Smith Twins Billy and Joe, the twin brothers who starred in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, were found dead in England last Saturday, December 28. Paddy Doherty, a Celebrity Big Brother winner and also one of the stars in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, confirmed the news through his Facebook video. According to him, the … Read more
Councilor Israel Salanga reminded the citizens of Bacolod through his social media account Sunday that they will check their receipts before they pay. In a Facebook post from Councilor Israel Salanga, he shared his experience while he was in three different restaurants. He revealed that he reviewed his receipt three times and admitted that it … Read more
Radio personality Don Imus, the host of Imus in the Morning for nearly 50 years, died on Friday evening (Saturday in the Philippines). He was 79 years old. CBS News confirmed in a Twitter post about the passing of radio personality Don Imus. His cause of death has not been revealed as of this writing. … Read more
National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Patrick Chan confirmed that meteors that “breaking up in the sky” were spotted outside Home Depot in Guam. Just after the annular solar eclipse, another celestial phenomenon appeared in the skies of Guam last Friday night. A “bright light” was spotted in the sky and netizens posted videos on social … Read more
Engr. Benjamin “Benjie” Tan, a pioneered Filipino engineer who installed and switched on the Cisco router that allowed PH to connect to the Internet, has died. Engr. Benjamin “Benjie” Tan died on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 26, at St. Luke’s Medical Center due to cancer. According to Edison Ong, a former tech journalist and also an … Read more
William Greider, a political writer for The Nation, Rolling Stone, and The Washington Post, died last Wednesday, December 25. He was 83 years old. According to Katrina vandenHeuvel, the Nation’s Editorial Director, tweeted that political writer William Greider understood “all too rare” in the world of media, wherein the process required “real respect for the … Read more
Authorities Arrest Former Actress Jenny Roa on Christmas Day FORMER ACTRESS JENNY ROA – The drug authorities arrested Jenny Roa in Pasay City on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. The drug war in the Philippines continues. The authorities are still in search for the suspects and determined to work on arresting these personalities. It is … Read more
Norwegian author Ari Behn, who was a former spouse of Princess Martha Louise, died last December 25, according to his manager. He was 47 years old. Geir Hakonsund, Ari Behn’s manager, announced in an email to AFP that he took his own life. The Royal House of Norway said in a statement that Behn had … Read more
‘Ring of Fire’ or an annular solar eclipse will be visible in Davao Occidental on December 26 Residents of Davao Occidental will witness an annular solar eclipse, known as “ring of fire”, on December 26, 2019, Thursday. This natural happening happens when the moon is farthest from Earth. Because it will be an unusual distance … Read more
The Department of Health (DOH) 7 opened the Cebu Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Women (CTRCW) last Thursday, December 19. This was the first rehab complex in the Philippines for women who were using illegal drugs. All drug-dependent women, as well as those who are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), can seek rehabilitation at … Read more