A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook Los Angeles, California before dawn Wednesday (Manila time).
Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Claro Cristobal said Manila has instructed its consulate in LA to coordinate with Filipino-American communities in the area.
“As of 9 a.m., we have received no report of any Filipino affected by the quake,” Cristobal said in an interview on [...]
The City Council said last Tuesday that there will be no more plastic shopping bags in stores beginning July 1, 2010. Shoppers can either bring their own bags or pay 25 cents for a paper bag.
City officials said the ban is meant to reduce waste in Los Angeles, which uses about 2.3 billion plastic bags [...]
Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela was crowned 2008 Miss Universe held earlier today, July 14 (Philippine time), in Nha Trang, Vietnam. She dethroned last year’s winner Riyo Mori of Japan.
Miss Venezuela defeated other 79 contestants to bring home this year’s crown. The 22-year-old beauty was once kidnapped in her homeland and says the experience taught her [...]
A lot of people are now dead because of global warming. Small shifts in temperatures could extend the range of mosquitoes that spread malaria. Water supplies could be contaminated by floods. Killer heat waves can kill thousands of people in an instant. Skin diseases could also lead to death. Global warming is the key to [...]
I never thought of R. Kelly as a cool person. There have been reports about him that he molested underage girls, that is why all I could think of him was bad thoughts, when it comes to his personality. But after hearing his song I’m a Flirt, I somehow felt that he was cool [...]