FIBA announced that the Basketball World Cup 2023 will take place in three different countries, including the Philippines, from Aug. 25 to Sept.10.
”The approved dates of the competition have been decided by FIBA’s Central Board following consultation with the host nations and a recommendation …
Read MoreTeam Philippines basks in the glory of its stirring triumph in the 30th Southeast Asian Games as it will be feted with the highest honor by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) in a special rite on Friday night.
Bannered by world champion and double gold …
Read MoreIt is the Communist Party of the Philippines(CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Joma Sison who is to be blamed for identifying and red-tagging militants and activists allied to their cause.
This, according, to Southern Luzon Command chief, Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., in response to …
Read MoreThe Career Service Examination Pen and Paper Test (CSE PPT) scheduled on March 15 will push through in 66 testing centers nationwide, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Friday.
In a news release, the CSC said examinees who exhibit flu like symptoms on the day …
Read MoreA gold in kickboxing in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and a silver in wushu in the 2014 Asian Games make Kalinga pride Jean Claude Saclag ready to face the bigger arena.
If it is God's will, then so be it, Saclag said as he …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has announced that Peryahan Games are now suspended.
This is to inform the public that effective February 6, 2020, the operation of Peryahan Games is suspended until further instruction from the Office of the President, said PCSO General Manager …
Read MoreThe Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) sports meet that was postponed last week will hopefully be staged on March 24.
CARAA was one of the events that was postponed after Mayor Benjamin Magalong ordered all activities that can draw big crowds either canceled or …
Read MoreAround 600 athletes from the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte (SDOIN) are undergoing intensive training for the upcoming Region 1 Athletic Association Meet in Lingayen, Pangasinan on February 19-26.
Eric Aguilar, SDOIN sports coordinator, said Tuesday the month-long training started on January 19 until February …
Read MoreThe Manila Stars put an end to Bacoor City Strikers' eight-game winning streak in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season with a 78-74 road win at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor on Monday night.
Manila pulled away in the third quarter, opening a …
Read MoreThe city council's sports committee is expected to consolidate all inputs after the second public hearing for the first City Sports Code was completed on January 31, Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcales said on Monday.
Orcales, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation chairman in Baguio, said the final draft …
Read MoreTennis sensation Alex Eala made the country proud when she teamed up with Priska Nugroho of Indonesia to rule the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament in Melbourne Park, Australia on January 31.
Eala, only 14, and her Indonesian partner swept the European duo of …
Read MoreThe Asean Basketball League (ABL) announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the game between Alab Pilipinas and the Macau Black Bears due to growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
In a statement, the league said match, scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Sta. …
Read MoreAlex Eala, the country's top junior tennis player, climbed to career-high No. 4 in the latest girls' ranking of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after ruling the juniors women's doubles competition in the Australian Open in Melbourne over the weekend.
The Filipina tennis sensation jumped …
Read MoreThe Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 Sunday in Super Bowl LIV, securing their first National Football League (NFL) title in 50 years.
The Chiefs' explosive offense started the game fast at the Hard Rock Stadium in …
Read MorePampanga Giant Lanterns now has an inside track of making a Top 4 finish in the Northern Division of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after mauling Cebu Sharks, 88-77, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Tuesday night.
The Giant Lanterns, who were …
Read MoreHidilyn Diaz took flight in Rome and ruled the women's 55-kilogram event in the Weightlifting World Cup on Tuesday.
The 2016 Olympic silver medalist swept the three golds at stake in her division by winning the snatch, the clean-and-jerk, and the overall categories.
Diaz lifted …
Read MoreTuesday's National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers has been postponed after Kobe Bryant's death.
The game scheduled for tonight has been postponed, NBA said in a statement Monday evening.
"The decision was made out of respect for …
Read More- Cebu kept its bid for a spot in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League playoffs alive after a 101-76 rout of Imus at the Alonte Sports Arena here on Saturday night.
The Sharks used a 14-1 run late in the first quarter to pull away …
Read MoreJames Laput looks to give a huge impact to Marinerong Pilipino in the upcoming PBA D-League Aspirants Cup.
The 6-foot-10 big man is among the new key recruits by the Skippers, the only non-collegiate squad in the cast of the season-opening conference.
"I'll just have …
Read MoreCeres Negros moved a step closer to making the main tournament of the AFC Champions League after shocking Port Football Club, 1-0, in the second round of the qualifying phase at the PAT Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday night.
Stephan Schrock made the lone …
Read MoreThe Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League (BBEAL) will resume its second phase of games after the city's hosting of the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet that ends on February 21.
Tournament commissioner Eduardo Laureano of host Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) told the Philippine …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte joined locals and visitors in celebrating the 40th Sinulog Festival at the Cebu City Sports Center here on Sunday.
Duterte, who traces his roots from Danao City, some 33 km. from here, expressed his delight in joining Cebuanos in celebrating the festival …
Read MoreChristine Hallasgo and Jerald Zabala ruled the women's and men's divisions of the 42nd National Milo Marathon Finals here on Sunday.
Hallasgo, a Manila Milo eliminations winner, clocked 2:52:53 to beat last year's winner, Mary Joy Tabal.
Tabal clocked 2:58:49 to clinch second place while …
Read MoreAaron Jeruta put the University of San Agustin Gym into frenzy as he scored the winning basket for Iloilo, which survived Zamboanga, 60-58, in a crucial MPBL Lakan Season game on Saturday night.
Jeruta, who struggled all game long scored on a layup against the …
Read More- Another attack was staged by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) against the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas-Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) in Alimodian town, Iloilo on Wednesday, the Philippine Army confirmed.
