Brillante Mendoza and a scene in “GenSan Punch” (Instagram, BIFF) Acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza is nominated for an award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) slated to be held from Oct. 6 to 15 in Busan, South Korea. The BIFF announced on Sept. 6 that Mendoza is...
The Philippines' biggest and longest-running book fair is going online anew on Sept. 30. (Photo from MIBF) Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) 2021 will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Due to coronavirus-related restrictions, MIBF launched its first-ever digital edition in 2020. Pre-pandemic,...
Hannah Arnold was more than shocked hearing about the cancellation of the 2021 edition of Miss International. She was upset. However, after discussing it with loved ones, Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated (BPCI), and her Miss International sisters from all around the world, she has since...
Monico Puentevella at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) meeting in Doha, Qatar. (Photo courtesy of the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas) Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) head Monico Puentevella expressed optimism on the inclusion of weightlifting in the 2024 Paris...
A deep-dive with Director Svetlana Cvetko and the cast Lead actors Neyssan Falahi, Cristina Rambaldi, and Mattia Minasi In a richly filmed, sensual, black-and-white Los Angeles, “Show Me What You Got” follows three individuals as they form a wholehearted ménage à trois, finding joy together...
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...
The P20-B airport project is chosen as finalist in the Prix Versailles World Selection For the longest time, Filipinos are dreaming to have world-class airport that can compete with world renown terminals such as Hamad International Airport of Qatar, Changi Airport of Singapore, and Incheon...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC)'s P740-billion New Manila International Airport in Bulacan will be the first "pacesetter for green cities" in the country, addressing social and environmental concerns to be both sustainable and equitable, according to top urban planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr....
The Philippines’ Maya-3 and Maya-4 cube satellites have been successfully delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday night, Aug. 30. Photo captured from NASA's live stream The country’s first Philippine university-built satellites were among the cargos that hitchhiked aboard...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has dismissed as more of "victims' opinion" the Public Redacted Registry Report of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which indicated that victims “overwhelmingly support” a probe into the alleged crimes committed under President Duterte’s bloody war...
The Philippines has tapped international agricultural think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and its partners for the international benchmarking of the country's livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. 3 - Other than raising goats and...
(STAMINA4Space Facebook Page) The Philippines reached another milestone in its space technology program with the launch of the country’s two cube satellites to the International Space Station (ISS). The Maya-3 and Maya-4 left Earth aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in...