Actress Chie Filomeno was recently launched as the first ambassador and endorser of SkeenCare, a proudly local skin care brand. Filomeno’s reveal was in line with the anniversary celebration and product launch occurred of the brand at the Grand Hyatt Manila. The event, titled “SkeenCare Glamour & Glow,” truly lived …
Read More »The season of Defying Gravity is coming
The movie version of the musical, ‘Wicked’ is coming to theaters on Nov. 27. It is based on a novel The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, written by Gregory Maguire. The story is told from the point of view of the witches, the Good Witch …
Read More »Privatization? Foreign investment? Canadian airports face an overhaul of their business model
In the recent federal budget, the government outlined plans to explore allowing private investment into Canadian airports. Experts, however, doubt operational changes will translate into cheaper tickets. Cheaper tickets not guaranteed as federal government explores new ways to operate. When WestJet’s CEO openly criticized the federal government recently for hiking …
Read More »Maroons rout Blue Eagles to stay unscathed in Filoil cagefest
Harold Alarcon (18) and the UP Fighting Maroons sent the Ateneo Blue Eagles to their fifth straight loss in the FilOil EcoOil preseason cup. Facebook / FilOil EcoOil sports MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons continue to roll in the FilOil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup after …
Read More »How the new version of ChatGPT generates hate and disinformation on command
OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-4o, was launched in mid-May. The new version of the popular artificial intelligence chatbot isn’t supposed to spout racist screeds or conspiracy theories. But an investigation by Radio-Canada’s Décrypteurs team found it’s easy to disarm the guardrails. GPT-4o goaded into producing offensive content, Radio-Canada investigation found. …
Read More »A ‘new sensitivity’ for the royals as a U.K. election looms
As members of the Royal Family put some planned engagements on hold during the U.K. election campaign, there is another reminder of the fine line royals walk in wanting to be seen to be above politics, along with hints that in the reign of King Charles, there may be changes …
Read More »North Korea sends more ‘filth’-filled balloons into South, Seoul says
North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea's military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. Pyongyang says move in response to anti-North leaflets flown across border North Korea launched …
Read More »Tired, flawed arguments against divorce
LIKE clockwork, opponents of the absolute divorce bill, led by the clergy, have come out in force, raising the same tired arguments against a measure that every other country in the world already has. The bishops, and the politicians who seek their benediction, say a divorce law would weaken the …
Read More »Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirms data breach
Live Nation Entertainment says it's investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster unit, the latest in a string of high-profile corporate hacks in the past year. Hacking group reportedly demands ransom, threatens to sell personal information Live Nation Entertainment said on Friday it was investigating a data breach at its …
Read More »Marcos: Killing a Filipino in West Philippine Sea, an ‘act of war’
An act of war.” This was how President Marcos described what the “willful” killing of a Filipino in the West Philippine Sea would mean to the Philippines, saying the country would respond accordingly if such an act happened. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during the …
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