Philippines: Typhoon Glenda kills at least 10, heads out into South China Sea
Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) churned across the Philippines Wednesday killing at least 10 people and causing the evacuation of nearly a half million residents of the country of 7,000 islands. As of 5:00 p.m., July More...
Typhoon Glenda hits the Philippines, 150,000 people evacuated
Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) hit the Philippine archipelago late Tuesday night making landfall in Albay province packing sustained winds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 160 kph (99 mph). The Philippine Atmospheric, More...
Philippines: Typhoon Rammasun to hit archipelago Tuesday
Eight months after being pummeled by Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines braces to be hit by yet another typhoon Tuesday. Tropical Storm Rammasun (Glenda) churning in the western Pacific Ocean is forecast to More...
Philippines: DOH advises against Filipino Muslims travel to Hajj due to MERS
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) is advising Filipino Muslims to postpone travel plans this year to Saudi Arabia for the religious pilgrimages, Hajj and Umrah, due to the risk of Middle East Respiratory More...
DLS-Saint Benilde sophomore, Guillo Cesar Servando, dies in hazing incident: Student government to spearhead anti-hazing campaign
One college sophomore has died and three others were hospitalized this weekend after a fraternity hazing incident on a Taft Avenue condo in Malate, Manila. The victims from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde More...
Davao City under terror alert
Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, is under heightened alert after reports that the Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah militant network, Basit Usman may be behind the supposed terrorist More...
Marian Rivera repeats as FHM’s ‘sexiest’
Well, it’s another year gone by and another victory for “Carmela” star Marian Rivera as FHM Philippines released the top five for “FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2014” More...
Bitcoin: Currency banned in Bolivia while the Philippines welcomes its first Bitcoin ATM
A tale of two sides of the Bitcoin happened in the past week. First in Bolivia, the country’s central bank, El Banco Central de Bolivia totally banned the popular cryptocurrency and others saying that citizens More...
Singapore blog taken down after complaints of racist post about Filipinos
In a follow-up to a story Tuesday, the Singaporean blog that contained a posting about all kinds of mean and rude things you can do to Filipinos in the country has been taken down. “Blood Stained Singapore”, More...
Dancing in the Philippines: Now it’s the Bureau of Immigration
Over the past several years we’ve seen a lot of dancing in the Philippines, more specifically from businesses, prisons and government agencies. You may recall the dancing inmates at a Cebu prison groovin’ More...
‘Blood Stained Singapore’ anti-Filipino post draws reaction from Embassy
An extremely obnoxious, and some would call racist, blog post in Singapore has caught the attention of the Philippines Embassy in the city-state. Image/CIA The blog is called “Blood Stained Singapore” More...
Philippines dengue fever cases down 50 percent in 2014
Dengue fever is one of the eight pervasive infectious diseases in the Philippines with an annual average of 118,080 reported cases between 2008 to 2012, according to Prof. Donald Shepard of the Brandeis University. Shepard More...
Philippines measles outbreak tops 40,000, prompts warnings in the US, Australia
The number of measles cases in the Philippines continues to rise according to data from the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO-WPR) and countries like the United States and Australia warn the More...
Samuel Oliverio is the latest Philippines journalist to be killed, NUJP critical of government
Another journalist has been killed in the Philippines, one of the most dangerous places on the globe to be a journalist, and Malacañang is condemning the killing. Image/NJUP Facebook page In Mindanao, commentator More...
Stephanie Tiro Sitoy of Cebu is crowned Mrs. Philippines Globe 2014
A 43-year-old physician who practices at Cebu Doctors’ University College of Medicine was crowned Mrs. Philippines Globe 2014, besting 22 other women Saturday night at the SMX Convention Center, SM Aura More...
Marian Rivera takes home Female TV Star of the Year award at PEP List Awards
The star of the hit Filipino drama series, Carmela, on the GMA Network took home the Editor’s Choice award for Female TV Star of the Year at the first annual Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) List Awards More...
Filipino dad who killed daughter and posted pic on Facebook, Mark Alvin Manliclic, sparks outrage on social media
Quezon City man, Mark Alvin Manliclic, did the unthinkable for any parent out there–he slit his 7-year-old daughter’s throat and posted the pic on Facebook! The 31-year-old Manliclic confessed to the More...
US State Department updates travel warning for the Philippines
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, the island of Mindanao, and in the southern Sulu Sea area. This Travel Warning replaces More...
‘Anonymous Philippines’ claims credit for hacking Chinese websites, Malacanang says there could be legal consequences
Anonymous Philippines, a group with a known history of hacking and defacing government websites, has claimed credit for hacking some 195 Chinese government and commercial websites Monday. Public domain photo/ Bergsten The More...
Ohio measles and mumps outbreaks continues to rise
In an update on the outbreaks of two vaccine preventable diseases in Ohio, health officials released numbers to show that both the measles and mumps outbreaks continue to grow. According to a Friday Columbus Public More...