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Brice Vincent Baisa kept crushing the opposition with his brand of play, posting another twinkill even as local ace Ma. Hannah Divinagracia lorded it over ...

De Juan hacked out a tough 5-4(4), 4-5(5), 11-9 decision over Clemente Barrera to match his title feat in the 10-U class in Roxas City; Barrera got back at De Juan, 6-4, 6-2, in the 12-U finals; No. 1 Jufe-Ann Cocoy, 6-2, 6-3, in the 18-U title clash to share MVP honors with Baisa, who is expected to take the top spot in the boys' top two age brackets when the new UTP (United Tennis Philippines) ranking is released next week. 5 Kirby Ramacho, 6-1, 6-0, then upended top seed Ariel Cabaral, 6-2, 7-6(2), to clinch the crown in the Group 2 tournament presented by Dunlop.

What you would not want others to do unto you. An unsolicited advise to my friends and colleagues in the Philippine Olympic Committee.

And worse, we run away with the overall in 2019 Manila SEA Games only to end up in fourth place in Vietnam two years later. You can win several gold medals in the SEA Games, but end up last in the Asian Games and not even qualify for the Olympics. Unlike in the Asian Games or the Olympics.

CANDIDATES of the Gandang Mamita and Gwapitong Papito 2023, a pageant for the elderly that have aged gracefully, were presented to the public on Monday, ...

The pageant was organized by the Office of Senior Citizens' Affairs under the helm of Leolinda Alcantara. It began on January 23 and would end on February 13. Several other events were lined up to celebrate Paranaque's founding, including religious and cultural programs, awarding ceremonies, talent competitions, cultural street dance competitions, concerts and the Grand Sunduan, among others.

Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes expects a slight change in the role of Justin Brownlee when the 34-year-old Barangay Ginebra import makes his much-awaited ...

"As for the young guys, we brought them in because we wanted to always have a pipeline of players not necessarily now, but for the future," he said. Reyes stressed that the inclusion of some college players in the 24-man pool is part of their thrust at having a "pipeline of young players." The Philippines will host Lebanon and Jordan on Feb.

The Bullpups' under-17 squad edged host school SPCC, 59-57. Alonzo Austria led the way for NU with 15 points and seven rebounds. Kurl Figueroa also had a solid ...

Blue Knights, meanwhile, relied on Jaden Kean Poquiz, who ended up with 20 points in leading his squad to a 56-26 drubbing of MBC. In the under-17, Manila Braves counted on a solid game from Javy Hinoguin, who ended up with 19 points and 16 rebounds to outlast SPCC. It was a double celebration for NU as its under-19 team banked on Collins Akowe, who came away with 33 points and 20 rebounds to rip Paragon, 83-68.

In partnership with Colegio de San Juan de Letran, "Arriba Economia y Politica" will feature TMT Chairman Emeritus Dante A. Ang, Department of Finance Assistant ...

and will be streamed live on The Manila Times Facebook page and website, The Manila Times TV, Letran College's website and other social media channels. The two-hour discussion starts at 9:30 a.m. Times columnist Rey Lugtu will be the on-site and online forum's moderator, while Times editor Dafort Villaseran and Letran College of Education professor Joy Chavez will be the event's hosts.

MIGRANT WORKERS Secretary Susan "Toots Ople has assured the manning community that the government under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will make ...

If there's a message that I can leave on this occasion is that this is an administration that is willing and very much happy to engage you. In the Japan trip, I am also working on Japanese shipowners to be accommodated in the President's schedule," Ople said, adding that she is an ally of the manning sector. Engage us, we are a new administration and our President is already kumagat, pardon the pun. "This is an administration that all of you can talk to, but the people beneath our wings should be the people in this room. Established in March 1974, FAME has a membership of 117 manning agencies and accounts for about 75 of the country's total annual deployment of sea-based workers. This impending threat prompted a rushed meeting with European maritime authorities and shipowners when he visited Brussels to attend the EU-Asean Summit last month.

CHIEF Justice Alexander Gesmundo led the induction of the 2023 Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Board of Governors during MAP's 75th ...

Joining Du-Baladad on the MAP 2023 Board of Governors are lawyer Alexander Cabrera as vice president, Dr. Currently, she works as the Asia-Pacific director for WTS Global in the Netherlands, vice chairman of the Bank of Commerce, and trustee of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Institute of Corporate Directors and Women Business Council of the Philippines. Du-Baladad said this is the very first time in the MAP history that four of the nine members of the board are women.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is the stumbling block to quality education in the country, The Manila Times Chairman Emeritus Dante A. Ang said ...

