Новости за 19.08.2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin would be open to meeting with American counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. “Our American colleagues are sending us signs that they want to maintain contact,” Sergei Lavrov said, after confirming that Putin was planning to attend the […]

PAGASA announced that Typhoon “Ineng” slowed down but maintained its strength as it moved West of the Philippines at 15kph. The weather bureau warned the public of enhanced monsoon (Habagat) currently affecting Palawan and Visayas. Occasional rains would also be experienced over the western section of Luzon including Metro Manila. The location of […]

Some celebrities including Bamboo Mañalac, Sharon Cuneta, Anne Curtis, Luis Manzano and Gary Valenciano aren’t just about entertaining fans but making other people’s lives easier too by supporting various charities. Anne has been a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) volunteer since 2009. Last March, the actress-host was appointed Celebrity Advocate for Children. Her many activities […]

Several film industry stakeholders from the Queen City of the South were recognized for their achievements by the National Committee on Cinema (NCC) of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in ceremonies held Aug. 6 at SM City Cebu Cinema. These awards are the First Rajah Humabon Award given to Matt Ranillo, […]

Julia Montes is not new to doing soap operas having honed her acting skills in numerous teleseryes since establishing her career on “Mara Clara” in 2010. Now, she is out to prove herself a versatile actress by tackling a dual role via her latest soap, “Doble Kara.” She plays Kara and Sarah, twins separated with […]

BY: Aaron B. Recuenco, Jeffrey Damicog, Reynaldo Panaligan, and Hannah Torregoza   Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile remained yesterday in his detention quarters at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital in Camp Crame, awaiting release orders from the Sandiganbayan following the Supreme Court decision granting his plea for bail. Sources said he had already packed […]

In case you haven’t checked Instagram lately, Japan has become the new Hong Kong. With reasonable airfares, easier travel requirements, and the Japanese yen at a record low, more and more people have been vacationing in the land of the rising sun, and the bustling city of Tokyo is always the first destination. People travel to the Japanese capital for several reasons: cherry blossoms, Disneyland, fashion, the energy, or like me, fabulous food, […]

Read. Sip. Dine. This is the promise of Book & Borders, the newly opened book café at 281 Morato Street in Quezon City. Another café on Morato, you say? How Book & Borders makes a difference is in the way it delivers on its promise. It should be easy, but the devil is in the details. Read. Book & Borders has a […]

Games Monday (The Arena, San Juan) 1 p.m. – UP vs EAC 3 p.m. – La Salle vs FEU 5 p.m. – NCBA vs Ateneo Marck Espejo may have lost in his personal duel with Howard Mojica but was still able to lead Ateneo to a 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College […]

The fluvial procession of the image of the historic Santo Niño de Cebu on the Pasig River last Sunday was in celebration of the 450th anniversary of the discovery of the image in a scorched hut in Cebu in 1565. The four-centuries-old icon was originally given by Ferdinand Magellan  in 1521 as a baptismal gift […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after it was publicly revealed that Rosie O’Donnell’s 17-year-old daughter had been missing for a week, she was found by police safe in a New Jersey home on Tuesday. Chelsea O’Donnell had left the family’s home a week earlier with a therapy dog, and her mother’s concern was intensified because […]

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Hollywood star Emile Hirsch was sentenced to two weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting a Paramount movie executive at the Sundance Film Festival, US media reported Monday. The “Into the Wild” star also was fined $4,750 and sentenced to 50 hours of community service for attacking executive Daniele Bernfeld […]

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Philippines port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said on Wednesday it is raising $450 million through a bond issue. In a disclosure to the local stock exchange, ICTSI said its board of directors approved on Tuesday night the offering of new senior perpetual capital securities through […]

Smart Communications (Smart) said its mobile data usage surged in the first half of 2015, as its mobile traffic registered 170 percent growth in the first half of 2015, fueled by the rapid growth in smartphone adoption, as well its free Internet promo, sustained by game-changing content and digital service offerings. In a statement, Smart said […]

The Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 2490 (HB 2490), which seeks creation of three additional branches of Regional Trial Courts in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, informed Bacolod City Representative Evelio Leonardia, principal author of the HB […]

Tokyo, Japan | AFP —  Japan’s exports slowed in July, official data showed Wednesday, adding to concerns about the fragile recovery in the world’s number three economy as demand falls in neighbouring giant China. The lacklustre figures come days after news Japan’s economy contracted last quarter, boosting speculation the central bank will be forced to unleash more stimulus […]

The much awaited debut of Ben Mbala will have to wait another year after the UAAP Board ruled him ineligible for the coming 78th UAAP Season. Mbala could have suited up this year, entering the second year of residency.  The transferee from the Southwestern University of Cebu however violated one of the league rules for […]

Asia United Bank (AUB) said its  net income slightly fell in the first half of 2015, citing higher operating expenses on new branches and increase in loan provisioning. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the AUB said its net income declined 3 percent to P852.8 million in the first six months of […]

Instead of making kids stare at a screen and mindlessly tap buttons, Ubooly encourages kids to pretend, explore, run, jump, wiggle and be imaginative in the real world and other normal kid stuff. We call it Creative Play. Creative Play helps kids develop social skills, increase self-control, build confidence and more. Plus, it’s a ton […]

The Philippines hardly made an impression from the recently concluded 2015 SEA Games, ending up practically with the same medal haul as the country did back in 2013. And while the participation brought a lot of disappointments, the fact remains that everything is now water under the bridge. The country will have two years to […]