Eumir Felix Marcial is shifting his focus to the Paris Olympics after knocking out Thailand’s Thoedsak Sinam during his homecoming fight as a professional boxer at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Saturday night.  Marcial finished off the Thai at the 1:33 mark of the fourth roundwith a vicious left uppercut …

The Department of Finance (DOF) is prioritizing improving tax collection efficiency to avoid the need for new taxes, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.  “Hopefully, there would be no trigger. We should try to collect what’s there. There are still leakages in the system, so collection efficiency is key. It may …

Wunderkind Ruelle Canino confirmed her new status as the next big thing in women’s chess after capturing the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship dubbed “Battle of Women Masters” in Malolos, Bulacan over the weekend. Ruelle Canino, left, with Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna.  The 16-year-old prodigy capped her giant-slaying ways …

Friends and admirers of Johnny Manahan, a.k.a. ‘Mr. M,’ come together to pay tribute to the man they say they owe their careers to. Photo from Nice Print Photography’s official Facebook page  It takes a Mr. M — also known as Johnny Manahan — to gather a constellation of showbiz’s …

TNE is typically a partnership between a foreign university and a local institution in the student’s home country Photo shows (L-R): Architects Chiu, de Vera, Ong, with colleagues from UST College of Architecture before their PhD study. C Joey De Vera  Across the globe, younger generations aspire to pursue higher …

The Philippines made a strong pitch to ten global players in the mining and electric vehicle (EV) sectors, emphasizing the country’s objective to become a preferred destination for EV production and green metals manufacturing to be able to participate in the global supply chain given its abundant supply of green …

If sports officials were doing their job of taking good care of the athletes, why then would a gem of a talent like Esteban opt to leave the country in a bid to vie in the Olympics? The ship headed for the 2024 Paris Olympics is about to sail, and …

It is not a privilege granted to elected officials to use Congress as a campaign medium, and it is the worst form of inequality in the political system. The Commission on Elections should go further than banning poll wannabes from appearing on television, films, and social media next year, which …

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 24, 2024 and dated March 23, 2024 shows Chinese and Philippine ships in waters where the Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked their supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon, during a Philippine supply mission near Second Thomas …

AFP: Nearly hour-long standoff in Ayungin Shoal A China Coast Guard ship blocked a Filipino supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon on Saturday near Ayungin Shoal, the Philippine military reported yesterday. The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a video of what it said was a nearly hour-long …