June, 2024

• 24 June

  Americans blast Germans in VNL Week 3

  

  AMERICANS Matthew Anderson and Torey Defalco displayed great partnership at the net to keep USA’s title aspiration, repulsing Germany, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, on Saturday in Week 3 of the Men’s 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.  Down 22-23 in the fourth set, the Americans refused to give in for a deciding fifth …

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• 24 June

  ArenaPlus announces its Paris Olympics 2024 Ambassador Carlos Yulo and Eumir Marcial

  

  ArenaPlus, your 24/7 sports betting app, holds a press conference on June 20, as the brands grandly opened the Paris Olympics 2024 season with the announcement of the ArenaPlus ambassadorship of gymnast and olympian Carlos Yulo and boxer Eumir Marcial. ArenaPlus has been known for making every major sports event fun and entertaining. This season, the brand creates a truly …

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• 24 June

  San Juan, Binan trip MPBL rivals

  

  San Juan wasted a big lead and settled for a 91-85 victory over lowly Bacolod City of Smiles on Friday in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Olivarez College Gym in Paranaque. Way ahead, 87-61, the San Juan Knights relaxed on defense, allowing the Bacolenos to bunch 13 points, before cruising to their 11th win in …

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• 24 June

  SM Scholar now a resident engineer

  

  The human spirit thrives on passion. It’s the fuel that ignites creativity, drives innovation, and propels us towards fulfilling lives. But for many, the path to pursuing their passions is riddled with various life constraints.  This was once the story of SM Group founder Henry Sy Sr. Familiar with the hurdles of life and how education can break down barriers, …

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• 24 June

  Winning votes through cheap rice

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Election is certainly just around the corner because programs supposedly supporting the lowly— those in the poverty line (from wages inadequate to feed their families), senior citizens, the disabled and solo parents and, ultimately the indigenous people (IPs) or  the first ones to lose their properties in the name of progress– are being launched months …

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• 20 June

  BSP hold Tech Forum for rural banks

  

  The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) underscored digitalization as key to enhancing rural bank operations during the Rural Bank Strengthening Program (RBSP) Technology and Innovation Forum, held at the BSP Head Office in Manila on 31 May 2024. In a recorded message, BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. explained that the forum aimed “to understand the opportunities and challenges as …

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• 20 June

  DTI and MINDA launch trade education and advocacy campaign to capitalize on free trade agreements

  

  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA), kicked off its first international trade forum: the Trade Education and Advocacy (TEA) Campaign. With the theme: “Empowering Philippine Export Industries of Northeastern Mindanao,” the campaign aims to optimize the benefits offered by the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs) such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic …

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• 20 June

  Manila sustains MPBL rise, Caloocan, S. Cotabato win

  

  Manila showed it wasn’t just all-height on Wednesday, banking on crack point guard Enzo Navarro to trounce Iloilo, 98-74, and sustain its climb in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Villar Coliseum in Las Pinas. The 5-foot-8 Navarro wound up with 22 points, spiked by 7 triples on 10 tries, 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 …

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• 20 June

  Phl’s energy transition efforts slows down

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Based on the Energy Transition Index of the World Economic Forum, the Philippines slowed down to 105th (out of 120 countries) ahead only to Bangladesh (109th), Pakistan (113th) and Mongolia (118th). The Philippines dropped 11 spots in the index to 105th this compared to 94th in 2023, making it the lowest since 2015 when it …

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• 20 June

  Govt told to invest more in education

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Think- tank, IBON Foundation, asked the government to invest more in education (particularly in creative thinking and sciences) as the Philippines continued to lag in the recently-published Programme on International Student Assessment of the Overseas Economic and Cooperation Development. Filipino students, ages 15 or those nearing graduation from the basic primary education system covered by …

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