ILOILO CITY – A student from this city bagged a silver medal for the Philippines in the World Mathematics Invitational in South Korea. GIHUN Ng Yoo (St. Joseph School Iloilo) Gihun Ng Yoo, an incoming Grade 9 student at St. Joseph School Iloilo, bested 1,275 competitors from 17 countries in the...
The Seoul International Drama Awards 2023, a global drama festival, announced the nominees for the international competition. The Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee finalized a preliminary screening on 344 works from 44 countries and regions submitted to the international competition. ...
A total of 344 entries from 44 countries and regions have been submitted to the Seoul International Drama Awards 2023. This was announced by the Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee headed by chairman Kim Eui-chul, president of Korean TV channel KBS. The nominees for the Seoul...
A House resolution (HR) seeking to honor Belle Mariano for winning the Outstanding Asian Star Prize in last year's Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) has been endorsed to the plenary for adoption. The measure, HR No.884, has already been approved by the House Committee on Creative Industry and...
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in, known for the film “Seoul Vibe” and "#Alive," and the dramas “Hellbound” and “Chicago Typewriter,” is facing more problems due to alleged use of drugs. The 36-year-old actor has tested positive for three drugs: propofol, marijuana and a third substance that has...
Justine Baltazar (UAAP Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER The Korean Basketball League has slapped Justine Baltazar with a two-year ban following his no-show last week. The 25-year-old, who was expected to see action for the Seoul Samsung Thunders and arrive for the Feb. 1 player registration...
Justin Baltazar (UAAP Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER Justine Baltazar’s new direction on his basketball career might have fallen through once more. The 25-year-old power forward, whose Strong Group are coming off a quarterfinal loss at the hands of Al Riyadi in their Dubai tilt on Friday, Feb. 3,...
The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) This was the first time for...
Justine Baltazar (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER It didn’t take long for Justine Baltazar to find a new home in Seoul Samsung Thunders. The 25-year-old forward will now be taking his act to the Korean Basketball League for the 2022-2023 season, according to multiple reports. ...
Filipino movies, surprise us in 2023! With the movie audience inching their way back to the cinemas during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), we hope to see more people patronize local films. We hope to see young, maverick filmmakers cross over and successfully transition to the entertainment...
Where are you this time on his ‘naughty or nice’ list? MONTEREY, MEXICO Julio Cesar Aguilar Lockdown’s over, even for Santa Claus. And he’s out looking for those on his “nice” list. Are you one of them? But life’s been tough and, as Morrisey in one of The Smiths’ songs “Please,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, which Japan said may have had the range to hit the US mainland. People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with a file photo of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile on display during a...
