The Philippines will be Guest of Honour of the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse on Oct. 15 to 19, 2025. Today, the book fair’s Director, Juergen Boos, and the officials of the Philippines’ National Book Development Board (NBDB) signed the official Guest of Honour contract at a ceremony in Davao,...
DIPLOMATIC TRIPS First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Villamor Airbase before their departure to Malaysia (Photo: Noel B. Pabalate) Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos, First Lady of the Republic of the Philippines, LAM to those who have known her, has just turned...
A show cause order has been issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) against the Philippine Christian University (PCU) following a series of offenses verified by the agency based on its initial findings. MB photo In a statement signed by CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III, he said...
While the local stock market has been on a steady decline - down to its lowest level in nine months -- analysts do not see much relief as investor sentiment has turned bearish due to a confluence of negative factors. “The local market closed last week at 6,290.27, its lowest close since November...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is encouraging all publicly-listed firms to conduct quarterly briefings on their financial performances to cultivate healthy investor relations. This came after a group of 10 publicly-listed companies (PLCs) featured in the PSE STAR (Strengthening Access and...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB)-Philippines announced during the three-day Philippine Book Festival here that the country will be a guest of honor in the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse from October 15 to 19, 2025. Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos and representatives...
A political party leader in Japan has expressed support for the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) acquisition of additional 97-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) as part of efforts to better safeguard the country’s vast coastline. Natsuo Yamaguchi (middle), chief representative of Japan's...
The 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines is finally being used by the current administration as leverage to advance the country’s interests with respect to the West Philippine Sea issue, an expert said. Professor Richard Heydarian, a Manila-based academic and columnist, lauded President...
Back-to-back abridged versions of Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro take the centerstage in the second installment of the CCP Out-Of-The-Box Series, the newest program of the Cultural Center of the Philippines...
By Jacqueline Lucero Illustration by Poch Eulalia The sun rises on a bustling street in Manila as the aroma of freshly cooked adobo and 3-in-1 coffee wafts through the air. Jeepneys weave through traffic, and tricycles add to the noise that the karaoke tunes echo from neighborhood homes....
Nick Deocampo and Guillermo Gómez Rivera, both natives of Iloilo, bagged the 2023 Premio Casa Asia at a recent ceremony held at the Barcelona City Council. Nick Deocampo receives his 2023 Premio Casa for Culture and Society Deocampo, academician and multi-awarded filmmaker and...
CEBU CITY – Eight officials of the Port Management Office (PMO)-Bohol were sacked for partying in their office on August 16. Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago ordered the relief of PMO-Bohol Manager Lord Tyrone Agaton, PMO-Bohol Port Services Division Manager Julius...
