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 to The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government made this decision after Maria Kristina
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 in 2010. There has been a public outcry from Filipinos and Indonesians alike
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 PH, sent from a legitimate-sounding address. Dear CBC Client, Due to rising security
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 card” meant the Union seriously considered banning all Philippine aquatic products from being
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 came after Richard Anthony Lim, a member of the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo and
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. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, the ABS-CBN reporter admitted that
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 nag-aral? UP Diliman ako!” A common theme among viral videos are scenes where
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 Ben Deatha, Mad Killah, Nasty Mac, and Charlie Mac took the nation by
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 cup of a customer. Clad in his maroon work uniform, Facebook and Twitter
Residents of Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu will have a three-day weekend just before April ends as the country marks the 494th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan this April 27, Monday. The event is known locally as Kadaugan sa Mactan. President Benigno Aquino III made