The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced today the eight official entries to the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The annual film fest is expected to run from December 25 up to the second week of January, 2014. See the list of winners in last year’s event here. 1. “10,000 hours” starring Robin Padilla by … Continue reading »
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Comedienne jokes about Filipino children on BBC show
Katherine Ryan, a Canadian comedienne based in the United Kingdom, earned the ire of local netizens after using Filipino children as the subject of her punchline in Mock the Week, a game show that airs in British Broadcasting Corporation. In a segment where participants were asked to say unlikely lines from a cosmetics commercial, Ryan … Continue reading »
Tiger Airways Philippines launch set
Kalibo-Singapore flights also announced Multi-awarded Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways will officially launch its Philippine operations beginning July 10. The airline firm previously operated through its local subsidiary Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) and its fleet of five aircrafts. Tiger Airways’ full fledged entrance into the Philippine scene promises to further shakeup the local airline industry, … Continue reading »
June 2013 Architecture Board Exam Results
Congratulations to the country’s 901 new architects! The Professional Regulation Commission released the results of the June 2013 Architecture Licensure Exam early Friday night. A total of 1,767 candidates took the exam, which constitutes a passing rate of 46.8%. The examination was held in Manila last June 7 and 9. Check out the passing rate … Continue reading »
White Party Manila 2013 slated for June 29
With gender equality, unity, and acceptance as its main focus, White Party (WP) Manila will once more be held this June 29. The event is dubbed as the biggest yearly gathering of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) in the country. Now on its twelfth year, the event will again be staged in Orosa-Nakpil Malate, … Continue reading »
Dulaang UP presents ‘Adarna’
Dulaang UP (DUP), the official performing group for theater of the University of the Philippines, opens its 38th theatrical season this July with Adarna, a popular Spanish-era epic and one of the canons of Philippine literature. Adarna, whose author remains unknown, centers on Don Juan, the youngest of three princes who searched far and wide … Continue reading »
Gold’s Gym Philippines website hacked
The website of Gold’s Gym Philippines ( http://www.goldsgym.com.ph/ ) was hacked by cyber attackers early Saturday morning. The site remains defaced as of 3AM, Philippine time. The fitness center giant is yet to make any announcement about the incident on their social media accounts as of posting time. The hacker identified himself as “Firas, King … Continue reading »
‘Pugad Baboy’ creator says sorry for offensive comic strip
Apolonio “Pol” Medina, the creator of the long-running comic strip “Pugad Baboy,” has apologized to the St. Scholastica’s College (SSC) community. His mea culpa comes amidst the furor caused by the publication of his comic strip last June 4 that allegedly mocks Christians for their supposed hypocritical stance over homosexuality. In an interview with ABS-CBN’s … Continue reading »
Ateneo de Davao: Boycott Cebu Pacific
Ina statement issued Monday afternoon, the president of Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) announced that the school will no longer be purchasing tickets from Cebu Pacific airline company because of its personnels’ “insensitivity and ineptness.” The statement was originally posted on the university’s Twitter account. Father Joel Tabora, a Jesuit, is referring to the incident … Continue reading »
Jessica Soho on Vice Ganda’s apology
The controversy about Vice Ganda’s gang rape joke about veteran news anchor Jessica Soho shows no signs of cooling down. The comedian, Jose Mari Viceral in real life, publicly apologized to Soho yesterday in the noontime program Showtime. Watch the video below: In his remarks, he recounted that he called Soho personally a few hours … Continue reading »
