Universal Robina Corp. (URC), the food and beverage unit of the Gokongwei Group, has been named as one of the Philippines’ best-managed companies in a survey of hundreds of investors, brokers and analysts across Southeast Asia. The company was cited for its “strongest adherence to corporate...
The Korea Travel Fiesta 2023 in the Philippines, held from Sept. 2 and 3, drew hundreds of people as it offered travel deals and showcased Korean tourism and culture. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa opened the Korea Travel Fiesta 2023 on Sept. 2 in Glorietta in...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee says the Marcos administration can still reduce retail prices of rice to as low as P20 per kilo through sheer subsidization by the government. "Food security is a national security...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep.Lee's office, Speaker's office) The Palace-ordered price cap on rice--the Filipino staple food--could end up backfiring on consumers. Thus, said AGRI...
Actress Park Eun-bin of the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and actor Lee Je-hoon of “Taxi Driver” will be the hosts of the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Organizers made the announcement on Aug. 27, adding that the opening ceremony of...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) A neophyte congressman is prodding the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to give a one-year extension to the validity of drivers' licenses affected by the temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the agency...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee believes that making rice production profitable for local farmers is key to achieving Philppine rice self-sufficiency. This was the main idea behind his proposal, dubbed the...
“Concrete Utopia,” a film starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young, has been selected as South Korea’s entry to the 96th Academy Awards or Oscars that will be held next year. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced on Aug. 17 that “Concrete Utopia” will be submitted...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Likening them to the "devil", hoarders and price manipulators of agricultural goods such as rice and onions ought to be jailed for their misdeeds, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee said on Thursday,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A neophyte congressman is calling on the government to do everything it can to address food inflation amid rising hunger in the Philippines. "Hindi po nakapagtataka na mas maraming mga kababayan natin ang nagugutom dahil patuloy pa rin ang pagtaas...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. indeed has basis to say that prices of goods are "stabilizing", but this benefit may not be felt by common Filipinos. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who prodded the...
(Unsplash) The proposed cash assistance increase under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should be based on yearly reviews in relation to the country’s inflation rate. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who has proposed changes in the substitute bill amending the 4Ps law...
