‘Golden Boy’ Carlos Yulo honored as one of MB’s 2025 Newsmakers of the Year Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo expressed his gratitude to those who support his journey By LETIZIA BALANAG Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo received another accolade as the Manila...
The Dumaguete Bamboo Pavilion, a 16.5-meter-tall masterpiece designed and built by Kawayan Design Studio and operated by Henry Hotel, currently holds the record as the tallest bamboo structure in the Philippines. (Hilti Foundation) What began as a shared vision to make a difference has...
Eighteen individuals and institutions were recognized for their contributions to making 2024 a year worth celebrating at the Manila Bulletin Newsmaker Awards, held at the Manila Hotel Tent City on Monday, Feb. 10. The awards were given as part of the Manila Bulletin’s 125th anniversary. Now on...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let’s be honest, Metro Manila has never been a paragon of urban planning. An amalgamation of pre-existing cities, Metro Manila’s development has been characterized as more of a band-aid nature. It’s about finding quick, fix-it remedies...
NEWSMAKERS — The Manila Bulletin holds its first-ever Newsmakers of the Year Award as it celebrates its 124th anniversary at the Tent City of the Manila Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Newsmakers of the Year recognized 10 personalities representing themselves or organizations that have captured...
The Paleng-QR Ph program, aimed to build a digital payment ecosystem by promoting cashless QR payments in public markets and local transportation, was launched in Tagbilaran City in partnership with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG),...
2023 proved to be a banner year for Gilas Pilipinas after winning the elusive gold in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The national team’s historic victory, a first after 61 years, not only ended the drought for the gold but also gave Filipinos one of the most inspiring sports stories of...
The lockdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic made some household errands such as grocery shopping cumbersome with all the restrictions. is situation gave rise to community selling where goods from the producers were sold and delivered to the neighborhood. Brian Cu's wife, Kate, also practiced...
As soon as she took office as the mayor of Quezon City in 2019, Josefina ‘Joy’ Belmonte declared a climate emergency and laid down the framework for immediate climate action, one of the priorities cited in her 40-point agenda of governance. Subsequently, through Ordinance...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) has partnered with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP) to jointly acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) from The Coca Cola Company (TCCC). CCBPI is the country’s leading beverage supplier and the exclusive bottler and distributor of...
In July 2023, Filipino actress Kathryn Bernardo was named Outstanding Asian Star at the 18th Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) for her role in 2 Good 2 Be True TV series produced by Star Cinema and Netflix. Bernardo played the role of a nurse named Alisson Fajardo and shared screen time...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global supply chain almost to a halt when containers remained at ports. The geopolitical conflicts and slow tech innovations have aggravated the situation and left enterprises, even governments, to catch up and adapt to innovative solutions. Harnessing their work...
