NLEX patrol crews manage traffic at Balintawak during Undas The high growth of radio frequency identification (RFID) use combined with traffic management operations eased the usual surge of "Undas" holiday-goers throughout the NLEX-SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5 LINK, and CALAX system, the Metro Pacific...
Korean actor Lee Min-ho and the stars and director of Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” attended the 2021 Art+Film Gala organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). LACMA hosted the 10th annual gala on Nov. 6 to honor artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, and...
Coach Bonn “Bon Chan” Ricaplaza admitted that his squad played a little complacent in their 3-1 loss against Onic Indonesia in the Grand Finals of the ONE Esports: MPL Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 7. Photo from ONE Esports Philippines After a dominating performance in the series opener,...
People from the Korean entertainment industry have voted to select the best Korean dramas of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey including employees of entertainment and...
The author with the winners (with two other winners Jearu Ed Magbuhat, Fourth Prince, extreme left; and Jomarl Pabalan, PEPPs Ambassador, extreme right.) The recent crowning of an openly lesbian Miss Philippines has signaled the start of a new era in Philippine pageantry—one that is more...
Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Faye Obenita (center) and her court (Facebook) Cinderella Obeñita has arrived in the country as she started her reign as Miss Intercontinental 2021 following her victory in Egypt last Oct. 30. "I'm very emotional. I think destiny played a vital role. It's...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) congratulated the Cauayan City government for bagging second place in the “Best in LGU Empowerment” award category of the 2021 Digital Governance Awards (DGA) on Oct. 29. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook page) DOST...
Belleza Nacional Cuba, franchise holder of the Miss Intercontinental Cuba, took to social media recently to apologize to those offended by the accusations made by their representative to this year’s edition of the pageant, Yeniffer Marin. They posted on Instagram (published as is): “Good...
Filipina-American beauty queen Maureen Montagne has been crowned Miss Globe in Albania. Miss Nigeria finished first runner-up while Miss Turkey, Miss Venezuela, and Miss Canada finished at second, third, fourth place, respectively. Maureen's feat gave Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated...
Giselle Sanchez There is no denying the perception that music is truly a universal language, something that is perpetual and immortal. But aside from that, it can also be used to honor the lives and give tribute to those we love. And yes, even departed loved ones and their memories. That explains...
#MoreSmilesAhead (2) Majority of local destinations in Cebu Pacific (CEB)'s network, 21 out of the 33, are already open for leisure travel, the budget carrier announced Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The list includes beach destinations such as Boracay, Bohol, Camiguin, Coron (point-to-point bubble...
Onic Philippines head coach Denver “Yebmaester” Miranda rued the missed opportunity of facing the top teams from other MPL regions as part of its preparation for the M3 World Championships slated next month. Photo from Onic Philippines Coach Yeb initially wanted to test his team’s mettle in...
