(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie-Mugen Train,' 'Soul,' “Cruella' and 'Minari' (KOFIC) “Fast & Furious 9” emerged as the No. 1 film in South Korea in the first half of 2021 based on data from the Korean Film Council...
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. secured 22,000 fixed and wireless permits as of June 22, 2021 after the government fast-tracked approvals for telcos. This enabled the two to step up their internet speeds, on the back of their network rollouts. Smart's average mobile download speeds have almost...
'A Quiet Place Part II' (Paramount Pictures / KOFIC) The horror film “A Quiet Place Part II” topped the weekend box office in South Korea, dislodging “Cruella” from the No. 1 spot. According to the Korea Film Council (KOFIC), “A Quiet Place Part II” sold 271,672 tickets over the weekend...
Reconstructing pride in 'Breaking Fast' Mo and Kal go out on a date Queerness is everywhere. Since June is pride month, we got to see a different perspective from the Arab Film and Media Institute when they brought the cast and crew of “ Breaking Fast” to talk about the “Gay-rab”...
This local food brand brings a green twist to your favorites But Better's plant-based fast food line Going vegan has been among the hot topics debated all over the world. For years, animal activists have been protesting to urge people to adopt a more ethical diet, sparing animal products from their...
'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' (Warner Bros) “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” the sequel to “The Conjuring,” has topped the box office in South Korea for four days and has grossed $3 million. In the film, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprise their roles as...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Cruella,' 'Waiting For Rain,' 'The Courier,' 'The Croods: A New Age' and 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie - Mugen Train' (KOFIC) “F9,” or the “Fast & Furious 9,” the latest franchise starring Vin Diesel, became the No. 1...
Despite unsettled Right of Way (ROW) issues and pandemic restrictions, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is speeding up work on its P13.1 billion, 66.74-kilometer, South Luzon Expressway Tollroad-4 (SLEX-TR4) from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Lucena City, Quezon. "Despite the limitations, we’re moving...
The Philippines' #1 e-commerce enabler Great Deals e-commerce Corporation raised $30 million, approximately P1.4 billion, capital in its Series B funding round. The new capital infusion was led by Fast Group, a leading logistics firm in the Philippines with the support from CVC Capital Partners,...
It’s not often that you will see Vice President Leni Robredo having fun since she’s been busy the past year attending to her office’s COVID-19 response, but a lighthearted “Fast Talk” on Teleradyo’s Kapamilya Konek gives everyone a glimpse into the personal life of the country’s...
Globe Telecom Inc. is building cell towers in 24 more areas after local government units (LGUs) in Palawan, Nueva Ecija, Negros Oriental, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Cebu, Quezon, Batangas, Bulacan and Ifugao set up one-stop-shops to speed up permits. Palawan has the most LGUs with one...
Leading global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is investing P6 billion to Fast Group (Fast), the Philippines leading end-to-end logistics player, to further boost Fast’s continued development and further expansion across the country. Brice Cu, CVC Capital Partners managing...
