SM Foundation bags silver at prestigious Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards PLANTING THE SEEDS OF THE FUTURE A graduate of SMFI's KSK training program for farmers SM Foundation was named winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the Innovation in Community Relations or Public Service Communications category in...
EUROPE DAY From left: NPDC Deputy executive director Jezreel Apelar, NPDC executive director Cecille Lorenzana-Romero, Mme. Nicole Weismann, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, and EU Delegation Ambassador Luc Véron Quite serendipitously, Europe Day coincided with this year’s national...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Remus Medina called on the public to always check the accuracy and truthfulness of all information they read on social media. Medina made the call on Thursday, May 12, as he denied a social media post alleging that some student-athletes from...
Daryl Chang and Audrey Carpio With its much-awaited launch in September 2022, Vogue Philippines continues to announce key appointments for its editorial team. Recently, the local edition of the global fashion authority revealed Daryl Chang as fashion editor, Joyce Oreña as beauty editor, Audrey...
Expect fireworks and a mammoth crowd as reigning champion Ateneo and University of the Philippines lock horns in the last and decisive "Battle of Katipunan" at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Friday night, May 13. Dave Ildefonso (right) and Season 84 MVP Ange Kouame (left) are expected to...
Canada has congratulated the Philippines for the high turnout of voters in the recently-concluded 2022 national elections. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Peter MacArthur) Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Peter MacArthur conveyed the congratulatory message of Canada...
Holcim Philippines, the country’s largest cement producer, reported a 54 percent fall in net income to P420 million in the first quarter of 2022 from the P909 million earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said revenues dipped slightly to...
AirAsia Philippines' passenger growth skyrocketed 553 percent on April 2022 versus the same month last year, an indicator of its strong momentum towards recovery, the airline announced Thursday, May 12. The budget carrier enters mid-second quarter 2022 with a high 306 percent growth in total guests...
For President Duterte: the Philippines is now the "Republic of Marites." Out of nowhere during his meeting with his Cabinet members on Wednesday night, the President made a realization as he quipped about the country slowly turning into the country of the "marites." Malacanang photo Marites is a...
SINGAPORE DELIGHTS Clockwise from top left: Fried Pomfret with Taucheo, Chap Chye, Curry Yong Tau Fu, and Wagyu Rendang at One Kind House My affair with Singapore is a slow burn. And yet, although I consider Hong Kong my gateway to the world, it was to Singapore that I first went on a work trip....
The United States said it looks forward to working with the next Philippine President and sees to renew its cooperation with the country on key human rights and regional priorities. US State Department Spokesman Ned Price In a press briefing in Washington on May 10, US State Department spokesman...
COVID-19 virus2 The Philippines could still see a rise in Covid-19 infections following the conduct of the national and local elections and other related activities recently, a health expert said. “That’s a possibility” said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante because of the large...
