The Department of Finance (DOF) said that Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is not registered with the Philippines’ securities and banking regulators. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Thursday, June 9, said Binance is not registered with the Securities...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, June 9 expressed belief that any amount of disinformation and historical revisionism would change the facts that the coco levy funds that were intended to develop during the time of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos were plundered. Hontiveros made...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) opened its first regional Matalinong Panonood (MP) Center in the Visayas region on May 20. From the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board Facebook page This new MP Center, located at Crown Regency Hotel along Fuente...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added new options for its online payment system, making payment for registration and transactions fees faster and more convenient for the public. In a statement, the SEC said clients can now use their GCash payment wallets to settle registration and...
State-lender Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will help build the Marquee Doctors Medical Center, Inc. (MDMCI) in Pampanga to boost the availability of quality and affordable healthcare services in the province. In a statement Thursday, June 9, Emmanuel G. Herbosa, DBP president and chief...
Senator Grace Poe has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to increase their efforts to halt rampant text scams victimizing many unsuspecting mobile phone users in the country Poe, chairwoman of the Senate...
There are enough resources and funds to help families and individuals affected by the recent phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in the province of Sorsogon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, June 9. DSWD Bicol continues to distribute family food packs and...
... and presents a ‘hybrid’ version Since the pandemic, the Manila International Book Fair has taken its events online to cater to bookworms and avid readers’ needs everywhere in a safe manner. Now that we are on the cusp back to our normal lives, the “largest and longest-running book fair...
Crimson Hotel Filinvest City welcomes June with artists celebrating the LGBTQIA+ spirit Since the 1990s, the Philippines has dedicated the month of June to celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community with Pride March. This peace protest calls attention to the ongoing concerns queer folks continue to face...
For the first time, a Filipino has been elected as president of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission on Education and Outreach through Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology Dr. Gay Jane P....
Will the ‘Inventing Anna’ actress become the Material Girl? For the longest time, fans of Madonna have been patiently waiting for the news on who will portray the Queen of Pop on the big screen. And it looks like they finally got the answer. Reports state that “Inventing Anna” star Julia...
Director Todd Philips announces the coming of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux ’ If you love Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in “Joker,” then you’re in luck as the sequel to the 2019 psychological thriller film is confirmed by director Todd Philips. Joaquin Phoenix as Joker (Photo from @jokermovie...
