Gilas Pilipinas will be placed in Pot 1 of the FIBA World Cup group draw, the FIBA announced on Monday. According to FIBA, this is one of the perks Gilas gets for being the main host of the event’s first-ever multiple-nation hosting, that is, the Philippines will host the final stage of the World Cup. The Philippines, which is co-hosting …
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Nueva Ecija took home the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) championship after beating Zamboanga, 69-56, in Game 4 of the national finals on Monday night at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City. Nueva Ecija pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring Zamboanga, 25-9, to open a 40-24 halftime lead before holding the home team off in the second half. …
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The Philippines captured one gold and two bronze medals at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE BSD) in Tangerang, Indonesia held from Dec. 2 to 11. Sandrex Gainsan displayed his awesome form to rule the Qiangshu (spear play) event, beating Singaporean Shaoyang Ian Sim and Malaysian Waipeng Hew. Gainsan also won the gold medal …
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As part of a shared advocacy to address hunger, promote food security and support underserved sectors of society, BDO Foundation has inked an agreement with East-West Seed Foundation (EWSF), a non-governmental organization that promotes proper nutrition through improved vegetable consumption. The memorandum of agreement was signed by (from left) EWSF program manager Mary Joyce Gaviola, EWSF managing director Ma. Elena …
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The much-awaited NCSC-NCR Senior Citizens’ Stakeholders Summit got underway here today at the National Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium in Padre Burgos, Manila. National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairman Franklin Quijano broke the ice with a short discussion on the agenda development including the theme and questions of the day-long activity. Quijano later shared the brief history of NCSC …
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Open Finance technology leader Brankas has developed “Brankas Open”, a first-of-its-kind open-source license for the next generation of Banking-as-a-Service and Open Finance software. The “Brankas Open” license is meant to encourage digital banking and fintech innovation and lower the cost barriers for startups, neobanks, and even traditional institutions to quickly prototype and launch new solutions, while retaining their own source …
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In one of his classes, Engr. Francis B. Gubangco, a professor in the University of the East asked about the enrollment of Gabriel S. Ignacio as Ignacio’s name was not in the official class list and answered that the SM Foundation was still processing his enrollment since I was a transferee. He was both pleasantly surprised and elated he would …
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Manila Water has achieved another milestone as the Company was awarded for its outstanding corporate governance practices in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Regional Assessment for the year 2021. Manila Water was among the 32 companies in the Philippines to be included in the 2021 ACG Asset Class. A total of 230 companies from the ASEAN member countries were recognized in …
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has rolled out its NegosyanTech digital payments service for micro and small entrepreneurs enabling vendors to accept any payments from banks and e-wallets through its interoperable QRph code. The RCBC NegosyanTech Lahat Pwede QRph was launched at Bankerohan public market in Davao City in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department …
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Margaret Gil, a former colleague at the defunct Radio Philippines Network (RPN) Channel 9 public affairs show “Action 9” stirred up by interest in Agon. Agon who? Agon Hare, the famous host of “Project Nightfall” on YuTube who has millions of viewers, likers and followers. It was during the frenzy of the Philippine Blockchain 2022 at the Marriot Grand Ballroom …
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