Master's degree programs of the De La Salle University (DLSU) and the University of the Philippines (UP) were ranked among the best in Far East Asia by Eduniversal Ranking. (DLSU / UP / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DLSU programs included in the Top 2021 Eduniversal Best Master's Ranking were MS...
The Philippines is grateful for Israel's assistance, including the donation of coronavirus test kits and other medical supplies, to increase the country's arsenal to fight the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz exchange...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Nearly 450,000 overseas Filipinos (OFs), mostly from the Middle East, have returned home as of February this year after losing their jobs abroad due to COVID-19, according to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officials. They expect the number to increase further --...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
After more than 20 years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally secured the conviction of a stock broker involved the manipulation of the price of Best World Resources Corporation (BW) that started in October 1998. In a statement, the SEC said it has secured a fifth conviction...
Topping the list this year are Hong Kong's Coa at No. 1 and Singapore's Jigger & Pony at No. 2 The Curator (Photo from Asia's 50 Best Bars) For the fifth year in a row, The Curator Coffee and Cocktail made it to the list of Asia's 50 Best Bars. The bar located in Makati City ranked No. 38 this...
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and its Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have officially opened the call for entries to the 2021 Productivity Olympics in the new normal. NWPC Executive Director Maria Criselda Sy (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) But what...
She is on a high! And by she, we mean H.E.R. This is the fabulous singer-songwriter, ace guitarist and R&B artist that won her first four Grammy’s just a couple of weeks ago and even more recently, her first Oscar Award. Who is she again? H.E.R. (short for Having Everything Revealed) is...
50 Best unveils global list of young people shaping the future of gastronomy—and our very own Louise Mabulo and Cherrie Atilano are on it Cherrie Atilano and Louise Mabulo The organization behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The World’s 50 Best Bars has unveiled the first...
Here are the best-dressed stars at the 93rd Oscar Awards The Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, has just concluded the awards season. Hollywood’s biggest night has yet again highlighted the stars not only for their works on the big screen but as fashion figures...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Quoting Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) described what 2020 was like for the country and for BPI during the bank’s annual stockholders meeting held last Thursday. “It was the...
It's time to show off your cooking skills. Chef Daisuke Suzuki and Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa (Photo: @AmbJPNinPH/Twitter) The embassy of Japan in Manila has launched an online cooking competition where the winner can have a chance to dine with the ambassador at his residence....
