.PRC Chair…