In the midst of the territorial spat between the Philippines and China for claims over the Spratly Group of Islands, PAGASA is urging Filipinos to stop using the term South China Sea and start using a much more local name for the body of water west of our country, the Philippine West Sea. Science Undersecretary [...]
Nokia Philippines has opened the pre-order for their latest flagship smartphone for the Philippine market, the Nokia N8. The first 800 people to issue pre-orders will receive a free 16GB USB thumb drive preloaded with 2 episodes of the series How I Met Your Mother. Nokia N8 Specifications 3.5 inches AMOLED screen @ 360×640 pixels [...]
Here is President Noynoy’s statement regarding the 10-hour hostage drama which took at the Quirino Grandstand, Philippines. STATEMENT of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines On the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand [August 23, 2010] With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to [...]
Yes! It’s been hours only since the bus hostage took place in Quirino Grandstand, Philippines. Ex-police Rolando Mendoza attracted a lot of facebook ‘hate’ pages , tweets, plurks, posts — and even a GAME! “Seeking to arm-twist authorities into reinstating him back, a dismissed policeman has taken a bus with 25 passengers hostage here. Can [...]
Manila, Philippines — The 10-hours stand-off between the ex-police Rolando Mendoza and law enforcement agencies took a bloody turn as it ended with the death of the hostage taker as well as several hostages of the hijacked tour bus. The rapid stacatto of full automatic weapons that Mendoza stored in the bus echoed in the [...]
A recent US study has revealed that the Philippines is the the World’s Text Messaging Capital. According to the report that compiled data from Reuters, the New York Times, CTIA.org, UPI.com, Pew Research, Kvue.com, Matzav.com, and Portio Research, the average Filipino mobile subscriber sent an average of 600 text messages per month, or 43 percent [...]
Filipino iPad users has their own page on Facebook today – the iPad Pinas! iPad Pinas shares the latest news, information and even the iPad tricks and tips particularly for users in the Philippines. One notable iPad user and iPad Pilipinas follower is none other than TV5‘s News Anchor for Aksyon 5, Mr. Jove Francisco shared [...]
MANILA, Philippines – President Noynoy Aquino was inaugurated on June 30, 2010 as the 15th President of the Philippines. Big names in entertainment and music industry gathered at Quirino Grandstand in Manila Wednesday for the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Singer-composer Noel Cabangon, Juana Change and APO Hiking Society’s Jim Paredes, Buboy Garrovillo [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Before officially taking his seat tomorrow, June 30, 2010, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has released the names of the member of his Cabinet. These newly appointed officials will take office ASAP unless specified others. Official list of cabinet members of the Philippines (2010): Executive Secretary – Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa Jr. Department [...]
