JF Balagosa
MANILA, Philippines—40 young earth champions bearing the heart of service, love, humility and the values of non-violence were able to qualify in the search for the next Miss Teen Earth and Little Miss Earth Philippines as they were introduced to public at the Grand Ballroom of Ace Hotel & Suites in Mandaluyong City, earlier. (Qualified … Read more
Grammy-winning American aCapella group Pentatonix was set to perform for the Filipinos but, concert schedule has been moved from June 5 to June 6 due to inevitable changes in the schedules. Smart Araneta Coliseum will house the highly acclaimed performances of the group but no worries for avid fans that already purchased tickets because organizers … Read more
Korina Sanchez, one of ABS-CBN’s banner news program anchors, has denied recently that she has been fired from the program. (Sanchez) Korina in her long absence from the news program cleared that she is on leave because she is prioritizing her studies as she is taking online courses for her master’s program in Journalism in … Read more
US government arrested a Somalian-born man following the federal indictment of his plans of attacking a military base or a prison, Thursday. (Mohamud, left, with his defense attorney, Sam Shamansky, in a hearing to set bond against charges.) Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, a US citizen originally from Somalia traveled to Syria and trained with terrorists then … Read more
As the most awaited mega fight between world renowned boxers Floyd Mayweather and Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao comes closer, the prices of the tickets are getting excessive although tickets have not gone officially on sale. (Pacquiao (R) and Mayweather pose during a press conference held in LA, California to launch the countdown to the “Fight … Read more
ATHENS, Greece–No injuries were reported after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck under the Mediterranean seabed east of the Greek island of Crete, Thursday. (Greece is an earthquake-prone country which last year also experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake cited in Ionian Islands leading to the evacuation of several thousand people.) The US Geological Survey (USGS) said … Read more
El Niño phenomenon will continue to take its massive effect until the middle of the year as it is now experienced in at least 30 provinces in the country, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) acting Administrator Dr. Vicente Malano said yesterday. (State weather forecasters are expecting effects of El Niño to last … Read more
Following the hit YouTube video of Justin Bieber with Selena and Ashley Tisdale lip-syncing Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe sometime three years ago, Bieber made it to YouTube once more with an all new recruited pals for another session. Bieber’s video lip-synching to “I Really Like You” by Jepsen and featuring Ariana Grande has … Read more
Provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Zamboanga Del Norte was jolted by two mild earthquakes early this morning, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported that the first 2.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:29 a.m tracing the epicenter at 40 kilometers northwest of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat. Also in Phivolcs’ bulletin, the first … Read more
Standing with a remarkable 47-0 record, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is considered as a great boxer of his time but now gives hint about hanging up his gloves. The 38-year-old boxer said that he will play with his six-fight contract after ending his professional boxing career. Mayweather wanted September as the month of his last fight at … Read more