COMELEC Ordered 424 Local Officials To Vacate Office

The Commission on Elections told a total of 424 local officials across the country to leave their posts which includes 12 congressmen, four governors, and 26 mayors including Pasay City’s Antonio Calixto and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto. Related Article: List of Local Officials who Failed to Submit SOCE COMELEC Commissioner Sixto Brillantes Jr. announced … Read more

Pope Francis is Time’s 2013 Person of the Year

One of the world’s leading magazine, TIME, released on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 the announcement that Pope Francis is this year’s “Person of the Year.” According to TIME, in nine months in office the head of the Catholic Church had become a new voice of conscience. Time Managing editor Nancy Gibbs was quoted as saying … Read more

UST, Ateneo & UP to Adopt New Academic Calendar

The world’s largest Catholic University, University of Sto. Tomas announced that it will adopt and adjust to the new academic calendar which will change the previous June to March calendar into the new system, the September to June academic calendar. According to the UST, the move is part of the school’s “internationalization” and for its … Read more

Awit Awards 2013 Complete List of Winners Revealed

The Awit Awards 2013 list of winners were already revealed on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 by the Philippine (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI). Some of the most notable winners who bagged top honors were rapper Gloc-9 and multi-awarded singer Gary Valenciano. Filipino rapper Gloc-9 hit single “Sirena” was named as Song … Read more

Smart, Sun, Globe Fully Restored After Yolanda Hit Visayas

Super typhoon Yolanda which happened to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility last November 8, brought a lot of destruction and damage in some of the vital infrastructures, and agriculture including the lost of powers in some cities and municipalities of Visayas. In the said disaster, the city and municipalities in some part of Visayas … Read more

Call Center Girl Grosses P33.8 Million in First Week of Showing

The latest movie from ABS-CBN movie outfit Star Cinema and Skylight Films’ “Call Center Girl” featuring Pokwang, Jessy Mendiola and Enchong Dee garnered huge sales box office income despite huge competition from international Hollywood blockbuster films. According to the independent box office tabulator Box Office Mojo (BOM), the movie, “Call Center Girl” has already garnered … Read more

Jonas Joshua Garcia Under Coma After DepEd Boxing Match

On Monday December 9, 2013, fourth year student of San Miguel, Bulacan was now under coma after competing in a boxing in Department of Education-sanctioned regional athletics tournament in Iba, Zambales. 16-year-old named Jonas Joshua Garcia was competing in a boxing match at the Central Luzon Regional Athletic (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation meet, when suddenly he complained for … Read more

Manny Pacquiao Owes $18 million on IRS

People’s champ and reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao reportedly failed to pay $18 million income tax returns (ITR) on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) according to celebrity website TMZ. Manny Paquiao is still facing the alleged 2.2 billion tax case summoned by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Citing the official documents, the world champion  owes a total … Read more

Obama’s Selfie with Cameron & Thorning at Mandela’s Memorial Service Went Viral

A selfie photo of US President Barrack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Denmark’s Prime Minister Hell Thorning Schmidt during the funeral of Nelson Mandela at Johannesburg, South Africa went viral after it was first posted by AFP Photographer Roberto Schmidt. Here’s the selfie photo of Obama, Cameron & Thorning: Description of the Photo: … Read more

Elmer de Guzman Charged with P3.2 Million Bill by Globe Telecom

A certain Elmer de Guzman posted a photo on Facebook claiming that he was charged with more than P3 million by Globe Telecom after he made a trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Elmer de Guzman’s screen shot of his bill amounting to P3,272,638.38 was posted on Facebook and it went viral immediately … Read more