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Oscar Awards 2010 Winners »

The 82nd Oscar Academy Awards was indeed a prestigious event for the people who are part of the outstanding movies in the [...]

Local News

Earthquake with a Magnitude-5 »

On Tuesday afternoon, March 9, an intensity 5 shook parts of Leyte province in [...]

El Nino affects Banaue Rice »

This week, a state of Calamity was declared for Banaue because of drought. The scarcity of water [...]

Ruffa Gutierrez, accepts Kris »

In an interview yesterday, March 9, Ruffa said she appreciates Kris Aquino's humility for saying [...]

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YouTube applies automatic video »

YouTube is bringing something new for their avid viewers specially for millions of deaf Internet users. The extended automatic caption [Read More]

Special Report

Nuclear power plant »

The rotating brownouts have been recurring lately in our country still because of [...]

Chile Earthquake »

The Chile earthquake of February 27, 2010 ranks as seven of the most significant [...]

Passport service of »

Beginning on March 8, applications of passports may be done at the Department of [...]

A British-born American Donald Mathias,64, was sentenced by Florida court last week to 20 years in prison for having committed sexual abuse of two young Filipinas. Mathias was reported to have the two girls aged 11 and 12 repeatedly abused while he visited the [Read More]

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Ruffa Gutierrez, accepts Kris Aquino’s apology

In an interview yesterday, March 9, Ruffa said she appreciates Kris Aquino's humility for saying sorry in connection of her alleged walk out on their show. Ruffa also accepts the apology and she will always love and respect Kris and Boy Abunda “I do appreciate and accept Kris' apology. Ako naman I’m a very fun and loving [...]

Teenage boy arrested for raping a pig

A shocking news was reported when a 16 year old boy was arrested for raping a pig in Koronadal City in Mindanao. In a report, the owner of the animal who haled the suspect whose identity was not revealed at a police station in the said province after finding out the incident was very furious. Since the accused was a minor, the [...]

Oscar fashion winners

These beautiful ladies are already a winner in their own respective sense of style. It's not often that they get to reveal the other side of them being elegant, gorgeous, and dignified combined. Helen Mirren knows her style in a glittering gown created by Badgley Mischka. The lady knows how to look stunning and dignified as [...]

Derek Ramsay discloses having gap with Girlfriend Angelica

Hunk actor Derek Ramsay opened up in an interview that he and girlfriend Angelica Panganiban had some issues regarding their relationship which was finally resolved. Ramsay rebuffed the issues of jealousy and third party. He said, “Hindi siya selosa, iyakin si Angel, hindi siya selosa,” explained Derek. He stressed that [...]

Kris Aquino apologizes to Ruffa Gutierrez

Amid all the issues that happened last Sunday on "The Buzz", Kris finally put an end to the issue. She narrated how her Sunday evening went after going home from her talk show. In her statement she said, “I had dinner with Noynoy tonight after his TVC shoot. He told me di raw ba kami pwede na may quiet Sunday [...]

Kris Aquino’s comments made Ruffa walk out of “The Buzz”

Ruffa Gutierrez did not finish her Sunday talk Show "The Buzz", and went to a restaurant at Morato where she cried her troubles to brother Raymond. Here's a video clip of Kris and Ruffa on the Buzz She decided to leave the show because she could no longer stand Kris Aquino's comments about her leaving ABS-CBN for [...]

11 Killed in Baguio, tourist bus accident

It was unfortunate for the 11 passengers that were killed when their tourist bus smashed into a tree in Pugo, La Union Saturday(March 6) afternoon. 25 were reported injured from the accident. The fatalities were 11 , but 8 were killed right away, one of the victim was even decapitated in the fatal accident that happened around 5:30 [...]

“James Yap dedicated his MVP award to his no.1 fan!”

Purefoods ace gunner James Yap won the Best Player of the Conference award last Wednesday, March 3, at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. He is the 2005-2006 season's Most Valuable Player, becoming the first Purefoods player to win the award since Rey Evangelista in the 2002 [...]

4 of ‘American Idol’ early favorites were sent home

After we saw the departure of the first 4 "American Idol" semi-finalists Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz and Tyler Grady, ''American Idol proves the fans once again, that no contestant is secured and definitely, anything can happen. Park, a 21-year-old from Northbrook, Illinois, and Sellers, a 27-year-old from [...]

Allen Iverson’s wife files for divorce

The All-Star guard of Philadelphia 76ers announced that he would not return for the rest of the NBA season, the same day that his wife Tawanna Iverson filed for divorce. Tawanna quoted their marriage is "irretrievably broken," in her application papers. In her divorce application she demands for full custody of the [...]