Despite struggling for words, actor Sandro Muhlach mustered the strength to narrate during a Senate panel hearing how he was molested and asked to use illegal drugs by his alleged abusers that allegedly took place on July 20 following the GMA Gala. He disclosed more explicit details about the abuse...
I’m not sure what prompted me to try to negate all these notions of mine that everything has become worse, not just the climate, not just the state of the environment, not just the conditions in the wild, which we have tamed to our own detriment, not just in terms of our shrinking attention span...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang, OVP photos) For the first time in three years, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has registered higher trust and approval ratings than Vice President Sara Duterte in the second quarter 2024 results of the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate franchises of Procap International and Ray International Philippines Corporation for illegally soliciting investments from the public. In a statement, the SEC said its Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD)...
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hotel operator of the SM group, has rolled out a new technology called ORCA (Organic Refuse Conversion Alternative) Biodigester which can turn food waste into filtered wastewater under 24 hours. SM Investments Corporation said this is aligned with the...
CEBU CITY – The municipality of Caibiran in Biliran province was recognized during the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Creative Cities and Municipalities Congress on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Manila Hotel. MAYOR Rhodessa Delante-Revita (center) receives a trophy after the municipality...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has condemned China's latest use of flares, calling it irresponsible and dangerously provocative. A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft...
A glasshouse is a dream. And even in the middle of the landscaped gardens of the Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk in the Makati Central Business District, where a glasshouse just opened early this month, home to French fashion house Balmain’s latest collections, it appears as a dream, so...
Bold, striking, and otherworldly—these are just some of the words to describe the creations of Ehrran Montoya. Ever since he established his fashion house during the pandemic, he has risen as one of the top Filipino designers to watch, thanks to his odd yet awe-inspiring take on couture. His...
Parqal is a walkable, 15-minute city. (Photos courtesy of D.M. Wenceslao and Associates, Inc.) For Delfin Angelo C. Wenceslao, the director, president, and chief executive officer of D.M. Wenceslao and Associates, Inc. (DMWAI), “great public space makes for great world-class cities.” This was...
Imposter Syndrome is described as the state “when you doubt your own skills and successes.” This was definitely not the case for me, when I found myself in front of an easel participating in a session held by artist Liv Vinluan in a house on a hill along the Sierra Madre mountain range in...
Franklin Caña, a visual artist and a member of The Saturday Group of Artists, continuously carves a unique niche for himself in the Philippine art scene. His style, which he playfully calls “Cañaism,” is characterized by a vibrant kaleidoscope of colors. MEET THE ARTIST Franklin Caña...
