1 of 5 MASTERS and maps are all the rage this season for Leon Gallery’s Magnificent September Auction, happening live at 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the gallery’s salesrooms in Legazpi Village. The word “Magnificent” isn’t an exaggeration in this case. Dominating the lots is Jose Joya’s “Angeles,” with an initial bid of the […]
PHILIPPINE consumption of fast-moving consumer goods has shifted to suit a home-based lifestyle, a report from Nielsen Holdings PLC said. “‘Do-it-yourself’ (DIY) behaviors and demand for in-home branded experiences have persisted even beyond living restrictions and store re-openings in many Southeast Asian markets,” the data measurement firm said in a press release on Tuesday. Around […]
NEW offerings kept coming over the summer: Banksy, George Condo, Zao Wou-Ki. A New York startup that allows investors to buy a tiny stake in paintings by world-class artists for just $20 has seen a surge in demand during the pandemic, according to its founder, and has bought 15 artworks since the onset of COVID-19 […]
VISTA LAND & Lifescapes, Inc. (VLL) continues to eye more residential projects to be launched in the second half of 2020 after a subdued performance in the first half due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement on Tuesday, the Villar-led property developer said it had been recording 70% of its pre-COVID […]
RESIDENTS of a small apartment building do house chores outside their units, amid the lockdown to contain COVID-19, in a slum area in Tondo, Manila, May 4. — REUTERS THE GOVERNMENT is looking at enforcing aggressive isolation measures and prohibiting home quarantine for coronavirus patients to bring down the infection rate further, according to Carlito […]
A CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday questioned a proposed increase in the Defense department’s so-called sovereignty budget next year given President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order not to involve troops in military exercises in the South China Sea. During a House of Representatives budget hearing on Tuesday, Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas noted that the budget needed to defend […]
PHILSTAR THE GOVERNMENT should postpone its population and housing census this year to prevent potential coronavirus transmissions, according to a congressman. While the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) surveys are needed for planning, conducting the census now could expose the agency’s staff and family members that they talk to, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez […]
By Maya M. Padillo, Correspondent DAVAO CITY — Video-sharing platform TikTok was this year’s stage for the Indak-Indak street dancing competition, one of the highlights of the annual Kadayawan Festival in August. Entries had to be filmed either in a residence or workplace, with social distancing observed for those joining as a group, in keeping […]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday slammed the government’s denial of extrajudicial killings in its war on drugs. “New Philippine police chief General Camilo Cascolan’s outright denial that extrajudicial killings took place in the government’s drug war is a blatant attempt to whitewash the sordid record of the PNP,” Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at […]
The crowd at the Manila North Cemetery during All Saints’ Day in 2017. — PHILSTAR/EDD GUMBAN CEMETERIES IN Manila, both public and private, will not be open on October 31 to November 3, the Philippine’s traditional period for visiting the departed at their resting place. Manila Mayor Francisco M. Domagoso announced on Tuesday that he […]