Eraserheads documentary gets limited run in theaters
DIANE VENTURA (left) and Ely Buendia at Guevarra’s by Chef Laudico.A DOCUMENTARY on the iconic original Pilipino music (OPM) band Eraserheads will have a theatrical run from March 21 to 23 The film will include rare footage and new interviews
Manila Water activates solar power systems at 3 facilities
PEXELS-PIXABAYEAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. said it has energized solar rooftop systems with a combined capacity of 2.5 megawatt-peak (MWp) at three key facilities. Through its partnership with Malaysia-based renewable energy company Ditrolic Energy, Manila Water has activated three
Metrobank books record P48-B net profit in 2024
METROBANK.COM.PHMETROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST Co. (Metrobank) saw its net income increase by 13.97% to a record P48.14 billion last year as its assets continued to expand. The bank’s attributable net profit was up from P42.24 billion in 2023, its financial statement
Rekindling the Philippines’ memory of the war
CHILDREN of the War is a documentary film about survivors of the Battle of Manila, now in their 80s and 90s, as they recount the harrowing experiences they lived through as children and teenagers who witnessed the most brutal urban
CEB to launch Ho Chi Minh flights from Cebu by April
BW FILE PHOTOCEBU PACIFIC (CEB) is set to introduce direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Cebu by the second quarter, the budget carrier announced on Thursday. “As Vietnam continues to grow in popularity among Filipino travelers, launching a new
EastWest Bank sees net income climb to all-time high of P7.6B
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOEAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank)’s net profit rose by 25% year on year to an all-time high of P7.6 billion in 2024 on the back of its core businesses. The bank’s earnings performance last year was driven by
CA finds due process lacking in ‘unjust’ dismissal
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Court of Appeals (CA) has ruled in favor of a former employee of a logistics company, declaring her dismissal illegal and reversing a prior decision by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). In a decision posted on Feb.
CALAX Governor’s Drive Interchange launch moved to 2nd half
CAVITE-LAGUNA Expressway (Laguna section - Mamplasan entry) — LMP 2001MPCALA HOLDINGS, Inc., a unit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), said it remains committed to opening the full stretch of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) within the year, although the
Philippines slips to 53rd in Soft Power Index 2025
The Philippines fell a notch to 53rd out of 193 nations in the 2025 edition of the annual Global Soft Power Index by brand valuation consultancy firm Brand Finance. The Philippines had an overall score of 39.9 out of 100,
DBP’s net earnings rise 20% to P7.1 billion
THE DEVELOPMENT BANK of the Philippines’ (DBP) net profit climbed by 20% year on year to P7.1 billion in 2024 on increased lending. The state-run bank’s 2024 net income was the highest in the past 10 years, it said in a