Social Weather Survey: Most Filipinos Favor Divorce

Divorce

Survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from March 4- 7 shows that adult Filipinos regardless of their civil status are in favor that divorce will be implemented in the Philippines. With the ratio of 1:2, the SWS concluded that half of the Filipino respondents agree to the proposed law which will state that … Read more

Google +1 Button Introduced for Third Party Websites

Google Introduced +1 Button

Google the world’s number one most visited search engines and the sites that received several million queries each day rolled out another innovation in its core of service the +1 button for third party websites. They made the announcement through their official blog last June 01, 2011. According to the official blog post from google … Read more

DFA Protest Against China’s Construction in Spratly Island

A Chinese Ship spotted near the Spratly Island

A request for explanation has already been sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the China protesting the construction activities being made near the Spratly Island. It was recently reported by the Philippine Military that they have spotted a Chinese ship in the southwestern Palawan carrying several materials that will be used for … Read more

Vice President Binay Defends the Ongoing Renovation of the Coconut Palace

Coconut Palace

Vice President Jejomar Binay defends the ongoing renovation of the coconut palace which will serve as the official office of the vice president. Many issues are now being thrown to the office of the vice president for spending big amount in renovating the palace which is different from the p(–foul word(s) removed–) order released by … Read more

Twitter Introduced the Follow Button

Twitter Introduced A Follow Button

On May 31, 2011 Twitter.com announced that they had launched the follow button for twitter accounts. They posted on their blog the following: “When you follow interesting accounts on Twitter, it’s easy to stay connected with what’s most meaningful to you. Today we’re excited to launch the Follow Button, a new way to discover and … Read more

Filipina Domestic Helper in Hong Kong Arrested for Flushing Fetus

Hong Kong Nurses

A Filipina domestic helper named only as “Ronna” was arrested by Hong Kong police after facing allegations that she flushed a 3-month-old fetus down the toilet. Ronna, 32, is currently detained yesterday due to illegal abortion. The incident took place in her employer’s flat found in Greenville Garden at Shiu Fai Terrace close to Happy … Read more

Three Filipinos Joplin Tornado Victims Confirmed and Identified

Three Filipino Filipinos Joplin Tornado Victims

With the devastations brought about by the Joplin Tornado, thousands of people have lost their properties and some of them had lost their loved ones. It was confirmed yesterday that the total number of Filipino fatalities was three. The last one was identified and confirmed by his family according to news report by ABS-CBN. The … Read more

Batangas Fish Kill: Caused by Climate Change

Batangas Fish Kills: Caused by Climate Change

According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the fish kills that hit Talisay, Batangas was one of the effects of climate change although they were still conducting research for any other possible causes. The BFAR had estimated a total of 750 tons of milk fish (Bangus) and Tilapia were being rotten and … Read more

Fishkill in Batangas: A Result of Sudden Change in Temperature

Fishkill in Batangas City

752.6 metric tons of fish died in Batangas after the oxygen level in the water in Taal Lake lowered down due to the sudden change of temperature in the area after the rainy season. According to officials in the City, about  57,226,000 million was the estimated worth of fish that died in the Lake. One … Read more