This year, the Filipino people saw how the son and namesake of the late President Ferdinand Marcos won the country’s presidency by a landslide. The shift in the Philippines’ political landscape was undoubtedly a reversal of fortunes that may have come as a shock to some sectors. But the Senate...
The Year 2022 proved that last year’s historic campaign at the Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The national women's football team captures the historic AFF Women's Championship title last July. (File Photo) This year, Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show...
Netflix has released its year-end report listing the most popular films and TV shows on the platform in 2022. The rankings are “based on 28-day hours viewed between January 1 and December 18, 2022,” according to Netflix. Under the Most Popular TV for non-English shows, the Korean zombie series...
THE RIGHT MOVE If there is a universal event nearly every nation in the globe celebrates, it must be New Year’s Eve. In my travels, I had been amazed at how some countries were able to distinguish themselves as New Year’s Eve destinations, and consequently, over the years, have embedded their...
A deep dive into the state of content creators in Korea and the Philippines By IM Young-a MULTI-AWARDED DARK COMEDY The cast of Parasite at the 2020 Academy Awards with director Bong Joon-ho in the middle. The Korean film won best picture Recently, I attended the International Film Industry...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded an increase in firecracker-related fire incidents this year. BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said that based on their monitoring, she said there were 19 cases of incidents related to firecrackers, explosions or fireworks this year...
Community programs of Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South) this year benefited over 5,000 residents of communities along the alignment of Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) and Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), the toll road company reported Tuesday, December 27. Overall, MPT South conducted...
Barangay Ginebra bears the weight of a nation on its shoulders as Bay Area tries to conquer a territory beyond its borders. And even if the challenge might be daunting for the royal Kings, the final pride, the last hope, look to keep the fire burning and somehow, in some way, clip the mighty...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Merry Christmas Philippines! And don’t look now, but with the Covid crisis in our collective rear mirror, it really has been back to revenge mall-ing, dining out, travel, and the snarling noise and inconvenience of Metro Manila traffic all...
Around the world, the celebration of Christmas Day 2022 will be defined by tradition and change. After two years of muted Christmas activities, people have brought back everything about Christmas as we celebrated it before the pandemic. In the past weeks, despite the rising prices of fuel, food and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez offered a positive perspective on Thursday, Dec. 24 to Filipinos' Christmas celebration this 2022, saying it will be one enjoyed "with a little more degree of freedom and openness". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) "With my wife Yedda and my family, I...
Christmas Day 2022 falls on a Sunday. What better way to spend it than with a hot chocolate and cookies, having a Christmas-themed flick marathon? Tons of old-school Christmas classics and modern favorites are now available for streaming on various digital platforms. Here, Bulletin...
