Business groups have identified 24 priority legislative measures that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should certify as urgent for the immediate passage by the 19 th Congress to achieve the goals of economic recovery and ensure sustainable long term growth for the country. The list of the bills,...
The Internet & Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) has finally unveiled this year’s theme for the biggest and most anticipated Digital conference in the country. DigiCon Valley 2022 will tackle the landscape of digital marketing transformation with brands, advertising...
All dioceses will soon have a public affairs ministry. CBCP/MB CBCP News said Catholic prelates agreed to establish such ministry during their plenary assembly in Tagaytay City held from July 9 to 11. The bishops also approved the elevation of the Permanent Committee on Public Affairs of the...
The Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will open its Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange in the second half of this year, extending the tollway's operational sections from Mamplasan, Laguna, to Aguinaldo Highway in Silang, Cavite. Todate, the 3.9-kilometer 2x2 lane CALAX subsection is 56 percent...
The world reeled from the shock of the news of the assassination, and after a few hours, the passing of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was 67. It was indeed a shock as gun violence is rare in Japan and the manner the crime was done was an aberration in a society that reveres its elders....
The “2022 Pinoy K-pop Star: Hail the Icons” finals will be held on July 16 with 10 participants in the vocal and performance categories. To be held in-person at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall, the “2022 Pinoy K-pop Star: Hail the Icons,” to be hosted by Kring Kim, will have five contestants...
Catholic priest Father Bryand Restituto of the Archdiocese of Palo has been appointed as the new assistant secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Based on the CBCP News website, Restituto was "formally introduced to the bishops on July 9, the first of their...
CCP Arthouse Cinema screenings for July 2022 CCP Arthouse Cinema holds a special screening of National Artist Fernando Poe Jr.’s Alupihang Dagat (1976) to celebrate the 2022 National Heritage Celebration on Frida, July 8, 2 p.m., at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Audio-Visual Room). Copy of...
After a couple of challenging years, SM Cares welcomes back to its mall its partners from the Autism Society Philippines (ASP) for the sensory-friendly screening of the movie “Lightyear” in SM North Edsa. The Lights Up, Sound Down project, supported by SM Cinema and Press Play Pictures...
The University of the Philippines System (UPS) failed to use P61,360,410.20 sourced from the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Commission on...
Following the claims of fraternity-related violence by a university fraternity, the University of the Philippines – Diliman (UPD) said it would investigate the matter and assured that the students involved would be held liable. (Photo from UP Diliman Facebook page) Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo, in a...
Retired Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo died on Friday, July 8 at the age of 81. Photo Archdiocese of Jaro Commission on Social Communications The Archdiocese of Jaro said the former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, passed away at 8:30 a.m. in Iloilo City. Before...
