Day: April 17, 2025

Kuala Lumpur: Philippine Tennis Academy player Tennielle Madis faced a challenging match against No. 4 seed Renee Alame of Australia, succumbing 2-6, 5-7, on Wednesday in the second round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J200 Kuala Lumpur singles competition at the National Tennis Center in Malaysia. Despite the singles setback, the 17-year-old from M’lang, North Cotabato succeeded in advancing to the next round in the doubles category. According to Philippines News Agency, Madis partnered with Russian Alexandra Malova to secure a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory over Indian Diya Ramesh and American Priyanka Rana. As the competition progresses, Madis and

Manila: Expect Creamline Cool Smashers to display its brilliant form in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Champions League, which will kick off on April 20 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. The Cool Smashers will face Al Naser, one of Jordan’s most storied clubs, at 4 p.m. on Sunday before wrapping up its Pool A play with Zhetysu VC, a nine-time Kazakhstan Women’s Volleyball League champion, on Monday at 7 p.m. According to Philippines News Agency, the team failed to achieve a historic five-peat and 11th Premier Volleyball League title after losing to the Petro Gazz Angels in the

Pampanga: Authorities rescued 17 women in two consecutive anti-human trafficking operations in Pampanga province last week. In a news release Thursday, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) said the operations on April 11 led to the arrest of two female suspects. According to Philippines News Agency, members of the Regional Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Group 3 (RATTG 3), Regional Mobile Force Battalion 3 (RMFB 3), local police, and the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) arrested 36-year-old suspect, alias Melissa, in an entrapment inside a restaurant in Barangay Pulung Maragul at 4 p.m. The suspect was caught

Manila: Twenty-five agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Bago City, Negros Occidental, have received significant financial relief after the government condoned their debts totaling PHP3.48 million, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here bared on Thursday. The beneficiaries, whose agricultural lands are situated in Barangay Bacong, were presented with certificates of condonation with the release of mortgage (CoCRoMs) during a ceremony held on April 15. According to Philippines News Agency, this initiative is intended to provide substantial financial relief and empowerment to the recipients, ultimately aiming to improve their livelihoods as farmers. Mark Anthony Caraig, municipal agrarian reform program officer and

Manila: Expect Creamline Cool Smashers to display its form in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Champions League, which will kick off on April 20 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. The Cool Smashers are set to face Al Naser, one of Jordan’s most storied clubs, at 4 p.m. on Sunday. They will then conclude their Pool A matches against Zhetysu VC, a nine-time Kazakhstan Women’s Volleyball League champion, on Monday at 7 p.m. According to Philippines News Agency, the team is eager to move past their recent setback in the Premier Volleyball League, where they fell short of a