The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines participated once again in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, the leading global event for inbound and outbound travel industry in the Middle East early this month at DWTC, Dubai, UAE. This year’s ATM carried the theme, “Working Toward Net...
PRINCESS Roberto De Paolis' second film Princess, directed by Roberto de Paolis, won the best film for Filipino and Thai audiences at the 12th edition of the Moviemov Italian Film Festival. At the same time, the Under30s have chosen Ghiaccio, directed by Fabrizio Moro alongside Alessio de...
THEY COME IN FISH The busy Navotas Fishport where fish is traded in whispers or 'bulungan.' Thousands of tons of fish come in at night from straining fishing grounds around the archipelago (Cez Jarlyn Young of Parallax Studio) Living in a bungalow in Makati and often spending days when outside in...
UNITED Ambassadors and chargés d'affaires of embassies representing the Commonwealth join DFA Usec. Theresa Lazaro and British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils in a toast to celebrate the coronation of King Charles this Saturday, May 6 At 4 p.m. today, the British Embassy in the...
PANIMULA Linupak na Kalabasa at Alimasag, Binuro na Maya Maya sa Asin, and Silog Only a few weeks ago, while immersed in the glorious waters of the Philippines, I told two foreign members of my family separately that it was a good time to be a Filipino. While at the beach near the West Philippine...
DESIGNHEADS Joey Yupangco, Pratt Institute president Frances Bronet, Ed Calma, Tina Periquet, Doris Magsaysay Ho, and Dominic Galicia Frances Bronet, a distinguished educator at the forefront of interdisciplinary learning and the president of Pratt Institute, a New York-based prestigious private...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) through the Artist Training Division is now accepting applications for the Virgin Labfest (VLF) 18 Writing Fellowship Program. Deadline for application is on or before May 16, 2023. The VLF 18 Writing Fellowship Program is a two-week mentorship program...
Packworks, a startup company providing a business-to-business (B2B) platform for sari-sari store owners, in collaboration with Fourth Wall, a socio-cultural research firm, has released data revealing that ordinary Filipinos prioritize personal hygiene and food in their market basket in times of...
ONE DUMPLING TO RULE THEM ALL The Scallop, Prawn, Hot and Sour Shanghainese Soup Dumpling Well-traveled foodies and those who know good Cantonese cuisine are all so familiar with Mott 32. The modern Hong Kong restaurant is critically acclaimed for its traditional Chinese culinary techniques...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said a total of 93 British firms have registered with the agency with combined investments of P185.947 billion to date, providing jobs to 88,108 to Filipinos. PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga also said that the British investments figure spanned...
A P5-million reward was offered to anyone who could provide any information on the whereabouts of a Chinese passenger who went missing when dive yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank off Tubbataha, Palawan earlier this week. (M/Y Dream Keeper / Courtesy of PCG) In a letter sent to the Manila Bulletin, a...
To further strengthen teacher education in the country, an advocacy group urged education agencies to fast-track the publication of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) 11713 or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act. (DepEd file photo) “The publication of the IRR...
