Man who did nothing for 2 hours gets 3 million views on YouTube

Inquirer.net 08/16/2020

A man from Indonesia has racked up millions of views on YouTube for literally doing nothing. Muhammad Didit uploaded a video of himself just staring into space last July 10 on his YouTube channel sobat miskin official.…

Gov’t urged to allow ‘shielded’ motorcycle taxis

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City lawmaker on Tuesday urged the government to allow motorcycle taxis to operate provided these come with a plastic shield between the driver and passenger. In a statement, Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo called…

233 more OFWs displaced by virus crisis return home

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 04/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Two hundred thirty-three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Indonesia, Kenya and Singapore arrived in the Philippines Sunday night, bringing the total of OFWs repatriated amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to 16,911. In…

Balance of youth, experience as Gilas unveils Final 12 for Indonesia game

Dennison Rey A. Dalupang 02/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas will tap into its wealth of experience when it goes up against Indonesia this Sunday, February 23, 2020, for the last remaining match in the first window of the Fiba Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers.…

Indonesian city carries out condom raids to prevent ‘free sex’ on New Year’s Eve

The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network 01/01/2020

MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Personnel of Makassar Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) conducted raids at several convenience stores in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Monday night, December 30, 2019, to confiscate condoms in a bid to prevent “negative acts”…

SEA Games: Gilas overcomes slow start, holds off Indonesia in 3×3

Mark Giongco‎ - INQUIRER.net 12/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas Men bucked a slow start to scrape past a game Indonesian side, 21-17, in the 30th Southeast Asian Games 3×3 basketball event Sunday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. The…

Asian domination in international pageant’s list of top favorites

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beauty queens from Asian countries dominated the Top 10 Most Popular Vote list in the ongoing pre-pageant activities of Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. Seven of the 10 countries in the…

Why haze is dangerous

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With the haze from Indonesia’s forest fire continuing to blanket Metro Cebu, the Cebu City Health Department is reminding the public to take precautionary measures to avoid getting affected. Doctor Daisy Villa, the head of…

SMS 1 wins IBF Youth Leaders Cup U18 3X3 hoops tourney

Jonas N. Panerio 07/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Sisters of Mary School (SMS) 1 emerged as the champions of the International Basketball Foundation Youth Leaders Cup U18 3×3 Tournament after they bested SMS-9, 22-15, in the finals on Sunday at the…

Neri’s Ville Selfie Corner: Glimpses of Bali, New Zealand in this instagrammable spot in Cebu City

Immae Lachica 07/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Bali has been regarded as one of the top travel destinations in the world because of its picturesque spots that would take anyone’s breath away. Many of us mere mortals would want to go…

Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran songs banned in Indonesia after being deemed pornographic 

Marc Cosep 03/01/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines — Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder” and Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” are among a list of western pop songs banned in Indonesia’s West Java province after being deemed as “pornographic.” In a…

Rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns

AFP 12/26/2018

Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 400. But torrential rains hampered their efforts…

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