Major business groups in the country believe there is a need to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good. “We do believe that the state and the private sector should be able to restrict the activities of unvaccinated persons for the common good,” said the 12 big...
The country’s largest business groups have strongly opposed moves to maintain the telecommunications industry as a public utility or subject it to minority foreign ownership as they cited interest from SpaceX, Japan's KDDI and Kobashi groups to enter the country that could provide competition in...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Manila Broadcasting Company has announced the 15 films that made it into the final round of the first ever MBC Short Film Festival. For the animation category, Ana by Mary Angelica Panganiban ; Stay by Irenea Catalina Valencia...
(Clockwise from top left) Photo of violence for Haiti, Chernobyl nuclear accident for Ukraine, salmon for Norway and Dracula for Romania (DC Inside / MBC) Korean TV network MBC drew flak from its viewers and international community for using inappropriate photos and captions to introduce countries...
Businessmen in the country mourn the passing of former President Benigno S. Aquino III, whose administration they described as a reign of fiscal stability and good governance. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest business organization in the country,...
Kim JUng-hyun A petition has been filed demanding Korean actor Kim Jung-hyun, star of the dramas “Mr. Queen,” “Crash Landing on You” and “Time,” to leave the entertainment industry due to the controversies he is facing. The petition was filed on April 12 on the website of the...
Manila Broadcasting Company has launched a short film competition to celebrate the extraordinary creative energy of Filipino filmmakers nationwide. The 2021 MBC Short Film Festival (MSFF) is now accepting entries for short feature, narrative documentary, and animation from filmmakers around the...
Manila Broadcasting Company has launched a short film competition to celebrate the extraordinary creative energy of Filipino filmmakers nationwide. The 2021 MBC Short Film Festival (MSFF) is now accepting entries for short feature, narrative documentary, and animation from filmmakers around the...
As the country enters a new year and there are positive developments on the discovery and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s ten major business groups strongly urged the Duterte government to maintain its focus on safe economic recovery. “We support initiatives to liberalize the...
(Clockwise from top left) Park Hae-jin, Nam Ji-hyun, Shin Sung-rok and Im Soo-hyang (MBC, Instagram) Korean actor Park Hae-jin and his drama “Kkondae Intern” emerged as the biggest winners at the 2020 MBC Drama Awards held on Dec. 30. Park Hae-jin took home the “daesang,” or grand prize,...
Influx of investments that will result in massive generation of taxes are the crucial factors that will determine the survival and subsequent recovery of the Philippine economy post-pandemic, according to Makati Business Club (MBC) Chairman Edgar O. Chua. Makati Business Club (MBC) Chairman Edgar...
