President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urged fellow Asean leaders to stand with Myanmar after its military took control of the country in a coup earlier this year. In his speech at the 39th Asean Summit Plenary held via video conference on Oct. 26, Duterte expressed concern that Myanmar’s crisis would worsen the impact of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. “I am deeply concerned that the ongoing situation in Myanmar may further exacerbate the effects of the pandemic,” he said. He emphasized the need to stand with Myanmar in resolving issues peacefully and in a manner that prioritizes the welfare of its people
Hidilyn Diaz was not born with a silver spoon but struggled, persevered, and made a mark in Philippine history as an Olympic gold medalist. It wasn’t an overnight success. While Diaz may have several motivations, giving back to her family has been the main pushbutton for her to hit her goals, and eventually bag the gold. “When I was younger and would ask for money from my mom and she didn’t have it, I told myself that next time, part of the prize that I would get would be for her and my siblings,” she shared in an “afternoon chikahan”
Calvin Abueva has been named the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference. The announcement was made prior to Game 4 of the championship series between Magnolia and TNT. Abueva tallied a total of 934 points after all the votes from the media, the players, and the PBA Commissioner’s Office have been collected and tabulated together with the statistical points, beating Mikey Williams, Ian Sangalang, Robert Bolick, and June Mar Fajardo. Abueva led the pack in the stat sheet up to the semifinals, getting 415 statistical points or 34.2 per game on average. Abueva, who helped the Hotshots
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — In Gaza and Syria, journalists and activists feel Facebook censors their speech, flagging inoffensive Arabic posts as terrorist content. In India and Myanmar, political groups use Facebook to incite violence. All of it fre…
A lawmaker on Friday pushed for the passage of a measure seeking to create a commission that will oversee the grant of welfare benefits and incentives to boxers, kickboxers, and all other athletes engaged in combat sports. Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said the proposed Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission (PBCSC) under House Bill 9443 will be tasked to provide and implement the necessary incentives and benefits “long overdue” to all professional boxers and combat sports athletes who have brought honor and prestige to the country. Villafuerte said it will become the single agency to formulate, initiate, plan
The Philippine Azkals’ under-23 team is looking to make it to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup through the qualifying stage next month in Singapore. Making up the core of the national team are members of the Azkals Development Team (ADT), led by midfielder and team captain Oliver Bias. Also joining in from the ADT are goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad, defender Christian Rontini, midfielders Jethro Borlongan, Yrick Gallantes, Mandy Ignacio, Oskari Kekkonen, Sandro Reyes, Mark Swainston, Mark Winhoffer, and Dennis Chung, and striker Ivan Ouano. In 2012, the then nine-year-old Reyes made it to FCB Escola, the Barcelona football school. Two players
