“Insurgent” will sweep the North American box office from Friday (March 20) through Sunday (March 22). Shailene Woodley as “Divergent” heroine Tris Prior is hell-bent on revenge, battling the ghosts of her past in “Insurgent,” the second film in the young adult sci-fi action film franchise. “Insurgent” picks up where the first film in the dystopian series ended, with the genocide of Tris’ parents and the people in her faction after she joins another community. […]
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Scientists collect data from giant Stingray
Footage shot on (March 6) during the making of wildlife program Ocean Mysteries, shows scientists examining a Giant Whiptail Stingray found in the Mae Klong River, Thailand. The creature measures over fourteen feet long, eight feet wide and weighed over eight hundred pounds. According to wildlife presenter Jeff Corwin, the ray may be the largest freshwater fish ever captured. “So we’re here in this incredible river system in Thailand. I’m with my good friend Dr […]
Total solar eclipse most spectacular thing, says ‘Mr Eclipse’
On Friday (March 20), people on the Faroe Islands will experience a total solar eclipse. The Faroe Islands, a self-governing nation within Denmark, estimates that around 8,000 visitors will visit the island of 50,000 for the big event. A total eclipse, when the moon blocks the sun and its shadow falls on the Earth, will sweep across the Atlantic but from land it will only be visible from the Norwegian Arctic islands of Svalbard and […]
1st Crowdfunding Summit in Manila, launched
The concept of crowdfunding was spurred by the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 when individuals finally took it upon themselves to finance their ideas instead of heading to banks and other big financial institutions for their initial capital. American economic and social theorist, Jeremy Rifkin, summarized this: “Now millions of people are becoming their own bankers.” And indeed this had become the trend with sites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter, where individuals could post their […]
Japan Provides Funding for the Construction of Biodegradable Composting Facility in the Municipality of Buguias
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa and the Mayor of the Municipality of Buguias Mr. Melchor D. Diclas signed the grant contract for “The Project for the Construction of Biodegradable Waste Composting for Environment and Farmland Soil Enrichment” on March 17, 2015 at the Embassy of Japan. The total amount is US$ 91,599 (approximately 4.08 million pesos) and is funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). Municipality of Buguias is the biggest […]
DTI, nagbigay ng serbisyo sa Kalinga
Nagkaloob ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng ilang kagamitan na maaaring pagkunan ng dagdag-kita sa lalawigan ng Kalinga.
Bohol, nagdiwang ng 450th anibersaryo
Ipinagdiwang sa lalawigan ng Bohol ang ika-450 na anibersaryo ng sandugo sa pagitan ni Datu Sikatuna at Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
Tunisian Museum attacked
In Tunisia, 19 died when an armed group attacked a museum in the said country.
TUCP appeals minimum wage increase
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said that it will appeal the small increase in the minimum wage.
Solon asks MILF to not lose trust in government
A representative from Mindanao asked the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to not lose its trust in the government.
Sen JV Ejercito pushes investigation regarding license plate program
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is asking the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to investigate the multi-billion peso license plate program of the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
Sen. Poe makes difficult decision in naming Pres Aquino responsible for Mamasapano incident
According to Senator Grace Poe, naming President Aquino responsible for the Mamasapano incident is one of the hardest decisions she made after entering government service, but she reiterated that she only reported the findings of the Senate hearing.