The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is looking forward to developing more entrepreneurs by calling on senior high school and college students to be part of its annual startup pitching competition that will pave the way for their innovative ideas to turn into reality. “This is really to highlight the value of entrepreneurship …
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Magnolia beats NLEX in PBA on Tour
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots survived a late run by NLEX Road Warriors to pull off a 103-97 victory in the 2023 PBA on Tour at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan on Saturday night, June 3. The Hotshots were comfortably ahead at 100-93 with less than two minutes in the game, …
Bacolod Tay Tung stuns NU, bags Shakey’s volley bronze
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts pulled off a stunner against Nazareth School of National University (NU) Lady Bullpups, 25-14, 25-22, 25-15, to capture the 2023 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational bronze at San Andres Gym on Saturday, June 3. Dona Mae de Leon was hailed as the MVP of the Match …
NBA: Suns reportedly set to hire Vogel as coach
The Phoenix Suns have reached a deal to hire former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel, multiple US media outlets reported on Friday, June 2. Vogel, 49 years old, led LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the Lakers to the 2020 championship in the COVID-protective bubble in Orlando, Florida. The Lakers fired …
Nina Aguas talks of good corporate governance as a way of life at InLife
Insular Life (InLife) Executive Chairperson Nina D. Aguas was one of the featured speakers during the recently-held 2023 ACGS (ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard) Workshop for Insurance Companies, sponsored by the Institute of Corporate Directors. Aguas was invited to speak about InLife’s corporate governance journey and best practices where she explained how important it is for …
Cebu Pacific Honors Top Corporate, Gov’t Accounts in 10th CEBBIZ Awards
Cebu Pacific officials with the awardees in the 10th CEBBIZ Awards during the awarding ceremony on May 10, 2023 at Dusit Thani Manila. Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ leading carrier, recognized its top performing corporate and government accounts at the 10th edition of the CEBBIZ Awards. A total of 24 accounts from the country’s …
Veterans Bank to Raise Capital from Postwar Veterans, AFP Retirees
Philippine Veterans Bank’s (PVB) capital raising efforts goes full-swing this June targeting new shareholders coming from post-war II veterans, AFP Retirees and their families. This comes after the passage of Republic Act 11597, or the Philippine Veterans Bank Act, into law last December 2021. Until recently, PVB was owned by over 385,000 World War II …
ScratchIt launches online game show, rewards Facebook page followers
SCRATCHIT, instant ticket lottery game and scratch cards of Powerball Marketing and Logistics Corporation, announced the launch of its online game show and other online weekly shows hosted by long time comedian Long Mejia, recently. The online game show PERA O SCRATCHIT was envisioned to provide entertainment and at the same time an opportunity for …
Isolation first; Raisers group favors 15-day isolation protocol for ASF-infected hogs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local hog raisers group in Negros Occidental favors the decision of the provincial government to impose a 15-day isolation protocol for pigs suspected of being infected by African swine fever (ASF) before culling. Ric Lauron, president of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO), said lots of hog raisers …
‘Habagat’ hits 20 houses in Bago, DSB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 20 houses were damaged in Negros Occidental’s Bago City and Don Salvador Benedicto town due to the southwest monsoon’s (habagat) strong winds enhanced by Severe Tropical Storm “Betty.” According to the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD), 18 houses in Bago’s Taloc and Busay villages were …