Acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s film about the 2015 Mamasapano massacre has been selected for competition at the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from Oct 2 to 11 in Busan, South Korea. The BIFF announced that Mendoza’s movie “Motherland” has...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate franchises of Procap International and Ray International Philippines Corporation for illegally soliciting investments from the public. In a statement, the SEC said its Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD)...
As the aviation industry stands on the brink of a major transformation, stakeholders are emphasizing the need to adapt to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization. With major investments and modernization projects underway, the future of air travel in the Philippines looks...
NAIA Terminal 3 (File photo) Passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were advised to prepare due to warmer temperature in its terminals after three of its chillers were subjected to repair due to overheating, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said on Friday, Aug....
Fernando “Andy” Magdadaro (left), Leopoldo "Tata" Tan Jr. (Facebook) A lawyer-congresswoman from Batangas believes that the two inmates' implication of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 killings of three convicted Chinese drug lords...
State-owned Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) said the planned national food hub in Pampanga would position the Philippines as a leading agribusiness and logistics center in the Asia Pacific. In a statement, Arrey Perez, CIAC president and chief executive officer, said the proposed...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) House Assistant Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V says Vice President Sara Duterte shouldn't blame the national government for every...
Vice President Sara Duterte asked Filipinos to stand against terrorism in her message for the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a statement, the official reminded her...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 21 emphasized the need for the country to have a general aviation terminal to strengthen security measures for private planes coming in and out of the country. Escudero renewed his pitch for a general aviation terminal...
The Philippines through the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) which is a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its own right, has renewed an estimated $750 million (special drawing rights or SDR540 million) commitment under the IMF’s Financial Transactions Plan (FTP) from August 2024...
"Peace not war." This was the call aired by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) amidst the reported consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera Region carried out by the military as part of its counter-insurgency operations against alleged members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). Citing...
