Sam Ramos Jones on losing his grandfather and mentor PASSING OF A GENERATION Sam and his lolo For Sam Ramos Jones, he was Lolo Eddie. The 29-year-old grandson of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) looked back on his relationship with his grandfather a day after the burial, evidently melancholic...
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
Major cola and beverage drinks producers in the country confirmed shortage in supply of refined premium sugar, a key raw ingredient in their products, while the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warned that its member food processors are slowing down production because their sugar...
MaArte at The Pen is back! Since its inception in Feb. 2009, MaArte has evolved to become an event that highlights Filipino craftsmanship in every art form possible. In 2017, it found its home in The Peninsula Manila. MaArte at The Pen might have been on hold during the pandemic, but it’s...
Universal Robina Corp. (URC), one of the Philippines’ largest food companies, is venturing into the P6.5 billion cultured milk category through a partnership with Asahi Beverages Philippines (ABP). In a statement, URC said they will be coming out with Goodday cultured milk drinks that addresses a...
In memoriam From left: Benji Garcia, Joseph Israel Laban, and Siegfreid Barros-Sanchez Cinemalaya 2022 honored the legacy of the late artists Benji Garcia, Flor Salanga, Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, Joseph Israel Laban, and Eduardo Roy Jr. at the just-concluded Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival....
“The French-Philippine connection dates back much earlier through historic interactions among our nationals,” said Michèle Boccoz, French ambassador to the Philippines, at the launch of the yearlong celebration of the diamond jubilee of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines....
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Last week, we talked about the emergence of artificial intelligence or AI, how it is beginning to play an important role in our lives and economy and how it is already having an impact on our world in many different ways. There is now a fierce race not just among...
Shaq Delos Santos, currently the coach of Cignal in the Premier Volleyball League, has taken over as head coach of the women’s volleyball team of University of the Philippines. Shaq Delos Santos UP College of Human Kinetics Dean Francis Diaz confirmed the news of the Delos Santos’ appointment...
The United States is offering the Philippines Chinook helicopters as a substitute for the Mi-17 helicopters from Russia, which the government would have had if it did not scrap its purchase deal with Russia. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Monday the Philippines is...
Benedict “BennyQT” Gonzales took over in Game 3 with his Wanwan pick to survive a valiant stand from a promising Onic Philippines side, 2-1, in the MPL Philippines Season 10 at the ICite Auditorium in Libis, Quezon City on Sunday, Aug 14. Photo from MPL Philippines A well-fed Wanwan took charge...
Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) aims to complete its acquisition of the assets of parent company Solar Philippines worth about P60 billion by the end of this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said that the conclusion of its P3.3 billion Stock Rights...
