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(The Guardian) On the penultimate day of January, Sarina Bolden scored the final penalty in a shootout that gave the Philippines victory over Taiwan, a place in the semi-final of the Women’s Asian Cup and – the biggest prize of all – automatic qualification to the 2023 Women’s World Cup. This is the first time a Philippines team of any gender at any age level will appear on the global stage.

As spot-kicks go then, it was a big one and the sight of the ball hitting the back of the net in the Indian city of Pune is one that the team’s coach, Alen Stajcic, will never forget. “It was pretty hard to describe – it was a special feeling,” the Australian, who took over last October, says. “Even though that had been the goal deep down for a lot of the players, it was still unexpected for them. It was great seeing people, people who had been there for a long time, celebrate something special.”

One of those celebrating was Mariano Araneta, the president of the Philippine Football Federation. “The achievement of the women’s team can be a gamechanger for the sport here,” he says. “It really goes beyond qualifying for the World Cup. It has given us renewed hope and has inspired all stakeholders to further develop the game.”.. Read More

(Manila Bulletin) The Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) T.I.P. stands tall and proud with 60 years of experience in providing quality education for all, bearing the colors white, yellow, black, and grey, T.I.P. is in the heart of two of the busiest central business districts in the metro (Quiapo, Manila and Cubao, Quezon City).

Founded in 1962 by Engr. Demetrio A. Quirino and Dr. Teresita U. Quirino, the institution has, time and again, proven to be a viable player in the field.

Here are the reasons why:

1. T.I.P.’s programs are ABET-accredited.

Not once, but twice.

T.I.P. got the first ABET accreditation of 20 of its programs in 2013 – 14 from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and 6 from the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC).

In 2018, T.I.P. vied for the second cycle of ABET international accreditation and received, a year later, reaccreditation of all 20 of its engineering and computing programs.

2. T.I.P. has recognitions from CHED… Read More

(British Caribbean News) According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Republic of the Philippines, local and national elections will take place in the Philippines on May 9, 2022. In connection with this, embassies of the Philippines around the world will be assisting with postal and mobile voting exercises for registered voters. One of these mobile voting exercises will take place in the Cayman Islands from April 23 to 27.

The mobile voting, to be conducted pursuant to COMELEC Resolution 10751 on behalf of the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C., will allow 109 female and 114 male registered Filipino voters in Cayman (who are not disqualified to vote under the laws of the Philippines) to cast their vote for president, vice-president, senators and Party List Representatives in the May 2022 elections.

The Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. confirmed that registered Filipino voters may collect their ballots from the Embassy’s Consular Outreach team at the outreach venue at Holiday Inn, 278 Crighton Drive Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Voters may personally submit their sealed accomplished ballots at the outreach venue until 6:00pm on April 27, 2022. They may also return their accomplished ballots by mail to the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington D.C… Read More

(Herald Sun) The Adelaide 36ers have enjoyed the support of an entire nation in NBL22.

Home games are always loud and proud but, whenever the Sixers hit the road, there is an unusually large support for them in the stands.

It’s all down to the hype around their towering big man Kai Sotto.

The 19-year-old is the darling of basketball-mad Philippines and has put the Aussie league on the map in the island nation — social media posts from the Sixers and the NBL tend to go viral when the 218cm giant is mentioned.

With almost 300,000 Philippines-born people living in Australia, Sotto’s pull is so strong that opposing clubs target advertising to the local Filipino communities in their states in a bid to boost crowds.

“Filipinos, they love basketball,” Sotto said after another large contingent of his countrymen and women turned out to support him at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena… Read More

(Journal Online) State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is set to launch the fourth batch of scholars under its flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the DBP Resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Education (RISE) scholarship program, a top official said.

DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said that under the DBP RISE, 510 deserving students from underprivileged Filipino families will be able to pursue tertiary education in 10 DBP-accredited partner Higher Educational Institutions (HEI).

“The 4th year of implementation of DBP RISE serves as a renewal of commitment of DBP with the education sector as it continues to evolve and adapt to the challenges posed by the pandemic and a changing socio-economic environment,” Herbosa said.

DBP is the fifth largest bank in the country in terms of assets and provides credit support to four strategic sectors of the economy – infrastructure and logistics; micro, small and medium enterprises; environment; social services and community development.

The DBP RISE is the bank’s primary CSR program on education that grants financial assistance to scholars enrolled in engineering, architecture, real estate management, accountancy, education, sciences, agriculture and forestry, allied medical courses, maritime, hospitality, information technology and technical vocational courses. It was launched in 2018 and has a total funding of P500-million spread over five years… Read More

(Asia One) An 11-year-old Filipino boy has miraculously survived a deadly landslide that swept through his village in the wake of tropical storm Megi – by hiding in a refrigerator for 20 hours.

During a rescue operation in Barangay Kantagnos, Philippines, the authorities found little CJ Hasme lying in a refrigerator, reported Philippines television and radio network GMA Network.

Hasme’s uncle Juanito Orellano said: “When his uncle (another relative) was supposed to rescue him, he (Hasme) sent him away because a big landslide was coming, and it was very dangerous.”

As the landslide approached, Hasme quickly got into the refrigerator where he spent the next 20 hours protecting himself from the storm, reported Indian media news outlet NDTV.com.

On Tuesday (April 18), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) uploaded a video of the incident on Facebook.

It wrote that the PCG, the Bureau of Fire Protection and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office went to the aid of this landslide victim.

In the two-minute clip, rescuers are seen transporting the beat-up fridge, with Hasme lying inside, onto a boat. .. Read More

(PR Newswire New York) FAIRFAX, Va., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Winners in the ninth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, have been announced. The list of Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners is available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace over the past 20 years in programs such as The International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®. The name Stevie is derived from the Greek word for “crowned.”

The 2022 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 22 markets including Australia, Belarus, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Vietnam. More than 900 nominations about innovative achievements in the 29-nation APAC region were considered by the judges this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others.

Among the top overall winners are Telkom Indonesia (Indonesia) with 16 Gold, three Silver, and three Bronze Stevie Awards and Cisco Systems (Australia and India) with three Gold, six Silver, and four Bronze Stevie wins… Read More

(**Agency**) MANILA, Philippines — As many as 2 million Filipino children may have been subjected to online sexual abuse and exploitation last year, according to a new report.

The estimate represents a scaled size of the Philippines’ population, based on the findings of “Disrupting Harm in the Philippines,” a report prepared by global network ECPAT, Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) and the Italy-based Unicef Office of Research-Innocenti.

“[I]n the past year alone, 20% of internet-using children aged 12-17 in the Philippines were victims of grave instances of online sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes being blackmailed to engage in sexual activities, someone sharing their sexual images without permission, or being coerced to engage in sexual activities through promises of money or gifts,” the report read.

This can mean that “two million children…were subjected to any of these harms in just one year”, based on the report’s estimates.

The findings are based on a nationally-representative household survey, where interviews were conducted in person with 950 children aged 12-17 who use the internet, and a parent or caregiver of each minor. .. Read More