Filipina maid fed only noodles and a slice of bread twice daily. SINGAPORE — The former employers of a Filipino domestic helper who starved for her 15 months, causing her weight to drop from 49kg to 29kg, observed her every move and did not let her speak to anyone.
Category: Human Interest
Help SAVE the wildlife and CLOSE Koala Park Sanctuary by Rebecca Scott
A sanctuary is by definition a place of safety, and protection, for native animals. How ironic that one of Australia’s oldest animal parks, Koala Park Sanctuary in the north-western Sydney suburb of west Pennant Hills which is home to koalas, emus, kangaroos, wombats, echidnas, penguins, dingoes and native birds; has long since become a nightmare […]
Underwater gold mining in the Philippines
There is a very risky method of underwater gold mining in the Philippines. The nature of the dangerous work has raised concerns over the lack of labour regulations and the safety of the child workers.
Ebola virus can now be sexually transmitted
An Ebola survivor has passed on the disease through unprotected sex.
Womanizer disbarred by Supreme Court
For serial womanizing and other grossly immoral acts, a long time lawyer has been stripped of his license to practice law.
Spotlight on Danielle Miranda
Meet Danielle, a Filipina beauty from Cebu who can easily be mistaken for an Aussie because of her fair complexion typical of a Caucasian.
Angeles City — A “City of Angels” North of Manila by Dino Crescini
I’ve visited Angeles City many times before, not as a tourist but as an executive of an multi-national bank. It was part of my responsibility to inspect various merchant acceptors of Visa and MasterCard International Credit Cards. We wanted to make sure that the establishments were legitimate businesses catering mostly to tourists.
Davao City criminals are all killed
This is Davao City’s secret to being named the world’s 9th safest city, according to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
New born baby thrown out of window by mother; survives
This is an awesome story of an infant’s amazing survival after being thrown out of a second-storey window in a posh subdivision.
British Queen honors Filipina cancer patient
Jaen-Mooney of New Heights, Kingstanding who hails from Butuan City, was granted the rank of Member under the Order of the British Empire, an order of chivalry.
Adultery now legal in South Korea
For the first time since 1953, South Koreans can now legally have sex with someone other than their spouse.
Philippine Witchcraft: MANGKUKULAM
Capiz and Antique, Philippines, belief in magic is very much alive. Kulam is a form of Filipino witchcraft, with practitioners called mangkukulam. These sorceresses are believed to perform black magic. Using practices similar to voodoo, the mangkukulam cast spells and incantations intended to bring harm to others. However, the mangkukulam (which can be either men […]