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Stealing home edge
The Celtics have remained confident in the aftermath of their disappointing loss in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals the other day, and with reason. It isn’t simply because they won three of the four quarters they played against the Heat. In larger measure, it’s because head coach Ime…
Read More »Warriors slow Luka Dončić, rout Mavs in Game 1
STEPHEN Curry led a high-percentage attack with 21 points and the Golden State Warriors dominated the visiting Dallas Mavericks on both ends of the floor en route to a 112-87 victory on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in San Francisco. Mavericks star Luka Dončić, coming off…
Read More »Alcaraz threatens to gatecrash Djokovic and Nadal party in Paris
RECORD champion Rafael Nadal is locked in an all-time Grand Slam battle with world number one Novak Djokovic going into the French Open but both could end up being upstaged by teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal, a 13-time title-winner on the Parisian red clay, is far from his unstoppable best…
Read More »NBA announces All-Rookie first, second teams
SCOTTIE Barnes of the Toronto Raptors, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons and Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers each were unanimous selections for the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Rookie first team announced on Wednesday. Barnes, Cunningham and Mobley each received the maximum total of 200 points for the first…
Read More »Remaining PHL bets in SEAG urged not to let health guards down
HANOI — National team chef de mission Ramon Fernandez on Thursday urged the county’s remaining campaigners in the 31st Vietnam Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) not to let their health and safety guards down as the sportsfest enters its critical homestretch. “I urge our remaining athletes to remain vigilant and not…
Read More »Testing public-private partnership in crop insurance to boost Filipino farmers’ resilience
ADB LIBRARY IN THE PHILIPPINES, farming is a risky business. The country is battered by an average of 20 typhoons a year and as the storms become more intense due to climate change, the stakes get bigger for Filipino farmers, who make up a quarter of the country’s workforce. Melinda…
Read More »A Marcosian reset of Philippine foreign policy
FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. – PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES Some Filipino commentators expressed skepticism at presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s foreign policy. Some even downright question whether he actually has a foreign policy. Such apparently is due to BBM supposedly refraining from attending several debates or media interviews. Apparently, for…
Read More »Resorts World Manila launches sustainability campaign
RESORTS WORLD MANILA Resorts World Manila (RWM) launched on May 19 an umbrella program that unifies its sustainability campaigns. Called “I Love Earth,” the program ensures that responsible and sustainable waste material handling will be implemented across the RMW portfolio, which consists ofMarriott Hotel Manila, Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport…
Read More »Remembering the past
PCH.VECTOR-FREEPIK In addition to reports on Election Day events, some media organizations also try to explain the results of every election. They interview the responsible members of election watch groups, political scientists and other academics, and, if some issues whether legal or otherwise have arisen, lawyers and other professionals. The…
Read More »Policy vacuum and Stratbase ADR’s Beyond the Crisis…
The question could not have been more appropriate, and it was Boo Chanco of The Philippine Star who asked it last Wednesday: “Where’s the beef?” It was not one of those questions that Marcos’ fanatics should lambast in social media. It was an honest ordinary citizen’s query on how do…
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Concerns surrounding UK Government data skills and technology infrastructure remain
New research has revealed that only one in four civil servants believe their department …
