The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its project with the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), is inviting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait to avail of free telepsychiatry services. The project aims to see telepsychiatry’s acceptance among OFWs. A survey will be conducted among participants to know their satisfaction and recommendation to improve the program, said project manager Lemuel Lozada in an interview with the Philippine News Agency Wednesday afternoon. DOST’s attached agency, the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) has allocated over PHP5.2 million for this project, initially for one year. “Any OFW who has
This year’s FIFA 23 will be the final FIFA game using the name of world football’s governing body as US video game publisher Electronic Arts said it will rebrand the game “EA SPORTS FC.” “EA SPORTS FC will allow us to realize this future and much more…but not before we deliver our most expansive game ever with our current naming rights partner, FIFA, for one more year,” EA Sports said in a statement Tuesday. “We are committed to ensuring the next FIFA (FIFA 23) is our best ever, with more features, game modes, World Cup content, clubs, leagues, competitions, and
Mary Francine Padios won the Philippines’ first gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games by ruling on Wednesday pencak silat’s women’s seni (artistic or form) tunggal single at the Bac Tu Lien Gymnasium here. Padios thus put the Philippines on the medals table Vietnam started to dominate on Wednesday, a day before this side of Asia celebrates its biennial multi-sport festival—proof that sports, and mankind for that matter, has started to champion its way over and above the pandemic that for more than two years stunted the entire world. Padios, only 18, is now a guaranteed pride of her
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has conceded the presidential race to election frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. but promised to continue to serve poor Filipinos. “Bilang isang boxer at atleta, marunong akong tumanggap ng pagkatalo. Sana lang kahit talo ako sa laban na ito, panalo pa rin yung mga kapwa ko Pilipino – iyong mga naghihirap. Huwag po kayong mawalan ng pag-asa dahil hinding-hindi po kayo pababayaan ng Panginoon (As a boxer and an athlete, I know how to accept defeat. I just hope that even if I lose this battle, my fellow Filipinos – those who are poor – would
The Phoenix Sun beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Devin Booker scored 28 points and his teammate Deandre Ayton added 20 points for the Suns’ victory at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Mavericks’ star Luka Doncic dropped 28 points and got 11 rebounds, while his teammate Jalen Brunson scored 21 points. The top-seeded Suns are now one win away from the final as the next game between the two sides is scheduled to be played at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday. Grizzlies’ Morant likely to
Malacañang on Wednesday congratulated pencak silat athlete Francine Padios for delivering the Philippines’ first gold medal in the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. “The Palace congratulates Mary Francine Padios for bringing pride and glory to the country by winning the first gold medal for the Philippines in Pencak Silat Women’s Seni (Artistic) Tunggal single event in Vietnam,” acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a press statement. Padios ruled the Pencak Silat Women’s seni (artistic) tunggal single final at the Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium in Vietnam after edging Indonesia’s Puspa Arum Sari. Padio
