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UNITED NATIONS, United States — Flags flew at half-mast at UN facilities across the globe Monday including at the body's New York headquarters, as staff stood in silent tribute to the more than 100 colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
MANILA, Philippines – A self-taught visual artist from Angeles, Pampanga turned in a masterpiece entitled “We are one family or Isang Pamilya Tayo” to capture the grand prize of the first ever art competition of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Sentro Artista.
MANILA, Philippines — Miss Grand International founder Nawat Itsaragrisil has ended his friendship with beauty queen MJ Lastimosa.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 26) — Several civil society groups plan to visit the Senate when sessions resume on Nov. 6 to press lawmakers to remove confidential funds from civilian agencies under the proposed ₱5.768-trillion national budget for 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — When the Mall of Asia opened in 2006, Henry Sy, Sr. was walking around the SM Store alongside Ma. Cecilia Abreu, who was then Assistant Vice President for Store Operations. As is usually the case with Mr. Sy, he dropped by the Shoe section, checked the shoes and sandals, and then asked a few questions to the sales clerks. “Marami pa ba nito? Are these fast-moving?” The questions did not stop there. Holding one sandal, he asked Abreu a question that stayed with her: “Can our customers still afford to buy our sandals at this price?” “Ang iniisip niya talaga is kaya pa ba ‘to ng customer. Very consistent si Mr. Sy when understanding his customers, what they want, and what they need,” Abreu shared.
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati perfected not one, not two, but six cheesecake creations for you to indulge in: Peanut Butter Cheesecake, Ube Cheesecake, Burnt Basque, Blueberry Cheesecake, Mango Cheesecake and New York Cheesecake.
HANGZHOU – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) executive director Paulo Tatad, son of Francisco “Kit” Tatad, who served as minister of Public Information under the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., is in his first Asian Games in an official capacity. He said he liked what he saw in the first week he’s been here. “Well organized. Maganda,” he said. The only thing organizers, he narrated, could have done a better job at, was in security. Actually, it’s not the lack of it but too much of it. “Sumobra naman ang higpit. From the people I’ve spoken to, those who’ve been around, mas mahigpit pa daw dito than the Olympics,” said the PSC official. It’s quite common here for marked Asian Games cars to be inspected, its passengers being asked to get out of the vehicle, even if it’s PSC chairman Richard Bachmann. “Wala silang pinipili. But we are good soldiers. We comply,” said Tatad. Seriously, he’s not complaining. Besides, it’s a good problem to have. ‘Towel, please’