Last year has been tougher than most, but it was also full of moments and milestones for our country that have been the pinpoints of light and hope. It would be nice to remember them on the first day of this new year. Here are our top picks of 2020’s most inspiring events, from the momentous to...
(NLEX Corporation / MANILA BULLETIN) Motorists passing through NLEX, SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5 Link, and CALAX will enjoy toll-free travel on Christmas and New Year. No toll fees will be collected on all Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) expressways from 10:00 p.m. of December 24 to 6:00 a.m. of...
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...
PLDT Inc. and wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) secured over 6,500 permits to build cell sites in the second half of 2020, after the government cut the red tape. Since July, Smart secured over 2,500 permits to build more cell sites while PLDT secured around 4,000 permits....
#YearOnTwitter: Its managing director for Southeast Asia reveals how Pinoys used the platform in the middle of the pandemic With only a few days left before we all say goodbye to 2020, this is the time to look back, analyze, and reflect on how we spent our time this year, especially on social...
Gov. Francisco Emmanuel 'Pacoy' R. Ortega III La Union secured two awards at the Aliw Awards 2020 - Best Festival Practices and Performance for Mutia ti La Union 2020 and Best Festival Catalyst/Organizer - during ceremonies held at the Manila Hotel recently. The Best Special Events Director was...
Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI) has vowed to continue connecting with the Filipinos consumers with its full line up of vehicles at value offerings by getting closer to customers via digital platforms as it positioned for the recovery of the domestic economy in 2021. “In 2021, we look forward...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their...
Relax! At least that’s a common refrain from the Filipino designers we have consulted to help us figure out the look of holiday 2020, a historic year, one we would remember as “the year that never quite happened.” “Since the holiday season’s celebrations are limited to small intimate...
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...
Hikaru Nakamura made sure Wesley So will not be spoiling his own birthday party by capturing the finals berth in the 2020 Speed Chess Championships Wednesday. Nakumura bested United States teammate So, 13.5-12.5, on his 33 rd birthday to move a win away from the title. It was a revenge of...
BTS (top) and “Parasite” (Twitter, CJ, Barunson, KOFIC) K-pop superstars BTS’ online concert and song “Dynamite,” and the Oscar winning Korean film “Parasite” were among Google’s top trending searches globally in 2020. Google has released the lists of the Year in Search 2020, which...
