Divine Lee shares five tips she personally learned from being a bridesmaid at Karylle and Yael Yuzon’s wedding.
Mar 272014
Mar 272014
THE PHILIPPINE furniture and herbal industries aim to be the top exporter of their respective products in Southeast Asia and have laid out plans to boost their competitiveness.
Mar 272014
BUSINESS environment issues were discussed at an inter-government meeting on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) yesterday, according to a statement from the Japanese embassy.
Mar 272014
UPON the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) yesterday, the Agriculture department said it will soon present its initial programs for the Bangsamoro region to President Benigno S.C. Aquino III.
Mar 272014
The Manila version of Todd English Food Hall is the replica of the one in New York.
Mar 272014
GMA KF EVP and COO Mel C. Tiangco (third from left) led the groundbreaking ceremonies together with NHA represented by its Regional Project Manager Engr. Rizalde. Joining them were staff and officers of the local government units in Tacloban led by Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez (leftmost) as well as the beneficiaries of the project. MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the orders of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) sanctioning GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) for operating a radio station with an expired provisional authority (PA). In a decision, the SC 2nd Division denied for lack of merit the petition for review on certiorari against the decision dated Oct. 12, 2010 and a resolution dated March 9, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) which upheld the orders dated May 25, 2009 and Jan. 8, 2010 of the NTC. In an order dated May 25, 2009, the NTC renewed GMA’s PA for three years, or until July 14, 2012, however, pursuant to Section 21 of the Public Service Act, imposed upon it a fine for operating its radio station with an expired PA from July 14, 1998 to Sept. 13, 2002, or for 1,521 days. The NTC was affirmed by the CA. This prompted GMA to elevate the case to the SC. In its decision, the SC found GMA’s reliance on the 60-day prescriptive period under Section 28 of the Public Service Act to be misplaced considering that the fine it assails was imposed in an administrative and not Read More …
Mar 272014
Maja Salvador (MNS Photo) The debut single of Maja Salvador has been released. “Dahan-Dahan,” the first single off the 25-year-old actress’ upcoming album, “Believe,” was released Monday by producer Ivory Music & Video on iTunes. Salvador started work on the song’s music video, which was teased recently by Ivory on its official YouTube page. “Believe,” which has eight tracks, was earlier described by Salvador as being inspired by the music of pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce. Noting the album won’t feature “birit” or songs with soaring notes, Salvador shared that the tracks were tailor-made for her voice. “Kung ano ‘yung kayang ibigay ng boses ko, swinak nila. Kung ano ‘yung babagay sa boses ko, iyon ‘yung mga kantang binigay nila sa akin,” she said. According to Salvador in an Instagram post, “Believe” is set for release later this month. (MNS)
Mar 272014
MANILA (Mabuhay) – After the Philippines sealed deals to purchase FA-50 fighter-trainers and eight Bell 412 helicopters to boost its defense capability, a Philippine Air Force official on Saturday said they would have wanted more sophisticated fighters. However, PAF spokesman Col. Miguel Okol said they will make do with the 12 brand-new FA-50 from South Korea and eight helicopters from Canada. But he stressed PAF still needs Multi-Role Fighters or “real fighters” for the country’s defense. Okol said a Multi-Role Fighter has swing-role capabilities, “it can swing air-to-air, air-to-surface, air-to-maritime,” and with its attack capabilities, enemies who will try to infiltrate the country will be “mangled up.” He also noted that while President Benigno Aquino III, who is also the Armed Forces of the Philippines Commander-in-Chief, is aware of what is needed, the acquisition of brand-new FA-50 fighters “is already a good start [in] good direction.” “Kung anong ibbiigay sa atin ngayon, we make do what is given,” he said, noting that FA-50 fighters can “carry missiles, intercept aircrafts, deliver bombs, perform maritime strikes….” Defense vs China? Okol was quick to deny that the planned acquisition of fighter jets and helicopters is solely due to the “creeping expansion” of China in the West Philippine Sea. “[The purchases are] for homeland defense against all external threats. It’s just a start of our capability upgrade,” he said. Asked when will the country’s defense attain “minimum capability,” he said it will be by 2023. “Dahan-dahan nating ia-attain ito,” he added. On Friday, Fernando Read More …
Mar 272014
Manny Pacquiao, right, from the Philippines, connects with a right to the head of Timothy Bradley, from Palm Springs, Calif. , in their WBO world welterweight title fight Saturday, June 9, 2012, in Las Vegas. Despite what many believed was a fight won by Pacquaio resulted in a split-decision loss to Bradley. (MNS photo) LAS VEGAS (AFP) – Manny Pacquiao is taking extra motivation from taunts by unbeaten Tim Bradley that the Filipino boxing icon has lost the hunger and killer instinct he once displayed with great passion. “The more he says that, the more he inspires me to show the hunger and killer instinct he’s talking about,” Pacquiao said Tuesday. “It’s good for me but not for him I think.” Pacquiao, 55-5 with two drawn and 38 knockouts, will fight Bradley, 31-0 with 12 knockouts, for the American’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title in Las Vegas on April 12. The fight will be a rematch of a controversial Bradley victory by split decision in June of 2012 in which all three judges scored the fight 115-113, two of them for Bradley in what was seen as a robbery from Pacquaio. “You don’t get mad. It’s part of life,” said Freddie Roach, Pacquaio’s trainer. “Revenge is great. That’s what we have a chance to do here. If everything goes right we will knock this guy out.” Bradley has noted how Pacquiao has not stopped a foe since Miguel Cotto in 2009 and has not won a fight inside 12 rounds Read More …
Mar 272014
MANILA, Philippines – Wireless giant Smart Communications Inc., a unit of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), has tied up with global music streaming service Deezer. Mellissa Limcaoco, innovation and product development group head at Smart, said in a statement that the strategic and exclusive partnership with Deezer would bring the full breadth of music experience to the 72 million subscribers of the PLDT Group through Deezer’s Premium+ service. “We are excited to announce this pioneering partnership with Deezer, which will deliver even more exciting music experiences to our subscribers and enhance their mobile lifestyles on the go,” Limcaoco said. With Deezer Premium+, subscribers would be able to enjoy unlimited web and mobile access to the most number of music tracks online and offline, all in high-quality and without the interruption of ads. Deezer’s availability in more than 180 countries would also allow Smart to provide a seamless experience to mobile users who want to be able to listen to their favorite songs wherever they are, whether they are in the Philippines or overseas. Smart would soon announce affordable streaming rates and promotions with Deezer that both prepaid and postpaid subscribers can enjoy. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 With this groundbreaking partnership, Smart users would be able to purchase a Deezer Premium+ subscription using only their prepaid or postpaid accounts. Earlier, Smart also partnered with SPINNR to strengthen the PLDT Group’s expanding suite of mobile content and application offerings that makes us a formidable Read More …