[ad_1] THE performing arts had been hit hard once the pandemic hit our shores, including ballet. Shows and dance schools were among the first to be canceled and the last to recover. Pre-pandemic normality meant that our country’s dance companies put on three or four shows at premiere venues, while …
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[ad_1] Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets practices shooting before the game against the Sacramento Kings at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States, February 23, 2021. / CFP Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets practices shooting before the game against the Sacramento Kings at the Barclays Center …
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[ad_1] A new International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion was crowned on Saturday afternoon at the Bula Gymnasium in the city of General Santos after René Mark Cuarto dethroned Pedro Taduran by a very fine unanimous decision. Good technical game between Taduran’s attacker and Fourth’s counterattack. In the end, the …
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[ad_1] The aftermath of the Quezon City shooting. Photo by PNP-PIO MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) formed a composite team to investigate the shooting in Quezon City between Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officers and police officers that left four dead, said the Saturday the Secretary …
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[ad_1] A pro-democracy protester is detained by riot police officers during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 27, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer Myanmar police acted decisively on Saturday in an attempt to prevent opponents of the military government from gathering across the country after Myanmar’s …
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[ad_1] Victoria Lee (left) throws a punch at her Thai opponent Sunisa Srisen en route to winning her first professional MMA fight in ONE: Fists of Fury. (PHOTO: UN Championship) SINGAPORE – Rising mixed martial arts (MMA) talent Victoria Lee made a winning professional debut at the ONE Championship Fists …
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[ad_1] Malacañang announced on Saturday that the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved uniform travel protocols for local government units. Under those protocols, travelers do not need to be tested for COVID-19 unless required by the LGU before traveling. Those tests will be only …
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[ad_1] Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is hurting its position in the region due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Will President John Magufuli’s recent U-turn make a difference? After the region reported its first coronavirus case in March 2020, Tanzania has walked and continues to walk …
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[ad_1] Pedro Taduran is now ready to defend his IBF minimumweight crown when he takes on Rene Mark Cuarto at General Santos City on Saturday. The fight at Bula Gym will be the second fully Filipino title fight in a week on local soil, following Vic Saludar’s WBA minimumweight title …
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[ad_1] MANILA – The Gilas Pilipinas Men will participate in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) after New Zealand withdrew from the competition. FIBA said on Friday that the Gilas Men would replace New Zealand as “the next best team from the Asia-Oceania Region in the FIBA World Rankings.” Basketball …
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