Filipino Chess Grandmaster Wesley So moved up in the worldwide chess rankings as he increased his Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) rankings worldwide at No. 28. The 20-year-old Wesley So climbed his rankings from the No. 30 worldwide to No. 28 although his rating remained at 2719. The recent release of FIDE rankings does not his perfect … Read more
Members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Social Security System (SSS) will have to pay higher monthly contributions starting on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. All PhilHealth members who are currently employed will have to pay a monthly contributions of P200.00 instead of the previous contribution of P175.00. For self-employed PhilHealth members who … Read more
Feast of the Black Nazarene organizers are expecting around 12 million devotees to attend the nine-day novena at the Quiapo Church in Manila culminating on January 9,2014. Photo Credit: flicker-Inmaculada Concepcion According to Quiapo Church Rector Rev. Msgr. Monsignor Clemente Ignacio who told CBCPNews, the official news provider of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the … Read more
The official eight entries of the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) continues to break box office records and rake in more cash to the producers, with a record earning of P597 million total in 7 days or one week of showing as confirmed by MMDA. According to the official statement made by MMDA, the … Read more
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Marlo Peralta of Alaminos, Pangasinan as the new archbishop of Nueva Segovia in Ilocos Sur. According to the records of the Catholic Church, Bishop Marlo Peralta became a priest during the year 1975. He had been the bishop of Alaminos, Pangasinan since the year … Read more
The Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven members of the United Arab Emirates smashed the fireworks world record as it ushered the New Year 2014 with a bang featuring a wave of pyrotechnics in celebration of the New Year. Watch the video of Dubai’s New Year 2014 Fireworks Display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGzqO255PI Dubai breaks the Guinness … Read more
Miss Philippines representative to the 2013 Miss Tourism International, Miss Angeli Dione Gomez was declared as the winner of the prestigious beauty pageant held in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Watch Angeli Dione Gomez Crowning Moment Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN3DB1l74es The 20-year-old Cebuana beauty queen was triumphant in the last beauty pageant of the year as she was chosen among … Read more
The Metro Manila Film Festival organizers, MMDA did not release the official figures of the 29th MMFF entries as they keep on updating only the rankings of the Eight Films but the exact box office income of the movies were not revealed to the public. Related Article: MMFF 2013 Day 7 Box Office Income Results … Read more
Davao City with a total number of 7,568 “torotot” Blowers, bags Guinness Book of World Records Title after “Dabaw” beats the record set by Japan with 6, 900. For more than a decade, instead of firecracker explosions which can be heard during New Year’s countdown, noise from tooting partyblowers is much expected among other highlights during … Read more
As a new year bonanza for residents of worst hit typhoon Yolanda Tacloban City, Leyte, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will hold two-day job fair in 2014. “Due to the clamor of the people in the region, we will hold another job fair in Tacloban in the first week of January 2014,” said … Read more