MATTHEW HEALY performs with his band The 1975, during the Leeds Festival 2022. —REUTERSBy Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Managing EditorConcert ReviewThe 1975: At Their Very Best TourMay 3 and 4SM Mall of Asia ArenaFOR FRONTMAN Matty Healy, Manila will always have “dibs” on The 1975.After all,

MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. recorded a P3.58-billion attributable net income in 2022, a turnaround from the P342.99-million net loss incurred in 2021.In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company said that its 2022 results included the exceptional gains from the divestment in GMR Megawide

ED SHEERAN —REUTERSEARLIER today, a US court ruled in favor of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, agreeing his song “Thinking Out Loud” did not breach musical copyright.The high-profile court case, brought by the estate of soul singer Marvin Gaye, claimed Sheeran’s song was too similar to Gaye’s

PARQAL is located within Aseana City in Parañaque. — COMPANY HANDOUTBy Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter A WALKABLE, mixed-use development is set to open in the Bay Area before the end of the year, according to its developer D.M. Wenceslao and Associates, Inc. (DMW).Parqal, located in

ALTERNERGY Holdings Corp. (Alternergy) has awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to JGC Philippines, Inc., for the 20-megawatt-alternating current (MWac) Solana solar power project in Hermosa, Bataan.In a statement, Alternergy said it had chosen JGC Philippines, which is said to be the largest

LOS ANGELES — Actor Chris Pratt, whose movie career took off with the first Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, decided that he wouldn’t watch the third and final installment of the film franchise, until the world premiere in Los Angeles.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

WEST CEBU ESTATE is home to some of the world’s leading maritime companies such as Australia’s Austal Philippines. Austal Philippines recently delivered the largest, high-speed Catamaran ever constructed in its 35-year history — the Express 5. — COMPANY HANDOUT ABOITIZ InfraCapital Economic Estates is planning

MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allotted P4 billion to reduce the company’s water loss or nonrevenue water (NRW), up by 25% from its P3.2 billion capital expenditure (capex) last year.“We are accelerating our NRW Management projects this year so that we can recover more

Eurovision 2023 —REUTERSLIVERPOOL, England — Eurovision 2023 kicked off on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the “Turquoise Carpet” in Liverpool, the English city hosting the competition on behalf of Ukraine.Under the banner “United by Music,” the 67th edition of the song contest will comprise three

Oil price slipped all the way down to the sub $70 a barrel level last week (find out more) but the Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets is convinced that a recovery is likely. The bull case for oil price Helima Croft expects oil