The brave voices from the 5th Grade class of Northridge Academy Inc, along with their teachers, decided to also take a stand against SM Baguio’s plan to cut and transfer 182 Pine and Alnus trees of Luneta Hill for its 7-storey parking building. The petition led by 10-year-old Phoenix Gabriel Adquilen ingenuously stated their profound [...]
The iconic sandwich cookie is about to celebrate it’s centennial anniversary and to commemorate the momentous event for March 6, Kraft Foods has begun a worldwide campaign for Oreo. Aside from the usual ads in stores, media, events, promotions, consumers can also participate in can join the celebration with a limited-edition variety of the cookies called [...]
MANILA, Philippines — In anticipation of the upcoming People Power anniversary, some parts of EDSA will be closed to traffic starting tomorrow (Feb 24, PHT). MMDA has issued an advisory via it’s Twitter account, calling for motorists to take alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic. According to the agency, the 4th and 5th northbound lanes [...]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has decided to remove Science from the Grade 1 curriculum of incoming students, citing that doing so will make learning a much more enjoyable experience. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said that the decision to simplify the Basic Education Curriculum is based on the design of K to 12 curriculum. “The [...]
If you are in Manila and experiencing loss of services from your Globe prepaid and/or postpaid line, the company has an official statement on their facebook page: ADVISORY: To protect the public, the government has put security measures for the Feast of the Black Nazarene. You may experience temporary loss of signal. As of press [...]
Just like Globe Telecom, Smart Communications has issued a network blackout in certain areas of the Metro for the Feast of the Black Nazarene celebration. Smart Advisory: We have been briefed by the government regarding the security situation with respect to the Black Nazarene procession that is happening right now. Based on that briefing, we [...]
A bit of welcome news to all book lovers who haven’t jumped on the digital bandwagon with Kindles, iPads, and Android Tablets, the Department of Finance (DOF) has officially declared that all books imported into the Philippines, whether for personal or commercial use, are tax-free. Department Order No. 57-2011, emphasizing the duty- and VAT-free status [...]
On Sunday at 0527 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded off Japan’s southeastern Isu islands.
The Philippine Government has issued Proclamation No. 295, detailing the regular, special and special holidays for the Year 2012. A. Regular Holidays New Year’s Day Maundy Thursday Good Friday Araw ng Kagitingan January 1 (Sunday) April 5 April 6 April 9 (Monday) Labor Day Independence Day National Heroes Day Bonifacio Day Christmas Day Rizal Day [...]
PLDT is adding a new service tier to it’s residential plans with a beefed up 10 Mbps DSL plan. Plan Xtreme 4000 sits atop the current fastest residential plan available, Plan Xcel 3000 at 5Mbps. PLDT is marketing it for heavy bandwidth users but until the fine print is out, it’s best to be wary. The [...]
