There’s really no shortage of generous souls willing to give something back to the community for the sake of brightening up this Christmas. While motoring icon James Deakin was raffling out a single 55-inch smart TV from the brand, a comment by one of his readers resulted in a truly massive donation to a government […]
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Tacloban City Evacuee Returns Home for Her Dogs during Tropical Storm Urduja
Janet Romulon, an evacuee in Tacloban City, braved the strong winds and the heavy downpour of Tropical Storm Urduja. She returned home from the evacuation center last December 16 because her 3 dogs were stuck inside the house and she was worried about their safety. “They’re stuck inside the house. I returned to make sure […]
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6 Ways to Cut Down on Holiday Trash
With the enjoyment of the Christmas season comes great responsibility. This is the reminder brought forward by EcoWate Coalition, as it urged the public to cut down on holiday trash (Holitrash) with 3Rs and more. The waste and pollution watch group drew attention to what each and every person or household can do to lessen […]
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Video 48 Is The Last Rental Store In Manila
Today’s video landscape has changed dramatically from the bygone days of video rental, with video-on-demand being the rule, rather than exception for consuming media. But as video rental chains like Blockbuster shutter their doors, one man’s video rental shop is not only surviving, but flourishing. Simon Santos, the owner of Video 48 located in Quezon […]
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How To Rent Your Own Bazaar Space in Metro Manila
Christmas is just around the corner and entrepreneurs know that this is the best time to sell products. For many years, bazaars have been the popular venue to do product testing. Budding business owners would join one to see how the market responds to whatever it is that they have to offer. It’s smart and […]
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Miss Universe 2017 Candidates Fall for Bohol’s Natural Beauty
Three of the most beautiful women in the universe recently visited Panglao, Bohol to promote Philippine Tourism. Miss Universe Malaysia Samantha James and Miss Universe Russia Kseniya Alexandrova, together with our very own Miss Universe Philippines Rachel Peters posted photos of their visit last Friday: all smiles and undoubtedly having a great time. Tourism Philippines […]
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5 Churches to Visit for Simbang Gabi this Christmas
A Christmas experience in the Philippines is not complete without attending the “Simbang Gabi” or Misa de Gallo – night or dawn masses – at the neighborhood church or a local church where one grew up, enjoying the chilly air, and sampling delicacies such as the puto bumbong and bibingka. The Simbang Gabi, a series […]
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DTI Launches Social Media Based Consumer Protection And Awareness Campaign
The Department of Trade and Industry, through the initiative of the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) is launching its new social media campaign, #consumerPH, to instill and heighten awareness of its consumer programs and services. The project, conceptualized and created for the protection of the consumers by the CPAB, is aimed helping consumers and […]
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4 Online Shopping Sites That’ll Save You From Headaches This Christmas Season
Traffic tends to be bad during the holidays, but the current congestion in Manila is especially brutal this 2017. Drives that used to take 30 minutes take twice (even triple) the time nowdays, which makes shopping for gifts an ardous task. There is an alternative: online shopping. And while buying stuff from the web in […]
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Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Arrives in PH
Newly-crowned Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has arrived in Manila. The new Miss Universe is accompanied by last year’s winner, Iris Mittenaere, and other Miss Universe 2017 participants from Spain, Italy, Russia, Malaysia, India, Canada, China, and Singapore. Brought in by the Department of Tourism, Nel-Peters, Mittenaere, and the pageant participants will be visiting Batanes, Vigan, […]
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How to Keep the Iconic Jeepney on the road
Metro Manila residents may have started to believe that heavy traffic is the new normal and they will just have to learn to live with it. But not Yuri Sarmiento, President of 1-TEAM, or 1-Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc.. “The traffic problem may be due to a lot of things. But if we try […]
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De La Salle University Defines Class amid UAAP Championship Defeat vs. Ateneo
The fight for the UAAP men’s basketball championship was intense as ever on December 3rd, as perennial rivals La Salle and Ateneo clashed once again in the Araneta Stadium. Defending champions La Salle fought proudly to the end, but when the buzzer sounded at the end, it was Ateneo that emerged victorious. Losing to an […]
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