Philippine Taekwondo Association releases statement on viral video involving young taekwondo practitioner

RABBONI BORBON 12/21/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) on Thursday night released a statement about the viral video of a practitioner from a prominent university in Manila seen inflicting harm on other students. The video has…

Is the Philippine economy overheating?

Fernando Fajardo 12/13/2018

Some sectors are concerned that the economy is overheating. JC Punongbayan in his September 28, 2018 Rappler article cited the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, and Fitch as among those which…

Philippine debt further up to record P7.17 T in Oct

Inquirer.net 12/03/2018

As the Philippine government continued to borrow heavily from domestic sources, its debt stock further rose to P7.17 trillion in October. The national government’s outstanding obligations at the end of the first 10 months inched up 0.1…

Philippine showbiz industry mourns death of Rico J. Puno

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/30/2018

THE PHILIPPINE showbiz and music industry is mourning the death of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) icon Rico J. Puno. Puno’s long-time manager Norma Japitana said in an Inquirer report that the 65-year-old singer had died due to…

Leadership Innovation Forum to boost culture transformation of Philippine enterprises

PR 10/25/2018

Globe Business, the corporate information and communications technology (ICT) arm of Globe Telecom, once again gathered the country’s top business and enterprise leaders for a day of insightful learning, discussion, and sharing of best practices on how…

14 arrested in Talisay buy-bust

Chris A. Ligan, Ray Charlie C. Diaz 10/11/2018

At least 14 people were arrested after a joint buy-bust operation at Sitio Mananga 1, Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu on Thursday (October 11). Confiscated from them were 80 pieces of small and medium-sized sachets of suspected…

New mistletoe species named after Philippine wildlife biologist

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/25/2018

CHRISTMAS came early for Bacolod-based wildlife biologist Lisa Paguntalan. A new mistletoe species, Amyema lisae, was named after Paguntalan, executive director of the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PBCFI). The rare honor of having a plant named…

Milo-FCB Road to Barcelona Philippine Training Camp begins

Mars G. Alison 09/07/2018

“JUST enjoy, do your best and don’t change your attitude,” are the words of advice that 11-year-old Ethan Jacob Roxas of Paref Springdale for the 160 boys and girls aged 10 to 12 years old from all…

Crisis management, Philippine style

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/26/2018

Facing crisis has become a regular fixture in the governance landscape as the recent Xiamen Air mishap has clearly shown. It reveals a lack of propensity for visioning, long-term planning and implementing policies and goals. The response…

After NY, Canada and South Korea, ‘Buy-bust’ kicks off Philippine promo tour

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/20/2018

BEFORE it opens in Philippine cinemas on August 1, action film “BuyBust” first its world premier through international film festivals. The latest work of award-winning director Erik Matti was chosen as the closing film of the New…

Davide considers Durano-Meca as runningmate; Diamante to run as congressman

Rosalie Abatayo 07/03/2018

Among the names floated as his possible runningmate in the 2019 midterm elections, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III considers Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) chief Ivy Durano-Meca. Davide, in an interview with the media, said that…

Safeguarding a treasure – the Philippine rise

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/20/2018

The weeks past was one of tremendous preparation, anticipation and excitement, especially for those in various government agencies and in the civil society organizations working with them, to achieve a desired goal — for the President to…

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