Baby Survives After Being Buried Alive for Eight Day

CHINA—a newborn baby, abandoned by his parents, has been found alive in a cardboard box after being buried for eight days in the cemetery in southern China. Having a cleft lip, the baby boy was abandoned in Tian Dong Country but was miraculously discovered by a middle-aged woman after it was being buried for at … Read more

Davao City Ranks 9th as the Safest Place in the World

Davao City was named as the 9th safest in the world and is the country’s most child-friendly based on government ranking as data released by crowd-sourced rating site Numbeo.com. Numbeo, in its information update of world’s safest cities said the city has a safety index of 80.69 or a crime index of 19.31. Davao City … Read more

From Janitor to Multimillionaire Via Lotto Win

Rags to riches. Who would have thought that a janitor from Davao City would turn out to be an instant millionaire? It is a usual staff for all janitors to go with broom sticks or sweepers going around the hall cleaning almost all day. But for this janitor-turned millionaire, it is not the same story … Read more

Back on Track: Tacloban Rises, Revives Sangyaw Festival

‘We want our tourism back. We want to celebrate life with our learnings after Yolanda,’ says Councilor Cristina Romualdez. More than a year after Tacloban City was devastated by the Super Typhoon Yolanda, now it is back celebrating the communities’ resiliency reviving the city’s tourism potential by bringing back the Sangyaw Festival. The month-long activities … Read more

Lotto Bettor Hits 6/49’s P17.5-M Jackpot, Wins Solo

When luck turns in, you’ll win. That’s how lotto is taken for. 13-16-01-22-34-26 is the wining jackpot combination of a solo bettor from Cavity City making him the latest addition to the ‘instant’ Lotto multimillionaires Thursday. The lucky punters used self-picked bet numbers that matched the winning jackpot combination as said by the Philippine Charity … Read more

Bisaya-Speaking Americans Back in the Philippines

Following their popularity as Bisaya-speaking Americans, the group has recently returned to the Philippines. The group composed of fluent Bisaya speakers Sumner, Connor, Jake, Tylan and Davis became popular in their YouTube channel “Hey Joe Show” while spending two years in the Philippines as humanitarian missionaries in Negros, Bohol and Cebu. The members explained that … Read more