HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPONGEBOB SpongeBob Squarepants and his friends first made it on air during the 1999 Kid's Choice Awards ((Photo Wikipedia)) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? It’s a question that nearly everyone knows the answer to these days, a true show of just how far the reach of...
How to define "things that go bump in the night" in today’s world, is taken up by some of the novels assembled here. Then there’s literary fiction of a high order. Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett Like it’s been stripped from the headlines of your favorite news portal,...
BingoPlus, your comprehensive entertainment platform in the country and provider of your favorite online tongits, bingo, and perya games, recently awarded the grand prize winner of its 100 percent Luck campaign on July 23, 2024 at Lexus Manila. The winner, a 36-year-old woman from Manila, expressed...
by JACQUELINE LUCERO One of my favorite authors growing up was Shakti Gawain, who wrote Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life. At the airport recently, while waiting for a flight, I wrote this narrative as a downtime daydream writing activity...
On Monday, the day of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA), I got a message on Instagram from a journalism student who’s been following me for some time. “Is there anything good that comes out of covering what politicians wear during the SONA?” she...
Mexico and the Philippines have often been compared due to their shared histories. Both our nations faced colonization under the Spaniards. For the longest time, the Spaniards used Manila as the stepping stone to bring goods from various parts of Asia to Mexico before making it back to Spain....
Among the highlights of the just-concluded Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival was dinner at Fatted Calf Tagaytay, a farm-to-table restaurant down a steep slope of hill across the ridge. It is, after all, along with her co-chef and husband Jayjay Sycip, run by pastry chef Rhea Sycip, who chaired the...
MICECON 2024, the premier meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) conference in the Philippines, concluded successfully at the SMX Convention Center Clark Pampanga last July 10 to 12, 2024. This event brought together industry leaders, stakeholders, and experts to discuss and...
Moved by the belief that Filipino students and their teachers should be in a safe and modern learning environment, Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) is helping meet the needs of some local public schools across the country. Since 2010, Visayan Electric Company, Inc. (Visayan Electric), an...
From the data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) , the most common cancer among women is breast cancer. It is a disease where abnormal breast cells grow uncontrollably and form tumors in the breast. Globally, there are 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer, while in the...
The country’s top beer producer, San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB), continues to provide unique and authentic experiences to its consumers as it taps CC:Concepts, known for the UNKNWN event series, to host its draft event series launching San Miguel Cerveza Blanca and San Miguel Cerveza Negra draft...
Mayor Abby Binay-Campos and Leeroy New Mayor Abby Binay-Campos invites everyone to “Spread the Love, Makati!” on July 27, 2024. Attendees should flock to Makati Avenue and Barangay Poblacion from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. for a celebration of diversity, equality, and inclusion. The event will offer a...