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QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) – Popular social media and micro-blogging site Twitter made the news after suspending almost 235,000 accounts for violating policies banning use of the platform to promote extremism in the first half of 2016. The company said that it has suspended a total of 360,000 accounts since June 2015. All of the accounts that are suspended promoted terrorism by posting hate speech, violent threats and terrorist propaganda online. Twitter is known worldwide for […]
Quezon City, Philippines (September 1) – On August 5 it was reported that Philippine horror film icon, Lilia Cuntapay suffered from a spinal cord illness making her unable to walk. She sought help from her friends in the films industry to raise money for her treatment. On August 20, Lilia Cuntapay – known as the Queen of Philippine Horror Movies – died at the age of 80 in the house of her son, Gilmore Cuntapay, in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) – With the theme “Break the Surface”, the 12th Cinemalaya Independent Film pulled crowds of film enthusiasts and indie film fanatics towards the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Held yearly around July, the Cinemalaya aims to develop and promote Filipino independent films. Each year, the festival committee provides seed investments of P500, 000 to independent film makers. The finalists are selected from hundred of submission from all over the Philippines. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 30) – Call it Phexit or what-have-you, our country is now facing the possibility of leaving the UN. Or so many thought, with newspapers even making this announcement of President Rodrigo Duterte as their banner story The President threatened the august international body of separation in response to the United Nations’ criticism regarding his administration. The President made the announcement in response to a statement from United Nations Special Rapporteurs Agnes Callamard […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 30) – Whether you play it or not, Pokemon Go is unarguably the hottest game available right now. It is a free application for Android and iOS users, which uses the smart phone’s GPS to show aspiring Pokemon trainers the various types of Pokemon they can catch, battle, and trade. Other than Pokemons, the players can also get free items in the game like Pokeballs and potions. These freebies can usually be […]
By: Mark Christofer Manalo AT first glance, the headline may look reasonable to readers: INC group asking for ‘Duterte intervention’ in church crisis? But, really, to astute readers, it is anything but that. The post was published on Rappler on August 21 and was last updated on the same day, at 5:56 PM. I read the article when it came up on my Google Alerts and, boy, was I disappointed (or not, considering this […]
Food waste — do you feel guilty about wasting food? More and more Canadians are showing deep and growing interest in the debate around food waste, which is a very shameful reality. Even though some Canadians, both children and adults, are going to bed hungry, and there’s a shortage of food at food banks across the country, a full 40 percent of all food in Canada, roughly $31 billion worth, goes uneaten every year. What […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 22) – The modern Olympic Games have been one of the most highly-supported sporting events in the world, with many countries sending their athletic delegates to compete since 1932. Every four years, athletes from all over the world show off the skills that they honed and perfected through training and hard work. The Olympic Games was modeled after the ancient Greek sporting event of the same name. The classical game was […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 22) – Thousands of protesters arrived in Rizal Park despite of the bad weather in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that allowing the Marcos family to bury the former President in the Libingan ng mga Bayani in September. The protesters came to show their dissent to the President’s decision and to urge him to change it. Many politicians joined the protests – mainly members of the Liberal Party – former Interior […]
By Aimee V. Mendoza Have you been in an expedition this summer? Summer is short but you can make the most out of it. Like what I did. I went to Italy, Scotland, King’s Bay in Madagascar and even in the legendary free colony that was built by pirates and the pirate Captain Avery – Libertalia. I had climbed mountains, had seen breathtaking sceneries, faced near-death jumps on cliffs, rode on a 4×4 off-road on muddy […]
(Written by Sherryl Kaye M. Cabanlong) It is true that those students who give high importance to education dream of being able to study in prestigious universities. Like here in our country, most students (especially those who can afford it) choose schools which are really popular, and which they think can give them a better quality education. As a matter of fact, I am one of those students. But if you will ask me now about […]
By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent (Excerpts from incmedia.org) Reconnection happens in various spheres of life – physical, emotional, psychological, technological and spiritual. Thus, the INC Reconnect project, the Worldwide Intensive Propagation missionary work of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), resonates very well to both INC members and non-members alike. Here are some of the stories of connecting people and how they reconnected with God from the #INCReconnect event at the Philippine Arena: High school classmates Augusto […]
