LUBAO, Pampanga – Jiwon Lee is aiming for improvement and strength following a commanding victory at Splendido Taal but expects a tougher challenge in pursuit of a second straight victory in the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Series 2, which gets going on Tuesday, May 28, at the Pradera Verde Golf …
Read More »FAMAS Awards 2024 winners
Piolo Pascual in ‘Mallari’/Warner Bros. Pictures, Star Cinema MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo bagged the Best Actress Award at the recently concluded Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards 2024 last night. Piolo Pascual and Alfred Vargas won the Best Actor award for “Mallari” and “Pieta,” …
Read More »American OPM singer Sahara releases original power ballad ‘Agos’
Sahara Filipinos are always happy when they hear a foreigner express fondness for the Philippines, be it the country’s delicious food or the people’s friendliness. But when Filipinos hear a foreigner passionately sing an OPM (Original Pilipino Music), that is probably more than just music to their ears in the …
Read More »Group steps up drive on cancer law benefits in Eastern Visayas
PREVENTION. A girl from Ormoc City receives an HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine as protection against cervical cancer on May 21, 2024. The Cancer Warriors Foundation, Inc. is stepping up its awareness drive in Eastern Visayas to inform patients and their families about free treatments. (Photo courtesy of DOH-Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY – The …
Read More »PH contact center firms continue to post slowing attrition rates
The attrition rate or the number of agents resigning from call center firms in the country has been slowing down from a high of 36 percent in 2021 to 19 percent as of last year, largely attributed to the implementation of work from home arrangement, according to a study released …
Read More »Reed Bank gets priority
“The US Energy Information Administration has estimated reserves of 5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of gas, or twice more than was found in Malampaya. More than the environmental degradation and the filing of a new case before an international court over the maritime conflict with …
Read More »Raise road safety awareness; reduce road crash deaths
“Road traffic injuries are a major yet often neglected public health issue. Deaths and injuries from road crashes are preventable, and all sectors have a role to play in promoting road safety.” This is a message that the World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered many times in the past years, …
Read More »Ex-SC justice wants environmental damage suit filed vs. China
BRIEFER. Former Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza is the guest of honor and speaker during the commencement exercises of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Sunday (May 26, 2024). During a press conference, he called for the immediate filing of an environmental damage suit against China for the destruction …
Read More »Veteran director Carlo J. Caparas dies; 80
Director Carlo J. Caparas (Peach Caparas Facebook) MANILA – Veteran director and comic strip creator Carlo J. Caparas, who was best known for putting life into iconic Filipino superheroes and comic book characters, has died, his family announced Saturday night. He was 80 years old. Caparas’ daughter, Peach Caparas, wrote an ode …
Read More »‘Aghon’ injures 4 in Bicol, affects over 2,700 people
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Field Office provided hot meals to 2,313 stranded passengers at the various ports of the region today, May 25, 2024. (DSWD Bicol Field Office / Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Four individuals in Bicol region were reportedly injured, and over 2,700 people …
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