And why is there a divide between an autonomous and a not autonomous college?" "Why penalize the college that is not autonomous for its initiative and creativity? Why can't CHEd promote and encourage our medical schools to offer Intramed instead of the usual 8-year medicine program?"

However, in a world where valuation is commonplace in financial reporting, legal disputes, and mergers and acquisitions where accuracy and dependability are ...

To exhibit competency, valuation experts should also adhere and be held accountable to a code of ethics to ensure that the quality of work can be trusted in the first place. P&A Grant Thornton is one of the leading audit, tax, advisory and outsourcing firms in the Philippines, with 24 partners and more than 1,000 staff members. When that day comes, we will be able to, at the very least, place more confidence and trust in the subjective art of valuation. In 2018, the Philippines published the second edition of the PVS and formally joined as a member of the IVSC. However, in a world where valuation is commonplace in financial reporting, legal disputes, and mergers and acquisitions where accuracy and dependability are necessary in assuring public trust, the question remains, "Can we put our trust in the art of valuation?" From a business standpoint, the increasing occurrence of mergers and acquisitions has also led to an increase in regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission that require valuation and fairness opinion reports, especially for publicly listed companies.

THE third edition of Ternocon culminated with the judging of 12 finalists and awarding of three winners on Jan. 28, 2023. Because the Cultural Center of the ...

It is so fascinating to see the continuous evolution of the Filipino terno, as it finds relevance in this now very globalized world. It is interesting to note that even during pre-colonial times, the dress of the inhabitants of the Philippine islands were not uniquely "Filipino" in the sense that it had exclusively ethnic roots. and Slims Legacy, written by Gino Gonzales and Mark Lewis Higgins, the authors chronicle the roots and evolution of the terno dress from the 1860s when studio photography was already flourishing in the Philippines. The retail and manufacturing arm of the modern-day Bench brand has made it possible for anyone to buy a casual but technically correct terno top and men's casual barongs in their mall stores. THE third edition of Ternocon culminated with the judging of 12 finalists and awarding of three winners on Jan. Though it is much smaller and less grand than the CCP without the historically significant brutalist architecture of National Artist Leandro Locsin, the interior space of the "TIG" matched the theme of the Ternocon 3 being a homage to the less formal terno, the balintawak.

The three biggest economies whose combined GDP exceeds those of 100 small countries are drying up, not on the resources and food side but on a sustainable ...

The Opus Dei celibates should realize that the demographic sweet spot can only be a true national asset if possessed of skills and talent required by the graying economies cursed by demographic busts. In much of the African continent, half of the population is 17 years or younger. France's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is a desperate move to ease the economic impact of its aging population. And the US is not alone in the Western world with this problem. What is America without the Einsteins and the "Hungarian Martians"? Baby steps to let fresh blood in without assaulting the society's homogeneity — we are familiar with this because all Japinos (Filipinos with Japanese blood) who are willing to work and are capable of working — have been granted the equivalent of permanent residencies.

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90 percent of businesses globally. About 60 to 70 percent of jobs globally are from the SMEs and ...

The auditor is required to determine that the audit engagement is an audit of LCE in order to use the draft standard when accepting or continuing an engagement. The following requirements for a full ISA are excluded from the requirements of ISA for LCE: The draft ISA for LCE has not been designed to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence for complex matters or circumstances. This led to the call to have a separate auditing standard that will suit the audit of the financial statements of SMEs. The IAASB did not use the term "SMEs" but instead adopted the term "less complex entities" (LCE). Currently, the audits of financial statements in most of the jurisdictions across the world, whether for large, medium or small entities are governed by the International Standards on Auditing (ISA).

Among these people are the trainers who do more than just train seafarers well. They instill an attitude of excellence, professionalism and responsibility that ...

I have been a teacher even before I entered the maritime industry; for us, seeing our students achieve their dreams is one of our greatest achievements as well," he said. Our goal is to train them to become world-class seafarers and whatever cost it incurs, I discuss it with their parents and school," Baja explained. The iLearnfastcat contains training modules that can be accessed by our crew and cadets through their smartphones," he said. It is powered by the latest technologies in education such as a learning management system (LMS). Baja is the general manager of Archipelago Philippines Seafarers Training Institute Inc. I also get a great sense of pride seeing them evolve from a young cadet to a ship officer right on our ships," Baja said.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), in the exercise of its mandate under Section 7, Presidential Decree No. 1986 (PD No.

1986 and its IRR concerning Section 3 (c) of PD No. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) concerning Section 3 of PD No. 1986), on Monday issued Notices to Appear on to three entities concerning the exhibition of the motion picture "Mang Kanor," and its related publicity materials.