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No opening parade in Paris
POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino has disclosed that the coming Olympic opening ceremony will be a historic first since Paris hosted the Games 100 years ago. It won’t be a parade at a stadium. Instead, it will be a flotilla of boats, each carrying 100 delegates, streaming down the River Seine with 300,000 spectators lining the banks......»»
David Foster returning to Manila with Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight
Award-winning music producer David Foster is coming back to Manila after including the Philippines in his "David Foster & Friends" Asia Tour......»»
DepEd eyes Saturday classes
The Department of Education is looking at holding classes for several Saturdays to make up for the reduction in the number of school days when the old school calendar is restored this coming school year......»»
Economy seen growing by 6.2 percent this year
Philippine economic expansion may pick up in the coming months, with growth seen averaging 6.2 percent this year, well within the government’s six to seven percent target, according to BMI Country Risk & Industry Research......»»
POC targets 25 for Paris
POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino said yesterday he expects a delegation of about 25 athletes to represent the country at the coming Paris Olympics with more qualifiers from boxing, golf, judo, cycling, swimming, athletics, skateboarding, gymnastics and weightlifting tipped to bolster the current pool of 12......»»
DepEd to shorten next school year by 15 days
The Department of Education will cut the prescribed minimum of 180 school days for the coming school year 2024-2025 by 15 days to ensure that students and teachers are not in classrooms during extreme summer heat by April and May 2025......»»
Olivia Rodrigo to visit Philippines for the first time for Guts tour
Filipino-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo is coming to Manila for the first time with her Guts World Tour. .....»»
DTI proposes perks for manufacturing, use of e-vehicles
The Department of Trade and Industry is coming up with a draft executive order for a proposed incentive scheme to encourage the manufacture and use of electric vehicles, which it hopes to present to President Marcos this year......»»
DOLE assures workers of pay hike after wage review
Following President Marcos’ order for a review of minimum wage rates nationwide, the Department of Labor and Employment yesterday assured workers that pay hikes are coming soon......»»
Bashers and haters, beware
The proliferation of irreverent comments, bashing and hating in social media has led IOC to build a protective wall around 15,000 athletes and 2,000 coaches expected to gather for the coming Paris Olympics with an AI platform called Threat Matrix......»»
Worried about tipping?
– While the IOC plans to make the coming Paris Olympics an unforgettable experience for delegates and spectators, there is a strange apprehension, at least in English and even in French media, that tipping in restaurants may be a problem when the Games roll out.....»»
Cebu groups call for wage increase on Labor Day
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Holding big red flags and banners, demonstrators coming from various labor groups and people’s organizations in Cebu gathered as one unified group on Wednesday, May 1, to deliver a collective plea for laborers – a wage increase. The demonstrators gathered in downtown Cebu City at around 7:30 a.m. and walked to.....»»
DepEd open to early return to June-March academic year
Acceding to a clamor for an immediate return to the old school calendar due to extreme heat, the Department of Education yesterday said it has suggested to President Marcos to end the coming school year 2024-2025 in March 2025 and start the succeeding school year by June......»»
SMC, SMIC Phl growth drivers
The Philippines’ two largest conglomerates are powering the country’s robust economic growth this year and in the coming years......»»
Born to bloom : Company behind Kojie.san expands to include pet products, e-commerce site
Beauty Elements Ventures Inc. (BEVI), makers of the best-selling brand Kojie.san, recently held a spectacular “coming of age” celebration in the Grand Ballroom of Marriott Manila Hotel. .....»»
Fuel price rollback expected this week
MANILA, Philippines — Good news awaits motorists following successive price increases in gasoline as oil companies are tipped to slash local fuel prices by less than a peso this coming week, according to industry sources. In an advisory over the weekend, Unioil said the price of diesel should go down by 30 centavos to 40.....»»
Almadro upbeat on UP volleyball s future
Despite finishing at the bottom of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, people should watch out for the University of the Philippines in the coming years, Fighting Maroons head coach Oliver Almadro said......»»
Economic security vs. economic coercion
Even bigger investments from the United States and Japan are coming our way in the next five years and the number could go as high as $200 billion – double the initial $100-billion estimate that Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez earlier revealed......»»
Mike Plania takes on Nicaraguan in comeback fight in Miami
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino road warrior Mike “Magic” Plania successfully made the weight for his comeback fight in Miami, Florida, the United States scheduled on April 27 (April 28 Manila Time). The 27-year-old Plania of General Santos City is coming off a huge setback. He lost to American Angelo Leo via a third-round knockout.....»»
Yee, Gitaruelas, Alcoseba shine in IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local athletes didn’t disappoint in flexing their winning form in last Sunday’s IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu. Budding triathlete Franklin Ferdie Yee, elite cyclist Lovely Gitaruelas, and swimming prospect Fionna Alcoseba did shine in the race that fielded 1,385 triathletes coming from 54 countries. Yee lorded the men’s 19-24 years old category.....»»