The fire that hit the Serendra complex in Bonifacio Global City in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on May 5 has caused P100,000 worth of damage to property, according to the Taguig City Fire Station. According to the Serendra management, the fire started at about 11:42 a.m. on the second floor of Shops at...
Experts and advocates of Islamic finance presented the trends and outlook in the growing sector, including ED Nelly Dillera - PTTC; DED Dhim Radia - PTTC; Dr. Zalina Binti Zakaria -Head, Halal Research Center of Islamic Health, Universiti Malaya; Dr. Dalal Aassouli - Asst. Professor, Islamic...
The local manufacturing sector saw the strongest improvement in operating conditions for more than four years in April, a report by S&P Global Ratings revealed. S & P Global report released on Monday, May 2, showed the Philippine purchasing managers’ index reached a reading of 53.3 in...
An expert, on Saturday, April 30, urged the public to partake in addressing the worsening climate crisis, adding that there is no other better time to act than now. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Scientist I Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte warned...
A triumphant journey of a Filipina The canton of Vaud and Geneva in Switzerland is home to about 5,000 Filipinos, according to the Philippine Permanent Mission in Geneva. That sounds like a big enough market for a ready-to-eat (RTE), home-cooked style Filipino food and beverage (F&B) business....
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. officially joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact program, the world’s largest corporate social responsibility initiative, to develop responsible business practices aligned with world-class standards, CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy announced Friday, April...
By Jeno Pineda Photos courtesy of Ryan Arbilo If you told Ryan Arbilo 20 years ago that he would become a famous photographer in France, he would have said you were living a fantasy. And if you told him then that he would be an owner of a contemporary gallery in the city of lights, he would have...
Netflix released its Global Top 10 most watched shows and films for the period April 18 to 24. Among non-English shows, the Colombian series “The Marked Heart” debuted at No. 1 with 68.04 million hours viewed. The No. 1 English and non-English shows and films on Netflix from April 18 to 24...
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, more than doubled its net income to P23.8 billion last year from the P10.26 billion posted in 2020. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its earnings were bolstered by the resurgence in activities...
K-pop group Viviz performed on the Grammys’ Global Spin, a digital series that spotlights artists around the world. Viviz, composed of Eunha, composed of Eunha, SinB and Umji, became the first K-pop idol group to be selected to appear on Global Spin. Viviz “We may live in an era where cultural...
Catherine Valdez is no ordinary beauty queen Jennifer Leu-Yong In her early school years, Catherine Valdez runs with the neighborhood boys playing basketball, wearing oversized clothes. “I was called an ugly duckling because I had dark complexion, I am tall, and too thin. I was bullied,” says...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay; Si Mister sa bahay In the first and second parts of this article, we examined the socio-economic milieu surrounding the concept of a trailing husband through the perspective of the husband and the wife. In this final piece to our three-part maiden feature for the Global...
