ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation confirmed that there is no truth to the Internet buzz about the company doing a local version of the hit movie/novel “Twilight”. “There is no truth to the Web reports, particularly in the Perez Hilton blogsite, that ABS-CBN is doing a local adaptation of “Twilight”. ABS-CBN will be the first to announce [...]
One week before Christmas, Wilma Fernandez Ventura quietly taped a small sign atop the bundles of bread on one of the stainless steel shelves in her bakery that says “Obama Pan de Sal”. The unheralded event at seven in the morning was actually the soft launching of what she calls the “healthy bread alternative” named [...]
Winning entry of the “Parol para sa Kalikasan” lantern-making contest in Quezon City that was sponsored by Mayor Feliciano “SB” Belmonte Jr. to promote environmental awareness among the city populace. Contestants in the yearly contest use only waste materials for their entries. The winning lantern is made of discarded candy wrappers and plastic jelly holders [...]
At the crack of dawn, volunteer-residents of San Miguel, Danao town are busy “unearthing” young tree seedlings and other species of flora and fauna buried under the thick cogon jungle in the grasslands of Bohol province. Barangay San Miguel, Danao is the country’s first Assisted Natural Regeneration town (ANR), a success story that is. “This [...]
Who will be the Pinoy Edward and Bella? Filipino fans of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series will soon have another reason to celebrate after broadcasting giant ABS-CBN bagged the exclusive rights to make a local television series based on the vampire novels. Can we call it Vampire-Serye? LOL According to the ABS-CBNNews.com site, Initial reports said [...]
Will Filipino – American Michael Copon get the Jacob Black Role in the upcoming New Moon Movie? Michael Copon became a household name when he portrayed the role of Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill. He also played the lead role of Mathayus in the The Scorpion King prequel, Rise of the [...]
What’s a “bayong” ? It’s just a simple woven flat basket made of buri, bamboo or rattan strips that grandma loves bringing around to the market when buying things for the kitchen. This may come as a surprise to many, but indications show “bayong” could spark a whole new export industry in the Philippines. Growing [...]
Filipino jewelry makers from seven small towns here who just started to churn out little pieces of gold earrings, rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, etc. a few years back, are sitting on mountains of gold. Deep beneath the rugged mountain ranges of Compostela Valley lies a rich ore field containing gold with a density of 25 [...]
The Philippine national team beat China’s Guangxi team 76-72 in the first China-ASEAN CBO men’s basketball invitational. The team from Singapore finished third, defeating Macao SAR of China 82-74 in Pingguo county, Bose city, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday night. Eight teams which also include Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Brunei participated in [...]
Two major renewable energy biomass project in the Visayas grid will soon be constructed by a UK-based firm to address the looming power supply shortage in the region by 2010. Green Power Panay Philippines Inc., an affiliate company of UK firm Global Green Power PLC, has signed a series of electricity supply agreements (ESA) in [...]
