August, 2025

• 22 August

  Puregold CinePanalo offers biggest grants ever

  

  PhP5M for full-length, PhP200K for student short films It’s all systems go for Puregold CinePanalo 2026, which is offering hefty production grants—the largest ever in Philippine film festival history—to this year’s participants, both professional and student filmmakers. With PhP5 million to be awarded to seven full-length film directors and PhP200,000 to 27 student filmmakers, Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold CinePanalo chair and …

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• 21 August

  Contecon Manzanillo expands global connectivity with WAN HAI service

  

  Contecon Manzanillo, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, is enhancing its logistics offering with the introduction of WAN HAI Lines’ Asia-South America West Coast 2 (WSA2) service. The service made its inaugural call at Contecon on August 11 with the arrival of the vessel WAN HAI A16. Also known as the Asia-South America (ASA) …

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• 21 August

  “PBB CELEBRITY COLLAB” WINNER MIKA SALAMANCA HITS CHARTS WITH DEBUT SINGLE “SINO NGA BA SIYA”

  

  Mika Salamanca’s debut single “Sino Nga Ba Siya” is making waves, topping the iTunes songs chart in both the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates, and securing spots in Singapore, Cambodia, and Qatar. On Spotify, it has already surpassed 250,000 streams, while its lyric video racked up over 238,000 YouTube views in just a week. Fresh off her win on …

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• 21 August

  Legarda brings the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra back to Antique for another cultural celebration

  

  A night of world-class music lit up Antique as Senator Loren Legarda collaborated with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in bringing back the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) to her home province for a special concert at the University of Antique Sibalom campus on Friday, August 15. “As the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra fills this space with world-class music, we …

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• 21 August

  Sumbong sa Pangulo – Portal of truth or just more noise?

  

  The launch of the portal sumbongsapangulo.ph has opened what can only be described as the floodgates—yes, pun intended—for reports of anomalies in government projects. Unlike the usual complaint mechanisms that often feel like shouting into a void, this online portal gives ordinary Filipinos a direct line to Malacañang. And in an era where public skepticism is high, this is no …

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• 21 August

  2025 Sinag Maynila official entries bared

  

  by Boy Villasanta Tis the season of international film festivals to be held in Manila. The 2025 Sinag Maynila Film Festival will kick off on Sunday, August 24, 2025 in Gateway, Robinsons Manila, Robinsons Antipolo, SM Mall of Asia and SM Fairview. Meanwhile, the annual Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, one of the precursors of film fests in the country, which …

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• 20 August

  Manila Tech Summit 2025 Links PH to Global Fintech Arena

  

  MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Tech Summit marked its fifth year with a bold push to position the Philippines as a key player in the global fintech ecosystem, gathering more than 1,300 delegates from over 300 organizations at Shangri-La The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, from August 26 to 27. Organized by FinTech Alliance.PH, the country’s largest digital industry association representing …

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• 20 August

  Cebuana Lhuillier Gold Bar Expands B2B Partnerships at NRCE 2025, Reinforces Gold’s Value in Corporate Gifting

  

  Cebuana Lhuillier Gold Bar took the spotlight at the 31st National Retail Conference and Expo (NRCE) 2025, where it championed gold as a stable, practical, and accessible investment for Filipino businesses and institutions. Held at the SMX Convention Center, the event gathered leading retailers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from across the country. “Our goal is to make this trusted investment …

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• 20 August

  Anniversary plans ‘in motion’ as Power Mac Center marks 31st

  

  Power Mac Center (PMC), established in 1994 at SM Megamall, is celebrating 31 years as the Philippines’ premier Apple partner. This year’s theme is “31 in Motion: Driven by movement, powered by technology,” aptly reflecting the company’s uninterrupted growth in retail presence across all regions, as well as the continued development of its official training and service arms, Basecamp and …

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• 20 August

  Foundever® in Palawan Joins Watershed Restoration in 33rd Feast of the Forest in Palawan

  

  Foundever®, a global leader in the customer experience (CX) industry, joined over 4,000 volunteers in the 33rd Pista y Ang Cagueban’s Feast of the Forest, a large-scale tree planting event in Puerto Princesa City. With the theme “Tayo ang Kalikasan: Nagkakaisang Tugon sa Krisis ng Mundo” (“We Are Nature: A United Response to the Crisis of the World”), the event …

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