Jose Mari Chan (Judel Jhon Cubelo's Facebook) A member of the House Committee on Creative Industries says it's about time that Jose Mari Chan gets considered for the title of National Artist. According to Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace...
By SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN (The author is co-chairman of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, which former Speaker Jose de Venecia founded and launched in Manila in 2000 and which now represents 352 political parties from 52 countries in Asia. He also co-founded with JDV the...
President Marcos has appointed airport operations expert Eric Jose Castro Ines as Acting General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). File photo The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed this on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 21,...
Music streaming service Spotify has revealed the most streamed artists and songs this holiday season. Jose Mari Chan , one of the most iconic Filipino Christmas figures, emerged as the No. 1 most streamed holiday artists on Spotify in the Philippines. He is followed by Ariana...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), through a Monetary Board Resolution, has approved the planned merger of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Robinsons Bank Corporation (RBC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Ayala-led BPI said that the BSP approved the merger...
The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has approved a P929 million revolving credit line which is seen as a big boost in the efforts of the national government to address the 6.5 million housing backlog across the country. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development...
PEACE-MAKER We mourn the passing last December 8 of our dear friend, the industrialist Dr. Chen Lipkeong of Malaysia. A medical doctor-turned businessman — with interests in property, energy, and gaming — Dr. Chen was also known for his philanthropic works not only in his beloved country but...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan stepped up its commitment to protect the environment during the first-ever Forest Summit recently. The Borongan Forest Summit called for the conservation of the Samar Island Natural Park where majority of the city’s forestlands belong and sought...
PEACE-MAKER On Dec. 8, 2021, we in the 350-member International Conference of Political Parties (ICAPP) conducted a special conference on climate change, as our modest collective contribution in the battle against climate change. Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations,...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – This town unveiled on December 5 an outdoor 3D LED (light emitting diode) billboard, the first outside Metro Manila and the second in the country. Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao and First Gentleman, Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao, led the event at the town center. A 3D LED...
The Philippines and Mexico plan to explore joint cooperation on space technology, earth observations, ocean protection, and the use of electronic technology for overseas voting, among others, as the two countries held their third Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting during the 70th...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) has fully acquired PHirst, its first-home residential venture, five years after entering a fruitful joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation. In a statement over the weekend, CPG Executive Chairman Amb. Jose E.B. Antonio emphasized the strategic importance...