The Philippines, representing the Asia-Pacific Region, defeated the USA’s East Region, 3-0, to capture the 2023 Junior League Softball World Series title in Kirkland, Washington Saturday afternoon (Sunday morning in Manila). The softbelles from Bago C…
Perpetual Help volleyball player Louie Ramirez is scheduled to leave for Japan next week to train with the Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler, a club that competes in the top-level professional tournament V-League 1. The 23-year-old Ramirez, named National Col…
Seventeen Sorsogon athletes who bagged medals in the Palaraong Pambansa will receive cash incentives in recognition of their hard work, dedication and achievements in the Department of Education-organized sports event. Salvador Mendoza, spokesperson o…
Citing the need for more social workers in the country, a Laguna legislator is pushing for a government scholarship program that would encourage deserving students to become professional welfare workers. In House Bill No. 6910 or An Act Establishing a…
The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) on Sunday said it distributed 350 bags of rice seeds to farmers in six villages in Bangued, Abra, affected by the recent onslaught of Typhoon Egay. Dr. Aida Pagtan, Regiona…
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) were trained to increase their awareness and readiness when volcano, earthquake, and tsunami hazards strike and how to properly mitigate the impacts during the Disaster Resilience Forum at a mall he…
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday, bringing down dozens of houses and injuring at least 21 people, state-run media reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), said daily South China Post, citing the China…
The shadow of nuclear war has re-emerged now that some countries are threatening to use nuclear weapons, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his message commemorating the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. “The …
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) expects to have 3,000 new officers next year, marking the start of a ‘reformed’ agency. BuCor hired 1,000 corrections officers last year and is hiring another 1,000 this year. The Department of Budget and Management a…
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue applauded the Indonesia – Vietnam Friendship Association for its contribution to enhancing people-to-people exchange and promoting business, and investment cooperation between the two countries during his…
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on August 5.At the talks, CPP Presid…
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on August 5 met with leaders of major Indonesian groups, such as Ciputra, Traveloka, and Modena, in Jakarta as part of his official visit to the Southeast Asian nation.Receiving Managing Director of the C…