In an interview Thursday, Capt. Cenon Pancito III, spokesperson …
Read More- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here has terminated four roads and bridges projects in Eastern Visayas due to the contractors' failure to complete the work within the timetable.
These projects are the PHP150.39 million paving of San Antonio Circumferential …
Read MoreThe Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a total of PHP1.14 trillion worth of projects in 2019, the highest in 52 years.
Data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) show that BOI-approved investments increased by 24.7 percent last year from PHP914.96 billion project …
Read MoreThe Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will launch a communications campaign on the accomplishments of the Duterte administration in its landmark programs and projects for the past three years, focusing on various narratives from its beneficiaries.
This in line with the department's bid to raise …
Read MoreThe Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a total of PHP1.14 trillion worth of projects in 2019, the highest in 52 years.
Data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) show that BOI-approved investments increased by 24.7 percent last year from PHP914.96 billion project …
Read MoreTwo "small explosions" were recorded as Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 4 (hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Thursday.
"At 6:17 a.m. and 6:21 a.m., there were short-lived, small explosions (recorded), …
Read MoreThe Dumaguete City government has distributed relief goods to the victims of a fire that hit a densely populated informal settlers' area in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City on Wednesday.
City Mayor Felipe Antonio ordered the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and Looc Barangay …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte is set to review the explanation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the honest mistake it made in their presentation on the procurement of laser speed guns, MalacaAang said on Thursday.
They (PNP) will have to submit a report on that …
Read MoreThe Dumaguete City government has distributed relief goods to the victims of a fire that hit a densely populated informal settlers' area in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City on Wednesday.
City Mayor Felipe Antonio ordered the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and Looc Barangay …
Read MoreThe alert status of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island, one of the active volcanoes in the country, remains normal despite reported volcanic quakes, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has said.
The information was relayed by Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division …
Read MoreThe proposed 420-hectare reclamation projects in Bacoor City earned overwhelming support from directly-impacted stakeholders during the public hearing conducted by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Jan. 9, which is part of the Environmental Impact Assessment …
Read MoreMakati Mayor Abby Binay on Thursday ordered the deployment of the city's disaster response vehicles and equipment to Bauan, Batangas to assist thousands of evacuees from localities affected by the continuing unrest of the Taal Volcano.
Binay said the city government will send one supertanker, …
Read More- Back after almost two months of vacation, Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido on Wednesday resumed his duties as police deputy for operations and chief of the special anti-drug unit here with an ultimatum to those engaged in the illegal drug trade.
He is inviting people …
Read MoreTwo Catholic churches in Manila will assist couples whose wedding schedules were affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano.
Fr. Reginald Malicdem, rector of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception popularly known as Manila Cathedral, said they are opening some slots for weddings for …
Read MoreEleven more former rebels and Militia ng Bayan members committed on Wednesday to serve the country, taking their oath of allegiance during a ceremony here.
"Maya" (not her real name) said she decided to avail of the government's offer of a new life for the …
Read More- Many Filipinos are still convinced that President Rodrigo Duterte showed sincerity in tapping Vice President Leni Robredo as Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) co-chair to improve the fight against illegal drugs, the latest survey by pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
The SWS …
Read MoreThe Philippine Navy (PN)'s anti-submarine vessel, the BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39), for the very first time detected an American submarine with its sonar while patrolling off Palawan waters in November last year.
"For the very first, the BRP Conrado Yap was able to detect submarine …
Read MoreA record number of 7,724 unwanted foreigners were barred from entering the country in 2019, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Thursday.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said these foreigners were denied entry last year, an increase of 65 percent from 4,679 in 2018.
They …
Read MoreThe Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordered the city government to pay more than PHP6 million to relatives of the victims of Payatas dumpsite collapse in July 2000.
In a 133-page decision dated Oct. 30, 2019, and released Thursday, RTC Branch 27 Acting Presiding …
Read MoreThe total deployment ban of Filipino workers in Kuwait stays unless its government honors a pact signed to guarantee their protection, MalacaAang said on Thursday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) approved a resolution imposing a total …
Read MoreVegetable farmers and traders here supplying vegetables in Metro Manila will have something to celebrate as Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno" Domagoso backtracked on the order prohibiting the entry of vegetable truckers from Jan. 17 to 19.
Okay na at hindi isasara (Recto Avenue), so …
Read MoreThe Philippine Navy (PN)'s first two anti-submarine helicopters, the AgustaWestland (AW) 159 'Wildcat", will be operational in detecting, and if necessary, destroy submersibles encroaching on the country's waters this November.
"The helicopters are okay and the (crew is) still undergoing training (on how to operate …
Read MoreA total of 7,626 qualified applicants will take the March 15 pen and paper career service examination in Eastern Visayas, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Thursday.
The application for both professional and sub-professional levels in the region closed on January 6, earlier than …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) has set up checkpoints in areas within the 14-kilometer danger zone of the Taal Volcano, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday.
Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya, DILG spokesperson, said local government units may allow access to …
Read MoreThe Bureau of Internal Revenue-Cordillera Administrative Region (BIR-CAR) has surpassed its 2019 collection target by 5.3 percent, exceeding the collection by PHP326 million, an official said on Thursday.
The region's collection is PHP6,437,149,712 as against the PHP6,110,505,000 target.
The collection also posted a 17.29-percent increase …
Read MoreA total of 7,626 qualified applicants will take the March 15 pen and paper career service examination in Eastern Visayas, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Thursday.
The application for both professional and sub-professional levels in the region closed on January 6, earlier than …
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