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The Zamboanga Valientes booted out Guangdong leg champions Macau Black Bears, 90-82, to secure the second seed in Group B and punch their ticket to the semifinals of the second leg of The Asian Tournament, Friday, at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. The Valientes almost crumbled in the end but managed to pull out all the stops needed …
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May, 2024
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25 May
Manila subdues Binan as Slaughter delivers, Davao, Rizal hurdle rivals
Manila subdues Binan as Slaughter delivers, Davao, Rizal hurdle rivalsManila paraded Greg Slaughter and emerged triumphant over Binan, 79-63, on Friday in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. The 7-footer Slaughter delivered 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to negate 5 turnovers and was chosen best player on his …
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24 May
Social good collab equips Filipino youth with essential educational materials
Recent international student assessments have highlighted areas where Filipino students can strengthen their skills and knowledge in reading comprehension, mathematics, and science. The results from these assessments provide insights for social good initiatives to develop targeted support programs to empower students to gain subject knowledge and cultivate critical thinking skills essential for tackling real-world challenges. Recognizing the importance of providing …
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24 May
DepEd tells LGUs to provide evacuation centers
By Rose de la Cruz For the longest time, the public schools are being used as evacuation centers during calamities (natural or man-made). Thus, classes are disrupted and in the end students suffer, which is why we now have a learners’ crisis syndrome in the country. The Department of Education has made clear at the last meeting of the National …
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24 May
Queen Maxima’s grasp of Pinoy realities
By Rose de la Cruz Royalties are only fed information by those around them. But not Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who is conducting field visits and meeting with top economic officials and the President to work for wider financial inclusion and better financial health of all people. The Queen, as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development …
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23 May
US approves funding for modernization of Phl power sector
By Rose de la Cruz Following the numerous visits and attendance to top level meetings in the United States of President Marcos and his economic team, the United States Trade and Development Agency has approved the release of funds to help the modernization and buildout of electricity transmission and distribution networks in the Philippines. The USTDA announced the grant at …
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23 May
Economic leaders meet Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
By Rose de la Cruz Top economists of the country, led by Secretary Arsenio Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority, met with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who is here for three days as UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, for a strategic dialogue to amplify inclusive finance innovations that tackle financial inclusion challenges …
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23 May
PSA says lack of skilled hands haunt agri
By Rose de la Cruz What else is new? We’ve known it all along– the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors– are now haunted by lack of skilled workers. The Philippine Statistics Authority said majority of job vacancies in these sectors are considered hard-to-fill jobs based on the latest Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment (ISLE), which shows that 78.4 percent …
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23 May
BDO Foundation, PMAP host waebinar series on financial literacy
Staying true to its mission of expanding the reach of financial education initiatives nationwide, BDO Foundation, together with the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) and Empower and Transform Philippines, hosted a four-part webinar series tackling fundamental finance knowledge for human resource professionals. The webinar series aim to provide a focused understanding of financial markets, investing principles, and ethical …
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