As the fight of our country’s Michelle Dee for the Miss Universe pageant is approaching, her mother, Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, once again expressed her all-out support. Recently, the VIVA FILIPINAS interviewed the veteran beauty queen where she recalled the preparation for the pageant she once participated in in Tokyo. “I studied Japanese so…
Gilas Pilipinas has entered the finals of the 19th Asian Games after defeating China 77-76. Gilas starred in the win with 33 points while Scottie Thompson had 13 points. From the beginning, Gilas did not get ahead until Brownlee scored consecutive three points in the last 10 seconds which silenced the audience of the Hangzhou…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is still calling for support and more weapons as he heads to the White House. Before facing US President Joe Biden, Zelensky first went to the US Capitol and talked to some US lawmakers. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US has received over $114 billion in security…
The Department of Transportation announced that it aims to install 400 kilometers of Bike Lanes nationwide this year. According to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, there are many benefits of cycling to the environment as well as to human health. The secretary made the statement after the groundbreaking ceremony of the expansion of bike lanes in…
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega reported that some Filipinos in Morocco refused to return to their apartments due to fear of aftershocks following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the country. In this regard, according to USec. De Vega, sent a group to address the situation of less than 20 Filipinos…
Super Typhoon Saola, which threatens to be the strongest typhoon to hit China’s southern cities in decades, is already approaching. Tens of millions of people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other southern Chinese megacities have now stayed in their homes. While hundreds of flights were canceled across the region and the start of the school…
The Department of Health reported that more than 200 individuals have died from leptospirosis. Based on the latest data released by the DOH, since Jan. 1 to July 22, 2023, the number of deaths due to the said disease reached 233, which is higher compared to the recorded 201 death toll in the year 2022….
The number of people left dead by typhoon Egay continues to increase in our country. Based on the latest report released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the number of reported deaths due to the said typhoon has now reached 30. According to the data, 15 of the reported fatalities were from…
Celebrity couple Diego Castro and Angela Lagunzad are married after 20 years of marriage and 10 years of being engaged. The unification of the two breasts was performed on May 12, 2023 at the House of XO in Horsehoe Village in Quezon City. The relatives and friends of the two attended the said ceremony. Also…
Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident that Filipinos will benefit from the good relationship established by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. during his official visit to Malaysia. Speaker Romualdez was part of the delegation of President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos who were given a State Welcome Ceremony at the Istana Negara (Malaysia’s National Palace)….