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MANILA, Philippines — For many years, Filipinos believed that it was their fellowmen who invented the fluorescent lamp, the Moon Buggy and yoyo, and these were even taught in schools or printed in textbooks. Since then, it has been known that German physicist Edmund Germer, and not Filipino electrician Agapito …

MANILA, Philippines — A 21-year-old woman in Isabela revealed that she's earning P65,000 to P90,000 a month by selling ice. As seen on the GMA program "Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho," Jodielyn Ugalde said that she and her family started doing "yelo" only for their eatery until the people around them …

MANILA, Philippines — In celebration of its golden jubilee, the Design Center of the Philippines recently opened “Art x Design: A Special Reception of the 50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” exhibition in National Museum of Fine Arts with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as guest speaker. Among those …

MANILA, Philippines — Do you love chicken but you want something more than just the usual fried chicken? This recipe of Peri-Peri Chicken just might be the one you are looking for. It is a recipe put together by Doctor Diet Manila’s Chef Fia Batua-Mambuat, RND, for a recent cooking …

Omigod, is this “the pause that refreshes”? In case you don’t remember, that’s an old advertising slogan of Coca-Cola, a brand I proudly handled when I was working! What a hassle it is to get operated on! I thought it was a minor operation but it took three hours plus …

K-beauty, K-drama, K-pop, K-fashion? We have all heard, or even ardently patronize, these Korean industries. But do you know of their flourishing “petconomy?” This is due to the number of growing pet owners who have their own “petfams” (families with pets) in the country. There are some K-dramas where dogs …

MANILA, Philippines — Anotable tribute took place in the Philippine Senate last Feb. 27, as the country’s foremost environmental champion legislator, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, initiated a fitting homage to the remarkable legacy of the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon. Through a Senate Resolution, …

MANILA, Philippines — The Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Thai Government, through its Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) bureau, recently launched the Thailand Festival Week 2024. The event was graced by heads of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, members of various diplomatic corps and exhibitors from …

MANILA, Philippines — Actor Tom Rodriguez revealed he is back on the dating scene after two years since his marriage to Carla Abellana ended. Following their divorce in 2022, Tom went to the United States for a hiatus from the entertainment business, but the actor is making a comeback for …

MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2022 and Filipino-American model-designer R'Bonney Gabriel has created a new outfit made out of chocolate wrappers. In a series of posts on social media, R'Bonney showed off a top she made using Ferrero Rocher chocolate wrappers, demonstrating in one video how it came together. After …