Miss World Philippines announces 2024 finals date, venue
MANILA, Philippines — The Miss World Philippines organization announced that the date of its final show is on July 19.
UPS latest news
About that MB name drop on ANC’s 'Market Edge'
Merkado Barkada received a mention yesterday from Stephen “Steveinomics” Cuunjieng during his appearance on Michell Ong’s "Market Watch" program on ANC. The name drop happens at roughly the 56:50 mark of the June 4 edition of "Market Edge" (YouTube link) at the tail end of a segment where Mr. Cuunjieng discussed his take on PHINMA [PHN 20.70, down 5.3%; 360% avgVol].
Poll watchdog rejects AI ban in 2025 polls
THE Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) yesterday rejected the proposal of Elections chairman George Garcia prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep fakes in all activities related to the May 2025 national and local polls.
2 FLiRT cases detected, daily cases of COVID up
THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reported a slight uptick in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases as it disclosed that two cases of the “FLiRT” subvariants have already been detected in the Philippines.
Speaker meets Chiz; no talks yet on economic Cha-cha
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez and newly installed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero met at Malacañang last Monday when President Marcos signed into law the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act.
Smart supports government push vs scams
MANILA, Philippines — Telco giant Smart Communications has supported the government’s push to partner with telecommunications firms and connectivity providers to stop online and text-based scams and unsolicited text promotions.
Tom Hardy prepares curtain call in 'Venom 3' trailer
MANILA, Philippines — Columbia Pictures released a full trailer for "Venom: The Last Dance," the third and likely final film starring Tom Hardy as the iconic Marvel Comics character Venom.
Filipinos enjoy visa-free entry to Taiwan until July 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Taiwan on Tuesday announced the extension of its visa-free entry program for Filipinos to July 2025.