Despite being the successful businessman he is today, Justin Uy, President of Cebu-based Profood International Corp., never fails to look back at where he came from.  From being a striving small-scale entrepreneur to a thriving businessman who owns several companies, Uy endeavors to give back to his fellow Cebuanos to whom he attributes his success.  Uy, known as Cebu’s Mango …

On World Water Day, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that its businesses collectively saved some 33,865,901,000 liters of water from 2017 to 2022–equivalent to the annual consumption of over 94,000 households, or the monthly use of over 1.129 million families.  The water savings, part of the company’s long-running “Water for All” water sustainability initiative, represent a 21.65% reduction in the …

In celebration of International Women’s Month, SM Supermalls partnered with the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia and ACTED Philippines to promote sustainable and inclusive agriculture of Bangsamoro women. This event is in partnership with Philippine Airlines and Airspeed. VIPs: French Ambassador Her Excellency – Michele Boccoz, National Defense Secretary, Carlito Galvez, Jr., MTIT Representative, Director General of …

As travel and tourism go perfectly with this year’s summer season, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is bringing unique products from across the country closer to tourists through the special Bagsakan sa Intramuros on March 25 to April 2 at the Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila City. In time with the grand launch of the DTI’s latest Go Lokal! …

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a technical cooperation agreement that will help BCDA develop the areas in and around railway stations being built by the Department of Transportation (DOTr). These sites are located in Fort Bonifacio and will serve as models of the Philippines’ Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs), as well as …

Don’t look now but the Philippines is fast becoming the land of sex and videotapes. Or it has long been a country of flesh trade in discursive and metaphorical sense and sexy movies.  It is evident in my new book, “SekSinema (Gender Images in Philippine Sex Cinema Enfolding Pandemia)” where I tackle the employ of sex as a subject in …

The famed “Performatura,” a festival of written words and performances initiated by literary giant Vim Nadera with the joint collaboration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), is here again.  After the global invasion of the deadly COVID-19 when entertainment and cultural shows were all put on hold and the viewing public was deprived of diversion and information sourced …

It was the last quarter of 2021 when I learned that internationally acclaimed director Brillante Ma. Mendoza was doing a film not on his usual themes and topics on sex, drugs and violence but a food movie.  I got to know it when I called him and he said that he came all the way from Pampanga to shoot a …

It’s official.  Award-winning actor Richard Quan is tapped to play the protagonist in the biopic of Edwin Jubahib of Tagum City, the Governor of Davao del Norte.  After considering John Arcilla who, according to a filmmaker, commanded a whopping P5M talent fee to portray the colorful character and his exploits, the producer of the still untitled film project decided to …

To encourage more Filipinos to try its high-speed data and value-for-money products, youngest telco player DITO Telecommunity now offers its DITO SIM Starter Pack with up to 25GB all-access data for only Php 39! New subscribers can also enjoy a bonus 30-day Amazon Prime Video mobile subscription for every purchase of any DITO Level-Up Pack!  In light of the new …