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3 March

Golfcon 2026 back on March 14-16 at Marriot Hotel

IT’S all system go for the Philippine Golf Convention (Golfcon) 2026 this March 14-15 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom. This was revealed by GolfCon chairman Jesse Guerrero during a media briefing together with Lyle Fernando Uy, the director for golf tourism and special projects of the Department of Tourism which is supporting the major golfing event, at the DOT main …

2 March

Docu filmmakers no surrender against pressures, unpopularity of the genre

Despite documentary films finally finding spaces, however gradually, in commercial circuit screenings in the Philippines and elsewhere, their filmmakers still find it hard to make the genre more popular and accessible to most viewers. “It will take a village…” said feisty and award-winning doc maker Baby Ruth Villarama as if saying it indeed costs a lot, money and otherwise the …

2 March

Erick Valena gets ready for June bride designs

It must have been tiring and tedious for fashion designer Erick Valena to be shuttling from Lopez town in Quezon Province to Manila and back to attend to his dress shop in the countryside and stay half of the week in Muntinlupa and Makati where he maintains ateliers in both cities (although he just shares workshop with the iconic haute …

2 March

EDSA@40: The youth isn’t wasted on the young

I came to the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or simply EDSA, purposely in the afternoon of February 25, 2026 after beating deadlines and finishing some domestic chores in our house in Villa Castillo, Pacita 2, San Pedro, Laguna. Apart from them, I was still nursing an already receding lump in …

2 March

Show people pour in grief over Star ’66 Pepito Rodriguez’s death

by Boy Villasanta He was well-loved and respected by people from all walks of life not only as an actor but as a human person, first and foremost. Jose Ma. Moreno Rodriguez, also known as Pepito Rodriguez, died recently of undisclosed cause. His loyal household member, Jecca Jamandre Abad, said that Pepito had fought fiercely against his illness. “Lumaban pa …

2 March

“New Moon PH and Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Strengthen Partnership with Official Contract Signing”

METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES — In a powerful celebration of beauty, purpose, and holistic wellness, New Moon PH seals partnership with Miss Universe Philippines 2026 as the pageant’s Official Women’s Health Partner through a meaningful contract signing event on February 27, 2026. Building on a successful collaboration last 2025 where New Moon PH proudly served as one of the official partners …

2 March

InfiniVAN – Royal Cable partnership to boost PHL internet connectivity

InfiniVAN Inc., a Japanese-affiliated telecommunications company, and Royal Cable Vision Corporation, a fiber home internet provider, entered into a strategic partnership that establishes a new benchmark in digital infrastructure. Under the Indefeasible Right of Use Agreement, Royal Cable Vision Corporation will tap InfiniVAN’s Microduct Tube within the facility, a configuration that creates a “triple threat” to the country’s long-standing internet issues, minimizing disruptions to infrastructure and provide on-the-go, continuous internet security. The agreement makes a trailblazing …

2 March

Palace slams bribery claims vs. Marcos

Malacañang on Thursday firmly denied renewed allegations linking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to supposed multibillion-peso bribes, calling the claims politically driven and bereft of credibility. The issue resurfaced after former lawmaker Mike Defensor announced that another batch of former soldiers was prepared to testify regarding alleged payoffs amounting to billions of pesos. Defensor also alleged that there were ongoing efforts …

2 March

LTFRB summons bus firm over viral 3-hour delay

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has ordered a bus company to explain after a viral complaint alleged that passengers were forced to wait three hours before departure from the VTX terminal in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. In a statement Thursday, LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II denounced the conduct of the driver and conductor of A&B Liner Inc., describing …

2 March

NFA eases palay buying standards

Thousands of rice farmers stand to benefit from newly adjusted procurement rules of the National Food Authority (NFA), following consultations with growers, millers, and other stakeholders ahead of the dry season harvest peak. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said the policy shift is meant to widen the agency’s buying coverage while raising farmers’ take-home earnings. He noted that the move carries …

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March, 2026