HENRY CAVILL, Alex Pettyfer, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and Henry Golding in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. LONDON — With his latest movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which is inspired by a real World War II mission, director Guy Ritchie aims to shine a light on a historically […]

E-ROCKWELL.COM ROCKWELL Land, Inc. saw a 31% increase in its net income to P3.4 billion in 2023 from P2.59 billion a year earlier, driven by the performance of its residential and commercial segments, the listed property developer said on Thursday. The 2023 consolidated net income has “surpassed the pre-pandemic level,” […]

By Shaymaa Khalil THE HUMBLE chapel in Manila’s Barrio San Miguel, where devotees venerated an image of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, had been the only structure spared from the great fire that reduced everything around it to ashes. The fire was so huge, engulfing everything in its path, that firemen […]

UNSPLASH THE CIVIL Aeronautics Board (CAB) announced on Thursday that it will maintain the airline fuel surcharge at Level 6 for May. Low-cost airlines anticipate this decision will support the high demand for air travel. At Level 6, the domestic passenger surcharge ranges from P185 to P665, while the international […]

BLOOMBERRY.PH BLOOMBERRY RESORTS Corp. said that the operations of Solaire Resort North in Quezon City may reach full scale by 2026, two years after its opening in May of this year. “At the end of two years, it should be fully ramped up,” Bloomberry Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Enrique […]

1 of 4 Ballet Manila’s one-time restaging of Ibong Adarna THE BALLET retelling of Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna will return for one performance on April 20. Ballet Manila will perform the piece for the 40th anniversary celebration and fundraising event of the Soroptimist International of Makati. For tickets and […]

MANILA WATER Philippine Ventures, Inc. (MWPV), a subsidiary of Manila Water Co., Inc., announced on Thursday its acquisition of a 70% stake in investment firm Equipacific HoldCo, Inc. (EHI) for P1.15 billion. MWPV signed a share purchase agreement with Equi-Parco Holdings Corp., Metropac Water Investments Corp., and TwinPeak Hydro Resources […]

REUTERS CENTRAL BANKS in the Asia and the Pacific region should focus on controlling inflation and avoid setting policy based on the US Federal Reserve’s decisions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. “We recommend Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation, and avoid making their policy decisions overly dependent […]

IMDB LONDON — Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. In the four-part show, archival footage and personal videos and photos are intertwined with present-day interviews and scenes of the group embarking on their 2022 tour. It […]

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND To say the least, it must have been disturbing for financial markets to hear US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s announcement that it is likely to take “longer than expected” for inflation to return to the central bank’s 2% inflation target and warrant easing monetary policy. Powell […]