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Coach Georgii Genrikhovich Vagner was impressed with the country’s young talents who are taking part in the ongoing joint training sessions carrying the theme “Building Bridges Through Gymnastics” between the Philippines’ and Russia’s gymnastics federations. 

The Federation Internationale of Volleyball (FIVB) board, in its meeting last May 5, decided to recognize the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) as the official governing body of volleyball in the Philippines until its next congress in 2018 when the association is set to be given full membership. 

Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. was among four officials elected to the International Football Federation (Fifa) Council during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Manama, Bahrain recently. 

The Philippine squash team hopes to win at least two gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia this August. 

By Leilani S. Junio  / Philippine News Agency  The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 968 new human immunodeficieny virus (HIV) cases in March, the highest monthly figure since the virus was first detected in the Philippines in 1984. 

Washington, D.C.: Cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are expected to increase in four of the world’s highest burden countries, including the Philippines, over the next two decades, a new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found.

San Francisco: A large, nationally representative study in the United States indicates that social smokers’ risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up cigarettes every day. 

Consistent with its aim to provide its members and qualified dependents with access to high-quality medical care, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) continues to find ways to further expand its array of social health-insurance benefit packages for every Filipino. 

[metaslider id=15099] Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay  Ballet Philippines’ (BP) Firebird and Other Ballets, which included the reimagining of a Russian ballet based on a folk tale about the titular bird in a precolonial Philippine setting, emerged as the most honored production with seven awards at the 9th Philstage Gawad Buhay, which saw English-language theatrical productions and last …

The Cinemalaya Foundation has announced the finalists in the Short Feature Film category of the 2017 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival and Competition. For the first time in Cinemalaya’s history, 12 were selected, instead of the usual 10.