January, 2025

• 16 January

  1621BC RELEASES COMEBACK SINGLE “BAGAMUNDO”

  

  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 …

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• 15 January

  Lion and Dragon Dance Welcomes Chinese New Year!

  

  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 …

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• 15 January

  2024 Rice tariff hits P34-B

  

  By Rose de la Cruz With a record importation of 4.78 million metric tons of rice last year, it would not be surprising at all, that P34 -billion tariff was collected from the legal and legit arrivals of the grains. But how about the smuggled volumes, they could even more than the recorded imports, for which tariff denied our country …

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• 15 January

  Lumagui Leads BIR to 20 Year Collection Target Milestone

  

  The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) attained a milestone achievement by surpassing the P2.848 trillion Emerging Goal target set by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) last March 2024. Although the numbers are still being finalized, the BIR confirmed that they have definitely reached the Php 2.848 trillion mark for 2024. “The exact figures will be finalized by around mid-February, …

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• 15 January

  Political ads to cause rebound of media companies

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Political spending for the 2025 May midterm elections and fueled by their investments in digital assets would lead to an expected rebound for media companies. Globalinks Securities and Stocks Inc. sales Toby Allan C. Arce told Business World that “the continued growth in online platforms and content consumption allows media companies to reach younger, tech-savvy audiences …

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• 15 January

  BingoPlus player bags a jackpot prize of 312 million pesos

  

  BingoPlus, the country’s most comprehensive digital entertainment platform, celebrated yet another milestone. A lucky player won a massive jackpot prize of 312 million pesos. To commemorate this big win, a special awarding ceremony took place on January 10, 2025 at a hotel in Manila. Doubling the previous jackpot prize, the avid BingoPlus player broke the record for winning the biggest …

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• 15 January

  BingoPlus hosts an exclusive block screening of Piolo Pascual’s The Kingdom

  

  METRO MANILA – BingoPlus, your comprehensive digital entertainment platform in the country, hosted another exciting movie experience with the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival entry, The Kingdom, starring BingoPlus male endorser Piolo Pascual, on January 9, 2025. The Kingdom is set in an alternate reality where the Philippines was never colonized, referred to as the “Kingdom of Kalayaan.” Piolo Pascual …

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• 15 January

  MR.DIY Opens 700th Store: Bridging Communities as a Trusted “FAMILYhan”

  

  Leading home improvement retailer MR.DIY Philippines marks a major milestone with the opening of its 700th store in Bagontaas, Valencia City, Bukidnon. Dubbed as the “City of Golden Harvest,” and Bukidnon’s economic hub, Valencia blends agricultural richness with growing commercial activity, serving as a lifeline for surrounding communities. This new store highlights MR.DIY’s commitment to bridging urban and rural gaps, …

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• 13 January

  Jobless Pinoys down in November 2024

  

  The Marcos administration’s comprehensive efforts to bolster the Philippine labor market yielded positive results, as unemployment and underemployment rates dropped in November 2024. Data from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) highlighted the resilience of the labor market, as evidenced by improved employment figures. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan emphasized the strength of the labor market, noting its high …

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• 13 January

  Public warned on skin products containing mercury

  

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to consumers about unauthorized skin-lightening products found to contain mercury, a toxic chemical that poses severe health risks. In a statement on Wednesday, the environmental advocacy group EcoWaste Coalition lauded the FDA for its prompt response following the group’s report on cosmetics with mercury levels far exceeding the allowable trace limit. …

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