HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Just the other week, Issa and I were having lunch at Mamou Rockwell, and if there was something she noticed, as we had elected to take one of the socially-distanced indoor tables – it was that while there were less people because of the...
A strong opposition was expressed by the System-wide University Library Council of the University of the Philippines (UP) to the removal and banning of "subversive" books and materials from libraries not just in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) but anywhere else in the country. (Photo...
What are the worst Korean dramas to air 2021? Korean media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to mark its 17 anniversary. The respondents in the survey were 200 entertainment industry people including employees of entertainment and broadcasting companies, film and broadcast...
One of the top financial institutions in the Philippines organized a theatrical performance to promote some of its services THEATER FEST From left: Audie Gemora, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, and Jaime Del Mundo With a legacy of more than 156 years, HSBC has come to be known as one of the most trusted...
A new strategy to ramp up the national vaccination program is in the offing. Authorities will bring the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the barangays as the country faces the herculean challenge of ramping up the program and enticing more people to get inoculated in the areas...
Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo is hoping that its "Vax to the Max" campaign will encourage vaccinations efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the countryside and help the local government units (LGUs) there open up their economies. TANNEAU / AFP In a statement, Go Negosyo...
Paolo Benjamin Guico of the OPM band Ben&Ben paid tribute to a Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) student who died in the fire. (Photo from Elise Danielle Delos Reyes) Guico performed in the wake of Melanie Trinidad, a graduating student from PUP who died i n a fire after she...
The University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) posted a 100 percent passing rate in the October 2021 Chemist Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission announced. (Photo from uplb.edu.ph) Meanwhile, the Adamson University, UPLB, and Mindanao State University - Marawi...
Students of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos) Region Campus won in the 11th ASEAN+3 Student Camp for the Gifted in Science (Pre-Training) held from Aug. 28 to Oct. 16. (PSHS/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The PSHS...
US actor Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Red Notice" at LA Live in Los Angeles on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) Los Angeles, United States - Hollywood star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson pledged to never again use real guns in his films after friend and...
Christmas at The Manila Hotel The Manila Hotel ushered in the holidays with its Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 5, as the government lauded the role of the premiere Philippine hotel at the height of the pandemic. Lots of oohs and aahs were heard as the small crowd watched the annual...
While most Malls all over the country have spent the last few days with their Christmas tree launchings, and kicked off their holiday season promotions; leave it to the ultimate upscale Mall, Rockwell Land’s Power Plant in Makati, to do things quite differently, and have three big Christmas trees...
