Independent digital advertising agency, Carbon Digital, Inc. has been shortlisted as one out of the 112 agencies from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia at the WINA awards 2022. It is the only Philippine agency included as finalists. The World Independent Advertising Awards (WINA)  was established in 2016 to recognize the work of multinational agencies and networks from across five continents, with a jury panel of one hundred world class judges. It is the academic response to the growing wave of independent multinational agencies and networks, seeking a space that truly represents them in a fair, independent, and visible manner.  Carbon...

Texas trends worldwide with over 1.51 million tweets. A gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults at an elementary school. This Texas shooting is believed to be the deadliest since the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut in 2012 that killed 26 people, 20 of which were children 6 to 7 years old. The shooting took place at Robb Elementary School, where grade schoolers in Uvalde were preparing to start their summer break. At least 1 teacher was among those killed, and several students were wounded.  Authorities identified the gunman to be an 18-year-old highschooler, Salvador Ramos from a...

  Zoe Black, Miss Trans Global PH finalist representing Bulacan Province, garnered online attention for her bold political move in the pageant’s regional costume segment.   She was dressed as a Filipina revolutionary warrior. She wore a white Filipiniana top, with a white long skirt accessorised with a red sash for a belt, and held bolo sheath, with a makeshift bolo that had a white cloth to be unravelled when she made her introduction.   When she reached the microphone, she took out the bolo that had a white cloth, written on it was “NEVER AGAIN”, A well known phrase...

Your favorite ABS CBN stars brought their “A” game to this year’s Star Magic All-Star Games! Star Magic All-Star Games is part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the country’s biggest talent management and development agency.  Kapamilya stars battle in the sports of basketball, volleyball, golf, and badminton.  This event is also an opportunity for fans to see a different side of their favorite celebrities, their sporty and competitive side, one that we don’t get to see on the regular.  The All-Star games started in the morning with Badminton games, followed by Basketball and Volleyball in midafternoon, and basketball again...

The 11-time Grammy winner, singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate degree in New York University’s commencement ceremony. Call her Doctor Taylor Swift, Doctor of Fine Arts.  Taylor gave a heartfelt 20-minute speech emphasising on gratitude and learning. “Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you!”, she greets the graduates as reference to her hit song Welcome to New York from her 1989 album.  Taylor was among three recipients of honorary degrees given by the board of NYU together with Susan Hockfield and Felix Matos Rodriguez. She wore a purple robe and black mortarboard at the Yankee stadium to...