The music of U2 will figure heavily on the upcoming animated movie “Sing 2.” The film will also feature band vocalist Bono as the voice of Clay Calloway, “a reclusive, rock and roll-singing lion.” The piano-decked ballad is an anthemic number titled “Your Song Saved My Life.” According...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Think about it, one of the enduring post-paid, ‘on-credit’ elements we still enjoy in our lives is our electricity bill. Here in Metro Manila at least, it remains an essential service we can avail of, and pay for, after it’s been utilized and...
Celebrating a man who changed an institution—and the country—forever ‘O, Ilaw: The Life & Legacy of Leonides S. Virata’ When Leonides Virata, secretary of Commerce and Industry in 1969, and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) chairman 1970-1976, passed away at age 58 in 1976, he...
Six out of 10 Filipinos believe their quality of life got worse in the past 12 months, a non-commissioned survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The third quarter 2021 SWS survey was conducted from Sept. 12 to 16 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 Filipino adults...
The Insurance Commission reported that the premium income of insurers in the country jumped by double digits in the second-quarter, an indication of the country’s economic recovery from a prolonged pandemic. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said on Tuesday, Oct. 26, that the...
Malacañang said the report of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the Duterte administration's infamous war on drugs proves that the Philippines is willing to fulfill its obligations to protect the people's right to life. File photo of several men carrying the body of an illegal drug suspect...
WALA LANG White-haired, bleary-eyed, wrinkled, and hearing-challenged seniors were once young. So were the men and women standing frozen on plaza pedestals. They all were once vigorous youths, had loves, disappointments, ambitions. A street in Paco and another at U.P. Diliman and a house in Taal...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Oct. 21, reminded her supporters and volunteers that pink isn’t just a color but a "way of life"--one that should inspire them to extend a helping hand to others in need. Robredo posted a two-minute video on her Facebook page asking supporters to live a...
Iza Calzado and other 'InLife Sheroes' Actress Iza Calzado recently joined other InLife Sheroes in encouraging Filipino women to be financially empowered. Set to reprise the role of the mature Darna in the latest adaptation of the comic heroine on television, Calzado shared how women can take...
If Malacañang would have its way, it would let Gen. Guillermo Eleazar remain at the helm of the Philippine National Police (PNP) "for life". PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar (Photo from Guillermo Eleazar's Facebook) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say Thursday, Oct. 14, when asked...
The Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corp. (SLIMTC) has appointed global financial giant Citi as its middle office service provider in the Philippines. In a statement, Mike Enriquez, SLIMTC president said the mandate made Citi the first bank in the country to onboard a middle office client,...
PARIS, France -- Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the search for evidence of ancient life, a study said Thursday. NASA astrobiologist Amy Williams and her team in Florida found similarities between...
