April, 2025

• 13 April

  BJMP honors officers for thwarting kidnap attempt

  

  The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has recognized four personnel who successfully thwarted an attempt by six suspects to abduct an alleged Chinese criminal syndicate leader in Parañaque City. BJMP Chief, Jail Director Ruel Rivera, awarded the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting and Medalya ng Kagalingan to the four jail officers last week. The officers prevented armed men from …

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• 13 April

  Dynasty Dilemma

  

  The recent order by the Supreme Court of the Philippines for Congress to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties has reignited a long-standing debate on political reform and the future of governance in the country.  This ruling, which comes after years of legal and social challenges to dynastic political control, signals a critical moment in the Philippines’ pursuit of fairer, …

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• 13 April

  Reforestation is every administration’s PR hype

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Every administration talks about national greening, reforestation and environmental preservation and conservation– some of them in tandem with the business sector– but after each administration, the best results come only from those that use the local community in reforested area to care for the program. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, under Secretary Maria …

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• 13 April

  When statistics confuse DA reporters

  

  BEYOND ELLIPTICAL By Rose Marie de la Cruz I got confused reading the business papers, particularly on the rice stockpile last March.  The Business Mirror headline said Phl. rice stockpile expands in March. But the Business World headline read: the national rice inventory at the start of March fell 19.6% month on month. Mind you both are quoting the same …

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• 13 April

  Agrilever eyes more programs for rice farmers

  

  Agrilever, an agri tech company, announced it would soon launch more programs for rice farmers  this year after it rolled out an app that gives insights about crop management protocols and advanced weather intelligence.  The company said this app can assist rice farmers in mitigating the effects of sudden and extreme weather changes. Planters can also get notified on tasks …

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• 13 April

  DA pleads for government help to abaca farmers

  

  Abaca farmers, who have long enjoyed a ready and stable market in government– through the peso bills printed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas– have been losing this same market with the shift to imported polymer plastics in the P1,000 banknotes now being circulated in the country. Another source of support for abaca farmers is the passport, which can use …

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• 13 April

  PBA honors 50 Greatest Players in star-studded reunion

  

  It was long time coming, but worth the wait. The 10 additional players were finally installed as part of the PBA 50 Greatest Players in a formal ceremony Friday night at the grand ballroom of the Solaire Resort North with ArenaPlus as co-Presenter. The list was done alphabetically led by 17-year power forward Nelson Asaytono. The now 58-year-old Asaytono was …

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• 13 April

  Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards keeps top spot

  

  Streaking Nueva Ecija kept the top spot while reigning champion Pampanga stayed nearby in the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season on Wednesday at the Caloocan Sports Complex. The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards dominated the Batang Kankaloo, 73-53, in the nightcap, while the Pampanga Giant Lanterns foiled the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys, 77-72, in the second game of a tripleheader. Nueva …

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• 13 April

  ‘Leave nothing to chance’

  

  Charly Suarez should leave nothing to chance when he faces WBO super-featherweight champion Emmanuel Navarrete of Mexico at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on May 10. “Dapat convincing,” said the veteran of the 2016 Rio Olympics, silver medalist in the 2014 Asian Games and three-time gold medalist in the Southeast Asian Games, of his first crack at a …

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• 13 April

  Jiu-jitsu becoming more popular among Filipinos—Shimizu

  

  Make no mistake about it, jiujitsu is gaining headway as one of the most popular sports in the world today. A personality known for his patronage of the Jiujitsu in Guam will attest to this. “With the sport growing, going bigger, jiujitsu has just formulated into a world-renowned sport and the thing about it is that Guam is also growing …

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