By Ira Agting/rappler.com – Filipino Jonathan Allen Yabut is part of the Asian franchise of reality talent show “The Apprentice,” airing May 2013 on AXN Asia. The show, which has seen various adaptations from across the globe, will bring together top-notch entrepreneurs and businessmen from across Asia in a Read more »
By Jillian Keenan/theatlantic.com – In a neighborhood of so-called “Asian tigers,” the Philippines has quietly emerged as the region’s newest economic darling. At 6.6 percent, the Filipino economy’s current GDP growth rate is the second highest in Asia, behind only China’s. That growth is projected to continue over the next Read more »
By Dharel Placid/ABS-CBNnews.com – Five people including 4 foreigners were killed by falling rocks after Mayon Volcano spewed ash Tuesday morning, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) official said. NDRRMC executive director Eduardo del Rosario said the 5 fatalities were among the at least 20 mountaineers Read more »
via philstar.com – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Hoopla Inc. today announced that the first-ever NBA Café in Asia will be coming to Manila at the soon-to-open SM Aura Mall in the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Scheduled to open in September this year, the NBA Café will feature Read more »
By Ryan Macero/rappler.com – The heat smacked me in the face as soon as I walked out of the airport. It was something I hadn’t felt in over 5 years. After many sleepless nights, tears, and weeks of trying to calm my nerves, I was finally in Manila. In Read more »
By Annaliza Miranda/Examiner.com – Ellen DeGeneres, the award-winning talk show host in the U.S., saw the video of Aldrich Lloyd Talonding, a young boy from the Philippines who sang the popular Luther Vandross’ song, “Dance With My Father Again,” on YouTube. The video was uploaded on YouTube a Read more »
