Nat’l Championship: IM Quizon draws with WGM Frayna, keeps lead

MANILA: International Master Daniel Quizon drew with Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna in the 11th round of the Philippine National Chess Championship at Marikina Community Convention Center on Friday night.

The 19-year-old Quizon from Dasmariñas …

Regular cleanup in villages eyed under the ‘Kalinisan’ program

BAGUIO CITY: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Saturday urged village leaders, including officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), to spearhead the identification and setting …

Transport group says PUV modernization to solve traffic congestion

MANILA: The government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) would help ease the traffic congestion in the country, the president of the Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP) said on Saturday.

‘Itong (PUV) moderniza…

DOH closely monitors tetanus cases as FWRIs reach 609

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring tetanus cases as the total number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) reached 609 on Saturday.

In its final FWRI surveillance bulletin, the DOH reported nine new cases on Jan. 5 and 6, all due to …

PH’s Zafra rules Rilton Cup chess in Sweden

MANILA: Estonia-based Filipino Kim Zafra won the Rilton Cup chess tournament at Scandic Continental Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden on Jan. 5.

Zafra earned 6.5 points from six wins and one draw in the FIDE Standard-rated event applying 90 minutes plus 30 …

Vietnam develops digital transformation network

Hanoi: The Prime Minister has approved a project on consolidating apparatus organisation, and improving state management and law enforcement capacity in digital transformation from central to local levels by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

Under the pro…

Former Davao archbishop Capalla, 89, passes away

MANILA: Retired Davao archbishop Fernando Capalla passed away on Saturday.

He was 89.

Incumbent Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles conveyed the passing of Capalla to the secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. (CBCP).

Capall…