San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will charge no toll fees on all its expressways for Christmas and New Year as part of its toll holiday tradition, president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang today ( Dec. 23) announced. On these two days, the operator grants motorists temporary free access to its...
Businessman and former Ambassador Francis Chua has been named by the Philippine Cancer Society Inc. (PCSI) as 2020 Most Influential Man of the Year. The recognition is given annually by the PCSI to individuals who have made valuable contribution to the cause of the group. Businessman and former...
Multi-media star Kris Aquino has been named Endorser of the Year by the National Association of Advertisers. Kris said that this is her first recognition in many years despite endorsing numerous brands in the past. "It gives me such a good feeling because that means na nakikita ninyo 'yung effort,"...
Google search, Year in Search 2020, Hyun Bin, Kim Soo-hyun, Korean dramas Captain Ri and his hit drama “Crash Landing on You” became the top trending searches in the Philippines in 2020. For its yearender, Google has released the 2020 Year in Search lists and in the Philippines, Korean...
Just this week, Pantone announced the colors of the year , being Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (yellow). It may seem like a trivial bit of information, perhaps even odd that some institute should dictate the year’s colors to be used. Yet this seemingly innocuous announcement has wide-reaching...
Pantone announces Ultimate Gray (Pantone 17-5104) + Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647) as 2021 Colors of the Year. With its message of happiness, Pantone wishes that the combination be aspirational while providing hope. "We need to feel that everything is going to get brighter – this is...
BTS (Twitter) Billboard has released its annual year-end charts and K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS placed in many rankings including bagging the No. 1 spots. In the overall rankings, BTS grabbed 18th place on the Top Artists for 2020 from 15th in 2019, 8th in 2018 and 10th in 2017. For the...
The Asia Leaders Awards, a prestigious annual award-giving body that recognizes different individual leaders in their respective fields with emphasis on giving importance to the country as an emerging business hub, has recognized JC as the Multi-Level Marketing Company of the Year. JC, a...
Other words such as Megxit, TikToker, and, of course, coronavirus are included in its top list This year, Collins Dictionary names “lockdown” as its word of 2020 after finding a 6,000 percent increase in its usage since 2019. Housing over 722,000 words, meanings, and phrases, Collins...
Federico “Piki” R. Lopez Federico “Piki” R. Lopez, chairman and CEO of the Lopez Group’s First Philippine Holdings Corporation, is the Management Association of the Philippines’ (MAP) Management Man of the Year 2020. The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that...
"Another one for you, Dad." This is what Yassi Pressman said, dedicating her TV Supporting Actress of the Year award to her late father, crediting him as her "inspiration." Yassi won the plum last February at the The 51st Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Entertainment...
Our new guru in coping and shopping online during the pandemic Like many of us, Filipino radio and television personality, Samir Gogna or Sam YG (shortened for Samir Young Guy), has been trying to get by the global health crisis. To make himself productive, the famous host created his own routine...
