Need a buddy in case you want to bail on a bad date? Philippines app Peekawoo will find you a chaperone, or organize a group date, reports CNN.com. Having a chaperone adds security when meeting for the first time, said founder and CEO Valenice Balace, who has acted as a chaperone.
Justice may grind slowly, but grind it does. Three “business associates” of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos were sentenced by the Sandiganbayan to up to 90 years in prison each for receiving behest loans totalling P36 million from 1972 to 1980. Found guilty of nine counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, were Leticia Teodoro, Marfina Singian and Gregorio Singian, all former executives of Integrated Shoes Inc. (ISI). The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) had identified the shoe company as one of the 419 private firms that were granted “friendly waivers” by the Marcos regime when they applied for billions of pesos in loans from the government, reports Inquirer.net.
The erotic romance novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is so popular among Pinoys, there’s even a Filipino-translated version of available in local bookstores. According to an insider, the movie version of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is set to have a Filipino adaptation produced by Star Cinema, and will be scheduled for a late 2015 release, reports WheninManila.com. The Filipino version will reportedly star John Lloyd Cruz and Maja Salvador.
Brothers Rex (left picture) and Wilfredo Maralit (Source: NY Daily News/Jesse Ward)
A disgraced New York City cop, Rex Maralit, and his customs officer brother, Wilfredo, were sentenced to three years in federal prison for illegally exporting military-grade weapons to the Philippines, report the New York Daily News.
A team of University of the Philippines (UP) scholars took the championship in an international moot court competition in the United Kingdom, winning the first championship ever for the Philippines. The UP College of Law tea, was declared the overall champion in the 2015 International Rounds of the 8th annual Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, held at Oxford University, reports Inquirer.net.
The Philippine economy in 2015 could grow by 6 percent, and even by as much as 7 percent, if vital investments in infrastructure were to be made within the year, reports Inquirer.net.
It was the best day of his life, and Marven Louie Badon Ragay wanted to make sure he shared the moment with his dad, a pedicab (tricycle) driver in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental who worked hard so he could finish his education. In a proud status he posted on Facebook, Marven thanked his father for supporting him throughout his studies, reports Kickerdaily.com.
2nd Lieutenant Karen Eve E. Mante taking her oath before Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel M. Lopez (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy of Japan)
Second Lieutenant Karen Eve Mante, a native of Davao, is the first Filipina graduate of the Japan National Defense Academy. She took her oath before Philippine Ambassador to Japan, Manuel Lopez, at the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, reports GMA News.
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