By Jocelyn P. Dimaculangan/PEP – Tania Montenegro, in a text message to PEP today, April 28, says that her decision to defend Gretchen Barretto is motivated by “purely friendship.” The 42-year-old Tania, the older sister of Nadia Montenegro, was in the same batch that Gretchen, 43, was in at Read more »
By Andrei Medina/GMANews – An 11-year-old Filipino boy from Navotas City won in the 2012 to 2013 United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) art contest that had over 800 entries. Lord Ahzrin Bacalla and 14 others won in the UNGEI’s contest participated by youths aged 18 below from the Read more »
By Michael G. Yu – When Filipinos make trips to Hong Kong, they normally spend just 3 to 5 days in the city. That really isn’t much time to see everything that the city has to offer. The question, though, is whether most Pinoys want to see everything in Read more »
via philstar.com – Joaquin “Jayjay” Barretto, brother of feuding actresses Gretchen and Claudine, expressed resentment over their mother Inday’s public letter, published in the Philippine Star, lashing out against eldest child Gretchen. In a statement issued to the media on Wednesday night, Joaquin defended Gretchen against Inday’s accusations, which Read more »
via inquirer.net – He is sorry for behaving the way he did, but said he was unjustly provoked during a very tiring day at work. Jose Ampeso, the Philippine consul general to Vancouver, apologized Thursday for any offense his videotaped rant may have caused but gave the excuse that Read more »
By Helen Flores/The Philippine Star – A British billionaire and a local organization have launched a nationwide campaign aimed at helping poor Filipino families cope with the rising costs of electricity through the use of solar bulbs made out of recycled plastic bottles. Billionaire and world renowned explorer David Read more »
