General News
DSWD ready to augment LGUs if Taal, Mayon volcanoes erupt
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to reinforce the local government units (LGUs) in case Taal and Mayon volcanoes erupt anew, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Wednesday. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum hoste...
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Government News
PBMM focused on helping ‘ordinary’ Filipinos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. would want to be remembered for his dedication to improve the lives of even the most ordinary Filipinos. Whatever legacy he may leave behind would not matter as long as he succeeded in uplifting the lives of his count...
Lifestyle
N. Samar’s Ibabao Festival kicks off; best float gets P300K
San Jose town was named best float in the kick-off ceremony of the first-ever Ibabao Festival in Northern Samar province. The town received a PHP300,000 cash prize and a plaque from the provincial government during the ceremony on Sunday, after bestin...
All set for Higatangan Island Summer Festival in Biliran
The island village of Higatangan in Naval town, Biliran, is now ready for the return this week of the two-day summer festival. Organized by the local government of Naval, the event aimed to boost local tourism, said Mayor Gretchen Espina, who stayed o...
Athletic News
PH bags 2 more swimming golds in ASEAN Para Games
The Philippines pocketed two more golds after Ariel Joseph Alegarbes and Angel Mae Otom won their respective events in the swimming competition of the 12th ASEAN Para Games at the Morodok Aquatics Center here on Tuesday. Alegarbes set a new Games reco...
Powerlifter Pamati-an wins gold at 2023 ASEAN Para Games
The long wait is over. It took 11 years of hard work and dedication before powerlifter Marydol Pama-tian finally achieved success at the ASEAN Para Games. On Sunday, the 39-year-old athlete from Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte claimed the gold (total lif...
Swimmers, shot putter deliver 3 ASEAN Para golds for PH
Swimmer Gary Bejino topped the men's 400-meter freestyle S6 to give the Philippines its first gold medal in 12th ASEAN Para Games at Morodok Techo National Stadium Aquatics Center here on Sunday. The 27-year-old native of Tabaco, Albay province clocke...
Filipino powerlifters start ASEAN Para Games medal hunt Sunday
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Three veterans and two rookies will kick off the country's medal hunt in the powerlifting competition of the 12th Asean Para Games on Sunday at the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia (NPCC) Hall here. Achelle Guion (women...
PH takes silver in ASEAN Para men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball
The Philippines settled for silver in men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball on Saturday, the country's first medal at the 12th ASEAN Para Games here. The Filipino Warriors, represented by Alfie Cabañog, Kenneth Christopher Tapia, Cleford Tropacio, Rene Maca...