Cokaliong Shipping acquires 12th Ro-Ro vessel

Frauline Maria S. Abangan 09/08/2016

Just days after unveiling MV Filipinas Jagna, Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. bared that it has acquired its 12th roll-on/roll-off vessel, amounting to almost P200 million, and it is still looking around to purchase more. MV Avrora Okushiri…

Tapales to defend title in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 09/05/2016

A MONTH after dethroning Pungluang Sor Singyu as the WBO world bantamweight champion, Filipino Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales will make the first defense of his newly-acquired crown against Japanese Takuma Inoue on December 30 at the famed…

Japan typhoon kills 9 in elderly home

09/01/2016

Tokyo — Surging flood water and mud brought by a devastating typhoon killed nine people in an elderly care home in northern Japan, officials said Wednesday, after the third storm in two weeks ripped through the country.…

Learning from Japanese taxation and subway systems

Jobers R. Bersales 08/31/2016

Kyoto, Japan — The wonders never cease, despite coming here in this ancient Japanese city a number of times already over the past decade. This industrial powerhouse of a country that once lay prone after two atomic…

Japan education fair, confab set

PR 08/24/2016

THE 3rd Japan Education Fair and Convention is the Philippines’ biggest convention for Japanese education, products and related industries. From the past until the present, the convention is supported by the Japan Foundation, the Japanese Embassy to…

Tabal to train early for Tokyo Olympics bid

Glendale G. Rosal 08/20/2016

Fresh from what she described as a disappointing performance in Rio Olympics, Cebuana marathoner Mary Joy Tabal is already training, with her sights on a bigger mission — the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tabal said that a few…

First work shift

Dr. Rhoel James Timothy Dejano 08/14/2016

Doctor Diaries at the Olympics I woke up excited as it was going to be my first day to work my shift. Because my shift will not start until 5 p.m., I decided to buy tickets for…

Japan’s aging emperor worries about fulfilling duties

08/09/2016

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito expressed concern about fulfilling his duties as he ages in an address to the public Monday that was remarkable for its rarity and its hinted possibility that he may want to abdicate…

ANXIOUS MOMENTS

PR 07/28/2016

Mary Joy Tabal has four days left before she will be leaving for the biggest race of her life — the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has spent the last month in Japan to…

Pressure building up for Cebuana Olympian

Glendale G. Rosal 07/27/2016

Entering her final week of training in Japan, the country’s Marathon Queen Mary Joy Tabal admitted that the pressure she feels is starting to build up as the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nears. The…

LONE BET

Glendale G. Rosal 07/25/2016

Rafael Vidal is only PH karateka competing in Asia-Pacific Karate tilt Cebuano karateka Rafael Vidal will be the lone Filipino competitor in the upcoming Hayashi-ha 4th Asia-Pacific Karate and Kobudo Championships this weekend in Colombo, Sri Lanka.…

Osmeñas to vacation in Japan

Nestle L. Semilla 07/21/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and his wife Councilor Margot Osmeña will travel to Japan with their family this week to celebrate their birthdays. The mayor’s birthday is on July 26 while his wife’s birthday comes a…

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