Norwegian, live-in partner nabbed over nude photos

Chito O. Aragon 07/02/2016

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-7) arrested a Norwegian and his Filipina live-in partner for taking lewd pictures of their model and threatening to upload it in a social networking site. Michael Vedal and…

Pinay CEO joins ambitious, one-way voyage to Mars

01/11/2016

Jaymee del Rosario, a Filipina CEO, wants to be Miss Universe—literally—by spending the rest of her living days in Mars. This became her dream after the California-based businesswoman was chosen among 100 candidates in an ambitious $6-billion…

Culture of mendicancy

Radel Paredes 11/01/2015

Every Saturday, I give drawing tutorials to an American businessman who  married  a Filipina. During lunch right after our workshop, our conversations would easily shift from art to culture and politics. Although he’s  been living here for…

Street kids get new shoes for jogging

Norman V. Mendoza 06/18/2015

Thirty  street children in Mandaue City who used to wear  rubber slippers during their jogging sessions with  policemen can now run with new pairs of rubber shoes donated  by an American national. Chief Insp. Michael Anthony Bastes, city…

Cebuana Sy helps PH women bowlers bag bronze

Irish D. Torres 06/13/2015

THE PHILIPPINES’ women’s bowling team bagged a bronze medal in the the 28th Southeast Asian Games tenpin bowling championship last Thursday at the Orchid Country Club in Singapore. Cebuana Alexis Marie Sy together with teammates Lara Posadas…

PH netters falter in SEA Games

Jade S. Violeta 06/13/2015

THE PHILIPPINES’ hope for gold medals in tennis’ singles events came to an abrupt halt yesterday after Filipino bets in the men and women’s division bowed down to their respective Thai rivals in the 28th Southeast Asian…

HK politician rapped for ‘racist’ remarks on Filipina maids’ sex lives

04/20/2015

HONG KONG—A senior Hong Kong politician is under fire after she accused some Filipina domestic helpers of seducing their male employers, in comments branded “racist” and “offensive” by critics. There are 300,000 maids in Hong Kong, mostly…

Atkinson’s absence makes Men’s Pro a wide open race

Mark Tongco 07/31/2014

Ironman Philippines 2013 champion Courtney Atkinson’s inability to defend his title in this year’s staging of the country’s premier triathlon is a breath of good news for the rest of the Men’s Professional Category contenders. This Sunday,…

Swede arrested for taking pictures of naked girls

Inquirer 03/23/2014

A 60-year-old Swedish tourist was arrested yesterday after he was allegedly caught with two minor girls  inside his house in barangay Dumlog in Talisay City. Kjell Christer Johansson was detained at the Talisay City Police Office pending…

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