Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) recently achieved a historic double win – by becoming the first Philippine airport to achieve both Level 1 Airport Carbon Accreditation and the prestigious Platinum Green Airport Award 2024. This award by the Airports Council International (ACI) puts MCIA at the forefront of sustainable airport operations in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. MCIA, currently …

Approximately 70% of Filipinos plan to spend more on travel in 2024 compared to last year, according to data collected by travel agency Klook. During an industry update held in Hong Kong, Klook General Manager for Philippines and Thailand Michelle Ho provided an industry update on key travel trends in the Asia Pacific region. Using data from Macquarie Research and Cirium, …

FAMAS or the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences did it again. Therefore, the allegations of corruption are piling up year after year. This time, it might not be obviously a case of corruption but the details speak of it in more ways than one. We are talking here of the incident where veteran actress Eva Darren wasn’t able …

2-in-1 UST Arlets ’75 socio-cultural gigs Visual artist, polymath, environmentalist, teacher and digital creator Bon Labora is indeed a genius. Imagine, he was able to simultaneously hold diverse activities in one sitting. As a professor of Arts and Design at Miriam College, he masterfully assigned his students to come up with cyber apps to contribute to the improvement or betterment …

by Boy Villasanta Because of her black color and unique features, 2024 Miss Universe Philippines winner Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan Province is criticized and bashed, unfortunately not by outsiders and foreigners but her fellow Filipinos. She is being thrown with invectives of being “ugly” and asking if she could even stand the round one elimination in the international stage side-by-side …

Music artist Nick Nangit will reprise his “Timeless” piano concert “Timeless 2” on June 29, 2024 at the Bulwagang Gat Antonio J. Villegas of the Manila City Hall. Here’s our exclusive interview with Nick: Boy Villasanta (BV): How would you differentiate your “Timeless 1” with “Timeless 2”? Nick Nangit (NN): “While the first ‘Timeless’ was a happy blend of heavy …

The Jetour T2, the newest vehicle launched by Jetour Auto Philippines that is getting popular among the SUV enthusiasts, amazed a number of the motoring media who participated in an event using it for their trip from the Jetour headquarter in Quezon City up to the Midori Hotel & Restaurant in Clark, Pampanga. The trip culminated in the witnessing of …

Ford Philippines launched recently its two iconic vehicles – the Ford Mustang and the Ford Bronco – during the “Road To Legendary” event at the Okada Hotel in Paranaque City. Ford Philippines president and managing director Mike Breen proudly presented the iconic sports coupe Ford Mustang and the 7th generation, 5-door SUV Ford Bronco that were keenly awaited by their …

With the rise of all things overlanding comes an American tire brand with over 100 years of manufacturing experience, dating back 1915 from the town of Ohio. With this solid history, this brand has become one of the most trusted names in the global automotive industry.  General Tire re-entered the Philippine market through a new distributor with four brand new …

Bank lending of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) grew at a faster pace in April this year while domestic liquidity growth slowed, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Preliminary data released by the BSP on Friday showed that banks’ outstanding loans, excluding those placed in the central bank’s reverse repurchase facility, grew by 9.6 percent in April …