Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was announced as the 2016 Nobel Prize winner, much to the surprise of the international community. Santos is still reeling from a major bump on the road to peace between the government and the notorious FARC guerillas, when Colombians said no to the brokered peace agreement in a recent plebiscite. Despite this major setback, however, …

Cinematheque Baguio, under the auspices of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, will join the rest of the Cordillera region in celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month this October, by screening selected independent films made by filmmakers from the region. Independent films about Cordillera, by Cordillerans According to the Philippine Information Agency, among the films that will screened at the cinematheque …

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2016 to a group of scientists who were responsible for their design of the world’s tiniest machines on a molecular scale. Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg, France, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University, Illinois, US and Bernard L. Feringa of the University of Groningen, the …

The prestigious Nobel Prize has awarded the Prizes for the fields of Physiology or Medicine and Physics. Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan received the Prize for Medicine while three British-born scientists received the Prize for Physics. Announcements for other prizes such as Chemistry, Economic Sciences and Peace have been lined up as well for the rest of the week. The …

Life is a game. It’s been said far too often by far too many people; but half the time, these people don’t exactly know what they’re talking about. When you hear people throw that sentence around, it’s usually by teenagers or young adults who are happy to get drunk and arrested in search of fun. Their defense of course, is that …

McDonald’s french fries is not just kid’s favorite, it’s an all time favorite of people all over. Apparently, in Japan, they are taking things to another level. Don’t they always? On January, Japan made the headlines with their chocolate-flavor sauce for chips. What have they thought of now? According to Inquirer.net, Japan has launched it’s one-of-a-kind french fries called “Halloween Choco Potato” on September 28. Basically, it is …

Central in Peru is hailed number one in World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards for three years now. Chef Virgilio Martinez, the creative culinary genius behind Central, earned a highly-respected reputation in authentic Peruvian cuisine. Along with this prestigious win is a source of Pinoy pride as Mark Alan Cagampang, one of Central’s chefs, brings the best of Filipino cuisine to …

Vice President Leni Robredo received the “Most Influential Filipina of the World” award during the 13th Filipina Global Leadership Summit held August 21 to 24 in Cebu City. The award was conferred to VP Leni by the Filipina Women’s Network, the non-government organization that organized the summit. The FWN is also celebrating its 13th year, having been established by founder …

May whatever deity you believe in forgive the “genius” who came up with this audio-visual tumor. In case you’ve been living under a rock, that video was Pen Pineapple Apple Pen. It’s a comedy piece by Japanese celebrity Kosaka Daimaoh. Assuming you haven’t seen it before, I expect that by the end of that clip, you will have one of two different …

The Filipino-Australian model, Catriona Gray, grabs the title Miss World Philippines 2016 on Sunday, October 2, at the Manila Hotel Tent.  Out of 24 contestants who showed beauty and brains, Gray proved to be the best among the rest. Apart from winning the crown, 22-year-old musician, Catriona Gray took home awards for other special and sponsored awards namely, Best in Long …