HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Perusing the social media posts of the week, I was struck by how so many were decrying the lack of any National Vaccination Plan or recovery plan for the sorry state in which this recent unabated upsurge in COVID-19 cases has...
Here are three recent drops on Netflix that possibly fly under the radar, but deserve some attention, or outright avoidance. Your call! 'Ride Or Die' Ride Or Die (Netflix Japan) - This is a Japanese film that will come as something of a surprise to find on our favorite streaming platform. It’s...
The New Mood spring/summer 2021 collection highlights protection and openness in equal measures PATIO DRESS COLLECTION By Dennis Lustico for spring/summer 2021 The new way of living due to the global pandemic has bought many challenges with it—stripping us of the trappings of normality and...
Can you keep up with Maja Salvador? Apparently, even Hollywood celebrities like her. The latest is Khloe Kardashian. On her Instagram story updates last Thursday, Maja shared the virtual interaction between them as Khloe liked some of her post. "@KhloeKardashain liking Maja's posts hahaha" the...
The recurring gas production restriction from the Malampaya field will de-rate anew the electricity generation of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility in Batangas, one of the biggest power plants in the country. In an advisory sent by state-run National Power Corporation to plant...
The Philippine government has already finalized the updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) nearly two years since the major mining deal expired. MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (Photo credit:...
Halfway through 2020, doctors at The Medical City (TMC) evaluated and used stem cells from the umbilical cord of newborns for the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. One year into the pandemic, cases are still rapidly rising in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) on...
Globe Telecom Inc. helped over 67,000 public school teachers and students navigate the digital learning space since the pandemic started, according to Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto. The telco equipped them with P34 million worth of...
The ‘Justice League’ director returns to his roots, but not with the kind of undead you are familiar with Zack Snyder on the set of ‘Army of the Dead’ (Netflix) After the success of the release of his originally intended version of the “Justice League” film, Zack Snyder is again making...
Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman The three films today all offer firm grasps of social reality; but arrive at it in different ways. One does so by having us enter the mind of an aging individual afflicted with Alzheimer’s, while the second offers a look at institutional racism via a strong sense...
Kim JUng-hyun A petition has been filed demanding Korean actor Kim Jung-hyun, star of the dramas “Mr. Queen,” “Crash Landing on You” and “Time,” to leave the entertainment industry due to the controversies he is facing. The petition was filed on April 12 on the website of the...
The Office of the President (OP) was urged to cancel the ‘stay order’ issued on mining companies with pending suspension and closure orders. This as such move will not do anything for the Philippine economy. “We demand that the Office of the President immediately cancels this ‘Stay...
