Possibly fearing that theirs could go the way of Jan-Jan’s case and escalate into another media frenzy, McDonald’s Philippines immediately pulled out its add which was tagged by some as the “BF-GF commercial” after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called for them to stop airing the ad.

Parent’s of six-year old Jan-Jan, who became very controversial after mimicking a macho dancer in the game show “Willing Willie,” filed libel suit against a child psychologist, a blogger, and a former senior consultant of the National Museum for insinuating that they are consenting that their son is a victim of child abuse.
Joe Suan and [...]

Many were surprised, and dismayed, when a photo of a poster circulated on the web saying that poor people are not allowed in Greenbelt 4, a post mall in Makati City. The text on the poster read: “This is a private controlled environment. Poor people and other disturbing realities strictly prohibited. Thank you! Greenbelt 4 [...]

Broadcast media giant GMA Network Inc. has approved the declaration of P2.187 billion cash dividends, or P0.45 per share. In its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the network giant said the record date for the cash dividend is on April 8, and the payment date is on May 5. The declaration of cash dividend [...]

In a worst-case scenario, any radioactive cloud from Japan will not affect the Philippines, according to Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo. Philippine Nuclear Research Institute director Alumanda de la Rosa said, “For the Philippines right now, there is no significant effect, but we are monitoring the situation so we can advice officials on what [...]

Manny Pacquiao has definitely remove all doubts and prove once and for all that he is indeed the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, as he dominated the fight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, with the referee stopping the match at 55 seconds in the 12th round of their fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena [...]

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has just acquired a majority stake in the ABC Development Corp. (ABC-5), owner and operator of broadcasting company ABC TV5. The PLDT through its media arm Mediaquest acquired 75% controlling interest in ABC-5.
Ray Espinosa, PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund vice-chairman and Mediaquest director, they are also in talks with [...]

Established in 1950 to honor Don Carlos Palanca Sr., the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the country’s most prestigious and longest-running literary contest which “aims to help develop Philippine literature for writers to craft their most outstanding literary work; to be a treasury of the Philippines’ literary gems from our gifted writers; and [...]

Do you live a healthy lifestyle? If you do, you might just get a chance to win cool prizes and become a celebrity by joining the Nesvita online search for the “Beautiful 10.” Nesvita is looking for men and women who are beautiful inside and out – brimming with health from the inside that radiates [...]

The legends of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in the Philippines and they will be playing against our very own Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends.
The NBA superstars, who are playing under the name NBA Generations, will be playing against the PBA Legends this Friday at the Araneta Coliseum. This is part of their tour [...]

After his “personal  retreat” where he said he weigh and discern before making his decision, and exactly 40 days after the death of his mother, former President Corazon Aquino, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III finally announced that he will run for president in 2010.

In a statement that surprised most people, including his fellow Liberal Party (LP) member, Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas has sacrificed his presidential dream to give way Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, and endorsed him to be the party’s standard bearer in the coming 2010 election.

Recurring absenteeism in the Congress has been an age-old problem, that there are more sessions being cancelled because the house wasn’t able to complete a quorum. To curb this problem on absenteeism, Nueva Ecija Rep. Edno Joson proposed a “no-work, no-pork” policy to be adopted.
“If pork barrel fund releases of absentees are withheld, maybe they [...]

The ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is aiming to raise an additional P600 million this year in order to expand the broadband business of unit SkyCable Corp. The broadband service which is dubbed the Sky Broadband is being marketed as the fastest Internet product of its kind in the country.

The government of Iran has somehow declared war on the news breaking of 21st Century by declaring that they will prosecute people who will cooperate with the programming providers of satellite television. Iran has also blocked Twitter and messed with cellular phone networks.
The seemingly declaration of war against the media of the new millennium is [...]