Despite failing to win the presidency in the May 2022 election, outgoing Vice President will end her six-year term on a good note as the Office of the Vice President or OVP received once more an unqualified opinion from the Commission on Audit. This will be the fourth consecutive year, from 2018-202,1 that the OVP received the highest audit rating given by COA on any government agency in the country.   According to COA, they have found that OVP's financial statements led by Robredo followed the applicable reporting framework, in addition it shows a fair and transparent compliance report.  ...

  Prime Video revealed that Laurence Olivier Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear (James Bond films, The Imitation Game), who, as previously announced, joined the Season Two cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, will portray the fan-favorite J.R.R. Tolkien character Tom Bombadil. The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on August 29, 2024.   This announcement comes after much online speculation, as the timeless, mysterious, and jovial Tom Bombadil has been beloved by Tolkien fans for decades. Given his hand in so many key moments...

After making its presence felt in the local TV scene in the past years, one of the local media giant TV5 started to level up its game by announcing its more than a dozen new and upcoming shows, mostly composed of Kapamilya personalities. In a previous online press conference, TV5 President and Chief Executive Ray C. Espinosa unveiled the network’s immense confidence to challenge the dominance of ABS-CBN Corp. and GMA Network, Inc. at the top of the TV ratings charts in various areas of the country. “Our goal is to overtake the competition and win by giving viewers something...

By Arianne Nocum | The world witnessed Taylor Swift grow from a sweet, innocent looking teenager who loved to sing country music about love and heartbreaks to a sophisticated lady who explored a different genre of music and is very vocal on her political thoughts. To most, she is still the goody two shoes type of girl who pleases everyone. But with the recently launched Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, she showed the world that she is more than just the musician we thought she was. Directed by Lana Williams, Miss Americana gave us a whole new perspective on what most...

After the novel coronavirus broke out in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, it didn't take long for conspiracy theorists to claim it was manufactured in a nearby lab. Scientific consensus, on the other hand, is that the virus — SARS-CoV-2 — is a zoonotic disease that jumped from animal to human. It most likely originated in a bat, possibly before passing through another mammal. While the virus was certainly not engineered in a laboratory, this doesn't mean we haven't played a role in the current pandemic. Human impingement on natural habitats, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are making virus spillover events...