With the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 2010 in the works, everyone is excited about which lady is going to be crowned the reigning beauty queen for the year. It seemed like Miss Philippines 2010, Venus Raj, was leading the list until the point where she messed up a question in the final round and...
The Aetas are considered as one of the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. They belong to a general classification of Philippines indigenous peoples called Negritos, which means, black people, with reference to their skin color. They are generally called by the local people as “Kolot”, meaning...
Typhoon Consone slams the Philippines and heads toward China. Reports from Manila, Philippines state that the first typhoon of the 2010 season disrupted power lines and killed at least 26 people on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Thirty eight people, including many fisherman caught at sea,...
The Philippines Hostage Crisis began when an ex-policeman, disgruntled for being fired from his job, decided to hijack a bus packed with tourists from Hong Kong so that he could ask for his job in ransom. The police man was adorning a combat uniform and carrying an M-16 assault rifle. The Philippines...
Lagundi is a plant that is used to treat some medical conditions. The scientific name of lagundi is Vitex negundo, and it is native to the Southeast Asian country, The Philippines. Lagundi is technically a large shrub and has traditionally been used to treat respiratory conditions, especially...
The term Igorot literally means people from the mountain. The term refers to one of the many ethnic groups scattered in the archipelago of the Philippines are the Igorots. They are the native people who first settled in the mountainous areas of the Cordillera Region in the Central and Northern...
A clove is a type of spice is made from the dried flower buds of Szyygiaum aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata. It is used to add flavor to food. It is found in the Philippines and Moluccas (once called “the Spice islands”) but is now grown and harvested in othe tropical countries like Zanzibar,...
Ferdinand Marcos, whose real name is Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos was known for his long reign in the Philippines that lasted for 20 years. He was also known for his military dictatorship that ended with the bloodless revolution in 1986, as people gathered together in the streets to oust him...
Tropical Storm Ketsana is hammering the Phillipines with more rain than it can possibly handle. Dumping as much as a months worth of rain all over the Phillipines creating the worst flooding in almost 50 years. "More than a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm...
As the world economic systems try to recover, there is one economic force that continues to bear its head mightily. That is the Internet. The Internet has created chaos and uncertainty among traditional publishing companies. Newspapers are closing or moving to an online only format with less...
