Marikina News

TESDA Training In Marikina City
MANILA, Philippines - Under the leadership of Secretary Joel Villanueva, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is revving up its pro-poor thrust, taking its mobile bus training and assessment facility in Marikina City on Saturday for 141 trainees. Villanueva, TESDA director general, and other agency officials introduced their Mobile Training and Assessment Plus (MTAP ...

Metro councilors back urban farming
Efforts by the local city government of Marikina to promote backyard farming in local communities around the city got a shot in the arm following the recent passage of a resolution promoting such an objective.

Tesda’s mobile training center rolls through Marikina City
The Mobile Training Plus Park and Train Program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) rolled through Barangay Tumana in Marikina City and awarded scholarship vouchers to deserving beneficiaries.

Deadly feast
The Marikina City police remained in blank wall on the identities of the three armed men on board a motorcycle who shot dead a teenager and seriously wounded another during a feast in Marikina the other day.

Paralyzed elderly male dies in Marikina fire after refusing help
MARIKINA, Philippines â A paralyzed elderly man died after refusing his family membersâ attempts to get him out of a third-level apartment building that caught fire on Monday morning, a Balitaang Tapat report said.

More than just football
Like many developing countries across the world, football has become a popular sport seen to effectively imbue positive values on street children and bring their plight into the consciousness of the public as well.For the past couple of years, Tambayan Center for the Care of Abused Kids has networked with international and national organizations working to change the lives of street kids through ...

Hurdler Liu seeks Olympic sparkle in Shanghai
Chinese superstar Liu Xiang faces a huge test of his Olympic credentials when he lines up against reigning 110m hurdles world champion Jason Richardson at Shanghai's Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

London 2012 Olympic torch relay starts in Britain
Sailor Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame began its 70-day journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games.

Liu Xiang stays modest ahead of Olympics
Chinese athletics superstar Liu Xiang is playing down expectations for his performance at the London Olympics despite setting a season's best time in the 110m hurdles on Saturday.

Lightning Liu strikes Olympic form for 110m hurdles
China's Liu Xiang put himself in pole position for the Olympic 110m hurdles Saturday as he beat the world outdoor and indoor champions with a season-leading 12.97sec at the Shanghai Diamond League meet.