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Menarco Tower, a multi-awarded boutique office development situated in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, managed and owned by one of the most innovative real estate developers in the country, Menarco Development, obtained a 5-star IMMUNE Building Standard™ certification for Shell & Core.  IMMUNE Building Standard™ was developed by Genesis Property and launched to address health threats to the built environment …

SM Foundation (SMFI) provided free medical and dental consultations and medicines to more than 480 patients during its medical mission at SM City Sta. Mesa. Other diagnostic services were also offered including x-ray, ECG, sugar test, cholesterol test, uric acid test, and hemoglobin test. This social good initiative was made possible through collaboration with the Philippine Red Cross – Quezon …

SM Foundation (SMFI) and Maxeon Solar Technologies (Maxeon) recently powered its partnership for Sinag Schools program, which intends to provide clean and renewable energy to schools in grassroot communities. This social good collaboration will bring and install Maxeon’s solar panels to an SM School Building, specifically with low operating expenses. The school recipient identified was the Lemery Pilot Elementary School …

From theatre to the big screen back to stage. This is the journey of the now controversial narrative of “Katips” on the horrors of Martial Law. It started onstage years ago which was produced by Philstagers Foundation written, directed and acted by Vince Tañada. Now it has gone full circle. After its film version which harvested varied and mixed reactions, …

Not only were they generational colleagues in the local entertainment industry but their common birth origins made the bond between Vina Morales and the late actress Gloria Sevilla more meaningful and symbiotic. Vina and Gloria, known as the Queen of Visayan Movies, are known Cebuanos and this affinity made their shared vision doable in many aspects of celebrity lives. When …

It’s a public knowledge that young actor Elijah Canlas made a name for himself in the biz because of his cutting edge performances in a series of Boys Love (BL) films such as the franchise “Game Boys.” “I’m thankful for the breaks BL films have given me,” quipped Elijah in a brief encounter at the lobby of Dream Theater at …

Each day isn’t complete if lovers Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla don’t see each one from moment to moment. It’s just like an empty glass of water they need to fill up to share and sip from using one and the same straw. Their mutual presence is like day and night, sun and moon, paper and pen, profile and post, …

SM Foundation (SMFI) provided free medical consultation and medicines to more than 400 patients during its medical mission at SM City Novaliches in Quezon City. Other diagnostic services were also offered including x-ray, ECG, sugar test, cholesterol test, uric acid test, and hemoglobin test. This social good initiative was made possible through collaboration with the Philippine Red Cross – Quezon …

How often have we seen photos in our social media feeds of turtles, birds, and other animals that have ingested inordinate amounts of plastic, and we wondered what we could do to help alleviate the dismal situation? In our individual lives, it may seem there may not be much we can do about pollution around the globe; but that doesn’t …

In a euphoric mood upon receiving the 2022 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Actress award for her riveting role as a middle-aged pregnant woman who indecisively wants to keep her baby for the film “12 Weeks,” Max Eigenmann thanked a number of people in her acceptance speech for the support they have been giving her. What stood out in …