Rudy Santos, a 69 year old from the Philippines, suffers from the ultra rare condition known as Craniopagus parasiticus or parasitic twin. He is the oldest person with this condition. Attached to Rudy’s pelvis and abdomen are an extra pair of arms and a leg, which developed when his twin was absorbed into his body […]
Category: Human Interest
Filipinos outrank Indians in call centre business by Nostradino
I always freak out whenever the telephone rings and I hear someone with an accent that is unmistakably Indian. My usual response is “whatever it is you want to say or sell — I am not interested” — then I hang up.
Baby born with two faces, one body
Australian couple Renee Young and Simon Howie of Tregear NSW have made history after Renee gave birth to conjoined twins that share one body and two faces.
Chinese poachers pierce eyes of marine turtles
Some 300 live, dying and dead turtles were seized by Philippine Marine Authorities from the Chinese boat caught poaching at Half Moon Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 6. Eleven Chinese crew members have been detained since then and were charged by the Bureau of Immigrations.
A couple with a mission
He was a top petroleum executive who went up the ranks to become the first Asian Vice-President of Caltex Petroleum Corporation. At the time of his retirement, he was chairman of the board of Caltex Malaysia, Caltex Thailand, Caltex Philippines and Caltex New Zealand.
Will Malaysia Airlines Flt MH370 ever be found?
PERTH, Australia — Following four strong underwater signals in the past week, all has gone quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysian airline, meaning the batteries on the all-important black boxes may have finally died.
Man amputates own hand with home-made guillotine
United Kingdom. An English man whose hand was badly injured in a motorcycle accident, causing him unbearable pain has chopped it off with a crude homemade guillotine; but even that drastic measure was not enough to relieve his agony.
Filipino model is proud to be a transgender
Fashion model Geena Rocero has proudly come out as a transgender woman in a moving and personal talk.
Indian woman gives birth to baby with two heads
Following the report about an unusual announcement in 9News that a woman in Tregear New South Wales is expected to give birth to a baby with two faces and one skull, a woman in India gave birth on March 12 to an incredibly unique pair of conjoined twins.
Inmate runs bakeshop inside national penitentiary
Would you like a cake baked in New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa? It sounds like a joke but there is a bakery inside the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa, Philippines. What is more incredible is the fact that the bakery is owned and operated by an inmate. He is in fact the baker.
Unknown Facts About Imelda Romualdez Marcos
The late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino once dated Imelda Romualdez.
They eat rice only once a year by Dino Crescini
This is a true story that was aired on Philippine television by Kara David, award winning journalist and daughter of Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Randy David. The story revolves around the life of abaca farmers in Sitio Banli, Sarranggani province. They harvest abaca and convert them into strong fibres used to make ropes.