Author Beverly Siy, actor Julio Diaz, and screenwriters Ricky Lee and Bonifacio Ilagan at a talkback after the screening of The Flor Contemplacion Story starring Nora Aunor. — BRONTË H. LACSAMANAIN the 1995 film The Flor Contemplacion Story, the titular domestic worker Flor, playedbyNora Aunor,

ALTERNERGY Holdings Corp. announced on Monday that it has awarded the contract for its Alabat and Tanay wind power projects, with a combined capacity of 163 megawatts (MW), to China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd. (GEDI). Corp. announced on Monday

THE GREAT social movements of history all had soundtracks. The civil rights movement had jazz, the blues, and Nina Simone; its anthem was “We Shall Overcome,” originally a 19th-century hymn. The story of gay liberation is intertwined with disco culture, and some of the greatest

SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) said it will no longer pursue its proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. “We are very sensitive to the opinion of the public, [so] the project will not push through,” SMC President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang told a media

SM Group’s logistics unit 2GO Group, Inc. said on Monday that it expanded operations in Davao and General Santos (GenSan) to bolster the company’s presence in Mindanao.2GO Group announced its expansion with the addition of MV 2GO Masigla to its fleet.The vessel embarked on its

LONDON — Celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hit movie Road House, says the new film’s star Jake Gyllenhaal. In the 2024 version Mr. Gyllenhaal plays former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Dalton, who runs into trouble as

The Rose Garden (George Harrison and Pattie Boyd), 1968, chromogenic print, printed 2024 signed and numbered ‘1/1’ — ONLINEONLY.CHRISTIES.COMLONDON — Model and photographer Pattie Boyd is selling handwritten lyrics and personal letters that reveal her relationships with late Beatle George Harrison and guitarist and singer

GLOBE.COM.PHMIESCOR Infrastructure Development Corp. (MIDC) said it has acquired 154 more towers from Globe Telecom, Inc. With this  development, MIDC has now acquired more than 1,000 towers.“This announcement reflects another milestone in MIDC’s previously announced P26.2-billion acquisition of a portfolio of telecom towers from Globe,” MIDC

LISTED DFNN Corp.’s board has approved a plan to incorporate a joint venture (JV) company with Spain-registered IT project development and engineering company Consulting Informático de Cantabria S.L. (CIC) to expand the latter’s Asian operations.In a regulatory filing on Monday, DFNN said the JV company

A scene from The Color Purple. — IMDBLOS ANGELES — While The Color Purple actress Danielle Brooks didn’t take home the Oscar for best supporting actress at the Oscars last weekend, she and cast members took home the NAACP Image award on Saturday for outstanding