Due to pandemic lockdown PFA Chairman Emeritus Samie Lim An estimated 70,000 franchise outlets or 35 percent out of the 200,000 franchised firms at the start of 2020 have already shut down or closing shops by the end of the year due to the pandemic, but this sector is expected to recover as early...
The risks I’m taking, the challenges I’m facing, and the dangers I’m exposing myself and my family to A batchmate’s daughter recently asked me what it was like to be a frontliner which led me to share how my life had been since the Covid-19 took over the world. So I’m a general surgeon by...
The Philippines slipped to fourth highest from first among the top franchising destinations in the Asia Pacific region, but remained number one in ASEAN with the industry expecting a strong rebound next year with 20 percent growth and 30 percent in 2022 before reaching a peak in 2025....
Showbiz friends held a party and everyone brought food for potluck. Celebrity One (CO) brought lechon. The others were assigned Japanese food, pasta, BBQ, and dessert. The Host (TH) took charge of drinks. The day came and CO was upset, as she claimed that miscommunication about dates with the...
Angel Thoughts Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu MANILA MAN Lim at the Bulong Pulungan Christmas Party 2015, seated beside him is the author Alfredo Siojo Lim died at 90, leaving behind legends of his colorful life, from a poor orphaned boy...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook account) The Philippines absorbed stinging defeats to Belgium, 3.5-2.5, and Australia, 4-2, to slip to joint fifth after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Saturday. The Nationals were leading the Belgians in the fifth round,...
Alfredo Lim, 1929-2020 At the age 90, Filipino politician and retired police officer Alfredo Siojo Lim passed away, his daughter Cynthia Lim , as well as his chief of staff confirmed. On Aug. 7, Mayor Isko Moreno confirmed that Lim had been infected with COVID-19. From the Manila slums, this orphan...
A social gathering on Zoom to celebrate such a charmed life video NOEL PABALATE This sonnet, penned by this humble writer, was among the many kind words spoken in tribute to party chronicler and Manila Bulletin Lifestyle "Having A Ball" columnist Tina Jacinto . In her memory, the...
Karateka and 2019 SEA Games gold medalist Jamie Lim, Richard Lim of the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo, bottom from left, and Lester P. Castillo, assistant vice-president of Nestle Philippines-MILO, top right. (Screengrab / PSA Forum) Going by the new normal, MILO is bringing sports...
Xian Lim and Kim Chiu in Europe (Instagram) Actor Xian Lim has shared behind-the-scene videos of his trip with girlfriend Kim Chiu taken long time ago and far, far away. Actually, it was just early this year in Engelberg, Switzerland where they welcomed the new year. From there, the coosome twosome...
After Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Delapuz Lim informed Film Development Council of the Philippines Chair Liza Dino in a letter dated July 21 that they have withdrawn her appointment as member of the Executive Committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF),...
Interior designers and architects envision the ultimate ideal abode fit for these times The world is our home. Today, the home is our world. For years, man was encouraged to explore, conquer, and to reach the world’s end. In the past few months, man was forced to stop, to stay still, and...
