Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the second- largest nickel producer in the country, reported a 43 percent jump in net income to P1.86 billion last year from the P1.30 billion earned in 2019. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said revenues were up 9.1 percent to...
The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
Photo from UAAP Philippine Volleyball Federation Inc.’s National Team Commission head Tony Liao is recommending veteran coaches Dante Alinsunurin and Ramil De Jesus to handle the men’s and women’s national teams. Liao said this agenda would be discussed during the commission’s meeting next...
Hang back from the horrors of Covid life and take refuge in the metaphors for our larger fears, such as our fear of death or disease or isolation or life itself. Horror as a genre is built around one truth: that the world is full of fearful things. But the best horror tells us more. It tells us how...
Joining the Netflix line up for Filipino films this October is “1st ko si 3rd” an independent romantic-comedy produced by Firestarter Productions in 2014 for the Cinemalaya Film Festival. Topbilled by veteran actors Nova Villa, Freddie Webb and Dante Rivero, the heartwarming film is supported...
Dante Gulapa (Facebook) After losing gigs due to COVID-19 pandemic, Dante Gulapa finds himself selling lumpia these days in order to support his three children. Gulapa became an internet sensation last year for his “eagle dance.” Since then, he appeared on several shows like “Kapuso Mo...
