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BingoPlus, your comprehensive entertainment platform in the country, together with your 24/7 sports gaming app, ArenaPlus, celebrates with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for successfully concluding the 48th season PBA Philippine Cup. As the official sports entertainment gateway and the official bingo entertainment partner of PBA, the brand is fully committed to bringing fun and entertaining PBA experience for all …

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio and eight other Paris Olympics-bound athletes formally received their P500,000 cash assistance from Sen. Bong Go during a simple turnover ceremony at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) office at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. Aside from Petecio, the other athletes who received their checks from Sen. Go were gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxers Aira …

Games Sunday(Mall of Asia Arena) 11 a.m. – Germany vs Iran3 p.m. – France vs Brazil 7 p.m. – Japan vs USA Canada completed a 4-0 sweep of the Manila leg with a gritty 21-25, 25-22, 28-26, 14-25, 15-9 win over the Netherlands to formalize its final round entry in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Men’s Week 3 on Saturday at the …

AMERICANS Matthew Anderson and Torey Defalco displayed great partnership at the net to keep USA’s title aspiration, repulsing Germany, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, on Saturday in Week 3 of the Men’s 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.  Down 22-23 in the fourth set, the Americans refused to give in for a deciding fifth …

ArenaPlus, your 24/7 sports betting app, holds a press conference on June 20, as the brands grandly opened the Paris Olympics 2024 season with the announcement of the ArenaPlus ambassadorship of gymnast and olympian Carlos Yulo and boxer Eumir Marcial. ArenaPlus has been known for making every major sports event fun and entertaining. This season, the brand creates a truly …

San Juan wasted a big lead and settled for a 91-85 victory over lowly Bacolod City of Smiles on Friday in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Olivarez College Gym in Paranaque. Way ahead, 87-61, the San Juan Knights relaxed on defense, allowing the Bacolenos to bunch 13 points, before cruising to their 11th win in …

The human spirit thrives on passion. It’s the fuel that ignites creativity, drives innovation, and propels us towards fulfilling lives. But for many, the path to pursuing their passions is riddled with various life constraints.  This was once the story of SM Group founder Henry Sy Sr. Familiar with the hurdles of life and how education can break down barriers, …

By Rose de la Cruz Election is certainly just around the corner because programs supposedly supporting the lowly— those in the poverty line (from wages inadequate to feed their families), senior citizens, the disabled and solo parents and, ultimately the indigenous people (IPs) or  the first ones to lose their properties in the name of progress– are being launched months …

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) underscored digitalization as key to enhancing rural bank operations during the Rural Bank Strengthening Program (RBSP) Technology and Innovation Forum, held at the BSP Head Office in Manila on 31 May 2024. In a recorded message, BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. explained that the forum aimed “to understand the opportunities and challenges as …

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA), kicked off its first international trade forum: the Trade Education and Advocacy (TEA) Campaign. With the theme: “Empowering Philippine Export Industries of Northeastern Mindanao,” the campaign aims to optimize the benefits offered by the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs) such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic …