Let's talk music Great conversation topics: films, books, travel, politics, food, philosophy, and music. The last one, music, is a universal language. We come across it pretty much every day, all the time, whether on radio, television, the internet, or in our heads. It forms a huge part of our...
Where to get the best this Mid-Autumn Festival Like many Chinese food tied to celebrations, mooncake isn’t just a great-tasting delicacy. It’s a symbol. For the Chinese, the mooncake represents love and togetherness within a family, which is why, traditionally, the second biggest celebration...
The House Committee on Revision of Laws conducted a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 2 to approve a bill that will legalize marriages solemnized under virtual proceedings. virtual marriage Chaired by Zambales Rep. Cheryl Deloso-Montalla, the House panel unanimously adopted the substitute bill to...
The fashion designers said they 'felt disrespected, dishonored, and disregarded by these team of handlers' Neil Patrick Jimlani, together with fellow Mindanao-based fashion designers Mark Joseph Sayad, Aries Buenvenida, Nicky de Asis, and Richard Pulatche, expressed their disappointment on a team...
Here are our stylish picks! And then there were 30. The search for the next Miss Universe Philippines comes a step closer as the 2021 edition of the national pageant revealed its top 30 candidates on Sept. 1, 2021. To celebrate their early success in the competition, the 30 beauty queens shared...
Some 7,000 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers and other economic frontliners are expected to be inoculated in the vaccination center launched by Grab Philippines at its office in Makati City. (Photo from Grab Philippines) Grab has partnered with the Makati City local government unit...
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the De La Salle University (DLSU) slipped in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. University of the Philippines and De La Salle University UP slid down to 601-800 spot, from last year's 401-500 place, while DLSU fell to the...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday congratulated the people behind the successful launch of Philippine-made Maya-3 and Maya-4 CubeSats to the International Space Station calling it a “new high” in the Japan-Philippines cooperation. Japanese Ambassador to the...
I grew up a child of the energy industry in the 80s when Mindanao was frontier lands for electrification. I understood from a very young age how precious electricity was because where I lived, not everyone had it. And yet four decades on, still, not everyone has it. The Philippines fell short in...
Even if almost all efforts are now focused on the opening of a new school year, a child rights organization appealed to the government not to forget the millions of learners with disabilities. A child diagnosed with speech delay participates and draws during the Children’s Multi-Cluster/Sector...
In celebration of this year’s 75 th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Denmark and the Philippines, the embassies of the two countries will kick off with month-long video presentations through their respective social media platforms embodying the theme, “Partners...
Local factory output slid to a 15-month low in August following the reimposition of the strictest community quarantine, the latest monthly survey conducted by IHS Markit revealed. Philippines Manufacturing PMI The IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing PMI fell sharply from 50.4 in July to 46.4 las...