Ferdinand Cacnio, a visual artist and scupltor, created quite a stir recently after he posted a photo of UPLift, his recent sculpture of a female nude that seems to be rising up, hands outstretched and held up in mid-air by a column of long hair. After netizens and some members of the academe criticized that his work was copied from …

Bad news for those expecting the international pageant here in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the PHL will not be hosting the Miss Universe 2017 Pageant. Tourism secretary Wanda Teo announces the news at the International Conference on Sustainable Tourism for Development in Balesin Island. Meanwhile, Miss Universe Canada 2016 Siera Bearchell has been busy following multiple pinay celebs on Instagram. Some …

Astronomers at NASA announced that they have discovered 10 new planets the same size as the Earth. Located outside our solar system, the planets are said to have rocky surfaces and may have liquid water. According to an Inquirer report, the team of astronomers under the Kepler mission combed through all the data gathered by the spacetelescope and also found …

Fans of electronic pop duo The Chainsmokers need to start saving up, because the duo just announced their September 13 concert in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. This is part of the duo’s Memories Do Not Open Asia Tour.  Local promoter MMI Live shared the news via Instagram. Posting the concert’s promotional poster, several details about the …

Malacanang has designated June 26 as a regular non-working holiday in observance of the Muslim holiday, Eid’l Fitr. According to Proclamation no. 235, 2017, the declaration allows the rest of the Philippines to “join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr.” The announcement was also based on the recommendation of …

A famous video blogger, Nuseir Yassin, also known as Nas, has made a 1-minute tourism for the Philippines for less than $100. He posts the video on his Facebook page, while commenting how governments spend millions of dollars for promotional videos such as this. Nas creates the video days after a controversial tourism ad was pulled out by the Department …

The Department of Tourism announced that it is cancelling its contract with McCann World Group, the advertising agency behind the controversial Sights tourism ad. The ad which was released on June 12 drew flak for reportedly copying a 2014 South African ad. DOT posted on Facebook their official statement about the issue as seen below. It states that the department …

On June 14, Senator Cynthia Villar made a statement that caught the attention of thousands of concerned citizens. In the Committee Hearing, she raised her concern on fast food restaurants’ unli-rice consumption. Soon enough unli rice ban went trending on Twitter. Senator Villar says that while rice keeps the stomach full, it lacks the proper vitamins the average person needs. She states …

As trains of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) undergoes maintenance checks from June 14 onwards, the management announced that fewer trains will be used in the next few days. Rather the usual 20 trains, only 15 trains will be running until the check is finished, Train speed will also be limited to 20 km/h, slower than the usual 40 km/h. …

The Philippines’ Department of Tourism launched a new television commercial entitled Sights on June 12, coinciding with the country’s 119th celebration of Independence Day. The one-minute ad features a retiree, M. Uchimura, as he experiences the sights and sounds of famous tourist destinations in Luzon. The new ad was released on television as well as through the department’s Facebook page. …