A power cut off was enforced Thursday in the danger zone around restive Mayon Volcano as authorities warned that the rare blue moon
On New Year’s Day could trigger a massive eruption.
Local volcanologist Eduardo Laguerta said the volcano’s behavior indicates a major eruption in the offing, especially when the moon is full—a possible trigger mechanism for [...]
Manny Pacquiao upped the ante Wednesday in his standoff with Floyd Mayweather Jr. by filing a lawsuit alleging that Mayweather and others defamed him by falsely accusing Pacquiao of using performance-enhancing drugs.
The suit filed in federal court in Las Vegas further complicates efforts to reach an agreement for a proposed March 13 fight between the [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Predictably, not everyone’s happy with the results of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
Producer “Mother” Lily Monteverde, whose films “Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love” and “Shake, Rattle and Roll 11” are entries to the 35th MMFF, wants to know why the festival jurors chose another entry, “Ang Panday,” for this year’s Best [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Unknown to many Filipinos, most of Dr. Jose Rizal’s wishes on his death remain unfulfilled, including the nonobservance of his execution on Dec. 30, 1896, according to National Historical Institute (NHI) Chair Ambeth R. Ocampo.
Speaking at a recent Metrobank Foundation lecture series on best teaching practices, Ocampo said the national hero left the following [...]
// LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant had a season-high 44 points and 11 assists while making all 16 of his free throws, and the Lakers survived Golden State’s 55-per cent shooting for a 124-118 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday night.Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who relied even more [...]
LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Ron Artest says he still can’t remember some of the details about his fall down stairs at his home on Christmas night.
Artest says he was carrying Christmas boxes into his house after Los Angeles’ loss to Cleveland when he slipped near some steps and fell onto concrete. He blacked out for [...]
HONOLULU – President Barack Obama said Tuesday “a systemic failure” allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it “totally unacceptable.” The president said he wants preliminary results by Thursday from two investigations he has ordered to examine the many lapses that occurred.
“There was a mix of human and [...]
New Years Eve look up at the sky and look for something special, a blue moon.
While a blue moon consistently gives poets fodder and feeds the imagination of stargazers, its presence is a scientific marker for a rotating earth that by its own clock, ignores the Julian calendar.
And only once in every 20 years, the [...]
Music fans looking looking for an alternative to the iTunes/iPod ecosystem are getting a new option this week with the release of Songbird 1.4, which introduces support for CD ripping and syncing Mass Storage Class (MSC) Devices. The first feature is fairly self explanatory (and frankly I can’t believe it took this long to include), but [...]
LAS VEGAS — The head of the Nevada boxing commission ordered Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to submit to urine tests Monday as a way of trying to break the impasse that has threatened to derail their proposed March 13 megafight.
Pacquiao and Mayweather must submit to the tests within 48 hours or face possible [...]