Cebuanos, Ilonggos celebrate Robredo’s birthday
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Supporters of Vice Presiden Leni Robredo celebrated her 57th birthday on Saturday with various activities in Cebu and Iloilo. Other supporters at the Robredo-Pangilinan Volunteer Center on D. Jakosalem Street in Cebu City also distributed lugaw (porridge) and ice cream to people for free. In Iloilo, hundreds of bike enthusiasts joined the “Birthday Ride for Leni” which was organized by the Bikers for Leni. As early as 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Ilonggos gathered in different areas for three simultaneous birthday bike rides for Robredo in the Esplanade area in Iloilo City and the towns of Dumangas and Leganes. “The Bike Capital of the Philippines pedaled as we celebrate the birth of a true leader with radical love,” Treñas said.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 24, 2022 03:57 UTC
Will Marcos repeat the errors of his father?
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso sees voters flocking to him as "the alternative" not just to Marcos, but also to consistent survey No. In fact, the spectacle of Marcos' rivals in dispute cannot but disappoint voters, especially those hoping for opposition unity from the media event. That may push many fence-sitters to Marcos, while shifting Moreno supporters to Robredo, out of dismay toward him or sympathy for her. Robredo supporters are said to be doing house-to-house campaigning to win over voters. Or Robredo, Moreno, Pacquiao, Lacson or any other "presidentiable"?
Source:Manila Times
April 24, 2022 02:41 UTC
Marcos is top pick in 40 of 45 provinces -- poll
Contributed PhotoFORTY out of 45 of the country's provinces want Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to be president, according to the latest Kalye Surveys released on Saturday. Based on the latest Kalye Survey summaries presented by SPLAT Communications, Marcos got either majority preference shares or top preference shares in 40 out of 45 provinces nationwide where data were already available. He was first in Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Aklan, Aurora, Abra, Apayao, Bataan, Bulacan, Batangas, Bohol, Bukidnon, Biliran, and Benguet. Marcos got the majority or top preference shares in nine out of 13 provinces with data already available. The presidential frontrunner got the following scores in the other provinces: Capiz, 41 percent; Cavite, 61 percent; Cebu, 48 percent; Cotabato, 55 percent; Davao Del Oro, 48 percent; Davao Del Norte, 69 percent; Davao Del Sur, 66 percent; and Davao Oriental, 55 percent.
Source:Manila Times
April 23, 2022 21:07 UTC
Covid downs Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa
MADRID: Mario Vargas Llosa, the 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19, but his condition was "developing favorably," his son said on Friday. "A few days ago, for complications caused by [the] coronavirus, he was admitted to a clinic in Madrid," Alvaro Vargas Llosa wrote on Twitter. Mario Vargas Llosa AFP PHOTO"He and his family are thankful for the affection we are being shown and we ask the media to respect his privacy," said the tweet, signed by the author's three children: Alvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana. Born in Peru in 1936, Vargas Llosa took Spanish citizenship in 1993. At the beginning of April, he published his latest work, The Quiet Gaze (of Perez Galdos), an essay on the Spanish writer Benito Perez Galdos (1843–1920).
Source:Manila Times
April 23, 2022 17:46 UTC
Grizzlies claw back from 26 down to tame Wolves
AP PHOTOMINNEAPOLIS: Desmond Bane made seven 3-pointers and had 26 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-95, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) for a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Tyus Jones hit two dagger 3-pointers against his former team down the stretch, and the Grizzlies seized back home-court advantage. They stunned a Wolves team that won Game 1 on the road 130-117, but took an ugly 124-96 loss in Game 2. Teams facing a 3-0 deficit in an NBA playoff series are 0-143. Mavericks 126, Jazz 118In Salt Lake City, Jalen Brunson scored 31 points playing with a bruised back and Dallas — without the injured Luka Doncic — beat Utah to take a 2-1 lead.
