Olympian boxer Eumir Felix Marcial has decided to defend his middleweight gold medal at the 31st SEA Games that open next month in Hanoi. “That’s my commitment to the Filipino people—and the road to the Paris Olympics begins in Hanoi,” said Marcia. “I finally made a decision that I really need to compete there.” Marcial’s name is on the list …
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dance sport team, composed of Sean Aranar, Ana Leonila Nualla, Mark Jayson Gayon, Mary Joy Renigen, Wilbert Aunzo, Pearl Marie Cañeda, Michael Angelo Marquez and Stephanie Sabao, captured the overall title in the 2019 SEA Games held in the Philippines in 2019. Of the 12 gold medals at stake in 2019, the Filipinos pocketed 10 coming from Aranar and Nualla (Standard …
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Cambodia plans to put on a show as a first-time host of the Southeast Asian Games in 2023 with 39 sports already on its competition program. Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said that Cambodia displayed its readiness to host next year’s Games during a SEA Games Federation meeting held in Siam Reap. “Cambodia is ready to host …
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Head coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito spotted a major problem in the Philippine women’s volleyball team’s game which they need to work on before heading to the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games next month. The Filipinas threw away 41 points off errors in five sets of play against Superliga A mainstay Sao Caetano in the first of a series of …
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There were several fallacies or misinformed statements at Easter noon’s joint presscon by three of the ten presidential candidates – who affirmed they are not backing out of the race. 1. Philippine politics has not been always between the camps of the Marcos and Aquino families –pulahan vs. dilawan. That’s a fabrication of the trolls. 2. Offering voters more choices …
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As day-to-day realities changes at pandemic’s end, so do many risks The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) revealed that there was a 12.9% spike in fire incidents from January to February compared to the same period last year. In numbers, that’s 2,103 fire incidents on the first two months of the year compared to 1,863 last year. The increase in …
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The approval and trust ratings of President Rodrigo Duterte are higher in April 2022 than at any point in 2021, according to the results of the PAHAYAG 2022 First Quarter Survey (PQ1 2022) conducted by PUBLiCUS between March 30 and April 6, 2022. 67.2% of the 1,500 respondents who participated in the survey said they ‘approve’ or ‘strongly approve’ of …
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III intends to disclose the names of high-ranking government officials linked in the smuggling of agricultural products coming from China at the 3rd Senate hearing scheduled April 12, which “has been pestering the agricultural sector”, according to Sotto’s tandem, presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson. “We will validate the extent of vegetable smuggling and reveal …
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After its virtual launch late last year, “SekSinema (Gender Images in Philippine Sex Cinema Enfolding Pandemia)” written by this columnist was finally launched in-person last Saturday at the Cinematheque Centre of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) at 588 T.M. Kalaw Street in Ermita, Manila. Among the subjects of the book who graced the event were Jean Saburit, …
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Traditionally, holy week is the time for Filipinos to reflect on their lives and be with their family and loved ones. We would take this opportunity to embark on out-of-town trips to see our relatives or have a getaway to take a break from the fast-paced life. And the good news is the National Capital Region (NCR) and other areas …
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