QUEZON City, Philippines (October 9) – How would you feel if you have worked so hard on a project but you learned that other people are taking advantage of the profit? Of course all your efforts will be wasted and the money that is supposed to be yours will benefit others. That is the usual situation of thousands of scriptwriters, producers and directors when their movies and videos are pirated. Video piracy is a form of […]
Young Voices Speak
What matters to the young Filipinos today?
What are their take on the issues that affect not only our country but the whole world as well?
We invite the students, the young urban professionals, the next generation to share with us their thoughts, feelings and opinions.
Who is Mabini?
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 8) – What’s up with the teenagers today? The movie “Heneral Luna” has been very trendy and popular lately, especially to the students, who can watch said indie film 50% off if they present their student ID when purchasing the ticket. The movie tells about the mighty story of Heneral Antonio Luna, his struggles and bravery for the nation’s freedom against the American. Aside from the heroism and love for […]
ID-entify the different types of ID’s (Part 3)
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) -As we already mentioned, we need valid ID’s in our daily lives. This is part 3 of our three-part article about valid ID’s! Postal ID as the name implies, Postal IDs are needed to identify the address and identity of a person for mailing purposes. This card is valid for three years. Last February 3, 2015 the Philippine Post Office announced that there will be a new and improved ID […]
Meme 101
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) – The internet brought us a wide variety of entertainment, from videos, music, and images. Due to this technological advancement, different trends rose up and conquered the mainstream. One of those trends is the ever popular ‘meme’. According to Karen Schubert, an internet meme is an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person via the Internet. Below are some of the […]
Do not say “no” to the doughnut facts
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) – Fluffy, flavorful, mouth-watering, and popular, that’s what a doughnut is. But let’s look at a different angle, we may be so used about the donut’s distinctive look that we haven’t stop to thinky why doughnuts look that way. Did we engaged your curiosity? Read on as we share with you tons of doughnut facts. It is said that the hole of the doughnut was claimed to have invented by Captain Hanson […]
Why you should stop Twerking
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 6) – From the classy moves of Ballroom, to the groovy rhythm of Jazz, and to the urban feel of Hip-hop; dancing has evolved into this modern form of choreography: Twerking. Yes, twerking. Booty poppin’, hip thrusting, mind-blowing twerking. What has become of the world’s perception on dancing? Seriously, our forefathers would be disappointed if they find out that the newest dance craze involves shaking our rears violently like there is an […]
Dengue attack!
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – Experiencing fever, severe headache, muscle cramps, vomiting, bleeding of the nose and gums, skin rashes and fatigue that will probably lead to death? It must be dengue. Dengue – also known as break bone fever – is an infection caused by mosquito bites. The infected female mosquitos that carry this disease is classified under the species of Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus.Many cases occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. […]
Know more about newborn screening
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – Given the improving technology that we have nowadays, we are thankful that science has developed wider range of strategies to improve lives and to better understand the science beyond people’s body. In cognizance to the developing world of science, newborn screening test has been widely used to test every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren’t otherwise apparent at birth. Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a […]
Celebrating Elderly Filipino Month – this is for our grandparents!
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5 ) -Grandparents: the people who taught us great life lessons, cared for us like we are their own, and loved us deeply aside from our parents. The wisdom and experience that they imparted on us had helped us grow into the people we are now. By virtue of Proclamation No. 470, the first week of October has been designated as Elderly Filipino Week. This is in recognition to the selfless […]
Make everyday grandparents’ day!
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) – In today’s “me, me, me” society, it is indeed a blessing that children learn through close inter-generational relationships that they belong to something larger than themselves. Having a close relationship with grandparents will be beneficial to the children for they can acquire wisdom and wealth experience through their grandparent and can also receive unconditional love and support from them without expecting for any reciprocal. As for the parents, it is […]
“Kentucky Floyd Chicken”
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 2) – The so called fight of the century unexpectedly turned into Cuddling of the century. The most awaited fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao happened last May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas but instead of a historic fight, it left a lousy experience to the viewers. Floyd Mayweather won over Pacquiao via unanimous decision but the audiences is not pleased by their performance and […]
Tamaraw, the critically endangered
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 2) – The Philippines is known for its abundant land, enthusiastic people, and wide variety of animals. Due to its rich culture, it produced many symbolic connotations that are connected with fruits, animals and things. One of said symbolic connotations is the Tamaraw that, unfortunately, has been taken for granted by many Filipinos. Bubalus mindorensisis the scientific name of this buffalo from Mindoro. It is often mistaken with our national animal; the Carabao, for […]