An emotional Meggie Ochoa celebrates winning gold in the Asian Games women’s 48kg jiu-jitsu in Hangzhou, China. -ASIAD POOL MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday congratulated Filipino jiu-jitsu practitioner Meggie Ochoa for bringing home the Philippines’ second gold medal in the Asian Games. The jiu-jitsu champion had beaten Balqees Abdulla of the … Read more
MANILA (Reuters) – President Ferdinand Marcos has suffered a “significant” drop in his approval rating as soaring consumer prices in the Philippines undermines his support, a polling organisation said on Monday. The Pulse Asia Survey, conducted from Sept. 10 to 14, found 65% of 1,200 respondents approved of the president’s performance, down 15 points from … Read more
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2023 Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena celebrates with the Philippines flag after winning the Men’s Pole Vault Final REUTERS/Jeremy Lee President Marcos has extended his congratulations to pole vaulter EJ Obiena for bagging the first gold medal of the … Read more
“You’re not but able to say what your house in historical past will probably be,” a reporter for the Philippine model of Playboy journal mentioned to Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in 1987, only a 12 months after the previous President and first girl had been ousted in a preferred revolt. “However how would you need … Read more