Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte braces itself as Typhoon ‘Odette’ ravages the province with maximum sustained winds over 185 kilometers per hour.  Typhoon ‘Odette’ (international name: Rai) is reported to have made landfall around 1:30 PM, December 16.  Currently, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) declared that ‘Odette’ will not go beyond the ‘typhoon’ category. The …

The Philippines recently made history for seeing 6.6M visitors last year. Boracay and Cebu are the top destinations. The Popcorn team loves both Boracay and Cebu, but these other places in the country deserve to be on top destinations, too. Will they make it this year? The Department of Tourism (DOT) released data showing 6,620,908 foreigners visited the Philippines in …

Tawag Ng Tanghalan grand champion Noven Belleza was arrested in Cebu on Sunday for an alleged rape. The victim’s family is pressing charges against the singer for allegedly forcing himself on her while they were both at Noven’s condo unit in Cebu City. Here’s what we know. Noven Belleza won ABS-CBN’s singing competition, “Tawag Ng Tanghalan,” in March. His story is one …

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company chose Toledo City in Cebu as the first “Fibr City” in the Philippines. Netizens of Toledo City will soon take advantage of world-class internet connectivity with PLDT’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) facilities.  More of these will be set up in strategic urban locations in the Philippines. What is Fiber Optic Internet Connection? Before going further, here’s a bit …