Filipino-American karting champion Arion Crosby is taking an unexpected turn off the racetrack and into show business. The 17-year-old is entering show business with a long-term goal of building a career in acting. Known for his success in competitive karting, Crosby has already won multiple...
Septuagenarians--or Filipinos aged 70 to 75--shouldn 't be left out in the cold when it comes to the law providing cash gifts for senior citizens who reached certain age milestones. That 's why Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima filed House Bill (HB) No. 9170, which...
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines marked Europe Day 2026 with a diplomatic reception at Ayala Museum on May 12, bringing together Philippine officials, ambassadors, business leaders, members of civil society, academe, and the diplomatic corps at a time when relations...
For France, food has long been more than cuisine. It is identity, ritual, diplomacy, and soft power all at once. This month, the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia once again brought that philosophy to Manila through “Goût de France” (Taste of France), the annual gastronomic...
President Marcos has appointed Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon as the country’s new Budget Secretary, making him the youngest person to head the agency. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro announced De Leon’s...
De La Salle University (DLSU) economists slashed their 2026 Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 3.11 percent from 3.79 percent previously, warning that the economy is facing mounting pressure from the Middle East conflict, elevated inflation, and lingering domestic...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust (REIT) of Andrew Tan-led Megaworld Corp., is aiming to grow big enough to join AREIT Inc. in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) benchmark index’s basket of 30 companies within the next two to three years. During the PSE’s Strength Access and Reach...
More than a decade after the World Bank approved financing for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, the flagship urban transport initiative remains far from achieving its original objectives, with only a short section of the corridor substantially completed before the loan expires in...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police Col. Dennis de Leon was appointed as Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) chief. De Leon assumed the position during a ceremony on Saturday in this city. The ceremony was led by Police Regional Office-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr. De Leon vowed...
A deadly plant, a school lockdown, and 15 hours to survive. Those are the chilling elements at the center of “Roots of Contagion,” the upcoming Filipino suspense-thriller directed by Jose “JR” Olinares, which aims to combine edge-of-your-seat horror with public awareness on disease...
Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca has no place in the Senate after showing that he 's the "trigger-happy" type. Thus, said House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima after iit was reported that Aplasca fired warning shots inside the...
The Senate’s alleged coddling of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa--declared a wanted man by the International Criminal Court (ICC)--has left a bad taste in the mouths of Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña. That 's why the two...
