Brown Rice – A Healthier Choice
Region: Philippines
Brown Rice is actually a white rice which has a bran covering. Removing the bran is done so that the rice cooks faster and becomes fluffier. A cup of brown rice has 3.5 grams of fiber while white rice has less than 1 gram... more
Views: 879Manila's Ocean Park Gives Residents a Discount
Region: PhilippinesMANILA - The management of Manila Ocean Park has granted the wish of Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim to give a special discount to residents of Manila. Manila residents will have a 10% discount on the entrance fee of the ocea... more
Views: 15858-Year Old Kid, Passed Law Entrance Exam
Region: BrazilBRAZIL – An 8 year old Brazilian kid passed an entrance exam to be able to study law in a university. But according to the university, he needed to finish primary school first. Joao Victor Portelinha de Oleveira pas... more
Views: 1293Reenactment of Crucifixion to be staged in 3 Barangays in Pampanga Today
Region: Philippines
San Fernando City, Pampanga – Every year during holy week, local and foreign tourists flocked to Pampanga to witness the annual reenactment of crucifixion. Today Twenty-five (25) penitents will be nailed to the cross... more
Views: 2231Manila Ocean Park, New Attraction in Manila
Region: PhilippinesMANILA - Last February, the first marine park in the Philippines opened to the public. The Php1.2 billion Manila Ocean Park (MOP) is located in Manila Bay behind Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park (known as Luneta). ... more
Views: 1372Grenade Explodes in Front of La Consolacion College
Region: PhilippinesTwenty people, most of them students, were injured following an explosion in front of the La Consolacion College along Laurel Street in Mendiola, meters away fro... more
Views: 1065Proclamation No. 1463: Declaration of Philippine Holidays
Region: Philippines
Last January, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation No. 1463 declaring regular holidays and special non-working holidays for the year. PGMA said Republic Act 9492 of 2007 provides that holidays, except tho... more
Views: 5681Black Saturday Declared as a Special Non-Working Holiday
Region: PhilippinesMalacañang has declared MARCH 22, Black Saturday, as a special non-working holiday nationwide. &nb... more
Views: 993Mapua Student Wanted for Murder
Region: PhilippinesThe Manila Police District is currently hunting an engineering student of Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT) after killing two of his schoolmates. The suspect is identified as Genesis Gabrielle Pongol, 20 year old, a thi... more
Views: 3665Man Found Hanging From a Billboard in EDSA
Region: PhilippinesAlong EDSA in Mandaluyong City, a corpse was found hanging from a billboard yesterday morning, March 19. The lifeless body was found hanging from a billboard of the Calayan ... more
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