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Zambales will host the 2017 Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa), an annual competition featuring athletes from more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide.

After struggling to get his game going in Star’s first two games this season, Paul Lee managed to regain his old, deadly form after leading the Hotshots to back-to-back lopsided wins, earning him the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week.

AMA coach Mark Herrera ex­pressed his intent on choosing 6-foot-2 wingman Jeron Teng as the first overall pick of the PBA D-League Draft on Dec. 20 at the PBA Cafe in Pasig.

The Philippines went home with 21 medals in the 40th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.

Honda Philippines Inc., the local subsidiary of the Japenese auto­mobile giant, introduced its AT scooter for millennials, the all-new Honda BeAT, to its dealers and the motorcycle media at Blue Leaf Filipinas in Parañaque City on November 26.

Manila, Philippines – Mapúa Institute of Technology, in partnership with STW, reinvigorated the startup community in the Philippines at the Fullwave Tech and Startups 2016 Summit. Hosted by Philippine-based startup Fullwave, the two-day event explored Philippine technological innovations.

Hino Motors Philippines (HMP), the exclusive distribu­tor of Hino trucks and buses in the Philippines, recently show­cased its top-quality products, including the Hino 300, 500, & 700 Series trucks, in a series of cross-industry events.

The Christmas season is already here: Filipino shoppers are hopping from mall to mall, scouting for gifts, filling restaurants, and congesting roads. These activities, however, increase the probability of road accidents.

by Alvin I. Dacanay  Filipinos shall have more high-quality movies in accessible venues to look forward to next year after the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced that it shall have control of select SM theaters in Metro Manila and beyond, as well as build at least two more cinematheques outside Luzon in the next 12 months. 

Despite being touted by some film-award observers and websites as a likely nominee, Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s award-winning Ma’ Rosa failed to advance in the foreign-language film race of the 89th Academy Awards, extending the Philippines’ quest to secure a spot in that category.