Tag Archives : Philippines

Almost every Facebook users, who has ever played any sort of game on the social networking service, must be accustomed to the intricacies of how Facebook Credits work. In the virtual world of creating armies, farms or simply maintaining one’s mafia familiy would require a user to have access to money and to facilitate virtual money for the users, [...]

Owning an island seems to be what separates the men from the big boys, so to speak. Some Hollywood A-listers are among the privileged handful that own such secluded private properties surrounded by seemingly interminable stretches of oceans and seas. If you can’t own an island, the next best thing is to rent one. Luckier are those island owners located [...]

US President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize while ‘justifying the deployment of 30,000 more troops to the “graveyard of empires”.’ Obama’s acceptance speech was used as a rationale to deliver a ‘lengthy defense of the “just war” theory and dismiss the idea that nonviolence is capable of addressing the world’s [...]

A contingent of heavily armed gunmen ambushed and hijacked a convoy of vans that were transporting the family and supporters of an election candidate, who is running in the provincial governor elections. The convoy was also comprised of journalists and the sudden assault on the unsuspecting civilians killed 21 people. The attack took place in the southern [...]

Manny Pacquiao has won his seventh title in seven weight divisions. He also just made boxing history. Miguel Cotto ended up with bloodied shorts, proof that a lot of blood had gushed out of a face wound. Through a technical knockout, he lost his WBO welterweight belt to the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer today. Pacquiao’s coach, Freddie [...]

There have been great people who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than Henry Kissinger or Yasir Arafat but, then again, the award-giving Norwegian Nobel Committee reserves the right to choose. Here are some of those who missed the rightful glory. Gandhi should have been an obvious winner. Who to better embody the spirit of peace than the most famous [...]

Typhoon Parma ripped and battered parts of Philippines and caused severe damage to life and property. This is second storm to hit Philippines in last eight days. The first one which even hit the capital Manila killed more than 288 people and affected more than 3 million people. It is said to be worst storm in last four decades. Typhoon Parma spared [...]

witnessed the worst floods in years with the heavy downpour of the torrential rainfall. Officials have announced the death of at least 140 people. Manila, the capital city of Philippines is the worst affected with almost 80 percent of the city being submerged under the water. The floods have displaced 450,000 people and more than 115,000 people have [...]

Occupying just one percent of the earth’s surface, the Coral Triangle holds 30 percent of the world’s coral reefs. The site is broken down into 76 percent of coral species and more than 35 percent of coral reef fish species. It is also an important spawning ground for the fishing industry top-earners such as tuna. The Coral Triangle provides livelihood [...]

Being a country of 7,100 islands and completely surrounded by huge and commanding oceans, the Philippines is home to some of the world’s best dive destinations. Tens of thousands of square kilometers of coral reefs provide several divers’ paradise, complete with very rich marine life. There are seven top dive spots in the Philippines that have [...]