At least 2 Filipinos among the 73 people already confirmed killed after a huge blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as reported by the Department of Foreign Affairs on August 5, 2020, Wednesday morning. According to the DFA, the 2 Filipino fatalities were inside their employers’ homes when the explosion happened on Tuesday. Also, at least 6 other Filipinos who were staying with their employers were injured, said the DFA. Video here: Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate (a key ingredient in both fertilizer and certain types of explosives, substance that has...

The 43-year old Taiwanese heartthrob Jerry Yan seemed to have not aged at all as the actor flaunted his age-less shape in some stills from his new Chinese drama Count Your Lucky Stars. The photo sparked conversations online as fans went gaga after the release of the 30 second teaser of his new show. It has been nearly two decades since Meteor Garden first aired on the Philippine television, where Jerry Yan portrayed the role of Dao Ming Si. In his new show, Yan will be partnered with actress Shen Yue who played the role of Shan Cai in the 2018 remake of...

Have you seen today’s Google Doodle of a female athlete on the main page of the search engine? It’s truly a one-proud Filipino moment in the entire history!     Screenshot from Google.com   The woman on the doodle is Filipino-American Victoria ‘Vicki’ Manalo-Draves, who won gold medals in the 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform events in the 1948 London Olympics. Today, 72 years ago, Draves' monumental win has celebrated by Google in honor of her remarkable feat in the Olympic history of the diving category. Draves was born Victoria Manalo in San Francisco's South of Market District on Dec....

It seems like Duterte’s late-night announcement has shaken us all with regards to his statements. In his address, the President himself has granted the medical frontliners’ plea for a ‘breathing space’ as they have been overwhelmed by the surge of cases in the past weeks.     The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) request did not fall on deaf ears, but not to what exactly they have proposed—to go back to ECQ status to control strategies and addressing the urgent health sector problems—as the chief executive just decided to place Metro Manila and nearby provinces under modified enhanced community quarantine instead....

Vice President Leni Robredo’s speech was truly a mood for COVID-19 response! Two days after President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address, Philippine's second-highest official has delivered his speech suggesting her detailed plans to fight the pandemic in the country.     On July 29, at 4:39 p.m., she shared her coping measures and message of hope to Filipinos through her official Facebook page with a transcript written in our very own national Language. In her opening speech, she straightforwardly cited some of the drastic effects of the pandemic to the people due to the consistent increase in the number...