April 2015 – THE FILIPINO SCRIBE

Mary Jane Veloso gets reprieve from execution, for now

PD April 29, 2015; MD April 29, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina sentenced to death in Indonesia after getting caught possessing 2.6 kilos of heroin last 2010, has been spared from the firing squad at the last minute. According […]

commentary / news / politics

Who to blame for Mary Jane Veloso’s Execution?

PD April 27, 2015 by Edrian Echague

Mary Jane Veloso is a Filipina domestic worker who was sentenced to death by firing squad due to her arrest for smuggling 2.6 Kg of heroine found in her suitcase way back […]

journalism / philippines / social networking sites

ADVISORY | Scam emails against ChinaBank clients

PD April 25, 2015; MD July 27, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

Getting phishing emails is a universal experience for all netizens. All of us receive them everyday in the spam folders of our email accounts. Yesterday, I got this supposed email from China Bank […]

environment / journalism / philippines

European Union hails Philippines for efforts to combat illegal fishing

PD April 24, 2015; MD April 24, 2015 by Edrian Echague

Citing the national government’s renewed efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing around the country, the European Union (EU) revoked its “yellow card” warning against the Philippines. Originally issued last June 2014, the “yellow […]

entertainment / journalism / philippines

WATCH IT HERE: Did Doris Bigornia just insult Lea Salonga?

PD April 23, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

As written about before, ABS-CBN news personality Doris Bigornia is currently facing backlash from netizens after allegedly displaying arrogant behavior during the concert of Irish pop-rock band The Script last April 17. This […]

entertainment / news / philippines

Doris Bigornia defends actions during The Script concert

PD April 22, 2015; MD April 23, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

Broadcast journalist Doris Bigornia finally addressed the controversy over her and her children’s alleged misbehavior during the recent concert of Irish pop-rock band The Script at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. […]

commentary / education / philippines

REVEALED: Full story behind the “Saan ka nag-aral? UP Diliman ako!” viral video

PD April 21, 2015; MD April 24, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

You have perhaps watched or read about that two-minute viral video where an angry customer can be seen berating a mall employee. At one point, the angry customer told the guy: “Saan ka […]

entertainment / news / philippines

What’s in store for Salbakuta this 2015?

PD April 20, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

It will be impossible to talk about the Philippine music scene in the early years of the new millennium without mentioning the rap group Salbakuta. The group that once-featured the quartet of […]

commentary / hodgepodge / philippines

No, we are not violating Christopher Sengseng’s right to privacy

PD April 19, 2015; MD April 21, 2015 by Mark Pere Madrona

Christopher Sengseng, branch manager of a KFC outlet along North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), became an overnight Internet sensation in recent days when a netizen uploaded a photo of him while refilling the gravy […]