MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City crushed Leeds United (7-0) at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday to make it seven Premier League wins a row and move four points clear at the top of the table. Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds was simply brushed aside by a City side who were at their very best after they took an eighth-minute lead through Phil ...
LOS ANGELES -- A fresh wave of positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests hit three major North American sports leagues this week, forcing the National Hockey League (NHL) to postpone games and throwing into question whether it will send players to the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The NHL announced the postponement of the Carolina Hurricanes' game on Tuesday after additional players ...
THE Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs have experienced some turbulence through the first 14 weeks of the NFL season but are back where they were in September -- atop the list of favorites to win the Super Bowl. Tampa Bay has won four consecutive games to reach 10-3 -- tied with the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals ...
FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organizations to discuss human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, global soccer's governing body said in a statement. The meeting included International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino and head of the tournament's organizing body Hassan Al Thawadi as well as ...
TIGER Woods has overcome lengthy odds to return to a competitive golf event just 10 months following a near-fatal car crash. Odds being offered by one sportsbook say he and son Charlie are also heavy underdogs to best the other 19 teams in this week's PNC Championship. The annual winter team event pairs a major champion with a family member. ...
THE PESO strengthened versus the greenback on Wednesday after the government raised its growth target and as more vaccines arrived in the country. The local unit closed at P50.27 per dollar on Wednesday, gaining eight centavos from its P50.35 finish on Tuesday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. The peso opened the session at P50.32 per dollar ...
STOCKS dropped on Wednesday after the country logged its first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and ahead of the US central bank's policy decision. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) plunged by 109.41 points or 1.51% to close at 7,132.58 on Wednesday, while the broader all shares index fell 59.10 points or 1.53% ...
The Networks Group of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has been awarded with an ISO 9001:2015 certification for incorporating quality management system in its operations. This is a testament of Meralco's commitment in #KeepingTheLightsOn and in providing service excellence to its customers, the community, and the country despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic. Present during the ceremonial awarding ...
By Patricia Mirasol The national government's 911 emergency hotline now also provides support to gender-based violence (GBV) survivors. Calls coursed through the free and 24/7 hotline previously usually included reports on fire, police, medical, and search and rescue assistance. All GBV distress callers will get psychosocial first aid and are assured of confidentiality. GBV is a term that refers to ...
Planting Greatness: Organizations Accelerating Social Impact in the Philippines, a book that shows how change-makers solve the country's problems, contains the stories of corporate executives, social entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders dedicated to social advocacies and corporate social responsibility (CSR). "Each of them differs in various ways, whether it's in terms of size and scale, access to resources, or focus on ...