'Mr. Shooli' actor Jun Urbano passes away at 84
MANILA, Philippines — The actor behind the popular character Mr. Shooli, Jun Urbano, has passed away at 84.
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PH drops three spots, places 59th in World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 1) — The Philippines slipped by three spots and placed 59th out of 64 countries in this year’s World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, a report by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) showed.
Vargas elected to World Boxing Executive Board
MANILA, Philippines — ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was elected as Executive Board member of World Boxing during the 27-nation federation’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt last Saturday. Vargas was the second highest vote-getter with 56.1 percent of ballots cast among nine candidates for four Executive Board member positions. He was carried in the tickets of both presidential aspirants Boris van der Vorst of the Netherlands and Elise Siegnolle of USA.
eGilas set for World Finals
MANILA, Philippines — The eFIBA World Finals will be held in Jonkoping, Sweden, this weekend with eight countries, including the Philippines, lined up to battle in the first-ever face-to-face competition on NBA2K24 using PlayStation 5 and a 5x5 ProAM gamemode. At stake in the virtual basketball tournament is a pot prize of 50,000 Euros or the equivalent of P3 million.
Digital, food, green energy
I was in Singapore for the Singapore Fintech Festival, Nov. 14-17, 2023. Just like my recent visit to the headquarters of a couple of Chinese tech companies in Shenzhen, China, one hour by bus from Hong Kong, I was disappointed after spending two days at the Singapore Fintech.
EDITORIAL — Rule of law recession
Considering the state of the nation, it’s a wonder that the Philippines wasn’t ranked lower than 100th among 142 countries in the latest Rule of Law Index of the World Justice Project. It was a three-point drop for the Philippines from the previous year’s 97th place among 140 included by the WJP in the index.
Napolis wins gold at World Combat Games
JUST weeks after bagging the bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in China, jiu-jitsu fighter Kaila Napolis of the Philippines won a gold medal at the World Combat Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, October 26.