The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is leaving it up to the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate and decide on the fates of the two officers who have been tagged in the alleged misuse of P612.5 million confidential funds linked to the Vice President Sara Duterte. These two--whose names are...
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penelope Cruz deliver their best in this film exploring a couple’s attempt at befriending their neighbors. “The Invite” was among one of the quieter releases recently, not even garnering enough interest for a release in local theaters. Surprising...
Edward Barber has surprised fans with news that he is now engaged to his non-showbiz girlfriend. The actor and occasional TV host, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight in recent years, shared the news while speaking at his church. "From the last time I was here, I am now in an awesome...
Seth Rogen gave Olivia Wilde a note at the end of the shoot for "The Invite." In it, he wrote, "I love screaming at you." It wasn 't some toxic jab from a volatile actor to his director and co-star after a difficult shoot; they really have found a kind of magic in screaming at each other on...
Security Bank Corp. has successfully raised ₱21 billion from the issuance of fixed-rate peso corporate bonds due 2030—more than four times its target size and the bank’s largest bond issuance to date. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said the bonds carry a...
The Metro Manila residential market is recovering as developers successfully reduce excess supply, while the nationwide office market is showing resilience as the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry takes up the slack left by the departure of Philippine offshore...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Currimao, Ilocos Norte Mayor Edward “Boyet” Quilala has directed the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) to monitor coastal areas in the municipality to ensure the safety of residents and assess any possible damage following the...
Security Bank Corp. is planning to raise at least ₱5 billion from its fixed-rate peso bond public offering, which kicked off on Monday, Sept. 22, and will run until Oct. 17, 2025. The bonds will have a minimum issue size of ₱5 billion with an oversubscription option, a tenor of five years, and...
CEBU CITY – The Senate has been asked to investigate the flood control projects in Mandaue City. Edward Ligas, a radio broadcaster and an international boxing judge, has sent letters to at least eight senators, including Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee. The...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
The consortium led by the Aboitiz conglomerate emerged victorious on Friday, July 4, as it won the right to take over the 797-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants in Laguna—a prime Luzon energy asset—from the state-run Power Sector Asset and Liabilities...
MSpectrum, Inc., a wholly owned solar subsidiary of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has partnered with food manufacturer Edward Keller Philippines Inc. (EKPI) to help the latter reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable environment. In a statement, MSpectrum said a...
