The Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office), under the Office of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, will release a stamp in honor of the extraordinary and historic achievement made by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist. “It is our mandate and protocol to immediately issue a stamp in honor of personalities who excelled in sports on in any other arena,” Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio said. “Hidilyn, your fete made us all proud. The Philippines’ long wait for its “First Olympic Gold Stamp” since we joined the Olympics in 1924 finally happened. You made history for the Philippines, the sports
Expecting to gain precious fight time after drawing a first-round bye, Eumir Marcial instead won a shortened bout against Algerian Younes Nemouchi via a referee stopped contest due to injury (RSC-I) at 19 seconds of the first round to advance to the quarterfinals of the 69-75kg boxing competitions of the Summer Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena here. The middleweight Marcial was in control from the opening bell and immediately gave the Algerian a taste of his power. A right cross to the kisser sent Nemouchi down, eliciting a standing-8 count from Slovakian referee Radoslav Simon. “Dikit ‘yung laban namin.
Mactan Island, which is home to the international airport, is seeing an uptick in demand for condominium units despite the coronavirus pandemic, a real estate industry leader here has observed. “The lockdown last year greatly affected businesses but surprisingly sales for condo units picked up, quite significantly considering the challenging times,” Ramero Espina, vice president for sales and marketing of Cebu-based builder Primary Homes Inc. (PHI), said in a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon. A surge in demand for value-for-money condominium units is bolstering the sales performance of homegrown developers here, he said. Despite the difficulties and uncertainties brought by
The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has urged residents from coastal towns of the province to be vigilant against foreign fishing vessels docking on their areas as a preventive measure against the possible entry of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In an interview on Thursday, PHO chief Dr. Anna Maria de Guzman said seaways are much wider than roads, giving ships more options to dock and make it easier to transmit the Delta variant to locals. Coastal towns in the province receive foreign vessels usually from other provinces often dock along Pangasinan coastlines to replenish their supplies.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Thursday that some PHP2.3 million innovation funds had been released to three food-based firms through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP). Martin Wee, DOST-9 director, said in a statement that the funds’ recipients are the Monay’s Foodhaus in Pagadian City; and Shinelo’s Cake Creations and Liana’s Food Products and Manufacturing, both from Molave town. Wee said the Nonay’s Foodhaus received PHP1.1 million for the implementation of charcoal briquette production in support of their major product produced, the lechon (roasted pig). Shinelo’s Cake Creations received PHP651,952 for the upgrading of bakery
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Ayala Group of Companies on Thursday strengthened their long-standing partnership with the signing of a pact aimed at bolstering support to soldiers. AFP chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana and Ayala Corp. president and chief executive officer Fernando Zobel de Ayala signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the ‘Saludo Sa Serbisyo’ program at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. “The ‘Saludo sa Serbisyo’ program developed by the Ayala Corporation will be in full swing until 2026 and is a program that will absolutely aid in boosting the morale and in improving the lives of
