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PARIS (AP) — Art, fashion and exotic travel merged in Thursday’s energetic installment of Paris’ spring-summer 2016 menswear shows. Here are the highlights, including show reports from Louis Vuitton, Rick Owens and Issey Miyake. ___ LOUIS VUITTON MERGES CULTURES Louis Vuitton seems to have clocked up the most air miles this season, and not […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Univision is dropping the Miss USA pageant and says it will cut all business ties with Donald Trump in a spiraling controversy over comments the Republican presidential candidate made recently about Mexican immigrants. The network said Thursday it would pull the plug on the July 12 Miss USA telecast and […]

CAIRO (AP) — WikiLeaks’ publication of more than 60,000 Saudi documents has set pens racing across the Middle East with disclosures about the secretive Arab monarchy’s foreign affairs. But lost amid the torrent of revelations are offbeat memos showing the underbelly of Riyadh’s diplomacy, including candid accounts of booze runs and pork smuggling. Among […]

WHERE DID I GO WRONG? A stunned and shocked President Aquino asked this yesterday in reaction to Vice President Jejomar C. Binay’s tirade against the current administration when he addressed the nation last Wednesday at the Coconut Palace. To start with, Aquino said he was shocked by Binay’s resignation from the Cabinet last Monday. “Medyo […]

QC shopping just got more exciting! Wellworth Department Store is the newest addition to the hip lifestyle hub UP Town Center along Katipunan Avenue, just a stone’s throw away from UP Diliman, Ateneo de Manila, and Miriam College (students these days have it so good!). Wellworth is brought to you by SIAL Specialty Retailers, a […]

The annual Salon Series of fashion shows debuted in 2013, spearheaded by three of the country’s top designers: Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan-Gan, and Dennis Lustico. The premiere show also included Jojie Lloren. In 2014, Joey Samson joined the group, and this year, Rhett Eala, who is celebrating his 25th anniversary in the industry, was invited […]

It was inevitable that the Bangsamoro agreements would be challenged in the Supreme Court. It was thought at first that oppositors would have to wait until the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is passed by Congress for the issue to be actionable in court. But the Philippine Constitution Association and former Rep. Jacinto V. Paras sought […]

Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (Francisco Domagoso in real life) must be prepared to tell the House Committee on Metro Manila Development how the city council which he heads allowed DMCI Holdings, Inc. to construct the 49-story Torre de Manila condominium, obstructing the backdrop of the iconic statue of Dr. Jose Rizal. Quezon City Rep. […]

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he does not covet the position of president but if he should get elected, he will have the following priorities – stop the infrastructure projects and use the money for education and increase the salaries of teachers and soldiers. Speaking before business leaders at the Asia CEO Forum […]

Sy-led SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) expects to seal a deal with the owners of grocery pioneer Cherry Foodarama before end of this month. On the sidelines of the Shareholders Association of the Philippines forum, Teresita T. Sy-Coson, SMIC co-vice chairman, said the retail giant wants to acquire a majority stake in Cherry Foodarama. “We hope […]

1-BAP party-list Rep. Silvestre Bello III has floated the names of a former congressman, an ex-ambassador to Vatican, and a retired Commission on Elections commissioner as possible lead negotiator in peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF). Bello vouched for the capabilities of former government officials Hernani […]

A suspected Porsche 964 replica got burned down on Osmena Highway in Makati this afternoon. The incident happened around 3:00pm at the Northbound lane of the South Luzon Expressway, right after the Magallanes interchange. According to the report of TopGear Philippines, the car allegedly had electrical wiring issues which caused the fire. Netizens quickly […]

Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III shot back at Vice President Jejomar Binay after the latter challenged him to man up and dared him to investigate the various housing programs he instituted as former head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). In a letter directly addressed to Pimentel’s office, Binay criticized Pimentel for […]

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujib Hataman on June 24 disputed the claim made by Magdalo Party-list Representative Gary Alejano that the proposed P27 billion Bangsamoro block grant “might be used by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for purchasing firearms and weapons.” “The funds will go to the operation and programs of the […]

The next capacity addition in the hydropower portfolio of the Aboitiz Group will be its 68.8-megawatt Manolo Fortich hydro facility project which just kicked off construction recently. The project will cost P12.5 billion and will be bankrolled 75-percent via loan procured from syndicate of banks. The facility will be implemented by Aboitiz Power subsidiary –Hedcor […]

Russell Crowe was busy wrestling with other concerns – no, not the bad rap from the supposed phone-throwing incident or the backlash of a previous film that didn’t sit well with critics, legit or otherwise – to even be thinking of taking on another project. Aside from working on five films in succession, continuously for […]

A high-level delegation from Turkey is currently in the country to meet and dialogue with Philippine officials and learn from the successful peace talks of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The delegation include high-level members of Parliament from Turkey’s main political parties; civil society representatives coming  from non-government organizations, think tanks, academic […]

To make their presence felt at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, Aston Martin unveiled their most powerful DB9 to date. The luxury British sports car maker showcased what they promised to be the “most potent” rendition of their grand tourer. The new Aston Martin DB9 will be powered by a 6.0-litre V12 […]