Former television producer Romeo "Nonong" Garcia Jalosjos, one of the key figures behind the success of the long-running noontime program "Eat Bulaga!," has died. He was 85. His son, Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos, announced the news in a statement posted on social media on Sunday, Aug. 2. "It is...
Lea Salonga has earned some of the entertainment industry 's highest honors, from a Tony Award to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She can now add a distinction from an entirely different field after botanists named a newly discovered flowering plant in her honor. The species, "Begonia...
LUBAO, Pampanga – Keanu Jahns capitalized on another scoring opportunity at Pradera Verde Golf and Country Club, delivering a second straight 68 to seize control of the ICTSI Pradera Verde Championship and open a three-shot lead over Tony Lascuña at the halfway mark here on Wednesday, July 8....
A director at Jollibee Foods Corp. cashed in on a recent rebound in the fast-food giant’s stock price, diverging from the founding Tan family and top executives who have spent months aggressively buying up shares to shore up the market valuation. Antonio Chua Po Eng, a Jollibee director and the...
BAGUIO – Power may produce the occasional birdie at the Pinewoods Golf and Country Club, but the player who survives four days of golf 's ultimate mental examination is expected to emerge with the ICTSI Pinewoods Challenge crown. With narrow landing areas, sloping fairways, undulating...
Fresh off a much-needed break, a rejuvenated Tony Lascuña is raring to chase his first victory of the season, announcing his readiness to battle the country 's elite and a formidable international field at the ICTSI Pinewoods Challenge, which unwraps on Tuesday, June 30, in Baguio City. “I...
DoubleDragon Corp., the real estate venture of tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II, is set to open the largest hotel in Mindanao, Hotel101-Davao, on July 30, 2026. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm stated that the new hotel will have a total of 519 rooms....
NEW YORK (AP) — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor John Lithgow and playwright Bess Wohl made history. The musical parodies golden-age Broadway classics like “The...
Public health advocate, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon has vowed to continue serving as a witness in the Dengvaxia-related cases despite the disciplinary action imposed on him by the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP). In a statement issued on June 5, Leachon said he remains committed to...
DoubleDragon Corp., the property developer backed by tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II, reported a record ₱27.91 billion in revenue last year, propelled by an aggressive overseas expansion of its condotel brand. The firm told the Philippine Stock Exchange that revenue surged 56.3 percent...
The FIVB has imposed an immediate suspension on the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), citing serious governance concerns and multiple alleged violations by the country’s volleyball governing body. In a statement released Friday night, May 29, the decision was imposed pursuant to...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have come out to defend Executive Secretary Ralph Recto from what they described as political clatter coming from health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon. Criticizing Leachon were Deputy Speakers Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and La Union 1st...