Source:Manila Times
April 23, 2022 04:35 UTC
PH table tennis team seeks redemption
Seven gold medals are at stake in table tennis at the SEAG. Events on tap are men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles and team. Nayre will compete in the singles, men's doubles (with Castro) and mixed doubles (with Laude). They transferred to the Marikina Provident Village Table Tennis Club on April 2021. The table tennis competition will be held from May 13 to 20 at the Hai Duong Gymnasium.
Source:Manila Times
April 23, 2022 04:25 UTC
Asian markets tumble after Powell's comments
ALARMING REMARKS Photo taken on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 shows the US Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. XINHUA PHOTONEW YORK: Asian markets fell sharply at the open on Friday, trailing losses on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) boss said an interest rate hike was likely forthcoming. A falling yen, due mainly to the interest rate gap between Japan and the United States, had boosted trade on the Nikkei 225 all of this week. But the prospect of rate hikes in the United States and ongoing pandemic disruptions in China, where millions are still under a harsh Covid-19 precipitated lockdown, weighed on Asian bourses. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments reversed fortunes on Wall Street mid-session.
Source:Manila Times
April 22, 2022 22:11 UTC
M88 Mansion presents 'Maria Ozawa, One Night Only: Live In Manila'
M88 Mansion organized the first ever face-to-face event with Maria Ozawa exclusively dedicated to their collaboration on Maria's Room. M88 Mansion partner and celebrity entrepreneur Maria Ozawa returns to the Philippines this week for "Maria Ozawa, One Night Only: Live in Manila." This special media event is the first ever face-to-face event organized by M88 Mansion with Maria Ozawa exclusively dedicated to their collaboration on Maria's Room. Maria's Room is a dedicated gaming platform designed exclusively for Maria Ozawa by M88 Mansion. Carlos Lopez, Creative Director of M88 Mansion said, "Putting up this event shows our commitment to strengthening the partnership between Maria Ozawa and M88 Mansion.
Source:Manila Times
April 22, 2022 16:43 UTC
Get 50% discount on EQ Super Brand Day on Lazada
EQ Super Brand Day posterFAMILIES are in for an exciting treat as JS Unitrade (JSU), the makers of the leading EQ Baby Diapers, hosts its EQ Super Brand Day on Lazada. For this Super Brand Day, JSU and Lazada give you and your family the chance to enjoy special discounts of up to 50 percent off on EQ and Genius Baby Diapers and other JSU's best-value products that are reasonably priced yet of great quality — feminine care products (Charmee Napkins, Pantyliners, and Feminine Wipes), incontinence care (Caress Adult Diapers and Underpads, Hy-Pants and Secure Adult Pull-Up Pants), baby wipes (Nursy and EQ Baby Wipes), cleansing and disinfecting wipes (Hy-5), household paper towels (Tidy and Kitchenmate) and oral care products (Jordan). In line with JSU's mission to enable Filipinos to improve and advance the everyday lives of their families, they introduced some breakthrough products which you can also avail of on the upcoming EQ Super Brand Day. You can follow and watch the livestream on the official Facebook pages of JSU brands: EQ: http://www.facebook.com/EQDiapers, Charmee http://www.facebook.com/CharmeeFeminineProtection, Caress: http://www.facebook.com/CaressPH, Nursy: http://www.facebook.com/NursyBabyWipes and Jordan Oral Care: http://www.facebook.com/JordanOralCarePh. For more information and updates, visit https://jsunitrade.com/.
Source:Manila Times
April 22, 2022 16:27 UTC
Students don masks and sharpen their pencils for DSE exams
At an exam venue at Pui Kiu Middle School in North Point, dozens of candidates arrived early this morning at 7am. This year’s exam requires students to take rapid antigen tests before exams every morning. In Shek Kip Mei, exam taker Lui wore two masks and a face shield as she walked toward her exam venue. Some others also said they would use disinfecting wipes to clean the table before the exams. Meanwhile, candidates outside the exam venue at CMA Secondary School were in for a surprise encouragement from Chow Yun-fat, as the local movie superstar passed by the school during his morning jog.
