The Final Pitch host and bestselling author John Aguilar launches The Art and Science of the Pitch INVESTMENT GURU John Aguilar Learn the tips and hacks for making compelling business pitches and winning big-ticket investors as John Aguilar, serial entrepreneur and the host of business reality TV...
Book reviews on Bournville, Molly and the Captain, Secret Lives, Bleeding Heart Yard, The Aosawa Family Jonathan Coe and Anthony Quinn clock in with two magnificent novels—Coe’s storyline takes on the last 75 years of UK history, while Quinn muses on art, time, and love. The other three novels...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today It is good to reflect on God’s unconditional love on the second day of our Misa de Gallo. Today’s Gospel gives the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Intending to show the continuity of his Gospel from the Old Testament, Matthew uses the so-called tōle dōt...
ILOILO CITY -- The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) played a key role in the book Dunâ, Kinaíya Kag Paranúbliùn: A Cultural Inventory of the Province of Antique. The book is a collaborative effort of the Department of Education (DepEd–Antique), the National Commission for...
For this month, let’s tackle two novels that interestingly world-builds in the near future. Then, there’s one that’s set in Japan’s underworld, and one that takes on Florida’s demi-monde. The Mountain In the Sea by Ray Nayler There are SciFi novels that take us galaxies away, and rely...
Child sponsors and donors help about 1.5 million of our most vulnerable children My elderly aunt has never missed a donation for her sponsored child at World Vision. I know, since I’m the one who processes her donations using her credit card. Attending the recent 65 th anniversary of World...
'The Christmas Toys' has the makings of a classic Christmas story, and indeed, deserves a place in the bookshelves of all families. The first time I read "Peter Pan," I was maybe eight or nine years old. I was wonderstruck. Peter Pan, Wendy, The Lost Boys, Tinkerbell – the denizens of Neverland,...
The Philippines has extended its condolences to the People's Republic of China and its people after the passing of its former President Jiang Zemin. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday said he visited the Chinese Embassy in Manila to sign a condolence book before...
Lamentillo releases second edition of Night Owl book Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, has released the second edition of her book, Night Owl , which includes a new chapter on the...
CONNECTIVITY PARTNERSHIP From left: Jason Ocampo, National Book Store’s Information and Communications Technology Department Head; Xandra Ramos-Padilla, National Book Store’s Managing Director; Jesus Romero, Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.’s Chief Operations Officer; Joffrey Marfil, Converge ICT...
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: A lot of impressive crime fiction comes from the pens of female authors—just think back to Agatha Christie Here are two contemporary writers carving out their own names. Plus we have two male writers, one steeped in wry humor and one who gives the sub-genre of LA noir...
Here’s the full list of finalists for the 39th National Book Awards Continuing its mission of putting the spotlight on Filipino literature and authors, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) announce the comeback of the National Book Awards. This is such a...
