(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and Treasure (Twitter) The Philippines ranked fifth in the world with the most K-pop fans and placed fourth among countries with the most tweets related to K-pop in 2020, according to Twitter. Twitter revealed its #KpopTwitter 2020 list,...
Putting up a business is not an easy feat but these young Filipino entrepreneurs continue to overcome the many challenges of a business along with what this year has to offer. What drives them is the synergy of business and purpose: to promote local products. Learn more about their stories below....
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) and the Philippine government are now finalizing the terms of their updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the resumption of the operations of the Didipio gold and copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya. In a regulatory...
Rabiya Mateo Reigning Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo has recalled her humble beginnings in Iloilo as she went to school with only two notebooks and P5.00 baon. "When I was in elementary, I did not have much. I remember, I only had 5 pesos as my baon back then. I only had 2...
Photo from Work Auster Force's Facebook page Teamwork made the dream a reality for Work Auster Force (World Challenger) as it entered the MPL Philippines Season 7 after taking down ArkAngel, 2-0, in the upper bracket finals of the Main Qualifiers on Sunday. Hyper-carry Daniel "Chuuu" Chu's Claude...
ABOVE THE CLOUDS Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men’s Pole Vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome (Andreas Solaro) Sports all over the world drew into a standstill for most parts of 2020 due to the pandemic, but it...
The Land Bank of the Philippines’ (LANDBANK) agricultural loans grew from P236.31 billion in 2019 to P237.62 billion in 2020, more than half of which were given to small, medium, and large agribusinesses. Of the P237.62 billion total outstanding loans, small, medium, and large agribusiness...
This year, the Top Employers Institute certified International express services provider, DHL Express, as one of the best employers worldwide, the 7th consecutive year the company was recognized as such. Better yet, DHL Express was certified “Global Top Employer in 48 countries, on each...
Photo from PFL Philippines Football League champion United City is set to take on clubs from Japan and China, among others, for its maiden foray in the AFC Champions League. United City was drawn in Group I of the prestigious continental competition’s East region along with Japanese champion...
"No more pageants." This was the declaration of Sandra Lemonon, who represented Taguig in the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant Lemonon, who surprised fans with her announcement, said that there's "not much time" in life that she wants to be "happy and real." The aspiring beauty queen turned...
Philippines Football League champion United City and Kaya-Iloilo will get to know what lies ahead in their continental stints Wednesday when the AFC holds a draw ceremony for its two club competitions. United City is assured of a direct spot in the prestigious AFC Champions League while Kaya can...
