An organization of employees under the Department of Education (DepEd) with Head Teachers (HTs) positions in the national plantilla reiterated its call on the agency not to dissolve their positions to create an expanded career progression system for public school teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA...
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is composed of the world’s electronics giants, has remained confident that the Philippines will remain a critical player in the global semiconductor industry and a major hub for semiconductor assembly and test manufacturing. SIA members visited...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has set a fighting target to overtake Vietnam in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows by 2024 and Indonesia by 2026, around midterm of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. During a panel at the 2022 National Exports Congress on Wednesday,...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), chaired by the Department of Finance, has approved the tax incentive application of TDK Philippines Corp. (TPC). In a statement Tuesday, Dec. 6, Finance Assistant Secretary Juvy Danofrata said the FIRB approved the fiscal incentives for TPC’s P2.5...
The art world’s female revolution By Alexandra del Peral and Sandra Biffot-Lacut BONES AND SKULLS Ram's Head with Hollywock, oil on canvas, by O'Keeffe, 1935 It was a relatively promising start for gender equality when London’s Royal Academy of Arts was set up in 1768, with two women artists...
Indonesian singer Rich Brian unveiled his new single and music video featuring Florida rapper $NOT. Rich Brian released his new song “Vivid” via 88rising/Warner Records. Produced by Rich Brian, “Vivid” layers a flute-laden loop above a throwback 90s-style R&B guitar lick, skittering...
Ayala Malls gathers its merchants in its bid to redefine the post-pandemic mall experience STRIKE A POSE Fernando Zobel takes a selfie with partner merchants, media guests, and Ayala Malls executives The social and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic has been devastating with the dramatic loss...
88Rising, the company which brought GOT7’s Jackson Wang and 2NE1 to Coachella, will bring its music and arts festival to Manila for the first time. It announced that the Manila Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival, presented by Globe, will be held on Dec. 9 and 10 at SM Festival Grounds....
A 29-year-old mother and her two children died while four others were seriously injured when the tricycle they were riding in on their way to a vaccination site figured in a head-on crash with a speeding van along the national highway of Barangay Buliran in San Miguel town province of Bulacan on...
An x-ray of the artist’s ‘Head of a Peasant Woman’ masterpiece reveals the astonishing discovery Thanks to modern technology, art historians and gallery professionals are now able to know more about the world’s masterpieces crafted by the best artists in history. The latest discovery in the...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) revealed that the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is not tracking the inflow of actual investments made by its registered business enterprises (RBEs). In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said PEZA...
ICYMI: Sneakerheads gathered again for the first time in two years By Bill Urrutia On Oct. 25, 2014, the first-ever Manila Sneaker Expo took place. That year, Yeezy was still with Nike, unveiling the famous and highly-priced Nike Yeezy Red October. The Adidas Pure Boost was just released. The Kobe...
