Gold has always been a go-to safety net for protecting money, but today’s investors aren’t stopping there. More and more people are pairing traditional assets with newer digital investments to get the best of both worlds: securing their wealth and giving their money room to grow. Adding digital gold to the mix is a strategic way to build lasting wealth—and it’s catching on fast across the region. A report by The Economist highlights that Asian countries account for 64.5% of global demand for gold jewelry and bullion, while the World Gold Council noted that digital gold products have seen a…
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the Department of Education (DepEd) is strengthening its capacity to support learners with disabilities with the approval of 133 new plantilla positions under Republic Act No. 11650. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given favorable consideration to the creation of the positions to support DepEd’s implementation of the law, which seeks to strengthen inclusive education and provide learners with disabilities access to appropriate support services. “Sa bilin na rin ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, kailangan nating tiyakin na may mga taong may tamang kaalaman at kasanayan na tutulong sa bawat batang may kapansanan upang…
“If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken.” That chilling playground rhyme sets the tone for The Whisper Man, Netflix’s upcoming thriller based on Alex North’s bestselling novel. Starring Oscar winner Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott, the film follows a terrifying investigation into a serial killer whose crimes may have returned from the past. The story centers on Tom, a widowed crime writer whose 8-year-old son, Jake, is abducted. Desperate to find his child, Tom turns to his estranged father Pete, a retired police detective who captured a notorious serial killer known…
Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced that the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are expanding their joint response to fast-track the recovery of public schools damaged by recent southwest monsoon (habagat) rains. Under the directive from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the two agencies are pivoting their 2026 Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD)–Brigada Eskwela convergence into an immediate disaster cleanup mechanism to restore affected classrooms. Secretary Angara expressed gratitude to DOLE, led by Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino, and the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) headed by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto for…
How do we embrace loneliness when what we truly fear is not being alone, but being forgotten? Vahn Leinard C. Pascual’s Status: Rejected quietly sits inside this uncomfortable question, turning loneliness into something more than an empty room or an absent companion. It becomes the slow realization that life continues to move even when we are no longer certain where we belong in it. Beneath its humor and awkwardness is a painful truth: sometimes, the deepest wounds are the ones we hide so well that even the people closest to us fail to see them. At the center of the…
Aren’t we all tired of the resilience and patience demanded by a fucked-up system? 2 Valid IDs, directed by Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan and Abet Pagdagdagan Raz, is an ode to the normality the system keeps forcing down our throats. It confronts the everyday reality of people who are expected to wait, follow rules, produce endless requirements, and accept inconvenience as simply part of the process. There is nothing extraordinary about what happens in the film, and that is precisely what makes it disturbing: this is how the system has taught us to live. We are Sylvia, patiently standing in long lines…
Tyranny has a way of surviving its victims. It changes faces, finds new spaces, and quietly passes from one generation to the next. In JL Burgos’ Ganggang, this persistence becomes the film’s most disturbing truth. More than a film made to be watched and appreciated at Cinemalaya, it feels like an igniting torch, a continuation of Burgos’ commitment to making people see, remember, question, and, most importantly, talk. The film understands that disappearance is never only about the person who is taken; it is about the lives left suspended in the aftermath. The ganggang, a spider used in derby, becomes…
Nearly eight years after its release, Kyle Echarri’s 2018 dance-pop single “Pangako” is enjoying a new wave of popularity, fueled by a TikTok dance challenge and lyric-video edits that have brought the song back into the spotlight. The viral resurgence has earned “Pangako” a spot on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100, entering the chart at No. 94 this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJW1QNyvbQk&t=1s “This song is almost 8 years old but thank you everyone who’s listening to it again,” Kyle wrote on X, expressing his gratitude to listeners who have rediscovered the track. Fans quickly filled the comments with praise for the song’s…
Filipino-Dutch singer-songwriter Acoya ushers in a new chapter in his music career with “DUI,” his first single under ABS-CBN Music International (AMI). Based in Los Angeles, the pop-R&B artist is among the pioneering acts of AMI, a joint venture between ABS-CBN Music and ABS-CBN Global created to bring Filipino music and talent to audiences around the world. Acoya trained at the Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production and was mentored by Grammy-winning production duo Stargate, experiences that have helped shape his contemporary sound and global musical perspective. Co-written with Eric Bonner, “DUI” puts a playful spin on the…
How do we sing our requiem when what we are mourning has not yet died? Mag-Iina, directed by Giancarlo Abrahan and Guelan Varela-Luarca, turns this contradiction into the film’s central tension. Set inside the imposing Abreus mansion, the film gradually opens a box of buried trauma, fractured memories, and poisonous family secrets. What initially feels like a psychological mystery slowly becomes something more unsettling, as the house itself begins to feel like a vessel carrying generations of pain. The filmmakers understand that terror does not always need to announce itself. Sometimes, it simply waits in the silence. What makes Mag-Iina…