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Forbes magazine, a publication well known for its global and local rankings of companies, individuals, world leaders, celebrities, families and other recently came out with the list of richest families in the Philippines. This year, the family of Mall magnate Henry Sy leads the pack. His family's estimated wealth is $3.1 billion and is followed…
“I volunteered to help because I like working for charities and it’s not every day that I get the chance to do something like this”. Reema Chanco is more than a pretty face, popular television host and celebrity athlete, she also is a supporter of various charities. She loves doing things for a cause and…
Just a couple of days ago, an intense television debate reminded us all that the government policy on reproductive health, especially the birth control component, is still a very controversial topic. During the debate, it was pointed out that the country's poor has a high childbirth mortality and something has to be done about it…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the signing of the controversial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on ancestral domains between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippine government. This was done after local officials in Mindanao filed a petition to stop a supposed secret agreement that will cede…
The Philippines has a minimal trade relationship with Switzerland. The European state buys only 0.07% of the Philippines' exports and supplies only 0.49% of the country's total imports. Because of this almost insignificant trade relationship and perhaps, to also strengthen other ties between the two countries, the President of Switzerland is scheduled to come on…
It looks like the Gothia Cup will once again be exciting for Filipinos. Dubbed as one of the biggest youth football (soccer) competition, Gothia Cup is also known as the World Youth Cup, where the best players between the age 11 and 19 compete. In 2007, the weeklong event brought 1585 teams (from 65 countries),…
D-Cinema is the Philippines’ first real digital cinema. It shows high-quality 3D or 2D films in a regular cinema and because it is a digital system, every film is guaranteed to look amazing. It utilizes hi-definition video projectors which allows moviegoers to experience unparalleled quality in vision and sound and ultimate perfection in projection. The…
MacGillivray Freeman Films' extraordinary giant screen mountain adventure The Alps about Europe's greatest mountain range and one man's quest to climb the infamous ———-North Face of the Eiger opens on August 1 at SM Mall of Asia’s San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre. The Alps is directed by Stephen Judson, produced by two-time Academy Award® nominee…
“Dura lex Sed lex”. The law may be harsh but it is the law. In the Philippines, there exists a law granting a number of benefits to people upon reaching the age of 60. Republic Act 9257, known as the Senior Citizens Act, signed into law on 2004, specifies among others, a 20% discount on…