The 2nd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Safe and Fair Labour Migration and the launch of awareness-raising campaign videos for the ASEAN Safe and Fair Migration Campaign, held in the Philippines on July 4-7, brought together over 70 policymakers, practitioners, …
Day: July 9, 2023
Canada slips past China in Men’s VNL, avoids relegation
Canada fought back from a first-set loss to prevail over China, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-18, and avoid relegation in the Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Sunday. Outside hitter Stephen Timothy Maar and op…
Ayala Harpoons swimmer grabs 3rd provisional slot in PH tryouts
Evo Nikolai Enot of Ayala Harpoons Swim Club has qualified for one more event during the third and final day of the Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI)-organized tryouts at the Teofilo Yldefonso pool inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Mani…
PH to bid for 2025 FIVB Women’s World Championship hosting
The Philippines has officially submitted its bid to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for the hosting of the 2025 Women’s World Championship. Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon Suzara bared the development in…
Kai Sotto benched in Magic’s Summer League opener
Orlando Magic did not field Kai Sotto in what could have been his debut NBA Summer League game, which ended in a 78-89 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday (Philippine time). Despite being one of only …
50 families forcibly evacuated from Mayon danger zone
At least 50 families were forcibly taken Sunday from their residences located within the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone of Mayon volcano, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperso…
PBBM wants Overseas Employment Certificates free for OFWs
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore the possibility of making the application for Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) free of charge. In a statement on Sunday, the Presidential Communicat…
Filipino sailors to receive training upgrade
A merchant marine industry insider said efforts are underway to upgrade the curriculum of local maritime academies amid fears that tens of thousands of Filipino seafarers will lose their jobs if they fall short of certain international standards. In a…
LGUs must mandate purchase of heart emergency gadgets
All local government units (LGUs) must prioritize the procurement of public automated external defibrillator (AED), urged Philippine Heart Association (PHA) incoming Central Luzon Chapter president Dr. Rayzen Lim. An AED is a portable, life-saving dev…