US & Canada

MANILA, Philippines – Rey Guevarra, representing Manila West, edged the shortest professional dunker in the world to retain his crown in the FIBA 3×3 Manila Masters Slam Dunk Contest. The high-flying Guevarra beat 5-foot-5 Porter Maberry in the dunk-off, 80-79, to once again be named the event’s slam dunk king.   Source (abs-cbn news)

In this day and age when almost everyone in the country is trying his or her best to make ends meet, it is heartwarming to know that some people chose to stay honest in the midst of temptation. Doing small good deeds is also one of the advocacies of newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ricardo Marquez, who ...

Plants now a days, are one of the conducive that man needs. It helps us to breathe fresh air but in a reverse way certain plants can harm people. In the recent studies of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, they added water hyacinth as pest and water pollutant as it invades and chokes up waterways causing flood and ...

Poverty is one of the problems in the Philippines. A lot of street children are in the streets asking for other people’s help. Some of them are too poor that they can’t even have a decent meal or money to go to classes and study. Some don’t have a family because they were left there by their parents who could ...

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing brothers Jason and Albert Pagara are both raring to win their matches in the upcoming “Duel in Dubai” on August 7, knowing that a victory against their Mexican opponents will lead to bigger things for their careers. Jason will fight in the co-main event where he will face off against Ramiro Alcarez, while the younger Albert ...

To search for a greener pasture, Filipinos have dreamt of going abroad, and among the long list of those countries, one of which is Canada. But sometimes, being too overwhelmed with the thought of working in another country, we tend to forget to equip ourselves with information that we can use to protect ourselves. Taken from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/tfw-rights.asp, here are some ...

Most of us Filipinos, if not all, are very much familiar with “It’s Showtime!”. This noontime show make us laugh everyday, inspired us in some ways and taught us a lesson or two.  Currently, they have this segment “Funny One” and in here, one of the most trending personality, who, in his crazily put-up jokes, made not just the Philippines, ...

Ronda Rousey Defeated Bethe Correia in 64 Seconds! She has spent less than two minutes inside the UFC Octagon in her last 3 fights. Take a look back at the UFC bantamweight champion’s recent domination EYE OF THE TIGER. Ronda Rousey has been without peer since joining the UFC. File photo by Harry How/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines – “Easy night, easy ...

Philippines is one of the countries that has a problem with the electricity especially in the rural places. An amazing invention was created by siblings Aisa Mijeno, computer engineer and her brother Ralph and and Oscar Bryan Magtibay. They created a special lamp that works with salt solution or a glass of water combined with two tablespoons of salt. With that ...

MANILA, Philippines – Manila North outlasted Manila West, 21-18, in an all-Filipino semi-final of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Manila Masters Sunday, to advance to the Finals and clinch a berth in the World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi. Manila North was led by Alaska standouts Calvin Abueva and Vic Manuel, who hit the big shots down the stretch to ...