BW FILE PHOTO A HOUSE of Representatives committee approved on Tuesday the measure seeking to regulate the paluwagan or microfinancing system to include tax exemptions on its income and loan transactions. Under the bill, paluwagan activities may […]
ILO C190 ratification pushed
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ SENATE PRIB/JOSEPH VIDAL SENATE concurrence to ratify a 2019 International Labor Organization convention to eliminate workplace violence and harassment (ILO C190) was pushed by Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel on Tuesday in a bid […]
Security officials mulling TikTok ban
STOCK PHOTO | Image by antonbe from Pixabay THE PHILIPPINE government has formed a task force to assess whether public officials should be banned from using short-form video platform TikTok amid espionage concerns, the National Security Council […]
Bill on Philippine maritime zones reaches Senate plenary
REUTERS A SENATE bill that seeks to set Philippine maritime zones and territories extending to disputed areas in the South China Sea has been sponsored to the plenary. At Tuesday’s plenary session, Senator Francis N. Tolentino sponsored […]
UP, La Salle brace for showdown for UAAP basketball supremacy
Games Wednesday(Mall of Asia Arena)12 p.m. — NU vs UST(women’s finals)6 p.m — UP vs DLSU(men’s finals) WORLDS collide as University of the Philippines (UP) and De La Salle University (DLSU) lock horns in their first-ever title […]
Tropang Giga rally past tough Bolts, 21-20, to PBA 3×3 six-peat
TNT Triple Giga — PBA THEIR dynasty under heavy threat, Almond Vosotros and the TNT Triple Giga responded with force and took down their toughest challengers for a PBA 3×3 six-peat. Mr. Vosotros drilled in a booming […]
Southwoods catches up with Luisita at Fil-Am Golf tourney
BAGUIO CITY — With Jun Plana leading the way, defending champion Manila Southwoods finished with 136 points on Monday to catch Luisita at the helm with identical 266 after two rounds in the centerpiece Fil-Championship of the […]
Gilas brace for European heavyweights in Olympic qualifying tournament
GILAS PILIPINAS — FIBA.BASKETBALL IT’S A ROUGH road to the Paris Olympics for Gilas Pilipinas with world No. 8 Latvia and a couple more Top 20 countries standing in its way. The Filipinos found themselves bunched with […]
Rain or Shine gets new import in Demetrius Treadwell
Games Wednesday(Smart Araneta Coliseum)4 p.m. — Terrafirma vs Phoenix8 p.m. — San Miguel Beer vs Rain or Shine RAIN OR SHINE (ROS) looks to paint life into its dull PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup campaign with a […]
De La Salle fetes former champion teams with rings
FACEBOOK.COM/DLSUSPORTS DE LA SALLE University feted its championship teams from the past, led by the four-peat squad in the late 90s and early 2000s, with a ring ceremony night at the school campus in Manila in time […]