Teen invents device that can charge mobile phones in 20 seconds
An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds.Eesha Kare and her invention that can charge mobile phones...
View ArticleManila reacts to Dan Brown's Inferno book describing city as 'gates of hell'
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino reacted to a portion of Dan Brown's new book "Inferno" which described Manila as "the gates of hell."MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino...
View ArticleBPI bank manager shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen
A bank executive died after being shot and wounded by a motorcycle-riding gunman in a broad-daylight ambush on a busy road in Manila Thursday morning.Police investigators inspect the Mazda SUV ofvictim...
View ArticleFil-Am teen commits suicide over online bullying
A 12-year-old Fil-Am girl who killed herself after relentless online bullying was branded a slut and told she looked like she had Downs Syndrome, her family has claimed.Gabrielle MolinaGabrielle...
View ArticleIloilo Sky Lantern event sets new Guinness World Record
The Philippines is the new record holder of the most number of sky lanterns released in a single event.Guinness World Records adjudicator Seyda Subasi-Gemici announced that the 15,185 sky lanterns...
View ArticleBPI ATMs, EPS currently down
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Monday evening said its automated teller machines (ATM) and electronic payment systems (EPS) are "currently unavailable."On its official Twitter (@TalktoBPI),...
View ArticleAlien debris discovered on the moon
Is it possible that there are aliens on the Earth's moon? Apparently there are--sort of. Scientists have recently discovered strange minerals at the centers of impact craters on the lunar surface....
View ArticleMissing female mountaineer found
Rescuers have found the missing female trekker on Banahaw on Monday afternoon, said one of the volunteer mountaineers who joined the search and rescue teams.Mt Banahaw, an active three-peaked volcano...
View ArticlePRC: 1,553 pass CPA licensure exams
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said 1,553 out of 5,665 examinees passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Accountancy in the cities of...
View ArticleJessica Soho hits Vice Ganda over 'rape joke'
GMA Network news achor Jessica Soho slammed comedian Vice Ganda – whose real name is Jose Marie Viceral – earlier Tuesday for a “cruel” joke that he made about her during a sold-out show on May 17 at...
View ArticleAi Ai delas Alas sues husband Jed Salang
Comedienne Ai Ai delas Alas has filed a formal complaint against her husband of 29 days, businessman Jed Salang.According to a report of entertainment website Pep.ph published on Wednesday, delas Alas...
View ArticleVice Ganda says sorry to Jessica Soho
Top comedian Vice Ganda on Wednesday publicly apologized to broadcast journalist Jessica Soho on the noontime show "It's Showtime" over a "rape" joke he delivered during his concert "I-Vice Ganda Mo...
View ArticleKnife-wielding Filipina shot dead in US mall
A Filipina worker at a northern Virginia Costco store who authorities say went at two sheriff's deputies with a knife and scissors has been fatally shot.Police investigators meet at the parking lot of...
View Article'Dirty Dancing' Manila tour cancelled
The Manila performances of the international stage musical “Dirty Dancing” have been cancelled, its producers said on Thursday."Dirty Dancing," the re-imagined-for-stage version of the hit movie that...
View ArticleThe top ten most in-demand jobs abroad - POEA
The top ten in-demand jobs abroad, as of June 2013, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in coordination with JobStreet.com.1. General Work (housekeeper, driver,...
View ArticleCharice Pempengco admits she's lesbian, says sorry to her fans
Philippine pop star Charice has announced she is a lesbian, ending weeks of speculation in the local press following a drastic image change where she ditched her teen starlet look and adopted a more...
View ArticleLizard King: Ancient reptile named after Jim Morrison
An extinct lizard has been named after The Doors' singer Jim Morrison and will now been known as Barbaturex morrisoni.An artist's sketch of the pre-historic "Lizard King" and singer Jim Morrison of...
View ArticleTwo Serendra blast not a bomb - Roxas
The explosion at a posh condominium unit in Taguig City last May 31 that killed three people was not caused by a bomb, Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II said Friday.Roxas faced the media at...
View ArticlePugad Baboy comic strip suspended over lesbian joke
One of the Philippines’ most influential newspapers said it had suspended a popular comic strip for a homosexual joke that angered some conservatives in the mainly Catholic country.The Pugad Baboy...
View ArticleNoli De Castro "Kalokalike" shows off dance moves (+video)
ABS-CBN news anchor "Kabayan" Noli de Castro or at least his impersonator appeared at the Saturday episode of "It's Showtime" impressing both judges and "madlang people" of his near-identical facial...
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