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Security guard runover by an SUV; Suspect surrender
A dashcam video that circulated online shows a white Toyota RAV4 with the plate number NCO 3781 hit a security guard who is manning the traffic in Mandaluyong. On the viral video, the driver not only hit the man once but twice, running him over without even checking his condition. The hit and run incident caught the attention of the furious netizens, making it a hot topic online.
The victim, who is identified as Christian Floralde, suffered wounds and abrasion caused by the incident.
It can be recalled that Senator-elect JV Ejercito showed his support effort to the victim by...
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer bids goodbye after 27 years of service
Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the web browser that dominated the world before, now comes to an end today after years of service since its launch in 1995. Internet Explorer was a part of the add-on bundle package Plus! on Windows 95.
Microsoft already announced last May of 2021 that Internet Explorer will be retiring and officially shutting down today, June 15, 2022.
"Internet Explorer 11 desktop applications will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10," Microsoft said in a post.
This end of an era for the Internet...
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BTS members announce hiatus, will they come back?
After dropping their 9th anniversary anthology album entitled 'Proof' last June 10, BTS members announced on June 14 that they will be having a hiatus as a group.
During the debut anniversary party called #2022BTSFesta which was streamed on their Youtube channel, the popular boy group reminisced their precious moments together at their house especially now that it's contract nearly ended. How 7 guys with different personalities and preferences in their early to mid 20's lived together for years in a small home was truly an experience for them.
Moreover, the group also talked about their uncertainty as a band...
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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana collapsed during Independence Day Ceremony
Outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) secretary Delfin Lorenzana made headlines on June 12 morning during the Independence Day rites at the Rizal Park. Lorenzana fainted and collapsed during the event led by President Rodrigo Duterte. The 73 year old secretary was immediately rushed to the hospital.
In a press statement released by the DND spokesperson, the hectic schedules and the extreme temperature at the venue caused the fatigue. The Secretary of National Defense was in a series of travel and work duties and engagements before the Independence ceremony.
"The SND just arrived from Singapore early this morning after attending...
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Farmers at Hacienda Tinang arrested by police during cultivation activity
About 90 individuals including land beneficiaries in Hacienda Tinang were arrested by local police on June 9 in Concepcion, Tarlac. Farmers and peasant advocates were conducting a cultivation activity when the 20 policemen and regional mobile group patrol came over.
In a report posted on Rural Women Advocates' Facebook Page, they condemn the violence acted by the armed men upon the farmers.
"Earlier today, volunteers joined members of the Malayang Kilusang Samahang Magsasaka ng Tinang (MAKISAMA - Tinang) in Hacienda Tinang for a bungkalan, wherein peasants assert their right to self-determinism through the collective act of tilling idle land. At...