NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Deputy Speaker Camille A. Villar first built a career in the private sector. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Management from Ateneo de Manila University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the prestigious Institution de Estudios Superiores...
The hawkers festival was the closing event for the landmark year 2021, which was capped by the declaration of Iloilo as the ‘Food Haven of the Philippines’ FESTIVE DINING A night at the street food market The pandemic’s second holiday season had a bit of semblance of normalcy as restrictions...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The New Year heralds new hope, new beginnings, new opportunities to fulfill our dreams. A few years back, before I started working with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the “Build, Build, Build” project, one of the dreams that I had for the...
Reassessing the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) There is a film industry and entries from the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) like Big Night! , Kun Maupay Man It Panahon , and A Hard Day must be supported by the local moviegoers. With the dismal MMFF box office results, we have to...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo There’s a popular saying that goes, “When a door closes, another one opens.” Such is not the case for the richest man in the Philippines, real estate tycoon and former Senate President Manny B. Villar. He does not wait for another door to open, he builds his own...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo National Artist for Film, Kidlat Tahimik, has been dubbed as the “Father of Philippine Independent Cinema.” Rightfully so, because his films had always been pure art, uninfluenced by profitability or the box office. It does not matter whether his films would be...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The youngest and lone female member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Anita Linda R. Aquino, never thought of entering government. But when the opportunity came, she felt it was the right time. The offer came through a phone call by...
Angel Thoughts Merry Christmas, dear readers and your families! Only five days to go and The Blessed Event that we have all been waiting for is here. To get a taste of a unique experience at Mall of Asia, try their Tunnel of Lights Christmas Drive-Thru. Mall customers with a minimum single-receipt...
'Silent Night' The two films today highlight family and occasions in dramatic and original ways. The first is from Italian great Paolo Sorrentino, and is a look back at his own adolescence. While the second is a British black comedy that will surprise, and pull the rug from under your feet. 'The...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo How would future communities look like? How would they adapt to the challenges of the present? How would architects address these challenges to create livable cities? Horizon Manila by WTA Architecture and Design Studio is an answer to these questions. No wonder it won...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Lieutenant General Andres Castor Centino was appointed last November as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). His first directive to the 150,000-strong military is to end the communist insurgency before the term of President Rodrigo...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Even in the saddest moments of our life, we can see a light that would guide us not only to healing but also to a better, more meaningful journey. When Fernando Poe Jr. died, a lot of Filipinos mourned. Brian Poe Llamanzares, FPJ’s grandson, remembers the wake of his...
