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· Michelle De Pacina
Filipinos slam Philippines’ first virtual model for not looking Filipino
Filipino netizens have slammed the Philippines’ first virtual model for purportedly not looking Filipino. Berlina, who has a fair skin tone, a slim figure and narrow eyes, was introduced to social media on Dec. 23, 2022, in a photo with Filipino Twitch streamer Ninabuns.
· Michelle De Pacina
History professor makes surprisingly cute discovery on lost roll of film labeled ‘The Philippines 1942’
An assistant ecclesiastical history professor discovered footage of puppies playing around on a silent 8mm roll of film labeled “The Philippines 1942.” Gregory Schnakenberg, who is also a Dominican friar, shared the footage to Twitter on Saturday.
· Ryan General
Jo Koy donates concrete road, facilities to a high school in the Philippines
Filipino American comedian Jo Koy visited the Philippine city of Bacolod last week for the inauguration of a road he donated. Koy, who was born Joseph Glenn Herbert, arrived in the Philippines on Dec. 28 , 2022, for a family vacation. On Friday, he traveled to the village of…
· Ryan General
The Philippines wins its first World Universities Debating Championship title
The Philippines won its first-ever World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) after students from Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) bagged the top prize. Hosted by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain, from December 27, 2022, to January 4, 2023, the 43rd WUDC…
· Isa Peralta
Epic 5-minute trailer drops for Philippines’ live-action series ‘Voltes V: Legacy’
GMA Network recently released the first trailer for the upcoming Filipino live-action series “Voltes V: Legacy.” On Sunday, the Filipino TV and radio network posted the epic five-minute clip on its social media pages and YouTube channel. In the video, members of the Voltes Team…
· Khier Casino
Cake with essay-length heartfelt messages goes viral in the Philippines
Pasteleria Manila, a bakery founded by Cecilia “Ces” Lopez in 2009, shared a photo of a 10×14 inches caramel cake on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday. “Yes, there is such a thing, uh huh,” the bakery captioned the photo on social media. The cake, addressed to a person named…
· Michelle De Pacina
Waiter with disability at Korean BBQ restaurant in the Philippines inspires netizens
Runiell Prince B. Waminal Jr., a person with disability (PWD) waiter at a Korean barbecue restaurant in the Philippines, has gone viral on local media. Ericka Patalinghug took to Facebook to share her encounter with the waiter while she dined at the Romantic Baboy Unlimited…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Australia’s worst pedophile’ sentenced to 129 years in prison for child sex abuse in Philippines
On Nov. 3, Peter Gerard Scully, known as “Australia’s worst pedophile,” was sentenced to 129 years in prison in the Philippines for child abuse cases. Scully and his accomplices held and abused at least eight children in the city of Cagayan de Oro from 2011 to 2014. The…
· Chandler Treon
Woman filmed berating Philippines airport employee after her flight is cancelled due to typhoons
A video of a woman in the Philippines berating an airport employee after typhoons in the country caused numerous flights to be canceled went viral on TikTok. In the now-deleted video filmed and posted by TikTok user @jackie_solo_traveller, the woman can be seen yelling at a Cebu…
· Ryan General
Filipino senator’s suggestion to ban K-dramas in the Philippines does not go over well
During Tuesday’s budget hearing of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Filipino Senator Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. – better known as Jinggoy Estrada – suggested imposing a ban on K-dramas in the Philippines. Estrada, a son of deposed Philippine president Joseph…
· Michelle De Pacina
Students’ ‘anti-cheating hats’ during exams in the Philippines go viral
Students at Bicol University College of Engineering in the Philippines went viral for improvising their own “anti-cheating hats” and wearing them during examinations. Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a faculty member of the university, decided to give her students creative freedom by…
· Editorial Staff
Fact check: ‘Filipino’ refers to both an identity and the national language of the Philippines
Claims that the term “Filipino” is not a language and solely refers to the identity and/or nationality of citizens of the Republic of the Philippines are false. The allegations: On Oct. 14, NextShark published a story about Miss Universe Spain 2022 Alicia Faubel catching the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Kidnapped Chinese woman escapes after being locked in dog cage for 20 days in the Philippines
A 28-year-old woman from Shanghai was allegedly kidnapped and locked inside a dog cage for 20 days in Batangas, Philippines, on Sept. 17. Her captors purportedly demanded $200,000 in ransom from her boyfriend for her freedom. She managed to escape on Oct. 6. It is unclear how…
· Michelle De Pacina
Journalist critical of Duterte and Marcos administrations shot dead in the Philippines
Filipino radio journalist Percival Mabasa was shot dead in an ambush by two assailants on a motorcycle in Manila, Philippines, on Monday night. Mabasa, who hosted his program “Lapid Fire” on DWBL 1242, had been a prominent critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the…
· Daniel Anderson
A BTS-inspired exhibit is now open at the oldest museum in the Philippines
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum – the oldest museum in the Philippines – has launched an exhibit inspired by K-pop boy group BTS so that ARMY can go “Namjooning.” “UST Goes Namjooning: Capturing Moments on Campus” highlights both the university campus and BTS with…
· Bryan Ke
Philippines to allow US access to military bases if China-Taiwan tensions escalate
Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the United States, told Nikkei Asia that the Philippines will allow U.S. forces to access military bases in the country if China-Taiwan tensions escalate. Under the 2014 EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement), American…
· Ryan General
Danny Trejo to play Ferdinand Magellan in love story set in Philippines’ pre-colonial period
“Machete” star Danny Trejo has been cast to play the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in an upcoming historical action film set in the Philippines’ pre-colonial period. The film, “1521,” is set to depict the events leading up to the famous navigator’s death in the…
· Ryan General
Single people in the Philippines to receive scholarships, subsidies and other perks in proposed bill
Filipino lawmaker Margarita Ignacia Nograles recently proposed the “Single Persons' Welfare Act,” which would grant unmarried Filipinos scholarships, monthly subsidies, extra days off and flexible working schedules. Filed on July 6 as House Bill 1364, the proposal will tap…
· Michelle De Pacina
7.0-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 5 dead and 130 injured in northern Philippines
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Luzon, the Philippines’ most populous island, on Wednesday morning, killing at least five and injuring 130 people. The impact caused about $687 million of infrastructure damage and affected more than 21,000 people. There had been 58…
· Michelle De Pacina
Philippines lawmaker submits bill to make ‘ghosting’ a punishable criminal offense
Filipino lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. proposed that the act of “ghosting” be declared a punishable emotional offense. Teves, the Negros Oriental 3rd District representative and a member of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, argued that “ghosting is a form of spite that develops…
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