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MANILA: Mary Rose Frias of Pangasinan province delivered the first gold medal in the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon leg after ruling the women’s 1,500m run at the Cavite State University (CvSU) track oval in Indang town on Tuesday. The 19-year-old clocked 5:07.2 to beat teammate Mary Ann Delos Reyes (5:30.3) and Jeralyn Madamecilla of Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (6:19.0). ‘I arrived only last July 28 after competing at the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games in Legazpi, Albay. I wasn’t sure if I would come because of the typhoon,” said Frias, a

DUMAGUETE: Three teenage girls from this capital are playing for the Philippine team in the prestigious youth football Norway Cup in Oslo, Norway. They are Zara Gabriella Danieles, 16, Kelsy Anub, 15, and Alexis Abestano, 16, all members of the local youth football club here, the Football Kings United (FKU). The three FKU booters were drafted to join the LAOS (Leyte Organization of Organized Sports) Football Club (FC), which is representing the Philippines in the Norway Cup -the largest international youth tournament in the world- from July 27 to Aug. 3. The FKU, in a media release on Tuesday, said

BACOLOD: The Sapphire Edition of this city’s world-famous MassKara Festival will kick off with a ‘salubong’ (welcome) on Oct. 11 and will climax with the street and arena dance competition on Oct. 27. The schedule released by organizer Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. on Tuesday include other major events MassKaralympics on Oct. 4 to 25; MassKaNamit cookfest, Oct. 15 to 17; Miss Bacolod MassKara finals night, Oct. 19; Lacson MassKara 2024: Kingdom, Oct. 25 to 27; MassKarade Ball, Oct. 25; and Electric MassKara, Oct. 26. Considered one of the most colorful festivals in the country, the MassKara Festival showcases dancers donning

MANILA: Both the local stock market and currency declined on the first day of trading this week. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 1.14 percent to 6,649.23 points, while All Shares also decreased by 0.68 percent to 3,605.33. Among sectoral indices, only the Industrial counter closed in the green territory, higher by 0.16 percent finishing at 9,174.50 level. Financials had the biggest drop for the day, declining by 2.65 percent; followed by Mining and Oil, down by 1.18 percent; Property, down by 0.90 percent; Services, down by 0.84 percent; and Holding Firms, down by 0.51 percent. Philstock Financials,

KUALA LUMPUR, U Mobile Sdn Bhd and Time dotCom Bhd have established a strategic partnership in anticipation of the accelerated deployment of its 5G network under the government’s dual network model. U Mobile said the partnership will see it tap into Time’s extensive fibre backhaul network to prepare for its second 5G network rollout. “Through this collaboration, U Mobile further strengthens its ability to ensure a superior 5G experience that is highly reliable, supports massive capacity and delivers ultra-fast speeds,” the mobile and digital services provider said in a statement today. U Mobile chief technology officer Woon Ooi Yuen said