Gilas Pilipinas moved to within a win from completing a sweep of the Group A play in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers after drubbing Indonesia, 76-51, at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center on Friday night. Similar to Gilas’ nail-biting win against South Korea on Wednesday night, Gilas needed a strong second half…
Rifle shooter Jayson Valdez became the 12th Filipino to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Valdez, son of Philippine shooting legend Julius, earned a spot through the quota system put up by the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF). Valdez will be competing in the men’s 10-meter air rifle event, and he joins Dutch shooter Peter Hellenbrand…
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday advised his fellow senior citizens who are already fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to avoid crowded places for their safety. Panelo, who also got inoculated, said fully vaccinated senior citizens still need to be careful since the country is still grappling with Covid-19. “‘Yung…
One of this city’s power companies has introduced an innovation that made troubleshooting faster for complaints on utility concerns. Joy Fantilaga, spokesperson of the customer care department of the More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), in an interview on Saturday, said they are ready with a quick response (QR) team that to answers “trouble”…
Indigenous peoples (IP) leaders in Surigao del Sur, particularly in Lianga town urged the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and militant organizations to stop their lies and respect the IP justice system which part of the self-governance mechanisms existing in their communities. The IP leaders made the call after the Save Our School (SOS) Network…
Marunggay, a local term for Moringa Oleifera (malunggay) and a well-known Ilokano backyard tree gets a boost here as residents introduced their unique and healthy dishes with the vegetable as the main ingredient. The cooking competition participated in by the different villages is one of the highlights of the first Marunggay Festival on Saturday to…