Source:The Standard
April 22, 2022 09:53 UTC
Seven infected as 250 schools reopen
Cases in schools are expected as there is still risk of infection in the community, says Albert Au. The Centre for Health Protection's principal medical and health officer, Albert Au Ka-wing, said 250 schools have resumed in-person classes and that it had received seven reports of infection from six different schools yesterday. Two of the five infected teachers work in the same school, but Au does not think their infections are connected. "Most importantly, we have prevented infected pupils and teachers from returning to school to minimize the risk of transmissions on campus." That goes too for Cathay Pacific flight CX100 from Sydney after four passengers tested positive on arrival Wednesday.
Source:The Standard
April 22, 2022 09:28 UTC
One less Comelec delay: Precinct finder going online
MANILA, Philippines — The online precinct finder of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be activated by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) today, an official of the poll body said on Thursday. “According to the DICT, they are putting the final touches on the Cloudflare (software) to secure the voter verifier,” Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said, recalling that the Comelec precinct finder website was hacked in 2019. The precinct finder will allow voters to get their voting locations online ahead of Election Day. Registered voters can check where they will cast their ballots using the precinct finder by typing in their full name and the city or municipality where they registered. RELATED STORY:DICT to activate voter precinct finder on Apr.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 22, 2022 06:48 UTC
Driver arrested after one dead in Sai Wan Ho Street crash
A 61-year-old driver was on Thursday arrested after his white seven-seater mounted on the sidewalk on Sai Wan Ho Street and hit two pedestrians, one of them died shortly after the crash. The driver surnamed Tsoi was driving the car to leave but lost control, crashed into a sign and three parked motorcycles before it hit a closed florist shop and stopped. The 67-year-old man surnamed Chui was once trapped underneath the front wheel on the left and fell in a coma. Tsoi is the owner of an aquarium shop nearby and Chui is a taxi driver, according to live sources. As for the 51-year-old man surnamed Wong, he suffered slight injury to his left shoulder and sent to hospital.
Source:The Standard
April 22, 2022 00:24 UTC
Philippine Arena to host Game 7 if Kings-Bolts series reaches deciding match
The Philippine Arena will play host to Game 7 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals on Sunday, April 24 in the event Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Meralco need a deciding match to dispute the championship of the season-ending conference. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial earlier had discussions with management of the Philippine Arena and the Mall of Asia Arena, which will now host the delayed sixth game Friday, shortly after the Big Dome blaze. Ginebra, ahead 3-2 in the finals, will try to finish off Meralco and capture a fourth Governors’ Cup crown in the last five editions. If the title series does go to a Game 7, it will mark the second time that the Philippine Arena was tapped as site of a Ginebra-Meralco decider. More than 54,000 fans, which remains a PBA record, showed up back in 2017 when Ginebra beat Meralco to claim the Governors’ Cup title.
Source:Manila Times
April 21, 2022 20:07 UTC
GAB to probe Casimero's medical guidelines violation
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is set to conduct its own investigation on John Riel Casimero, who allegedly violated certain medical guidelines ahead of his mandatory title defense against Paul Butler in Liverpool. John Riel Casimero (right) (AFP)“As the country’s pro boxing regulatory agency, we strongly condemn and discourage the commission of any illegal acts or violation of boxing rules,” said GAB chairman Baham Mitra in a statement Wednesday, April 20. This is in relation to using a sauna as means to cut weight given that there are only two days before fight night. Jonas Sultan will serve as a replacement for Casimero and will fight Butler in an interim contest on April 22 at the Echo Arena. Casimero, for his part, was given 48 hours to explain his side as the WBO issued another “Show Cause” order.
Source:Manila Times
April 21, 2022 19:24 UTC