Choose your poison from a fresh lineup of premium Japanese, Taiwanese, and Scotch whiskies paired with a craftily curated bar chow DRINK UP Aficionados can try various spirits from the signature cocktail Single Malt Whisky Sour to a neat Hibiki Whisky The nightlife is back. It’s been more than...
Cement firm Holcim Philippines Inc. reported a 79 percent fall in attributable net income to P487.39 million in the first nine months of 2022 from the P2.3 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings were affected by...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The Philippines wants to establish at least one million units of low-cost housing every year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday. While it is "ambitious," Marcos said the government "will try very, very hard" to make it happen. At the sidelines of the...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines will be hosting the exhibit “Once Upon A Time... Hanbok Fairytale of Wooh Nayoung” that will showcase childhood fairy tales including “Cinderella” and “Alice in Wonderland” done with a twist by illustrator Wooh Nayoung. Running from...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has called on dioceses around the country to support the Alay Kapwa Solidarity Appeal of NASSA/Caritas Philippines to help those who were affected by typhoon “Paeng.” CBCP “On behalf of the CBCP, I am...
All 58 examinees from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) passed the October 2022 Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination. (Photo from uplb.edu.ph) With that, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hailed UPLB as the top-performing school for the said board exam. It was...
New CCP artistic director shares his vision There’s a new vice president and artistic director at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and he’s a jack of all trades—Dennis Marasigan. To be called that moniker is a compliment as it was originally meant for William Shakespeare. Dennis...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called the national government’s continuous “neglect” to the needs of educators and learners as “disheartening.” It said that amid the implementation of face-to-face classes, many educators and learners are still suffering from the...
Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raised issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country. Only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, announced that 873 out of 1,879 examinees successfully passed the November 2022 Customs Broker Licensure Examination. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The date and venue of the oathtaking ceremony are yet to be advised. Keith Ann Maramot Casa...
Facemasks (stock photo) Pediatricians are still recommending students and teachers to wear their face masks inside classrooms following the government’s decision to make masking optional in the country. Both the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the...
