EAST MEETS WEST IN FASHION Erzsébet Papp (ZEMA Jewels), Dennis Lustico, and Adrienn Balogh (Adry Couture) at the diplomatic reception to celebrate 50 years of PH-Hungary relations The last week of September was all about Hungary as the country—found in the heart of Europe—celebrated 50 years...
From left, first row: Fabian Fom, John Patrick Green; second row: Jeff Chang, Lemn Sissay, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Intan Paramaditha; third row: Adan Jimenez, Andeasyand, Amanda Chong, and Jack Edwards Brace yourself and get ready to gasp as this year’s Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) will be...
A COLORFUL CAST The cast and crew of Snow White and the Prince during its opening performance at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City (Photo Madison) “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” It’s a question that almost everyone knows by now. Or if not the true...
Empowering Filipino storytellers TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and Viva, a premier multimedia company, have teamed up to launch the short film festival #ForYouPelikula. It’s a transformative initiative, which aims to nurture the Philippine short film industry and...
The country’s production rate of goods posted a faster growth in August due to the production of petroleum products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) underscored its commitment to promote investor education by taking part in the global Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy initiative, a program of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). In a statement, the PSE said its officers rang the closing bell in a...
The country's unemployment rate plunged to 4.4 percent, equivalent to 2.21 million jobless Filipinos in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The latest number is lower than the 4.8 percent or 2.27 jobless individuals recorded in July and the 5.3 percent or 2.68 million...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is eyeing the allocation of at least P3 billion for the planned development projects on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This was bared by House Speaker Martin Romualdez Thursday night, Oct. 5....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th from left) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led a small group of congressmen to Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Thursday morning, Oct. 5. They left that same afternoon with a clear idea of what their...
More than 275 kilos of illegal drugs were intercepted at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from an alleged drug syndicate that imported them from Mexico, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 5. Col. Jean Fajardo, chief of the PNP-Public Information Office,...
Local share prices plunged after the government reported that consumer prices surged in September. The main index fell 119.60 points or 1.90 percent to close at 6,178.60 as the Property sector led all sub indices in their retreat. A total of 676 million shares worth P5.43 billion changed...
Senators have called on government agencies to provide stronger cybersecurity measures to prevent attacks such as what happened to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Sen. Grace Poe said that any cyber attack is unacceptable, especially against government data systems. "As...
