Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the worldwide release date for new T-shirts featuring designs by artist Pablo Picasso, who revolutionized the art world of the 20th century. The new collection, available from Friday, March 14th, 2025, will include one design for UNIQLO’s PEACE FOR ALL charity T-shirt project, and four designs for its "UT" graphic T-shirt brand. The new T-shirts will be UNIQLO’s first-ever to feature artwork by Picasso, and represent the latest in the brand’s collections with globally-renowned artists. This rare collaboration was made possible through the cooperation of the Estate of Pablo Picasso, who support UNIQLO's long-standing vision of contributing to society to make the world a better place.   The artwork featured on the collection’s PEACE FOR ALL T-shirt (left) is Bouquet of Friendship, (1958),...

Only 8% of the allocated P22.9 billion in financial help was dispensed in the NCR Plus area which was under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for two weeks, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday. In a televised Talk to the Nation briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte, DSWD Chief Rolando Bautista said P1,757,281,000 of the P22,915,422,000 social amelioration program fund was disbursed to constituents suffering the most from the lockdown. "As of April 11, based na rin sa data ng DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government), ang actual beneficiaries paid ay 1,757,281 and amount...

Filipino pop-rock powerhouse IV OF SPADES marks their long-awaited comeback with the release of their sophomore album, Andalucia, arriving on November 5, 2025, on all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music Entertainment.   After a six-year hiatus and seven years since their last full-length album, CLAPCLAPCLAP! (2019), the iconic quartet reunites with a record that captures the essence of friendship, artistic maturity, and rediscovered unity. Cementing their legacy as one of the defining acts of modern OPM, Andalucia reveals softness that exists in codes, articulating scenarios and moments in cryptic but poetic exquisiteness, never finding the need to explain...

I guess this is good news for all couples out there! Finally, after almost four months of halting motorcycle backriding, the government allowed it starting on Friday but strictly for ‘couples’ only. Riders need to put a protective shield between them and the passenger. It should cover past the head with handles attached to its poles, and most importantly, wearing of face mask and helmet must be followed as a part of the new normal measure.   Photo courtesy of Pexels.com   “Simula bukas, papayagan na natin 'yung backriding para sa mga couple at 'yung prototype model na isinubmit ni...

Bookworms, this is not a drill, Booksale is now available on Shopee! One of the go-to-budget bookstores in the country is all set for opening its “virtual shelves” to all customers out there. Shakira Sison, an award-winning essayist, and poet whose family owns Booksale, confirmed the good news in a tweet encouraging her followers to support the bookstore and their employees.     “Yes it’s true that BookSale is online,” Sison said. “And my dear father is asking for your support to help keep his employees afloat, most of whom have been with him for decades. They are struggling like...