Three Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking executed in China
Posted by Franko Damian on Mar 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
The execution of three convicted Filipinos, who were convicted for drug trafficking in China, was carried out today Wednesday, March 30,2011, in a confirmation stated by Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay.
“I just want to inform you that our three compatriots have been executed,” Binay told ABS-CBN news, citing information from the Philippine foreign affairs ministry.
Chinese authorities carried out...
Philippines: No increase in radiation level DOST-PNRI assures public
Posted by Franko Damian on Mar 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
In line with the circulating text messages and facebook stat alerts about the dangers of radiation effects of the Fukushima Power Plant Explosion reaching the Philippines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) issued this official statement.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo assured the public that, based on DOST’s Philippine Nuclear Research Institute’s routine daily radiation...
HK warns residents not to travel to the Philippines
Posted by Franko Damian on Aug 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
HONG KONG – Hong Kong issued its top-level black travel alert for the Philippines on Monday after at least 8 Hong Kong tourists were killed in a bus hijack in Manila by an armed ex-policeman.
“A serious kidnap incident happened in the Philippines. Hong Kong residents should avoid all travel to the country,” a government spokesman said in a statement.
“Those who are already there should attend...
Philippine Bus Hostage Crisis – Ex-Cop Rolando Mendoza Killed on Standoff
Posted by Franko Damian on Aug 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
An armed policeman, who was fired last year, identified as former Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza took a tourist bus hostage on Monday, setting off a daylong standoff that appeared to end after police commandos stormed the bus.
Six of the 15 hostages, most of them Chinese nationals, were shown crawling out of the bus after police assault teams moved in. Others were carried motionless from the bus, but the police did...
Google stock slides after 2Q results miss Wall Street estimate
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
After the search engine giant’s second-quarter results missed Wall Street estimates, Google, Inc. shares slipped Friday even though net income and revenue climbed sharply.
Results were hurt as Google hired aggressively to maintain its commanding lead in online search and expand into other businesses. The company is pushing into everything from Web display advertising and mobile ads to operating systems for computers...
Facebook now has 500 million users worldwide
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
The six year old giant social networking site reached the 500 million users mark last weekend and the site is expected to announce the actual number anytime this week.
We’ve posted a couple of months ago that Facebook has reached 400 million users and the sociam media network’s plans of spreading the company across the web as well as enriching the quality of the user’s social experience.
As part of the...
iPhone 4 Recall Would Cost $1.5 Billion According to an Analyst
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There has been an impending or a possible recall all of Apple’s sold iPhone 4. This is due to the heightened issue regarding the defect of its latest gadget’s antenna. Consumer Reports, an American magazine which publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory, has released an article just recently that they won’t recommending...
Free Google App Inventor Software for Android
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Google recently announced that they will be offering a free software called Google App Inventor for Android soon.
The system has been in development for a whole year now with the help of computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It was designed for future app developers with little knowledge in programming. In fact, schools and universities that did not come from the computer science stream...
Forbes Magazine names Top 10 richest Filipinos
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Here are the Top 10 richest men and woman in the Philippines for 2010 according to the annual listing conducted by Forbes Magazine.
Henry Sy Sr., whose wealth was primarily fueled by the success of SM shopping malls, is the richest mast in the Philippines for the second year in a row, according to Forbes magazine’s survey on the 40 richest Filipinos for 2010.
The mall mogul’s net worth rose to $5 billion in the Forbes...
Apple plans to fix iPhone 4 reception problem
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 04, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Apple just recently released an open letter to all iPhone 4 users stating that the company will release a software update in a few weeks in an effort to – once and for all – fix the iPhone 4 antenna issue and reception problem.
The letter states that the “formula” Apple uses “to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display” is “totally wrong,” and reminds users that...
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