HANOI — Four-time Southeast Asian Games champion Kiyomi Watanabe and two-time winner Mariya Takahashi are not on the national judo team competing in the 31st Vietnam Games, but the fort is ably being manned by three homegrown talents and four Fil-Japanese bets. Ms. Watanabe is out with a knee injury while Ms. Takahashi is attending […]
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UP Maroons edges Ateneo to win UAAP men’s basketball crown and end 36-year title drought
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are champions once again as they defeated the powerhouse Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, 72-69, in overtime of the winner-take-all Game Three to rule over the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on Friday at the jampacked SM Mall of Asia Arena.Butuan City native Joel Cagulangan pushed […]
Cebu FC logs historic first win in pro league
CEBU FC has made history after winning its first match in the pro ranks.Just in its second year as a pro club, a new-look Cebu FC beat Stallion Laguna FC, 2-0, in its debut match of the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara on April 25 at the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.Striker […]
2 more CICL who escaped Operation Second Chance rescued
TWO more children in conflict with the law (CICLs) who bolted from the Cebu City Operation Second Chance (OSC) in Barangay Kalunasan during the weekend were recovered by policemen on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022.Maj. Jonathan dela Cerna, chief of Guadalupe Police Station, said his personnel were able to fetch the two CICL from their […]
Tolentino sees top three overall finish for PHL in Hanoi
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino is leaving it all up to prayers that the country could duplicate, if not surpass, the 149 gold medals it scooped up in the last Southeast Asian Games in Manila two years ago in the Hanoi Games slated for May 12 to 23. “We’ll just pray that our athletes […]
Suganob dominates Sueno in ‘Kumong Bol-anon III’
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth light flyweight champion Regie Suganob continued his impressive run after a dominant 10-round unanimous decision win over tough Ricardo Sueno in the main event of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable’s “Kumong Bol-anon III” on March 7, 2022 at the Dauis Gym in Dauis, Bohol.Suganob displayed his impressive boxing skills and totally […]
Fernandez beats Osorio in three thrilling sets to retain her Abierto title
By John Bryan Ulanday LEYLAH Fernandez carved out a thrilling 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 (3) finale victory over Camila Osorio of Colombia to retain her title in the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico on Monday. The Filipina-Canadian flipped a 1-4 deficit including five championship points (5-6) in the rubber to cap off a dramatic escape […]
Suganob brothers to highlight Bohol boxing card today
THE Suganob brothers will headline the PMI Bohol Boxing Stable’s “Kumong Bol-anon III” today, March 7, 2022, at the Dauis Gym in Dauis, Bohol.International Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth light flyweight Regie Suganob slugs it out with Ricardo Sueno in the 10-round non-title main event fight.In the co-main event eight-rounder, Regie’s brother Rodel Suganob locks horns […]
3 arrested in power restoration ‘extortion’ invoking Visayan Electric
THREE men, including one claiming to be an employee of the Visayan Electric Company, were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7) aft…
Preliminary conference for 3 Marcos disqualification cases set Jan. 7
THREE petitions seeking the disqualification of Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, from running for president in the May 2022 elections have been set for preliminary conference on Jan. 7. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena V. Guanzon, who is part of the division handling the three cases, made […]
Espinoza: Divide and conquer?
THE election for the Cebu City officials come May 9, 2022 could perhaps be a first for the city wherein there are three candidates for mayor as well as three bets for vice mayor. I…
China Gas (00384) to Target the Trillion-Dollar New Energy Market Strategic Agreements with Industry Leaders to Support China’s Dual-Carbon Policy Goals
HONG KONG, Dec 2, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China Gas Holdings Limited (“China Gas”; stock code: 00384), a leading trans-regional comprehensive energy supplier in China, announced a series of strategic framework agreements with industry leaders including China Three Gorges Group and Dongfeng Motor (stock code: 00489), to jointly develop the massive “Dual-Carbon” […]
Manila survives San Juan late rally to top FilBasket
RONJAY Buenafe canned two free throws in the dying seconds as AICC Manila survived a late San Juan-Go for Gold flurry and eked out a 72-68 victory on Monday night to rule the inaugural FilBasket Subic Championship at the Subic Gym. After their 13-point lead late in the third quarter was sliced to just two, […]
Dredging of 3 large Cebu rivers set to prevent floods
RIVERS in three Cebu towns in the third district will be desilted to prevent a repeat of the calamity that occurred nearly a year ago when the rivers overflowed during heavy rains and caused flooding. Last Wednesday, the Cebu Provincial Government said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia wants the dredging of the big rivers in Balamban, […]
ADB sees coal-fired plant retirement scheme saving 200M tons of CO2
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said retiring half of the coal-fired power plants in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will remove up to 200 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year. The three countries are being evaluated for participation in the ADB’s proposed energy transition mechanism (ETM) facility, which will purchase coal-fired power plants […]
Three Cebu schools chosen for face-to-face classes
A TOTAL of 626 students from three schools in Cebu Province will be accommodated in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu Province Division Superintendent Marilyn Andales identified the schools as Luyong Baybay Elementary School in Bantayan town, Bantayan Island with 186 students, Basak Elementary School in Samboan town with […]
CCMC formally opens
THE Cebu City Government formally opened the first three floors of the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2021. Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama and other city officials formally opened the hospital’s first three floors, which can accommodate 200 beds. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, whose speech was read […]
Carbon Market developer ramps up worker hiring
WITH construction works about to begin, the Carbon District Modernization Project is ramping up recruitment efforts in local communities for skilled and experienced workers. Private partner Cebu2World Development Inc. (C2W) and its mother company, engineering and infrastructure innovator Megawide, are continuing to prioritize applicants from the three Carbon District barangays, namely Sr. Sto. Niño, San […]
Mendoza: Big One versus Big Three
The Big One versus the Big Three. The Big One has happened. The Big Three is still in the making. It has come to that. Filipino versus Filipino, yes, but a competition in song and dance. The friendliest in ages. We want a win by the Big Three. We are cheering them on because once […]
JPS Zamboanga City moves on to semifinals
THE JPS Zamboanga City ousted the Alza Alayon Zamboanga del Sur, 69-66, in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup on Thursday evening, July 29, at the Pagadian City Gymnasium. Fran Yu made crucial plays on both ends for JPS as they barely escaped sixth seed Zamboanga del Sur to move on […]