TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Carigara in Leyte is distributing Christmas gift packages to all households in the municipality. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said that each of the 13,500 households will be given a spaghetti package. THE municipality of Carigara, Leyte is distributing...
Alfamart, the Super Minimart chain of the SM Group, is looking at tapping solar energy for some of its 1,590 stores nationwide following the recent installation of solar panels in its distribution center in Silang, Cavite. In a statement, the firm said this initiative aims to lessen the reliance of...
SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, has bagged the Five Golden Arrow Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) at the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Golden Arrow Recognition. The Golden Arrow Recognition is given to...
WOMEN OF STYLE From left: Nikki Tang, Jacqueline Michelle Lim, Dr. Lauren Liechtenstein, Congresswoman Shernee Tan, and Crystal Jacinto Usually, when we think of balls, we imagine grand events filled with notable figures. Think of anybody who is anybody lining up on red carpets as waves of cameras,...
LOVELY LADIES IN GREEN From left: Nikki Tang, Jacqueline Michelle Cañiza-Lim, Dr. Lauren Lior Liechtenstein, Cong. Shernee Tan, and Crystal Jacinto For over two decades, the Philippine Cancer Society has helped raise millions through its Best Dressed Women of the Philippines Awards Ball. It’s...
While former President Rodrigo Duterte remained a “prominent figure” among the possible candidates for the 2025 elections, the results of the latest survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia released on Saturday, Sept. 23, revealed a “shifting political landscape” in the voting predisposition in...
David Ong, the visionary behind The Curator. (Photo by Noel Pabalate/MB) The Curator bar stepped into the international spotlight sometime in July 2023 by securing the No. 34 spot on the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Bar list. This significant achievement, celebrated at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Padul-ong Festival in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, which celebrates the nativity of patron saint the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, attracted tourists from various parts of the world. Highlight of the event was a dance competition and the parade of flotillas with the...
CARIGARA, Leyte – The first dairy box facility will be built here to hasten milk processing and production in this province. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. on Thursday, September 7, said the project is an initiative in coordination with Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has confirmed that the planned $1-billion initial public offering (IPO) of real estate SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the largest integrated real estate companies in Southeast Asia, will be moved to 2024 instead of later this year. During the investor conference...
A young Filipino architect has just completed a prestigious master’s degree in Europe. Timothy Augustus Y. Ong just returned from Italy where he completed a two- year program, the Erasmus Mundus joint master’s degree in architecture, landscape, and archaeology conducted by four renowned...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez will use the ongoing hearings of the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 as a vehicle to solve a very serious problem of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). Romualdez, the leader of...
