Let’s Vote PINAS, a Vote Counting Machine (VCM) Demo and Experience offered to the public by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and SM Supermalls, was launched on April 18, 2022 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. In attendance were COMELEC Chairman Hon. Saidamen B. Pangarungan, COMELEC Commissioners Hon. Socorro B. Inting, Hon. Marlon S. Casquejo, Hon. Aimee P. …
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Immediately after winning Lifetime Achievement Award and Best Actor, respectively, at the recently concluded 19th Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy, Brillante Ma. Mendoza and Vince Rillon treated themselves to a hearty summer treat at the Balesin Island off Quezon Province. Vince thanked film and television producer Wilson Tieng for hosting them at the captivating island which the latter replied back: …
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Mayor Luis Chavit Singson (of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur), who decided not to run for any public office in next month’s elections, predicts a landslide win for former Sen. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. (BBM) after recent survey results still showed a wide lead over Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo, three weeks before the polls. During today’s (April 18, 2022) Kapihan …
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The Philippines is still where Gloria Sevilla’s spirit reigns. Although she has gone to eternity, her memory lingers in each and every Filipino movie and television watchers who treasure her virtual presence onscreen. Just as she died while kith and kin took vigil on her in the US, her ashes will be brought to the Philippines. “It’s with deep sadness …
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Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena received clearance from the Commission on Audit (COA) to settle his liquidation issue with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Obiena posted a copy of the Credit Notice from COA dated March 31, 2022, stating the liquidation of his funds has been cleared by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and that no Notice …
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The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) will be sending a powerful delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Kristina Knott, Christine Hallasgo and Ernest John “EJ” Obiena will banner the Philippine team when the federation campaigns in 39 out of 46 events in the men’s and women’s divisions. A Tokyo Olympian and SEA Games record holder in the …
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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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