ELKINS The Emma Scott Garden Club unveiled a replica of the Rosie the Riveter Statue that will someday stand in Elkins Veterans Memorial Park during Thur
ARCHERY GOLD. Archers Pia Bidaure, Abby Bidaure and Phoebe Amistoso celebrate after the gold medal in the women's recurve team in the ongoing 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday (May 18, 2022). It was the first gold contributed by the archery for the Team Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Team Philippines) HANOI - Archery contributed its first gold to the Philippine campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here on Wednesday, nipping top seed Vietnam 26-25 in a thrilling shoot-off for the women's team recurve title at the Hanoi National Training Center. Abby Bidaure, 20, emerged as the heroine for Team Philippines, hitting the bullseye in the final arrow of the shoot-off for a 10 with just 10 seconds left on the clock, eliciting loud cheers from other members of the team who gingerly watched the thrilling showdown from behind. The winning team, which included Bidaure's sister, Pia, and Phoebe Amistoso, battled back with a 57-49 win in the fourth frame after trailin
(File photo courtesy of Isko Moreno Media Bureau) MANILA-Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso got a big boost Thursday as large groups of supporters, including from the camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., have shifted their support to the incumbent Manila mayor. The event dubbed "The Biggest Switch" took place at the Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon City as over 50 volunteer groups and non-government organizations (NGOs) declared their support for Domagoso. Leading "The Biggest Switch" were veteran actress Vivian Velez, composer and singer Jimmy Bondoc, and social media influencer and popular vlogger Byron Cristobal alias "Banat By". Some of the biggest "switchers" are the United Defenders for Democracy and Sovereignty (UDDS), Partido Maharlika (PM), Basta Tayo Sama-sama (BTS), and the National Guardians for Unity and Democracy (NGUD), which claims to have more than a millio
DAVAO CITY - Davao City is now at 66 percent of its target number of inoculations against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to reach Davao City achieves 66% of population protection target, the city government said on Thursday. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, Focal Person of the Covid-19 Task Force, said a total of 792,932 individuals have received their first dose, while 50 percent or 600,070 are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Schlosser also urged the public to get vaccinated to help the government achieve its daily target number of 15,000 doses of vaccine. "I would want to believe na kaya nato ni i-achieve but ginahangyo gyud pud nato ang katawhan [nga magpabakuna] (I would want to believe that we can achieve it, but we are also urging the public to get vaccinated)," Schlosser said. "Logistically kaya nato sya, manpower kaya nato sya. Kaya nato sya pero ginahangyo nato ang katawhan sa ilang kooperasyon because kung wala tay mga taong magpa vaccine maglisod ta og achi
DAVAO CITY - Davao City is now at 66 percent of its target number of inoculations against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to reach herd immunity, the city government said on Thursday. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, Focal Person of the Covid-19 Task Force, said a total of 792,932 individuals have received their first dose, while 50 percent or 600,070 are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Schlosser also urged the public to get vaccinated to help the government achieve its daily target number of 15,000 doses of vaccine. "I would want to believe na kaya nato ni i-achieve but ginahangyo gyud pud nato ang katawhan [nga magpabakuna] (I would want to believe that we can achieve it, but we are also urging the public to get vaccinated)," Schlosser said. "Logistically kaya nato sya, manpower kaya nato sya. Kaya nato sya pero ginahangyo nato ang katawhan sa ilang kooperasyon because kung wala tay mga taong magpa vaccine maglisod ta og achieve sa 15,000 [daily vaccinations] (Logist