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Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → January → 31 → One hundred years of struggle in Hacienda Yulo One hundred years of struggle in Hacienda Yulo By JUSTIN UMALI SANTA ROSA, Laguna — Dorotea Mangubat watched silently as her family’s home was being burned down. She could do nothing but clutch a statue of the Sto. Niño; the only possession she managed to salvage from inside. Had the armed guards had their way, Dorotea would’ve burned inside the house with her Sto. Niñ...

Kiefer Ravena is one proud Atenean senior to Isaac Go. Ravena and Go are currently holed up training at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna in preparation for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Doha, Qatar. Ravena, in an Instagram Story Sunday, posted a photo of them describing Go as one of the “smartest” players he had played with, adding a brain emoji in the caption. “Not so long ago he was my rookie,” wrote Ravena, accompanied with a senior citizen emo...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 29) — Twelve more vaccine developers have signed confidentiality deals with the government for their COVID-19 clinical trial application, Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said on Friday. During a virtual briefing, the official reiterated that 25 vaccine makers were in negotiations with the government to possibly run clinical trials in the Philippines. "Out of these, there are already 12 that have signed confi...

Sotto considered the golden opportunity to create a world-class facility for athletes around the world as a “blessing,” recalling how he started picking up the basketball on dirt and concrete courts in the Philippines. The former Ateneo standout assured to provide “holistic development” for the future members with the help of trainers and coaches not only with their skills but also with leadership. “It will be an amazing community; the Kaiju Way will be our way of life!” added Sotto...

Published January 29, 2021 4:31pm By TED CORDERO, GMA News More than two dozens vaccine developers are negotiating with the Philippines for the potential supply of COVID-19 vaccines for the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday. In a virtual presser, Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said 25 COVID-19 vaccine developers from 10 countries were in talks with the DOST. Of the 25, six are from China, another six are from the United States. Th...

Published January 29, 2021, 5:55 PM Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez has been working with various agencies and officials to get approval for the resumption of training for Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes late this year. Fernandez, who is also appointed as the country’s chief of mission to the biennial meet slated in Vietnam, said they have been discussing with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on how to resume formal training to the rest of the athletes. “We are worki...

Published January 28, 2021, 11:58 PM Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas continues to work ways for Kai Sotto to join Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers as soon as it can. SBP president Al Panlilio said time is of the essence as it continues to finalize details on how Sotto can fly in from the United States and take part in the Gilas training bubble in Calamba, Laguna. “Last time we spoke, we were just clearing some legal docume...

Published January 28, 2021, 9:13 PM Former Chooks-to-Go 3×3 commissioner Eric Altamirano was formally tapped as tournament director of the PBA’s own 3×3 tournament which starts this year. Alaska team governor Dickie Bachmann, who chairs the PBA 3×3 committee, bared that he and Altamirano are scheduled to meet next week to begin crafting plans for the new competition which was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Altamirano’s appointment came months after stepping down as fou...

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) installed Free WiFi for All access points in six state universities and colleges (SUCs) in Laguna.

(KMP / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the farmers were beaten up at Sitio Buntog, Barangay Canlubang at around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The gunmen blocked the quick reaction team, which the group said, were accompanied by the farmers on documenting the recent incidents of “arson, demolition, and harassment” in the area. Support group Defend Yulo Farmers said those hurt were Pedro Mangubat, Hermie de Leon, Chris Laurel, William Caranat, Florencio Masongson...