Day: March 2, 2025

Manila: Ysabel Jamie Jimenez earned the Press Corps Player of the Week honors for Feb. 27 to March 1 after leading Galeries Tower to a 25-17, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19 upset of No. 3 Cignal in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference quarterfinals. The University of Santo Tomas product, averaging just 10 points in 11 games in the preliminary round, delivered a game-high 23 points on a 22-of-55 attacking clip to help the 10th-seeded Highrisers secure a first-ever playoff berth since joining the league in 2023. According to Philippines News Agency, it was also the Highrisers’ first win against the

Venice: The Philippines made its presence felt for the first time in one of the biggest carnivals in the world with Filipino folk dances taking center stage at the Carnevale di Venezia over the weekend. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippines made its debut at the Carnevale with a 30-minute performance by 36 dancers from three dance troupes that was well-received by the huge crowd gathered at Piazza San Marco in the center of Venice on Saturday. The London-based Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Company performed a mosaic of dances from various parts of the Philippines while the Filipino Community of