June, 2024

• 12 June

  EAT’S HERE! The biggest food and beverage expo in the Philippines is now open!

  

  The Manila Foods and Beverages Expo (MAFBEX) 2024 is now open to the public! MAFBEX 2024 had its opening today, June 12, 2024, at the World Trade Center Metro Manila.  The opening ceremony was graced by Hon. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, City Mayor of Pasay City; Secretary Frederick Go represented by USEC Joee Guilas, Office of the Special Assistant to the …

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• 12 June

  High hopes for Petecio, 4 others in Paris

  

  By Robert Andaya THE five-man Philippine boxing team is capable of a podium finish in the coming Paris Olympics. This was the assessment of Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) secretary-general Marcus Jarwin Manalo when asked about the chances of the Filipino boxers seeing action in the prestigious competition scheduled July 26-August 11 in Paris. “We’re very optimistic …

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• 12 June

  MLBB unveils MSC 2024 format

  

  The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024 has unveiled full details of its first-ever Wild Card stage. Taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Esports World Cup from  June 28-30, the Wild Card will see eight teams fight for a single slot in the MSC 2024 Group Stage. Also held in Riyadh, the MSC …

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• 12 June

  Strong Group-Pilipinas acquires Abando

  

  Strong Group-Pilipinas is proud to announce the signing of Rhenz Abando for the upcoming 43rd William Jones Cup, scheduled to take place from July 13 to 21, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. Abando, 26, is currently a free agent after opting not to renew his contract with Korean Basketball League club Anyang Jung Kwan Jang.  Abando was instrumental in giving the …

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• 12 June

  Perlas ng Silangan cagefest to be launched

  

  A brand-new league that is purely developmental comes to fore when the Perlas ng Silangan Basketball League comes off the wraps on July 24 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The LGU-based league will focus on the youth not only in basketball but in developing the life skills of all participants in categories like Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21. …

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• 12 June

  PSC to raise P2.5M for Olympics

  

  The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is looking to raise around P2 million to P2.5 million in funds for athletes bound to both the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games through a special golf tournament set this weekend at the Canlubang Golf and Country Club. Sports Commissioner Fritz Gaston said organizers of the PSC Invitational Golf Cup Tournament are confident of reaching …

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• 11 June

  ICTSI South Pacific donates PGK1M to aid landslide relief efforts in Enga Province

  

  ICTSI South Pacific, a business unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and the leading terminal port operator in Papua New Guinea, recently donated 1 million kina to the Enga Provincial Disaster Management Trust dedicated to relief efforts for the recent landslide in Enga Province. The landslide, which has a significant number of casualties, caused damage and displaced numerous families, has …

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• 11 June

  $2.7-B hyperscale data center to rise in Tarlac

  

  By Rose de la Cruz A landmark digital infrastructure is set to rise in Tarlac after the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed an agreement with the provincial government to lease a 52-hectare land that would house a 300-megawatt hyperscale data center. The data center, which will occupy 47 hectares of land space, will be built by Narra Technology …

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• 11 June

  Escudero stops construction of new Senate building in BGC

  

  By Rose de la Cruz From just P8.9 billion for the original cost of constructing the new Senate building at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, the current adjusted cost has leapt to P23 billion, which new Senate President Francis Escudero found atrocious and bad taste for the people. He suspended the construction over concerns of the cost that nearly …

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• 11 June

  No problem with BCDA’s dump

  

  By Rose de la Cruz The closure of the 100-hectare sanitary landfill inside the New Clark City in Capas town would take place only in October, as such local governments have ample time to prepare and orient themselves to the new reality that the landfill they have grown used to would not be there after October. A new landfill has …

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