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BingoPlus, the country’s most comprehensive digital entertainment platform, reeled in major sponsorship for the Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) as support to strengthen the Philippine cinema in the international scene at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California. MIFF is an annual event that promotes and honors Philippine-made motion pictures. Its goal is to showcase the craftiness and quality …

BingoPlus, your comprehensive digital entertainment platform in the country, organized an exclusive block screening for the latest romantic-comedy film, ‘Everything About My Wife.’ The special event unfolded on March 6, 2025, at Bonifacio High Street Cinemas in Taguig City. The brand-new film, starring Jennelyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo, and Sam Milby, has been making waves since its premiere. It is currently …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to go after those responsible for the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela. The bridge collapsed when three dump trucks carrying boulders weighing about 102 tons tried to cross the ramp.  It was opened last February 1, 2025, and collapsed 26 days later. Marcos said the lowering of the project cost from P1.8 …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will terminate its agreement with the contractor of the Unified Grand Central Station due to excessive delays. The said station was intended to link major railways Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1, Metro Rail Transit Line (MRT) 3, and MRT 7.  The project was conceived during the time of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Transportation …

NLEX CORP., a unit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), has started construction of the P2.2-billion NLEX-C5 Northlink Section 1A.  “The project plays an integral role in our ongoing expansion, which aims to improve access between NLEX, Valenzuela City, and Quezon City,” MPTC President and Chief Executive Officer Jose Ma. K. Lim said during the project’s groundbreaking ceremony last week. …

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said the expansion of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) is now 70 percent complete and will be finished by yearend. “The SLEX expansion will be a significant boost to the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) region, which currently generates almost 20% of the country’s GDP (gross domestic product),” SMC President and Chief Executive Officer …

For many Filipinos, Europe is the ultimate dream destination – a place of breathtaking landscapes, rich history, and cultural treasures. Now you don’t need to travel far to experience its charms. Landers Superstore, the fastest-growing membership retail chain in the country, is hosting THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN FESTIVAL this month, to put the spotlight on European excellence and bring beloved European …

by Boy Villasanta Before representing the film “Espantaho” in two separate international movie events, its producer Atty. Joji Alonso had thought of farming out its representatives Lorna Tolentino and Janice de Belen with Alonso in tow and Judy Ann Santos in the 2nd Manila International Film Festival in Los Angeles, California and Judy Ann Santos at the 45th Oporto International …

By Tracy Cabrera The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Isabela City is investigating possible corruption related to the collapse of a section of the newly completed Cabagan-Santa Maria bridge in Isabela province. The bridge, which took nearly a decade to build, cost the government over one billion pesos. If it is proven that substandard materials were used in …

As Pope Francis recovers off ventilation, his condition shows slight stability. At 88, he has led the Catholic Church for 12 years but has never returned to his native Argentina. Now hospitalized for a lingering respiratory illness that stems from a pulmonary infection in his youth, the Pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital since February 14.  His more …