ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is preparing its system in Panay Island for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. CYNTHIA Alabanza, assistant vice president for public relations of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP),...
IN HONOR OF A MASTER National Artist Ricky Lee (center) with CCP vice chair Margie Moran-Floirendo and Christian Vallez reminisce about the making of Bagong Buwan and working with National Artist Marilou Diaz-Abaya Films have long mirrored society. As a powerful method of storytelling, films...
A beginner-friendly lecture and hands-on group painting workshop will be conducted by Fidel Sarmiento, a visual artist and leader in the industry. In this series of face-to-face painting workshop, the students will learn the basics of blending and proper mixing of acrylic colors, and how to...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH BSKE, otherwise known as the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election may not be as headline-grabbing as the mid-term or presidential races but it is no less contentious or controversial, with local candidates, often friends or neighbors, running against one other. It can turn...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Late last week, traditional and online media outfits went to town with stories on the country’s richest provinces, cities, and municipalities. The stories were based on the audit report of the Commission on Audit as of the end of 2022. We are elated by the fact that the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 10:1-9 The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers...
Senators on Tuesday, October 17 expressed their support to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) budget request for the purchase of three monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) vessels to help fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea. This was after BFAR Director...
The Senate said on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that it recorded a spike in cyberattacks last Sunday, Oct. 15. This was according to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. He added that as soon as they learned about the hacking of the website of the House of Representatives (HOR), the upper chamber's team went on...
The Bureau of the Treasury made a full-borrowing on Tuesday, Oct. 17, even though the interest rates on seven-year debt had risen amid expectations of tightening from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). During an auction, the government successfully raised the planned P30 billion through the...
UP Golf Club issued an apology on Monday, Oct. 16 after drawing flak from netizens following its "tone-deaf" Facebook post recently. The newly established club launched its official page and posted photos of its “experienced and first-time golfers” members during their first-ever...
October Fête, a French weekend at the Makati Street Meet along Paseo de Roxas Avenue was held on Oct. 14 and 15. Over 40 merchants, chefs, pâtissiers, and restaurateurs offered French goodies from croissants to crêpes to wine, champagne, and beer. Chef Patrice of Society Lounge came...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has issued its 1.5-year fixed-rate bonds worth P5 billion as part of its P100 billion bond program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said the net proceeds of the sale will be used for “general corporate purposes” and...
