Inside the glass-and-steel expanse of the Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore, a crowd of foreign diplomats and institutional investors recently hovered around an unusual culinary curiosity: crispy water spinach chips. Locally known as kangkong, the modest river vegetable had been transformed into a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks ' first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan 's skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York,...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol pushed to attract more investments and economic opportunities during a recent meeting with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in New York City. Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado shared that he had a productive meeting with Trade Commissioner...
Members of K-pop girl group Aespa, Karina and Ningning, made their first appearance at the Met Gala, stepping onto one of fashion’s most prestigious red carpets in New York City. Karina attended the event in a custom Prada ensemble, wearing a white double silk satin dress with a tablier neckline,...
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) opened its third Manhattan location last March 31, as part of the Philippine fast-food giant’s aggressive North American expansion strategy aimed at challenging established Western chicken chains. In a statement, Jollibee said the new outlet, situated at 14 East 42nd...
By Jinggoy I. Salvador A dozen years later, I’m back in the city that doesn’t sleep. Hello again NYC! What was it like this time around? Bright lights all the way from uptown Manhattan all the way down to The Battery. It wasn’t so on the 2012 visit with Sandy’s “knockout” presence...
NEW YORK (AP) — Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and both win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday, Nov. 4. Women's division winner Sheila Chepkirui, right, poses with men's divsion winner Abdi...
Tunnel workers push equipment up a rail track to a machine boring a 2.5-mile bypass tunnel for the Delaware Aqueduct in Marlboro, N.Y., May 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) A stretch of aqueduct that supplies about half of New York City's water is being shut down through the winter...
The Philippines rebuffed assertions that “major power rivalry” is at play in the South China Sea disputes because these diminish the rights of claimant-countries “to secure their own future.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers the Philippine statement at the 79th...
The Philippines has pledged to become the voice for peace as it stands with the world now working for the future. At the Summit of the Future in New York, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Sept. 23, welcomed the gathering of leaders in an aim to renew the world’s collective...
Philippine Consul General in New York Senen T. Mangalile answers queries from the media at the Philippine Center in New York on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) NEW YORK CITY – The increasing tension between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea...
Photo: Shutterstock NEW YORK, United States – New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opened on Thursday in the heart of Manhattan. More than 100 people crowded into the dispensary in New York City's East Village, run by the nonprofit Housing Works, a group dedicated to...
