Businessman Cedric Lee, one of four persons convicted of serious illegal detention for ransom in a case filed by television host Ferdinand "Vhong" Navarro, has been turned over by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to the Bureau of Corrections' (BuCor) New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee expects retail prices of rice to drop by as much as P20 per kilo if and when the proposed amendments to Republic Act (RA) No. 11023 or the Rice Tariffication Law...
Businessman Cedric Lee was brought to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on May 3 to start serving his sentence after being convicted by a Taguig court of serious illegal detention for ransom. In a decision on May 2, the Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 153 found Lee, Deniece Cornejo,...
Universal Robina Corporation (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, reported a 21 percent growth in net income to P4.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year due to higher operating income coupled with higher forex gains. In a disclosure to...
TV host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro thanked the Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 153 for upholding justice after he won the serious illegal detention case he filed against businessman Cedric Lee, model Deniece Cornejo and others. Vhong Navarro talking about the decision on...
A Taguig court convicted businessman Cedric Lee, model Deniece Cornejo and two others in a case for serious illegal detention for ransom filed by TV host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro. (From left) Deniece Cornejo, Vhong Navarro in a hospital in 2014, and Cedric Lee (Jonathan...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Facebook) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to help register farmers and fisherfolk in the Registry System for the Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to...
Netflix greenlit the Korean superhero series “Cashero,” starring “King the Land” star Lee Jun-ho, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Byong-chul and Kim Hyang-gi. “Cashero,” based on the Korean webtoon of the same name, redefines the superhero genre with a realistic twist. "Cashero" will...
National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee attending the Cultural Center of the Philippines Cine Icons at the University of Sto. Tomas Manila (Facebook) It has been two years since Ricky Lee was awarded as National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, but to this day, he still feels...
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should be ready to disburse its Quick Response Fund (QRF) provided under the national budget amid the severe drought affecting various...
(Unsplash) A party-list congressman is calling for a House inquiry on an alleged detestable practice of at least one hospital wherein a relative or friend of a patient who died essentially gets held hostage at the medical facility. AGRI...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of South Korea and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) released the results of the 2024 Overseas Hallyu (Korean Wave) Survey. Korean Wave refers to the rise in popularity of Korean pop culture content. The...
