HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Among the buzzwords of this pandemic era, when it comes to the arena of economic and commercial activity, you’ll find “pivoting,” “resilience” and “adaptability.” In particular, when those words are used in relation to FinTech and...
The Pasay City government inoculated a total of 84 children with comorbidities at the start of the city’s “Vacc to the Future” vaccination program for minors aged 12 to 17 on Oct. 22. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government...
SELF-EXPLORATION From top: Evert Bañares as the protagonist and director of Ang May Akda: Ikatlong Yugto; the movie poster; and a scene from the short film Timely for Halloween, a short film shot entirely in Iloilo City during the pandemic has won a special award at the Berlin Flash Film Festival...
The Peninsula Manila celebrates its 45th anniversary with an unbelievable rooms offer starting at ₱4,545 a night with a chance of a room upgrade WORK IT OUT The Peninsula Manila Fitness Center Until Nov. 30, 2021, the Peninsula Manila is marking its 45th anniversary milestone from its address on...
ITS THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Lately, my social media feed has been filled with many things political. Whether it be colors, outright promoting a candidate, satire, memes, you name it. And then, there are comments from followers, people, and friends. I admittedly only glance upon them, not...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President-elect Bishop Pablo Virgilio David appealed on Friday, Oct. 22, to allow relatives of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims to visit their graves during All Saints Day and All Souls Day. (Unsplash) In a Facebook post, David asked city...
Ang Probinsyano Partylist Rep. Ronnie Ong on Friday, Oct. 22 said he should be counted out either as author or supporter of any legislative proposal that would curtail the freedom of the press and the right to information of Filipinos. Ong made this clear when asked to comment on the reported draft...
Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” and its lead actor, Lee Jung-jae, have been nominated at the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, which will be held on Nov. 29 in New York City. The Gotham Film & Media Institute in New York City announced the nominees in 12 categories consisting of...
The distribution of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines should now be focused in the provinces since there is already an improved health situation in Metro Manila. League of Provinces of the Philippines logo This was emphasized by League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and...
A Balik Scientist has been named by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as this year’s “Outstanding Professional of the Year in Chemistry,” the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines’ (DOST-NRCP) said. Dr. Jonel P. Saludes (DOST-NRCP) The...
The 145,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was reminded not to be biased or partisan to a particular political group in the upcoming May 22 national and local elections. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds its third quarter command conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon...
When William Shatner finally got to fly to space aboard one of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rockets on Oct. 14, 2021, he didn’t just become the oldest human being to have ever done so (at 90 years old), he also helped bring the future of space tourism closer to reality. Just this year, a number of...
