The country celebrates the first Philippine Film Industry Month throughout September, starting with a gala on Sept. 12. What is the significance of September 12 in the history of Philippine movies? According to records, that was the day Philippine cinema was born, on September 12, 1919, the...
Terrafirma’s bid for a third straight win could possibly overshadow a pair of heavyweight battles Sunday, Sept. 5 in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Coming off stunning upsets over San Miguel Beer and defending champion Barangay Ginebra,...
Photo from PBA Climbing to fourth place in the PBA Philippine Cup standings is actually the least of NLEX coach Yeng Guiao’s concern given the challenge of playing a conference amid the prevailing COVID-19 situation. “To be honest, I don’t know what place we’re in,” Guiao said after the...
Photo from PBA Rookie Mikey Williams sees more room for improvement even after dropping a season-high 27 points in TNT’s one-sided victory over Meralco. Williams had his best shooting game as a PBA cager, making 11-of-20 from the field after entering the contest with a 26.7-percent clip that...
Photo from PBA Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone was not surprised with how guard Juami Tiongson shot the lights out during Terrafirma’s stunning upset of the defending PBA Philippine Cup champions. In fact, Cone bared in a TV interview Saturday, Sept. 4 that he tried to work a deal with...
Photo from PBA NLEX got another balanced contribution to defeat Phoenix Super LPG, 94-76, and climb to solo fourth Saturday, Sept. 4 in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Jericho Cruz, the returning Raul Soyud, JR Quinahan and Kevin Alas led the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) was focused on ensuring the sustainability, resiliency, and inclusiveness of the country's tourism industry as the core of its recovery plan for 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat discusses the agency's proposed P3.79 billion budget for the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Sept. 4, has reduced the prices of its reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for both swab and saliva testing. Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon said the new testing prices...
The Commission on Elections will allow persons with fever to vote in the 2022 elections, thus, raising the possibility that voters suffering from COVID-19 will not be denied their right to suffrage. voting image This was gathered from Comelec officials present during the recent hearing conducted by...
A group of Filipino physicians said on Saturday, Sept. 4, that an India-like surge is possible in the Philippines as hospitals all over the country continue to fill up amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Philippine...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be launching this month the sixth Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (PSC). Photo courtesy of the DICT The annual startup competition, which started in 2016, aims to encourage and support Filipinos to create innovative and...
Photo from PBA The PBA announced Saturday, Sept. 4 the postponement of the Philippine Cup game between San Miguel Beer and Alaska scheduled on the same day due to the league’s health and safety protocols. SMB and Alaska were supposed to play at 4:35 p.m. inside the campus of Don Honorio Ventura...
