November, 2023

• 6 November

  Taiwan mission nets over P20-B investment prospects for Philippines

  

  The five-day investment mission of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Taipei (PTIC) in Taiwan has secured P20.6 billion worth of investment leads for the country. PEZA said in a statement Friday these prospective projects came from five companies that attended the Philippine Investment Forum in Taiwan from Oct. 23 to 27. Two of the …

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• 6 November

  Contecon Manzanillo handles record volume on a single vessel call

  

  Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit operating the Specialized Container Terminal 2 in the Port of Manzanillo, hit a new milestone with its handling of 14,400 TEUs during the recent call of the CMA CGM vessel APL Vanda. The achievement not only underscores the growing importance of the port, but also confirms Contecon Manzanillo’s ability to …

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• 6 November

  Pinoy ultra-marathon champion Tolentino places 13th in world championship

  

  THE Philippines’ Jivee Tolentino made the country proud by finishing 13th overall out of 75 participants in the 2023 Backyard Ultra World Championship in Bell Buckle, Tennessee recently. A well-known ultra-marathoner, Tolentino clocked 72:33.54 to finish 13th among the world’s best ultra-marathoners  after running the approximate distance between San Francisco to Los Angeles. The 47-year-old, Dublin, Ireland-based Tolentino pushed himself …

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• 6 November

  Fajardo, Arana honored during PBA Season 48 opening

  

  By Robert Andaya THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia’s first play-for-pay league, formally welcomed Season 48 by honoring the top individual players — from the Rookie of the Year to the Most Valuable Player – of the previous season during an unforgettable awarding ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The star-studded evening also saw the much-awaited  ceremony honoring the members …

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• 6 November

  Baby Aielle captures jiu-jitsu crown, becomes two-time world champion

  

  It was last year when Filipino jiu-jitsu Aleia Aielle Aguilar became the country’s first ever youngest world champion in the combat sports where her family is known for. Then on Thursday, the six-year-old daughter of Alvin Aguilar — the founding father of Filipino mixed martial arts — and Maybelline Masuda retained her crown to clinch her second consecutive world title …

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• 6 November

  NU drubs Adamson, books return trip in SSL finals

  

  Reigning champion National U drubbed Adamson, 25-13, 26-24, 25-20, and booked a finals return trip in the Shakey’ Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The Lady Bulldogs erased a 22-24 deficit in the second set before banking on a hot start in the clincher to score yet another straight-sets victory …

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• 6 November

  Banner field answers Mabuhay Miles shotgun start

  

  A merry mix of players belonging to the fields of business here and abroad make up the full 300-strong field of the revival of the Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay Miles Elite Invitational golf tournament Monday at the world-class layout of The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Cavite. PAL President and Chief Operating Officer Capt. Stanley K. Ng will be among the prominent executives hitting the ceremonial drive …

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• 6 November

  Pagcor chief says Philippine Gaming Industry back to pre-pandemic levels

  

  Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ajejandro H. Tengco said increased demand for leisure, travel and entertainment will sustain the growth trajectory of the Philippine gaming industry in the coming years. During the RGB Connect Gala Night at Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Pampanga over the weekend, Mr. Tengco said the lifting of travel …

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• 4 November

  UST holds off CSB, marches on to SSL final four

  

  Vengeful University of Santo Tomas fended off College of St. Benilde, 25-15, 25-16, 19-25, 32-30, in the thrilling knockout duel to catch the last bus in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 Final Four Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The Golden Tigresses wasted a huge lead in the fourth set before recovering in …

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• 4 November

  Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. proclaims half-bro as winner in barangay elections

  

  As soon as the official results of the counting and canvassing of votes are announced by the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the recently concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, a winning candidate can be proclaimed by an authority ahead of the proclamation of the official poll body. Or so it seems when Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. …

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