Teacher Turns Classroom into Pink Hello Kitty Paradise at Her Own Expense
Samelyn Lafuente, a young primary school teacher from Masbate City, in the Philippines, spent the last three years turning a bland classroom into a little girl’s real-life fantasy, decked in pink and full of Hello Kitty-themed decorations. Walking into Samelyn Lafuente’s classroom, you would be tempted to think that it’s an obsessed Hello Kitty fan’s shrine to […]
Recycled Landfill Meat Gives ‘Junk Food’ a Whole New Meaning
Life in the slums of Manila can be incredibly difficult, and putting food on the table every day is a big challenge. That’s what makes “pagpag” so popular. This Tarong term usually refers to the dust one shakes out of clothing or carpets, but in the slums it means meat picked out of the landfill, […]
Gas Station Toilet Makes You Feel Like a King While You’re Using It
Let’s be honest, finding clean and decent-smelling gas station toilets is hard enough, but one that makes you feel like royalty? Normally, I would say such a place doesn’t exist, but I recently saw these photos of a unique toilet in Quezon, the Philippines. To be honest, I kind of already knew that gas station […]
Amateur Artist Turns Old Flip-Flops into Amazing Action Figures
Elmer Padilla, a young construction worker from Manila, Philippines, recently shot to internet fame after photos of his hand-made action figures went viral on multiple social networks. While being able to make your own action figures is an impressive talent in itself, what really caught people’s attention was the medium used by the Filipino amateur […]
Intricately “Tattooed” Fish Caught in the Philippines Sparks Wacky Online Debate
Photos of a large fish caught in the southern Philippines that appears to have its skin covered with artistic tattoo-like markings has sparked quite a debate on social media, with people offering the most outrageous explanations for the intricate design. The fish was caught by fishermen in the province of Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, who […]
Amazing Mother Carries Her 30-Year-Old Disabled Daughter on Her Back Whenever They Go Out
69-year-old Julieta Lorenzo, a frail old lady in the Philippines, has recently melted the hearts of thousands around the archipelago after photos of her carrying her 30-year-old disabled daughter to the bank to collect her pension went viral online. The heartwarming photos were snapped by Facebook user Gilbred Cargason Alsagon Jr, who was at a branch […]
Aspiring Model Gets $10 Nose and Chin Job, Ends Up Regretting It
A Filipino teen who once paid just 500 pesos ($10.74) for cosmetic procedures on his nose and chin has been regretting his decision ever since, as the intervention left him disfigured. Ever since he was 16 years old, Ellowe Alviso had been using his good looks as a source of income, by landing various modelling jobs. About […]
Five-Year-Old Girl Guides Blind Father to Work Every Day
A heartwarming 3-minute video showing a young girl guiding her blind father to work on a coconut plantation in the Philippines recently went viral on Facebook and changed the lives of its protagonists. The video shows five-year-old Jenny, walking barefoot as she guides her blind father, Pepe “Dodong” Nelson, around a coconut farm, using a […]
Filipino Man Turns His Home into a Public Library to Help Kids Learn to Read
Retired Filipino accountant Hernando Guanlao has found a wonderful way to spend all his free time – he’s set up a public library right outside his home and he regularly hands out books to poor children for free. Hernando’s little library is very relevant to the society he lives in, where many children drop out […]
Filipino Entrepreneur Creates Revolutionary Lamp That Runs on Saltwater
Meet Aisa Mijeno, a Filipino architect and scientist who invented a revolutionary lamp that runs on a glass of saltwater instead of batteries. Her vision in creating the SALt (Sustainable Alternative Lighting) lamp was to “light up the rest of the Philippines sustainably,” by finding an environment-friendly alternative light source suitable for people in coastal areas. She […]
Controversial Mayor Called ‘The Punisher’ Turns Philippines’ Most Violent City into the Most Peaceful
Rodrigo Duterte, the Mayor of Davao City, Philippines, is being hailed as ‘The Punisher’ for his controversial crime fighting strategies. Despite being a government official, Duterte allegedly uses vigilante methods that have elicited severe criticism across the world. But in Davao, he’s considered a hero. During his long mandate, he’s transformed the city once known […]
Shell Gas Station Toilets in the Philippines Are So Clean It Will Blow Your Mind
The video tour of a Shell Gas Station toilet in the Philippines is making waves on the internet – it has gone viral with over 4 million views on YouTube and nearly 30,000 likes on Facebook. The video was made by Canadian model and TV personality Jason Godfrey; it shows the inside of a pristine […]
Philippines-Based Artist Harnesses the Power of the Sun to Create Amazing Pyrography Masterpieces
Artist Jordan Mang-osan is a master of pyrography – an incredibly rare and beautiful artform that involves decorating slabs of wood with burn marks. While most other pyrography artists prefer to use specialized tools, Jordan prefers to harness the power of the sun with the help of a magnifying glass. Jordan uses the special technique to […]
Share a Table with Your Dog – Philippines Cafe Serves Both Two-Legged and Four-Legged Customers
Even though a lot of restaurants are now pet friendly, there aren’t too many places that actually have a separate menu for dogs. So Filipino chef and dog lover Giannina Gonzalez decided to fix that with her unique Whole Pet Kitchen – a small café that caters to dogs as well as humans. Located in […]
Philippines University Has Its Own Real-Life Zorro
Roaming the campus at the University of Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City, is a real-life masked superhero. Everybody knows him as ‘Zorro’ – he can be seen wandering around UP at various times of the day, dressed a lot like his fictional namesake (cape, toy guns and mask included). Going by eye-witness accounts, ‘Zorro’ […]