Новости за 18.07.2015

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 was experience 32 kilometers of Claveria in Cagayan at around 11:46p.m. on July 18, 2015. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the quake had a depth of focus of 19 kilometers and was tectonic in nature. The earthquake was experienced as far as  Laoag […]

Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd. (MBC) says it will cooperate with Philippine authorities tasked to investigate one of its cargo ship which ran aground off the coast of La Union on Saturday. “The investigations will take some time to complete and we will provide further information when appropriate,” said MBC in its emailed statement. On July […]

Barely two weeks have passed since a pickup dangled over Skyway on July 8, 2015, another accident—this time involving  a sport utility vehicle (SUV)—was report by netizens. The SUV fell off the elevated expressway south of Manila at around 9 p.m. July 19, 2015 (Saturday) and dropped onto the concrete wall on East Service Road, […]

While his star continues to rise five years after clinching the first-ever “Pilipinas Got Talent” title, Jovit Baldivino still frequents the place where he used to sell siomai for a living. “Nagpupunta pa rin ako du’n. Minsan nga po nag-mo-motor lang ako,” he shared. Jovit credits his close-knit family for keeping him grounded. “Sila ’yung […]

Chef and restaurateur Jonas Ng has signed up as host of Lifestyle channel’s newest cooking show “Chef Next Door.” Chef Jonas is the head chef and owner of Huat Pot Hotpot Restaurant and Le Jardin in Bonifacio Global City. The cooking show will showcase Jonas’ expertise given real-life situations. “The show is rooted in reality. […]

Director Wenn Deramas who currently helms the TV series “Flordeliza” admitted that dealing with kid actors requires special considerations. “Patience is a virtue. Lalo na nu’ng nagsisimula kami dahil iba ang kailangan na pakikiharap sa bata. Mahirap,” he said. Kids will always be kids and, as such, Deramas has to act like a parent most […]

Lingayen,Pangasinan – Days of continuous rains have placed six towns and one city in Pangasinan  under water, with the hardest hit municipality of Bani now placed under state of calamity. Aside from Bani, other areas experiencing flooding are the towns of Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Bolinao, Bugallon, and Labrador as well as Dagupan City. Moderate to […]

For many people, the word Brazil immediately conjures up images of hot models and athletes. In the Philippines, it’s easy to lose count of the number of Brazilian imports in the local fashion and entertainment industries—and one Brazilian who has become ubiquitous in the Filipino pop culture psyche is media personality Daniel Matsunaga. Daniel, a […]

We asked three of the country’s best photo and travel journalists to give us the best photos in their archive that encapsulate their idea of how wealthy our country is. We were expecting gorgeous mountains or deep blue seas. The clincher: All of these photos are of all of us.   The Philippines is rich […]

Shanghai will prove more exciting for tourists in the coming years with The Walt Disney Company soon unveiling the Shanghai Disney Resort featuring six exclusive Disney-themed attractions. At a conference held at the Shanghai Expo Centre recently, Bob Iger, Disney Chairman and CEO, revealed these attractions will include a Mickey Avenue, Gardens of Imagination, Fantasyland, […]

A welcome respite from the many stories and variations on developments in the political scene was the announcement made by Secretary of Education Armin Luistro that a salary increase for the nation’s teachers is about to happen. Actually, the salary standardization being discussed by the Cabinet is for all government works, he said at the […]

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked the government to rethink its policy of granting licenses for mining operations in the country. Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the CBCP public affairs committee, issued the appeal following the tragedy at a mining site on Semirara Island in Antique, that […]

After winning the P35.4-billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Project, the Metro Pacific Group hopes to take over the concession of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) very soon, especially with the rainy season causing the toll road’s deterioration. Despite being awarded the SCTEX concession in February, the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) has yet to take over the […]

A Singaporean vessel tilted and sank in the waters of Ilocos Sur, yesterday afternoon (July 17). MV Alam Manis sank near the coast of Candon City in Ilocos Sur province, radio reports said. The crew members were all Filipino. 20 of whom were rescued alive; while one suffered from heart attack and eventually died. According […]

The remains of Andal Ampatuan, Sr. arrived in Cotabato City around 11 a.m. aboard a Philippine Airlines aircraft. His body is to be buried around 3 p.m. today (July 18) inside his mansion in Shariff Aguak town, the capital of Maguindanao, radio reports said. The immediate burial is in line with the Muslim funeral tradition that […]

Widows of victims of the Philippines’ worst political massacre said Saturday that they could not forgive Andal Ampatuan, Sr. even after he died in hospital. Andal Ampatuan Sr., patriarch of the powerful Ampatuan clan, was among 100 people on trial for the killings of 58 people, including 32 journalists, in the conflict-wracked southern province of […]

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but the threat of a Pacific tsunami in the tremor-prone region was thought to have mostly passed. The shallow tremor was centred about 78 kilometres (48 miles) west-northwest of Lata in the Solomon Islands and about 583 […]

HESPERIA, California — A fast-moving wildfire swept across a freeway Friday in a California mountain pass, destroying 20 vehicles and sending motorists running to safety before it burned at least five homes. There were no reports of serious injuries, authorities said. Fanned by hot desert winds, the fire started along Interstate 15 — the main […]

Google shares rocketed 16 percent to all-time highs Friday following an earnings report that wowed Wall Street with strong mobile advertising gains and a bullish outlook for its YouTube business. Google’s Nasdaq-traded C shares (GOOG) rose $93.08 to $672.93, bringing the company’s full market value to about $468 billion, a gain of $65 billion, the […]

The western town of Bani in Pangasinan has declared a state of calamity, the first local government in the province to do so as monsoon rains continue to batter Pangasinan for the 15th straight day. Mayor Gwen Palafox Yamamoto announced in her Facebook account that her town was placed under the state of calamity starting […]

Three girls staged suicide bombings in the Nigerian city of Damaturu on Friday, killing at least 13 people as residents prepared for the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, police said. The attacks, in a northeastern area hard hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, came just days before Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari travels […]