‘I’m just more interested in films that reflect that inner life,’ says the lead in the upcoming biopic 'Spencer' It was past midnight in Manila when we attended the live virtual event of Toronto International Film Festival’s "In Conversation with Kristen Stewart" on Sept. 15, 2021 (12:30...
The ASEAN automotive industry registered positive growths both in sales and production with all countries, except Myanmar, reporting higher sales as of July this year. Data from the ASEAN Automotive Federation showed the region’s automotive sales went up 27.5 percent to 1,507,331 units from...
Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) was recognized at the ASEAN Energy Awards for the accelerated rehabilitation of its South Panian coal mine. To be specific, SMPC was declared as the winner in the award’s Special Submission category for the company’s...
Workers who had been infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now apply for a financial assistance to the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) even without going to their office. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest advisory, ECC said employees who tested positive for...
Interior and lighting designer Mark Wilson presents his latest holiday collection that benefits Steps Scholarship Foundation Dancing with the stars. If you set the thought of the American reality TV show aside, that phrase is truly poetic. Just imagine, dancers gleefully moving as the stars descend...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has stressed the need to scrap the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (DBM-PS) following the issues and controversies hounding the government procurement agency. In filing House Bill No. 10222, Rodriguez said national government...
Malacanang has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (RCEP), a mega free trade deal seeking to grant zero duty on goods traded among 15 countries that account for 29 percent of global gross domestic product. The document was ratified by President Rodrigo Duterte on September 2...
Listed diversified firm San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is targeting to operate the Stage 3 of the P24.4-billion Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) by January 2023, following the government approval on the firm’s updated business plan (UBP) for the project. ANGAT DAM “We are targeting the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to establish the Office for the Advancement of Strategic Investments in SMEs (OASIS) as it fully supports the more IPO listings from the SME sector. “We would be more than happy to see more SMEs undertaking IPOs (initial public offerings). It is...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) mourned on Sunday, Sept. 19, the death of "social change champion" Corazon "Dinky" Soliman. Dinky Soliman (From Dinky Soliman’s Facebook) Soliman headed DSWD under the administrations of the late President Benigno Aquino III and former...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año remained mum on Vice-President Leni Robredo's criticism that the department is more focused on scare tactics on individuals who refused to undergo coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) swab test than convincing them to do...
The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Office of the Ombudsman should start conducting its own investigation into the multi-billion deals between the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. amid revelations of anomalies in the awarding...
