Content exploring the diverse queer experience can be a little hard to find on cable TV and other streaming platforms, but luckily, Netflix is chock-full of it—from originals to independent titles; Filipino, English and foreign language; drama, comedy, you name it. If you’re looking for movies and shows to get your queer on this Pride […]
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SpaceGrime Announces Space Initiative with X
SpaceGrime intends to be a decentralized financial technology ecosystem where the intrinsic value is derived from memes San Francisco, CA / SEAPRWire / June 16, 2021 / – SpaceGrime is an experimental interplanetary virtual currency. It is inspired by memes, music, technology, and digital art, as those items will be the cultural artifacts that transcend space and […]
Carvajal: It’s complicated
There’s nothing simple about June 12. Our Independence Day is so complicated it should evoke mixed feelings of… Joy, that we finally decided Independence Day was June 12, 1898. On that day we proclaimed the independence Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan fought for and wrenched from the colonial master, Spain. And sadness, that we did […]
Peso to rise vs dollar ahead of Fed decision
THE PESO is likely to appreciate versus the greenback this week ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, where it is expected to keep borrowing costs low to support the recovery of the world’s largest economy. The local unit closed at P47.70 per dollar on Friday, strengthening by 6.5 centavos from its P47.765 finish […]
Market to take cues from data, vaccine rollout
INVESTORS will watch out for the government’s decision on quarantine measures, progress in the vaccination program, and the release of more economic reports this week, analysts said. The 30-member Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 32.08 points or 0.46% to close at 6,907.79 on Friday, while the broader all shares index gained 20.29 […]
Wenceslao: Looking for a patriot
Today is Independence Day in our country. The day is made more meaningful if we consider the issues we are facing today. For the first time since the occupation of the country by the Spanish, Americans and the Japanese, the country is being enslaved once more by an expansionist power with the same aspirations as […]
Mandaue acquires P22M mobile command enter
TO EFFECTIVELY disseminate information during disasters, Mandaue City has bought a mobile command center worth P22 million. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes himself inspected the mobile command center as it arrived in the city at noon on June 9, 2021. During disasters, Cortes said, it has been their problem that the communication and information dissemination […]
Duterte not barred by law from running for VP, says spokesman
THE LAW does not bar President Rodrigo R. Duterte from running for vice president next year, according to the presidential palace, after critics said this would be anti-democracy. “There is absolutely no ban for a President to run for vice president,” presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. told a televised news briefing on Monday. Political […]
Fetalvero: Focus on the poor
If we want to succeed in life, we should not leave everything to chance. Many among us aspire for a quick promotion but before we become managers or climb the corporate ladder, we have to be better managers first of our own lives. The internet has a lot of eBooks that could prepare our new […]
Peso may weaken vs dollar on new COVID-19 variants
THE PESO may weaken against the dollar this month on the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus disease 2019. — BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO could depreciate versus the greenback this month after posting gains in May as new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variants cloud the country’s economic outlook, MUFG Global Research said on […]
Suntory Beverage & Food and Hitachi Collaboratively Create IoT Platform to Realize Precision Traceability, and the Digital Transformation of Factory Management and Work Styles at the Suntory Kita-Alps Shinano-no-Mori Water Plant
TOKYO, May 31, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (TSE: 2587, Suntory), Suntory Products Limited in cooperation with Group companies*, and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, Hitachi) today announced that they have created IoT platform to realize precision traceability, and the digital transformation of factory management and work styles at […]
Sinulog Idol 2021 winners have yet to receive their prizes
FIVE months have passed since the 2021 Sinulog Idol was held but the prizes for the competition’s winners have yet to be released by the organizers. Sam Costanilla, a longtime emcee of the yearly event, wrote on his Facebook page that Melody Hodgson, this year’s Sinulog Idol All Star grand champion, has yet to receive […]
Soriano: Procrastination is your worst enemy
If you look up procrastination in the dictionary, it says, “to put off intentionally and habitually or to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done.” So not surprisingly, we frequently see founders and business owners delaying the next generation transition process until some triggering event happens. As I mentioned in my […]
Evans wins, Ogier on the podium for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
Toyota City, Japan, May 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is celebrating its third win and double podium finish from four events so far in 2021 after Elfyn Evans claimed victory at the Rally de Portugal. Sebastien Ogier finished third and continues to lead the drivers’ […]
CTO: More businesses shutting down for good
MORE businesses in Cebu City have closed down more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the government to impose a lockdown for several months, which restricted movement and shut down many establishments. Data from the Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) show that 720 business establishments applied for retirement or closure from January to […]
Peso to strengthen vs dollar on remittances, central banks’ policies
THE PESO is expected to continue strengthening versus the dollar this week on expectations of continued easy monetary policy from the US central bank and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), as well as bets of improved remittance data. The local unit closed at P47.81 per dollar on Friday, strengthening by 0.5 centavo from its […]
Local stocks to correct ahead of Q1 GDP report
SHARES are expected to correct this trading week as investors await the release of the first quarter (Q1) gross domestic product (GDP) report. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) declined by 24.07 points or 0.38% to close at 6,258.71 on Friday, while the broader all shares index went down by 2.22 points or 0.05% to finish […]
Peso may climb further despite expected GDP contraction in Q1
THE PESO will likely continue to climb this week even as the economy is expected to have remained in contraction in the first quarter. The local unit closed at P47.855 per dollar on Friday, strengthening by 12.50 centavos from its P47.98 close on Thursday, based on data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines. It […]
Exports spur Philippine foreign trade rebound
The country´s trade-in-goods deficit narrowed in March as exports grew at the fastest pace in a decade, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday. Merchandise exports avanced by 31.6% to $6.68 billion after dropping by 1.5% in February, according to preliminary data. The export tally for March was bigger than $5.35 billion a month earlier […]
Filmmakers and National TV Stations May Submit Audio-Visual Productions with Original Music, Composers, Sound Designers May Compose for Films in FMC 2021
London, May 6, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On March 28, FMC-Film Music Contest 2021 the unique international music competition and awards and one of the largest competitions of its kind in Europe expanding into Asia, has opened online registration for the regular and new competition categories. 1. Films, TV series, videos with […]