The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing the recording industry worldwide, announced Taylor Swift as the winner of its 2022 Global Recording Artist of the Year Award. This is her third time to bag the award after achieving the feat in 2019 and 2014....
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was recognized as Heroes’ Notable Female Government Leader of the Year. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo named as Heroes' Notable Female Government Leader of the Year (Photo courtesy of DICT) For the DICT...
Guest Columnist By Teodoro K. Katigbak Our new program for housing has been announced: Build one million homes a year for the next six years How realistic and achievable is this? As a reality check, we can look at our accomplishments over the last 28 years since the housing program was re-launched...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. ordered on Thursday, Feb. 16, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate the shooting incident that killed a 13-year old boy and injured two others in a remote area in Pikit, North Cotabato....
There’s still plenty of gas left in the tank for Hidilyn Diaz. More than a year since giving the Philippines its first gold medal in the Olympics, the Filipina weightlifter hasn’t slowed down yet and reached another milestone in her storied career. Hidilyn Diaz will be honored with her third...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that it has completed the road concreting works in Carles, Iloilo that provides access to the tourist spots in Gigantes Island in the Western Visayas Region. “As both local and foreign tourists flock the well-known...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Jan. 30, that the P246.3 million access road project it built had provided a safer and more comfortable trip to the public by dramatically decreasing travel time in the route to a water falls in Almeria, Biliran. “What used to be...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Jan. 25, that its welfare and development program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) has transformed from the Holiday season lantern-making activity to a year-round money earning process. BJMP-National Capital Region (NCR)...
HSBC remains steadfast in its commitment to help clients prosper this Lunar New Year (From left) HSBC Philippines Head of Markets and Securities Services Corrie Purisima, Head of Wealth and Personal Banking Peter Faulhaber, President and CEO Sandeep Uppal, Head of Wholesale Banking Mimi Concha,...
The local government of Quezon City held a Spring Food Festival Bazaar and a Chinatown Float Parade as part of the celebration of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, on Jan. 22, Sunday. The activities were done in partnership with the Quezon City Association of Filipino-Chinese...
The Kingston 2023 Mini Rabbit USB Flash Drive runs ten times faster than a USB 2.0 flash drive. Arriving just in time for the Chinese New Year celebration, Kingston Technology has released the 2023 Mini Rabbit USB Flash Drive in the Philippines. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the Year of...
by RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA Last January 22, 2023, more than a billion people around the world celebrated the lunar new year and welcomed the Year of the Rabbit, the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence of animals that appear in the traditional Chinese calendar. Rabbits are small mammals with...
