Doughnut firm banks on Pokemon craze

08/28/2016

NEW YORK — Weeks into the “Pokemon Go” craze, demand remains strong for “Poke Ball”-shaped treats made by a high-end doughnut company, one of many businesses and organizations coming up with creative ways to lure players in…

Gotta catch ’em all at Robinsons Galleria Cebu

Apple Ta-as 08/18/2016

BECOMING a Pokémon master is practically what every Pokémon Trainer wants to be ever since Pokémon Go was launched in the Philippines last Aug. 6. More and more are getting hooked to the augmented reality game and…

PB asks DepEd to ban Pokemon Go in schools

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 08/16/2016

The Cebu Provincial Board approved a resolution that called on the regional Department of Education (DepEd) to ban the location-based mobile augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” within school campuses. In its resolution, the PB said players become…

Laureen Uy apologizes for wrongly identifying pokemon

Apple Ta-as 08/16/2016

EVERYONE is hooked on the augmented-reality mobile game app Pokémon Go that even local and international celebrities have already began actively hunting pokémon to become a master trainer. In a recent episode of GMA Network’s weekend magazine…

Cebu judge bans playing Pokemon Go inside her courtroom

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/11/2016

CEBU CITY—Pokemon hunters, beware. You are not allowed to hunt down Pokemons inside the courtroom of Judge Yvonne Cabaron Artiaga of Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 3. Doing so would either send you to jail…

POKEMON GO: The fun is in the hunt

Stephen D. Capillas 08/11/2016

I GOT wind of “Pokemon Go” from a tech blog I read oh so many weeks ago and word of the popular Nintendo game that went mobile, courtesy of Niantic, spread in social media sites and TV…

Mandaue City Council passes resolution regulating Pokemon Go

Julit C. Jainar 08/10/2016

The Mandaue City Council approved a resolution authored by Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna, Councilors Raul Cabahug and Elstone Dabon warning motorists not to play “Pokemon Go” while driving. The resolution also bars pedestrians from playing the mobile…

Hong Kong holds first ‘PokeWalk’

08/08/2016

Hong Kong – Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong to live out their childhood dream of catching Pokemon in the wild in what was billed as the city’s first Pokemon Go walk Saturday. The gaming app landed in…

MMDA allows trainers to use building as‘Pokemon Gym’ but..

08/08/2016

With Pokemon Go officially going live in the Philippines last Saturday, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued some reminders to Pokemon trainers if ever they will decide to go to their office to catch some Pokemon.…

‘Sorryful’

Francis B. Ongkingco 08/05/2016

Mommy, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…,” Craig cried out. “Eeeasy, young man! I haven’t even said something and you’re already saying ‘sorry’,” his mom removed her kitchen apron and dried her hands with it. “I’m sorry,…

God and Pokémon

Francis B. Ongkingco 07/15/2016

As I jogged in a subdivision I overheard a very surprising conversation between one of the security guards and a gardener. “Have you already downloaded Pokémon GO?” The guard asked. “Not yet. I will try later in…

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