Welcome back from your Holy Week vacation, dear readers. Aside from overbooked and delayed flights, boats, and buses and traffic jams on highways, we managed to enjoy a brief reunion with family. There were horrors at terminals, airports, and sea ports, but all is well. At the favorite reports and...
A United States trade official will be visiting Manila next week for a series of meetings with government officials and business leaders to discuss the ongoing Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations. United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will touch down Manila on April 17 for...
A student who was reported missing early this week has been found and is safe, the school administration said. (Courtesy of St. Scholastica's College Manila) St. Scholastica’s College Manila, in a statement issued on April 13, confirmed the incident of the missing student. “We are happy to...
Barely two years old in human years, Bayley the mini sheepadoodle has been winning many hearts online. The jump from 1,000 followers last January 19, 2023 to 205,000 followers as of this writing is proof that Bayley has a growing number of fans. And why? It's because she resembles the character...
Centro Escolar University School of Medicine produced 11 new doctors in the recent March 2023 Physician Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). From left to right: Dr. Brymon Joseph Avelino, Dr. Thomas Constantino Chen, Dr. Jersey Recine Bocobo, Dr....
"Gilded Expressions" is the first installation art exhibit hosted by Art Cove, featuring Jojo Vito's sculptural pieces made of fiberglass and rendered metallic. The exhibit showcases purely decorative art pieces and other functional arts like huge laminated mirrors, lampshades, vases, and more,...
Last month we were in the 29th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, where *Apag* (Feast) was in competition. Brillante “Dante” Mendoza was born in Pampanga and *Apag* is his tribute to his hometown, the food, the culture, and its people. *Apag* film poster All actors are...
There will be no water for up to six hours in parts of Antipolo City from 10 p.m. on April 12, Wednesday, until 4 a.m. on April 13, Thursday, due to valve maintenance activities by the Manila Water. The affected areas in Antipolo City are portions of Barangay Dalig (Sitio Payong - Payong...
The cast of 'About Us But Not About Us' (Images by Juan Carlo De Vela) Romnick Sarmenta and Gladys Reyes were the big winners in the acting category for the 1st Summer Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal held at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City last April 11. "About Us But Not About...
In celebration of its 40th founding anniversary with the theme “RISE @40: Rallying for Innovation, Sustainability, and Excellence," St. Bernadette College of Alabang (SBCA) proudly presents the restaging of the stage play entitled "Pag-ibig ni Rama," a literary-musical adaptation of the Hindu...
The inaugural Summer Metro Manila Film Festival has revealed its nominees hours before the awarding ceremonies which will be held at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City on April 11. Golden Globe and Bafta nominee Dolly de Leon is head of the jury for this year's filmfest. Eight films are vying...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can temporarily heave a sigh of relief because their electric bills this month will have a reduction of P0.1180 per kilowatt hour (kWh). As announced by Meralco, the rate decline resulted in an all-inclusive tariff of P11.3168 per kWh to be reflected...
