HOTSPOT This week, the most vocal supporters of an independent senatorial candidate accused lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders of “being selfish,” and belittled their struggles as “not important,” after a prominent LGBT thought-leader withdrew support over the candidate’s...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) plunged as investors sold down shares in panic due to fears of a global trade war as countries are taking retaliatory measures slapped harsh tariff rates by the US. The Philippine benchmark fell by 261.34 points or 4.3 percent to close at 5,822.85 on...
HOTSPOT Conflict is a tough, dangerous and complex field to cover. Julie S. Alipala did it for some three decades. Julie passed away in the morning of April 3 due to complications from endometrial cancer. She was 58. Those who follow the issues, and the journalists who cover them, would have...
Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, daughter of former president Cory Aquino and sister of former president Noynoy Aquino, made a market run in Tarlac City to campaign for her cousin Bam Aquino who is running for senator anew. Ballsy Aquino campaigns for cousin and senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino at the Tarlac...
HOTSPOT I could still remember it clearly. We were terrified by the pandemic, and forcibly held inside our homes by the world’s toughest and longest-running lockdowns. People we know were dying, even doctors and nurses. Both information and disinformation were running rampant online and offline....
After a slight delay, Megawide Construction Corporation is kicking off on March 26 its ₱6 billion Series 6 Preferred Shares Offering after receiving the Permit to Sell (PTS) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 24, 2025. “With the PTS, the Company and the syndicate...
Former PCO secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Facebook) Former Presidential Communications Office (PCO) secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles admitted during the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing on fake news and disinformation Friday, March...
HOTSPOT Since March 11, there has been some sort of “unfriending” campaign among political combatants in social media channels. Families and friendships have not been spared by the heated exchanges, and by calls for unfriending relatives and friends for the sake of perceived...
Social media personality and former press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has a hard time defining what "fake news" is. This, as she believed that certain information that could be considered fake now might eventually become true in the future. During the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing...
HOTSPOT “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” A friend shared this fitting quotation from a revolutionary philosopher on Tuesday morning as we began to witness a series of unbelievable events unfolding before our eyes. On March 11, 2025,...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A biology student and beauty queen was killed in a fire at the Laguna State Polytechnic University College of Arts and Sciences in Barangay Bubukal here on Thursday afternoon, March 13. MACALACAY (FB) Police identified the victim as Trisha Macalacay, an official of the...
Avida Land, Ayala Land’s mid-market residential brand, launched the final tower of Avida Towers Makati Southpoint, following the strong sales of its first two towers, underscoring Makati’s appeal as a prime residential and investment destination. In a statement, Ayala Land said Makati remains a...
