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Whitney Houston, Pop Vocal Legend, Dies at 48
ShareVocal legend Whitney Houston was found dead in her California apartment. She was 48. The iconic singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown fueled her decline, was found dead by Beverly Hills police who rushed when they were called to the Beverly Hilton at around 3:43 p.m. PST. Houston was in her fourth-floor [...]
Full StoryUniversity of the Philippines (UP) Tops Most Popular University on the Internet
ShareMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine’s only national university is now most popular university in cyberspace, according to the latest ranking from Sydney-based academic search engine posted on 4ICU website (www.4icu.org/ph). UP Diliman campus website (www.up.edu.ph) was ranked number one in the Four International Colleges and Universities (4ICU), an international higher education search engine and directory, where [...]
Full Story2 Filipino Crew Hurt in Italian Cruise Shipwreck [with video]
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ShareThere were at least two Filipino crew members were hurt aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground last Friday off the coast of Grosetto in Tuscany, Italy, according to the Philippine Embassy in Rome. In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Ambassador to Italy Virgilio Reyes on Sunday said one [...]
Full StoryFil-Am midwife is 2011 CNN Hero of the Year
ShareMANILA, Philippines – A Filipino-American midwife who helps poor women have healthy pregnancies and births in Indonesia, has been recently named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year. In Sunday’s star-studded ceremony at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, Robin Lim received the CNN Hero of the Year 2011 award from Anderson Cooper. “Today on [...]
Full StoryFirst Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich $99 Tablet Computer Out in the Market
ShareMIPS based Ainovo Novo7 Android 4.0 tablet is now out in the Asian market and will soon hit the US market in the coming months. Folks at MIPS Technologies are offering the first Ice Cream Sandwich Android tablet at a cheap price of $99. The tablet is manufactured originally by Ainol Electron HK, which came [...]
Full StoryiPhone 4 Exploded On Board Airplane in Australia
ShareIt’s all over the news and currently trending that apparently an iPhone 4 exploded and spontaneously combusted on a flight from Lismore to Sydney. The hottest gadget in the market literally became too hot to handle for one passenger aboard Australian flight Regional Express ZL319 on Friday. According to a Regional Express statement, the iPhone 4 (not the latest iPhone [...]
Full StoryApple Inc’s Steve Jobs is Dead
ShareApple Chairman and former CEO Steve Jobs is dead. The Apple co-founder who made personal computers, smartphones, tablets, multimedia and digital animation mass-market products passed away today October 5th, 2011 after a long bout with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He was just 56 years old. Steve Jobs has been suffering from many health [...]
Full StoryMiss Philippines Shamcey Supsup Placed 3rd Runner-up in 2011 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant
ShareMANILA, Philippines – “It was a dream come true”, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup exclaimed after entering the top 5 of the Miss Universe 2011 beauty pageant, and placing 3rd runner-up. “I was so happy. I didn’t think that I would be actually part of 16 lang. I’m so happy and I owe it all to the [...]
Full StoryPacquiao to Run for Governor in 2013
Share8-division boxing champion and Sarangani province Congressman Manny Pacquiao will seek a higher government position in 2013. Pacquiao confirmed the report during his interview with ESPN Sports center that plans to run for a governor seat in the upcoming 2013 local elections. When asked about his political and boxing career all mixed up, Pacquiao said [...]
Full StoryContraceptive Pills Carcinogenic Confirmed by WHO 2011 Report
ShareA recent report by researchers under the World Health Organization (WHO) have again confirmed that oral contraceptives can directly cause cancer. CBCP News mentioned this as a “setback for lobbyists seeking billions of pesos in yearly taxpayer-funded subsidies to distribute pills nationwide for free under the reproductive health (RH) bill”. International Agency for Research on [...]
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