Scottie Thompson shrugged off the jinx that usually plagued players who win top individual honors but Ginebra still couldn’t pull off a victory in Game 4, dampening what was supposed to be a great and festive night for the reigning Most Valuable Player. Scottie Thompson's efforts go for naught as...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Three Kings or Magi. Magi were wise men or enlightened astrologers. The feast is also called “Epiphany” (from the Greek word ‘epiphanein’) which means “manifestation” because the newborn Messiah showed himself to the...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s state visit to China has yielded productive results that strengthen what he describes as “the positive trajectory” of the two countries’ relationships. Since 2018, the Philippines-China relations had been elevated to the Comprehensive Strategic...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS 2023. A new year, a new chance, a new opportunity. To many, the start of a new year is seemingly a blank canvass where we turn over a page and start anew. To others, it can sometimes be anti-climactic and seemingly (quite literally) just another ordinary day with 24 hours....
Two Filipino films featured at Blue Chair Film Festival in Luang Prabang LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Q&A With the film producers and director (from left) Mario Cornejo, Monster Jimenez, and Martika Escobar, following the film screening at the Sofitel Luang Prabang (Photo courtesy of the Blue Chair...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Gen. Andres Centino as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang announced on Friday. Centino, who already served the same position from November 12, 2021 to August 8, 2022, replaced Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel records the first sign (Greek semeion) or miracle that Jesus performed in the Gospel of John. Jesus intervenes in a potential crisis by turning water into wine, thus saving the host from embarrassment. But this becomes an opportunity for Jesus’ glory to be...
The Filipino culinary master is The Bellevue Manila’s new executive chef The holiday season may be over but great dining experiences continue for all foodies here in the Philippines, specifically at The Bellevue Manila. The premier hotel recently introduced Chef Xerxes John D. Narciso as its new...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands has priced its 1.5-year Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds due 2024 called BPI Reinforcing Inclusive Support for MSMEs Bonds (BPI RISE Bonds), with an aggregate principal amount of P5 billion with option to upsize. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank...
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), a member of the Gokongwei conglomerate, is set to acquire an additional 4.4 percent stake in Bank of the Philippine Islands worth almost P20 billion bringing the retail firm's stake to 6.8 percent and the entire Gokongwei group's shareholdings in the...
Union Bank of the Philippines has set the final offer price for its P12 billion stock rights offering at P56.88 per share, above the midpoint of its indicative price range of P54.48 to P58.38 per share. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the offer price was determined...
