88Rising, the company which brought GOT7’s Jackson Wang and 2NE1 to Coachella, will bring its music and arts festival to Manila for the first time. It announced that the Manila Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival, presented by Globe, will be held on Dec. 9 and 10 at SM Festival Grounds....
Globe Business and MAAP In order to deliver a richer learning experience for its students and educators, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) tapped Globe Business to upgrade its learning system with a technology infrastructure that'll assure the school stays ahead of the curve and stays...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) brought the late former president Fidel V. Ramos to his final resting place at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Tuesday, Aug. 9. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vincent...
ON FOR THE ROAD James Deakin I finally took the plunge. After years of telling myself I would, I finally got an EV. And boy am I getting a real kick out of it. Meet the all-new Nissan Kicks ePower. The first fully electric vehicle that doesn’t need to be plugged in. And for my maiden drive in my...
Yields on short-term government borrowings were mixed as investors watch for clues concerning future Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and US Federal Reserve’s decisions. At an auction of Treasury bills on Monday, Aug. 8, the bellwether 91-day rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to...
FROM THE MARGINS Once touted as something of a miracle cure for global poverty, microfinance used to be a high-profile and generously-funded development intervention. In recent years, however, support for the sector has dwindled, with development finance institutions moving on to new disruptive...
The amount of subsidy the Duterte administration extended to government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) was slashed by half in the first semester, but bulk of it went to National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that financial support extended...
Philippine Italian Association and Lyceum of the Philippines University in Cavite sign agreement on inclusion of Italian in curriculum PARLI ITALIANO? Officers of the Philippine Italian Association, the Italian Embassy in Manila, and the Lyceum of the Philippines (from left): Mark Irvin Celis, Dr....
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS If you know me, or at least follow me on my social media platforms, then you are aware of the happiness food brings me. A good meal, or a comfort snack is no fail, my instant pick me up. Whether it is a simple home-cooked meal, take-out from one of my favorite restaurants, a...
Not everyone agrees with Lolit Solis relating to Bea Alonzo’s looks. These include producers of “1521: The Battle of Mactan,” a film with a multinational cast to be shot in Palawan. In there, Bea is Diwata, a character described as a young native princess with goddess-like beauty. Of course....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, Aug. 5 that the Election Registration Boards (ERBs) are required to post its actions on all applications heard by them within five days from approval/disapproval. MB file photo Citing Resolution 10798, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco...
Former President Duterte borrowed P6.843 trillion in total during his six years in Malacañang, driven mainly by his administration’s borrowing spree at the height of the pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. From a government debt of P5.948 trillion when former President Duterte...
