June, 2022

• 5 June

  LANDBANK PCEO Borromeo named outstanding UP alumna

  

  Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo was recognized as a distinguished alumnus awardee for corporate governance in banking and finance by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA). Borromeo received the recognition for her career achievements from UP Alumni Regent and UPAA President Reynaldo Laserna, UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, …

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• 4 June

  Mapúa University Partners with Arizona State University, America’s Most Innovative University

  

  Mapúa University, in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), has announced a joint initiative to expand the access Filipino students will have to high quality international education in both business and health sciences.  ASU is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #1 in the U.S. for Innovation1, and Top 10 for Best Undergraduate Teaching2 . ASU is also …

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• 4 June

  Uncertainty persists as oil prices soar, and COVID-19 surges in neighboring countries

  

  Global events point to a rough 2022 Globally and nationally we might well be living in the most uncertain period of the century. After two years of working from home, a workforce returning to on-site employment is now faced with soaring fuel prices. Meanwhile, while the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst global crisis of the 21st century, is …

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• 3 June

  Manila Water’s TPSB serves nearly 2M Filipinos from low-income communities

  

  Manila Water Company reported that its social flagship program, Tubig Para sa Barangay (TPSB), has now reached nearly two million people from marginalized communities across the east zone of Metro Manila. Aiming to provide sustainable water to the urban poor, TPSB completed more than 800 projects which resulted in supplying clean, potable water to 1.8 million Filipinos living in some of the poorest …

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• 3 June

  V/bloggers vs. journalists

  

  Relation between the two is not ambiguous. But proponents of aligning v/bloggers with journalists certainly want that relation to be tenebrous. Professional journalists are expected to be disciplined. They follow professional standards, adherence to truth, credibility and integrity. Bloggers create their own reality. They are highly opinionated and distort facts. They can practically get away with anything they write or …

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• 3 June

  POC rewards SEA Games medalists with bonuses

  

  The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) gave out additional cash bonuses – totaling more than P11 million – to Filipino athletes who won medal in the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. POC President Abraham Tolentino said, “The POC will always recognize the efforts of the athletes who trained, prepared and fought hard in Vietnam despite the circumstances.” Tolentino said the …

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• 3 June

  Duterte rewards winning Philippine athletes

  

  President Rodrigo Duterte personally awarded the 227 Filipino athletes who won medals at the recent Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with mandated financial incentives. The winning Filipino athletes were received by the President at Malacanang exactly a month before he steps down. “I’m so proud of you. You did a good job,” President Duterte told the medalists who were …

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• 3 June

  Duterte doubles cash incentives to Pinoy athletes

  

  President Duterte doubled the incentives received by Filipino athletes who won medals at the Vietnam Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to express his gratitude for their efforts. “President Duterte was very pleased by the performance of our athletes in the last Vietnam SEA Games and doubling their incentives is his way of recognizing and showing his appreciation for their efforts,” said Philippine Sports …

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• 3 June

  Diaz must choose: climb to 59 kgs or go down to 49 for Paris Olympics

  

  The country’s lone Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz must decide what weight category she will enter as she bids for a slot at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Diaz, who recently kept the -55kg weightlifting title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, must decide if she will go up in weight or go down, to meet the standards set …

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• 3 June

  Wesley now rated No. 5 in world chess rankings

  

  Wesley So is now the world’s fifth highest rated chess player and he continues to rise. So, who was born in the Philippines but represents the US, bested Anish Giri of the Netherlands to stay in the Norway Chess tournament title hunt while climbing up to World No. 5 in the live ratings. The world Fischer-Random king fought Giri to …

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