Love Knots, April 29, 2025

File photo | Courtesy of MCWD MANILA, Philippines — Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc. (Vivant Water), a subsidiary of listed Vivant Corp., has clinched a 25-year deal to supply water to Metro Cebu residents. In a disclosure Thursday, the Cebu-based conglomerate said Vivant Water has a desalination plant in Cordova, where it can produce up to…

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two graduates from Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-U) secured spots among the top 10 passers of the April 2025 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination. Bringing pride to Cebu are Pomelo Piolo Pablo Silawan, who ranked No. 6 with a rating of 91.85 percent. Joining him is John Frazer Venzal Cruz,…

Lance Katigbak —VANESSA B. HIDALGO What is the Filipino dream? “In a world where nations often rally around a unifying vision—the American Dream, the Chinese Dream—it is peculiar that the Philippines, the 13th most populous country on the globe, lacks a clear articulation of its own,” says Julian Cua, managing director at Boston Consulting Group…

Philippine inter-agency members which included Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine National Police – Maritime Group, hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP) BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a…

Jerry Seinfeld once punctured the entire premise of team fandom with the observation that at the end of the day, it’s an empty exercise in rooting for laundry. Particularly in this modern league, Seinfeld has a point. Rosters are constantly in flux, staffed by modern-day athlete/mercenaries who hail from any and everywhere on Earth, most…

MIAMI, Florida — Red Bull’s attempt to have Max Verstappen promoted to P3 at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, via a protest lodged against Mercedes driver George Russell, has been dismissed by race officials hours after the checkered flag. Red Bull lodged a protest against Russell, alleging that the Mercedes driver failed to slow…