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MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-two political personalities, including Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., have joined the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the party that carried President Marcos in the race for the presidency last year.
MANILA, Philippines -- A merry mix of players belonging to the fields of business here and abroad make up the full 300-strong field of the revival of the Philippine Airlines' Mabuhay Miles Elite Invitational golf tournament unfolding Monday at the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-four members of the Visayan bloc in the House of Representatives have signed a “manifesto of support” for Speaker Martin Romualdez, who has been the subject of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades.
President Ferdinand (Bong Bong) Marcos, Jr. stood out as the country’s No. 1 cheerleader of sports during a gathering at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum the other night and declared that it was a proud moment to be Pinoy in applauding the efforts of 33 Filipino athletes who brought home medals from the recent Hangzhou Asian Games. The Chief Executive handed out certificates of recognition and giant-sized checks representing cash incentives to athletes on stage to highlight the program called “Gabi Ng Parangal Para Sa Bayaning Atletang Pilipino.”
Puerto Azul Land Inc. recently announced the construction of Puerto Azul Gateway, conceptualized as a modern commercial center and envisioned by its developers to help drive domestic tourism in the coastal municipality of Ternate, Cavite.
HANGZHOU – Men’s pole vault champion EJ Obiena of the Philippines made news by setting a new Asian Games record of 5.90 meters last Saturday. For that, he landed in the inside pages of the Asiad Daily, an eight-page, English-written tabloid that tells about the exploits of the thousands of athletes competing here. Obiena, 27, was in the news Monday. “Philippines pole vaulter raises the bar,” said the story head, referring to world No. 2 and Italy-trained pole vaulter who delivered his country’s first athletics gold in the Asian Games since 1986, the year of the popular EDSA Revolution. That’s how long his country waited for another gold after the late Lydia de Vega ruled the century dash in Seoul. “I’m excited to take this medal, put it on a shelf,” Obiena was quoted as saying. “To me this is the biggest job. Our country needed it. And it’s my job to bring it,” he told Pinoy mediamen here. Obiena is back home to celebrate the victory with his countrymen and his family – and left his fine footprints here.
HANGZHOU – The opening ceremony Saturday evening went according to plan except for a notable absence in the Philippine delegation. The chef-de-mission, fencing and modern pentathlon president Richard Gomez, was nowhere in sight. The STAR asked around regarding the whereabouts of the famous actor, multi-sport athlete and now congressman for Leyte’s Fourth District. “May budget hearing,” said POC chief Abraham Tolentino. “Hindi ko alam,” said one NSA president, who joined the parade. “Busy daw. And when he tried to book his plane ticket from Manila, wala na makuha,” said another sports official. An observer said the reason for his absence is none of the above. It’s the first time in any major international competition such as this that a Filipino chef-de-mission had gone missing in action. The Games will run until Oct. 8 so there’s enough time for Gomez to catch up. Better late than sorry. Gilas bubble