One of the films opening in cinemas in the week of Aug. 12 is the Bosco Films documentary "Solo Javier" (to be released as "Just Javier"). It 's a biopic of the life of the Spaniard Javier Sartorius, and it chronicles his spiritual transformation and life journey. Coincidentally, the film...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has filed a bill seeking the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Nov. 2, 2026 to Nov. 2028. Benitez personally filed on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4, House Bill 10591 postponing the ...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects a better performance in the second half of this year after its earnings were trimmed by higher provisioning in the second quarter due to risks arising from the Middle East conflict. In a media briefing on Monday, Aug. 3, to kick off the...
Two Negros Occidental congressmen said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) Monday was one of his most substantial speeches for focusing on reducing electricity costs, promoting government accountability, and addressing issues affecting ordinary Filipinos. ...
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Work in provincial and national government offices, as well as classes in all levels in public and private schools in Antique, were suspended Friday due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or "habagat," enhanced by tropical storm Kiyapo (international name...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected illegal drugs were recovered from a 14-year-old Grade 9 student inside a public high school in Javier, Leyte on Thursday. Police identified the child in conflict with the law (CICL) as CMC in compliance with laws protecting the identity of minors. The Javier Municipal...
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in financial operations, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has urged banks and nonbanks to establish tailored governance frameworks to protect the financial system from data privacy breaches, algorithmic bias, and operational risks....
In a nutshell: Regal Entertainment’s “Project Baby” walks in like a rom-com, smiles politely at your moral compass, and quietly moves it two inches to the left. In a society where pre-marital sex is still treated like a capital offense, especially in a Catholic-leaning corner of the world...
Actress, singer, and multi-awarded beauty queen Patricia Javier has officially released the music video for her original single, "Imagine Me Without You," under Enterphil in collaboration with Viva Records. What makes the video especially memorable is that the Noble Queen of the Universe 2019...
NEW YORK (AP) — If there’s ever been a terrifying screen villain, it’s got to be Max Cady. He’s the sadistic, unhinged former inmate bent on getting revenge against the lawyer who put him away in “Cape Fear.” Robert Mitchum played Cady in 1962 and Robert De Niro portrayed him in a...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that denied the restraining order sought by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa against the arrest order issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) “is not judicial restraint, it is judicial surrender.” SC Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said Sunday that he will no longer push his resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the April 19 clash between soldiers and communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 individuals were killed. Benitez said...
