Dragons’ Den star Hilary Devey has died aged 65 after battling a ‘long illness’, her publicist confirmed today. The Bolton-born multi-millionaire entrepreneur passed away at her holiday home in Morroco on Saturday night. She joined BBC Two programme Dragons’…
The Velocity Q&A: Christopher Chan (PGA Cars Planning Director)
1 of 3 Interview by Kap Maceda Aguila IT MAY be a little hard to believe, but the first hybrid vehicle formally made its way into the country more than decade ago. And while the idea then of a traditional…
Alsons readies 2 more hydro projects after Siguil
ALSONS Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR) has lined up two run-of-river hydroelectric power plant projects as the follow-up to the Siguil hydro development that recently secured financing. Philip Edward B. Sagun, ACR deputy chief financial officer, said the Siayan hydro project…
Kim Soo Hyun on style and acting
SOUTH KOREAN actor Kim Soo Hyun _ FACEBOOK.COM/BENCHTMOFFICIAL KOREAN actor Kim Soo Hyun wore a white Bench round neck shirt last week upon arrival at the airport. Five years since his first visit to the country, Mr. Kim arrived in…
Manila Water looks at Africa, Latin America for expansion
RAZON-LED Manila Water Co., Inc. is looking at further expanding its reach to overseas areas where its affiliate firm has business exposure, and where the Philippines shares similar economic and cultural characteristics, a company official said. “We’re looking at Latin…
Fashion designer Salvacion Lim Higgins named National Artist
SALVACION LIM HIGGINS terno with unique floral embellishments, created in the late 1950s. — PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.COM/SLIMSFASHIONSCHOOL FASHION designer Salvacion Lim Higgins (better known as Slim) is now a National Artist, as conferred by President Rodrigo Duterte. This was announced…
A chance to get up close and personal with Farrales’ couture
1 of 4 ONE of my first-ever fashion shows was a 2013 retrospective of the work of the late Benjamin Farrales, dubbed by the press as The Dean of Philippine Fashion. He was still alive then, and he was wheeled…
Debt service bill down on lower principal payments
BW FILE PHOTO THE NATIONAL Government spent P42.975 billion to pay its debt in April, declining from a year ago, as it made significantly lower principal payments while disbursing more for interest, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)…
UN climate champion urges new administration to boost commitment to tackling climate change
FREEPIK By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter MADRID, Spain — President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. should strengthen the country’s commitment to tackling climate change to avoid putting it at greater risk, a United Nations (UN) climate champion said. “Well,…
Gov’t must continue giving investors tax breaks, other perks
FREEPIK THE PHILIPPINES should continue offering “globally competitive” fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to attract more foreign investments that could boost the economy, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) chief said, after a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm decided to give…