HOTSPOT We’ve done it for a number of years, inviting even non-Catholic friends. For Filipino Catholics, it could be an annual “panata” or a family tradition. Some organizations do it in groups, complete with common T-shirts. Some walk to seven (or 14!) churches to pray the “via crucis,”...
On this three-day trading week, the local stock market is seen to remain bearish due to the impact of the Middle East conflict on inflation and supply, while investors are also expected to hold on to cash heading into the long Lenten break amid these uncertainties. “The local market is still...
Tablescaping, the art of composing a visually intentional dining table, has grown in popularity in recent years. And its own creative community is populated largely by women who found, often in the compressed solitude of the pandemic years, that the table was one of the few spaces still entirely...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, March 28 said hot and humid conditions will persist across the country due to the easterlies. PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said the easterlies, or warm winds from the...
HOTSPOT The community pantries of the Philippines were a ray of light in the dark times of the pandemic. They are doing it again. The absolutely amazing Maginhawa Community Pantry has launched operations aimed at helping crisis-struck jeepney drivers. They can drop by to get some food stuff like...
A decade has passed since Maxine Medina proudly represented the Philippines at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant — and she has never looked better or been more fulfilled. While many beauty queens chase the next crown, Maxine charted a different course — embracing motherhood, building an acting...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – The provincial government distributed free vegetables worth P600,000 during the Anilag or Ani ng Laguna Festival here on Friday, March 20. About 4,000 residents availed themselves of the project as part of the week-long event. These vegetables were purchased from 40...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – The week-long Ani ng Laguna or Anilag Festival 2026 in this province is underway here on Monday, March 16. A Mass officiated by Most Rev. Marcelino Antonio Maralit of the Diocese of San Pablo City and attended by Gov. Sol Aragones, Vice Gov. JM Carait, and department heads...
Picture a home in a community with open green spaces, areas for active living, and a commercial park integrated into everyday life. Add beach-inspired amenities that bring a relaxed, seaside feel. This is the vision behind Cerulean Residences, a 25-hectare master-planned house-and-lot development...
The local stock market lost ₱671.7 billion in market capitalization on Monday, March 9, as the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) plunged to the 6,000 level after the Iran war fueled a surge in oil prices while the peso plunged to a new record low. Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)...
Investors in the equity market are bracing for a week of high-stakes data releases, with February inflation figures and a heavy slate of United States (US) economic indicators expected to dictate the trajectory of the benchmark index. After a strong finish in February, the Philippine Stock Exchange...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued the final version of its tiered minimum public ownership (MPO) requirement for initial public offerings (IPOs), a move expected to entice major corporations such as GCash and Maya to list their shares locally rather than seek overseas bourses....
