Metrobank wins top honors at 2021 The Asset Awards

The 2021 Asset Benchmark Research Awards once again recognized Metrobank as thePhilippines’ leading fixed income house in its Asian Local Currency Bonds category. Metrobank was ranked first among the “Top sell-side firms in the Secondary Market,” both inCorporate and Government bonds. In the “Top Arranger – Investor’s Choice for Primary Issues”category, they ranked first and third for Government and Corporate …

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ICTSI Rio welcomes CMA CGM’s BRAZEX 2 Service

ICTSI Rio Brasil 1 kicked off its newest partnership with CMA CGM after receiving the inaugural call of the French shipping line’s Brazil Express Loop 2 (BRAZEX 2) service. The BRAZEX 2 service formally launched at the Port of Rio de Janeiro with the arrival of the 2,284-TEU CMA CGM Malta on December 16. Operated by a fleet of five ships, the …

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The EYE OF THE TIGER at SM City North EDSA!

Welcome the Year of the Tiger at The Block Atrium and say have your photo taken with  the interactive Giant “Blinking” Tiger with its moving eyes! Surrounded by red lanterns and occasional dragon and lion dancers, it’s the perfect way to welcome Chinese New Year.

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Pasada Babes signals return of all-female sing and dance groups?

What did Vic del Rosario’s Viva Hot Babes, Marynette Gamboa’s D’Bodies, Joy Cancio’s SexBomb Girls, Mocha Uson’s Mocha Girls, Michael Tupaz’s Playgirls, Lito de Guzman’s Baywalk Beauties, Benjie Pe Benito’s Wow Girls etc. have in common? They were groups of all-female sing and dance performers, either disbanded or their members went solo. These sexy sing and dance troupes took the …

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Catriona Gray shoots fashion escapades for National Arts Month 2022

Being its Arts Ambassador, 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray recently shot tantalizing fashion modes and movements for the celebration of the 2022 National Arts Month (NAM) this February by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Catriona navigated, swayed and sashayed in her various exotic if not flamboyant attire transforming the many historic and unique corners of the …

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LANDBANK welcomes NBI probe on alleged phishing scam

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is welcoming the impending investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on the alleged phishing schemes victimizing teachers, following a Department Order issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the NBI to immediately intervene on the matter. LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo said the state bank is also coordinating …

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Liza Diño gives thanks pet dog for the life shared with grieving Ice Seguerra

After almost a week in the vet hospital, Ice Seguerra’s pet pug Porky fought her last battle with enlarged heart, heavy phlegm in lungs and difficulty in breathing. Ice from the start of his dear dog confinement was already devastated much more when she bid him adieu. Seguerra was already advised by the vet doc that the lifespan of dogs …

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SM Foundation distributes Kalinga packs to fire victims in Cavite

SM Foundation, through its Operation Tulong Express Program (OPTE), distributed Kalinga packs to families affected by the recent fire incident in Brgy. Malagasang 2-B, Imus, Cavite. OPTE is a social good program of SM Foundation in collaboration with SM Supermalls and SM Markets which aims to address the needs of communities during calamities and crises.

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Metrobank Foundation and GT Foundation provide immediate aid to areas hit by typhoon Odette

Following the widespread destruction of lives and properties brought about by typhoon Odette, Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), together with GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), immediately mobilized its resources and collaborated with institutional partners to provide immediate relief assistance to hard-hit provinces and cities. A donation amounting to PhP 6 million assisted 14,000 families from the provinces of Palawan, Bohol, Cebu, Negros …

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Filipino actor Chuck Marbella plays Engineer in “Miss Saigon” Vienna

Another Filipino actor has been tapped to play The Engineer in the popular musical “Miss Saigon” which is being staged in Vienna, Austria. Christian Rey Marbella, who has been playing the characters Thuy and the Engineer in the past productions worldwide of “Miss Saigon,” was chosen by the Vienna team to don The Engineer persona. Marbella, as a musical theater …

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