The start of the Year of the Wooden Snake offers the public a young boy named Liam Rhys E. Jalla, a ten-year-old talent of filmmaker Mark Arvin Agcaoili Bago. We enjoin you, dear readers, to support Liam Rhys as he journeys in this wonderful yet cruel world of show business. Jalla loves singing so he prefers to concentrate in music …

The moment the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal (awards night) proclaimed Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for GMA Pictures’ “Green Bones,” their common director Zig Dulay was triumphant and proud of their artistic achievements. “Your success is also my success,” wrote Zig in his Facebook wall. “From the first …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) remains relentless in its pursuit to elevate the country’s road sector, and uphold to global standards the different transport systems for 2025. Under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive, the Department under Secretary Jaime J. Bautista continuously implements road transport infrastructure projects across the nation. Active Transport Project To promote sustainable mobility and alleviate traffic …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), along with the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Cebu Port Authority, is steadfast in implementing maritime projects and initiatives by empowering the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers, protecting our coastal territory and modernizing ports. New Cebu International Container Port To be constructed in Consolacion, Cebu, the …

Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, ordered all regional directors to ensure that all the license plates of tricycles, particularly those being used in public transportation, are delivered by April 30 this year. The order came after the inventory of the printed license plates revealed that they are sufficient to cover all the tricycles …

The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) continues to gain traction as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched the operations of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) at the project’s Camp Aguinaldo Station. Under MMSP’s Contract Package 103, four TBMs will be utilized for the tunneling of the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo Stations. Transportation Undersecretary …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) calls on the public not to engage or transact with a Facebook account “Transportation in Manila,” which is allegedly giving away free transport cards for the entire year as part of the agency’s 126th anniversary celebration. The account, which has a Facebook handle @Transportation-in-Manila or Transportation in Manila, is supposedly giving away Beep Cards by …

To address cybersecurity challenges in the country, the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde Hub of Innovation for Inclusion (HiFi) collaborated with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) to cover concerns, such as phishing, intrusion detection, security automation, and adversarial artificial intelligence (AI).  CICC, an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has the mandate to formulate …

P-pop boy group 1621BC opens new era showing the members’ bolder and braver side in the comeback single “Bagamundo.” The upbeat OPM track highlights 1621BC members JM, JC, Pan, Win, Migz, and DJ’s determination to rise above life’s challenges and work their way towards achieving their dreams. “It’s about a story of achieving one’s dream through years of travel and …

PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Boom, bang, bang. Boom, bang, bang. Goes the giant drum beating to the rhythm of cymbals, gongs, and the noisy footsteps of a team of dancers taking control of a large, flexible dragon puppet using poles. The dancers are in colorful costumes in bright red, yellow and orange, simulating either a dragon or a lion.  Through the …