Gerardo Gamboa: Filipino Cab Driver Returns US$300K (PhP13.3 M)

Filipino cab driver in Las Vegas identified as Gerardo Gamboa returned a bag loaded with bundles of cash and returned the U$300,000 or an equivalent of PhP 13.3 million to the rightful owner. His honesty earned him the distinction as the cab company’s “Driver of the Year.” The 54-year-old Gerardo Gamboa is a native of … Read more

The Voice of the Philippines Kids Audition Schedules (Video)

The Voice of the Philippines Kids Audition or simply “The Voice Kids” will be holding an audition this coming January and February 2014. There are four audition venues in the Philippines which includes Visayas, Mindanao, Metro Manila and Luzon. The first season of the “The Voice Kids” will showcase the talents of Filipino kids and … Read more

DFA to Phased Out Old Passports by 2015

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday, December 27, 2013 that all non-machine readable passports will be phased out by November 24, 2015 and may no longer be extended beyond October 31, 2015. According to the official statement of the DFA, all Filipinos holding machine readable passports, or those with green or maroon … Read more

Taylor Swift Tops the List of 2013 Most Charitable Celebrities

International singer Taylor Swift tops the list of the 20 Most Charitable Celebrities for the year 2013 according to the official listing produced by nonprofit organizations DoSomething.Org. Watch the video of Taylor Swift Charity Work: The nonprofit group DoSomething.org compiles a Top 20 List of “Celebs Gone Good” a yearly list of stars whose charitable … Read more

INC’s Philippine Arena Featured on Discovery Channel (Video)

One of the Philippines largest religious denomination, the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church, is responsible for the building of Philippine Arena, which was featured on Discovery Channel’s episode aired last December 25, 2013. Watch the video Featuring the Philippine Arena on Discovery Channel: The Special Coverage of the Philippine Arena was aired on December 25, 2013 … Read more

CSC to Launch COMEX a New Computerized Mode of Exam

The Civil Service Commission made an official correspondents to PhilNews.Ph team to attend the “Open House and Pilot Run of the CSC Computerized Examination System (COMEX) on December 27, 2013. The scheduled pilot run of COMEX will be held at around 10:00 AM at the CSC Central Office. Due to unavailability of our staff we … Read more

MMFF 2013 Second Day Box Office Gross Income Results (December 26)

During the first day of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013, the movie, “My Little Bossings” dominated the box office income results with an official total earnings of P50.4 million on opening day. The second highest grossing MMFF-entry movie is the Vice Ganda-starrer “Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy” which earned more than P47.6 million on December … Read more

Pres. PNoy Rejects Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla’s Resignation

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III confirmed through Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda that he did not accept Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla’s resignation. According to the President of the Philippines, Pres. PNoy, Secretary Jericho Petilla has done much in the aftermath of super typhoon “Yolanda.” According to the Palace, Pres. Aquino met with Petilla on December 26 … Read more

Pantene PH Ad Agency BBDO Denied Glee Project Copied

Pantene Philippines’ Labels Against Women commercial video advertising agency, BBDO Guerrero, denied allegations that the promotional video used were copied from the concept of a “Glee Project” video as the Pantene WhipIt video gone viral hitting more than 17 million YouTube views as of today, Dec. 26, 2013. The allegations arouse after social media and … Read more

“Pagpag” Earns P23.6 Million on MMFF 2013 Opening Day

The movie “Pagpag” featuring Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo earns more than P23.6 million on opening day of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013 (MMFF 2013) as the festival starts its showing on December 25, 2013. In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News, Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo were so grateful with the outcome in … Read more