Новости за 19.09.2015

When “Project Runway Philippines” launched its fourth season in June, it started with 15 new designers hoping to become the next big thing in international fashion. Only three proved to have staying power: The anti-fashion Jose Joy Chicano’s trek to fashion started when he failed his Hotel and Restaurant Management course. “From that point pi-nush […]

Showbiz veterans Nora Aunor and Armida Siguion-Reyna were among 13 personalities that received Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining trophies this year. The honor is given every three years to individuals or groups who have “consistently produced outstanding works and enriched the development of their art form.” The awarding ceremony was held at the CCP’s Tanghalang […]

Launched in the Philippines some two years ago, RTL-CBS Asia Entertainment is now among market leaders in the country with their entertainment offerings making fans out of Pinoy audiences. In a recent interview with Bulletin Entertainment, Jonas Engwall, the network’s Chief Executive Officer, stated their shows are delivered “express from the US.” “We always strive […]

Tthe first ever AsiaPOP Comicon (APCC), ongoing until today at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, has brought Hollywood to our shores. One of the stars attending the convention is Allison Harvard, best known for her stint on the 12th cycle of “America’s Next Top Model” where she finished runner-up. She was later featured […]

Century City Mall goes all out as it opens a wide array of dining options, retail choices plus an entertainment destination. Last August, two stores offering varied selections from premium gadgets to leather goods to novelty pieces opened. Expanding the mall’s selection of gadget offerings is popular premium gadget and accessories store Digital Walker on […]

Ira* has a condition called multiple sclerosis, which debilitates her brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Every attack is different: Sometimes, upper and lower extremities weaken. On some days, she goes blind. Often, Ira cannot stand, or walk, which for MS patients, can become extremely painful. Due to her illness, Ira has wrestled with bouts of […]

Silence sits on its haunches and watches the time go by amid the songs of wild birds and echoing purrs of coral reef in Danjugan Island. In my recent travel to Negros Occidental, particularly in Danjugan Island, one thing that has profoundly touched my soul is the passion of one man, conservationist Gerry Ledesma, to save a dying island […]

Tokyo – Japan’s parliament voted into law on Saturday a defense policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to loosen the limits of the pacifist Constitution on the military. Abe says the shift, the biggest change in Japan’s defense policy […]

Games Today (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 2 p.m. – Adamson vs La Salle 4 p.m. – FEU vs UP Up until the five minute mark of the fourth quarter, reigning champion National University (NU) was on the verge of dropping its fourth straight game after winning the UAAP title last year. But African recruit Alfred Aroga […]

I’ve long given up on any health or grooming regimen that demands no more of me than my money and recently, at a lunch with George Siy, Robin Horsman, and Peter Prestidge, I was not about to change my mind. George is the president of the Marie France Group of Companies, the jewel on whose […]

The head of India’s central bank on Friday warned Asia’s third-largest economy against trying to grow too fast, pointing to the plight of recession-hit Brazil as a cautionary tale. Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan told a gathering of business leaders in Mumbai that the Asian giant must focus on “sustainable growth”, built on […]

Celebrated talk show host Boy Abunda joins the Goodah chain of dining outlets  as both endorser and business partner. Although not known as a cooking enthusiast, his recipe of Bistek Tagalog is now part of the restaurant’s menu as Boy’s Bistek. “I know the food and how Goodah is such a comfort food resto. I’m […]

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire — Presidential candidate Donald Trump drew fire from Democrats and some Republicans on Friday after declining to rebuke a questioner at a town hall event who insulted Muslims and wrongly said President Barack Obama is a member of the faith. The question to Trump, the front-runner in the 2016 Republican campaign, came […]

A 4.9 magnitude quake shook Davao Occidental province anew this morning (September 19, 2015), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The Office of Civil Defense in Southern Mindanao said no damage or casualty was reported during the temblor. Phivolcs said the earthquake was traced 268 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. […]

The Federal Reserve’s decision to delay raising interest rates mainly because of uncertainties about China’s economy is bothering a number of economists and investors. Usually, the central bank is primarily focused on the US economy for setting the path of monetary policy, and rarely cites foreign developments to justify a rate decision. “The Fed decided […]

The province of Surigao del Sur was declared under state of emergency, September 19, 2015, as looming food shortage is feared at the evacuation center in Tandang City. The provinces’ social welfare office had already redoubled their effort in adjusting the remaining food supplies currently stocked at their action center. “We are appealing to the […]

Seoul, South Korea – Korean entertainer and singer Haha is having the time of his life. He is cast in variety shows “Infinite Challenge,” airing since 2005 and chosen in a Gallup Korea poll as the No. 1 TV show in South Korea; and “Running Man,” also widely popular among fans even outside South Korea. […]

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring light to moderate rains to Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said, September 19, 2015. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin Saturday, PAGASA said “light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms is expected over Palawan, Visayas, and the rest of Mindanao.” PAGASA […]