VENTI VIEWS-UNSPLASH LOS ANGELES — While Hollywood celebrates the end of strikes by writers and actors, the multibillion-dollar economic toll on everyone from crew members to caterers will take months to tally. Striking writers and actors slashed […]
Sing along with the Disney princesses
Audiences in Makati, Cebu, and Davao encouraged to dress up like royalty for Disney Princess – The Concert FOR THE FIRST time in forever, the music of Disney’s princesses will go beyond being the soundtrack to many […]
Meralco taps US-based USNC on potential micro-modular reactors
MERALCO and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. cooperative agreement. From left: Pilipinas Global Network President and CEO Ernesto D. Sta. Maria, Jr.; Meralco PowerGen-Global Business Power EVP and COO Dominador M. Camu, Jr.; USNC EVP for Global Strategy […]
Stuff to Do (11/17/23)
1 of 2 TV and voice stars join ManiPopCon lineup FOR ManiPopCon 2023, a slew of TV and voice stars are joining Netflix’s One Piece actor Mackenyu, including Emily Swallow, who plays The Armorer in The Mandalorian; […]
PCC clears Robinsons Retail-Rose Pharmacy deal
THE PHILIPPINE Competition Commission (PCC) deemed that there is no basis to prohibit the move of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) to acquire 100% of Rose Pharmacy following the completion of the competition watchdog’s review, according to […]
Entertainment News (11/17/23)
1 of 7 tvN launches linear TV channels with Cignal TV IN partnership with Cignal TV, tvN has launched linear TV channels tvN Movies Pinoy and tvN Premium. The former is a Tagalog-dubbed channel which brings Korean […]
Energy dep’t eyes launch of futures and capacity markets
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is targeting to introduce futures and capacity markets as part of innovations in the electricity market next year, its secretary said. “At the end of this year, we will see a reserve […]
Sustaining cautious monetary policy: A road less traveled?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo As we write this column, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board (MB) is still debating on its next monetary policy stance after jacking up the policy rate by another […]
Central bank looking to lower transaction fees for remittances
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to lower transaction fees for remittances through its partnership with other central banks under the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Nexus Project. BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said […]
Now there’s even a comic book about Taylor Swift
REUTERS FANS who just can’t get enough of “queen of pop” Taylor Swift can learn more about her life in an upcoming biographical comic book about the American singer. Swift features as part of TidalWave Comics’ Female […]