Stunning photos of the rare 'super blue blood moon'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The '<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2018/01/super-blue-blood-moon-philippines-january-31-2018-time-how-to-watch.html" rel="nofollow">super blue blood moon</a>' on Wednesday, January 31, captivated the world with netizens and media sites shared their best and stunning photos of the rare phenomenon.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BHzop0noQXnHJER3cABr3-EEju8BKjJsJ6v6hXp_Hj4FV36-G4bA6b5DDFkuCwb4YOcOuvQIHZEEyTqoyBvfqepRBwOZdb1zdhLWAf0ecI2Y4NjwyaluNbrBfszPNoh1IGIpCRU1sa7W/s1600/super-blue-blood-moon-jan31.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stunning photos of the rare 'super blue blood moon' 2018" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="853" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BHzop0noQXnHJER3cABr3-EEju8BKjJsJ6v6hXp_Hj4FV36-G4bA6b5DDFkuCwb4YOcOuvQIHZEEyTqoyBvfqepRBwOZdb1zdhLWAf0ecI2Y4NjwyaluNbrBfszPNoh1IGIpCRU1sa7W/s1600/super-blue-blood-moon-jan31.JPG" title="Stunning photos of the rare 'super blue blood moon' 2018" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A full moon is seen behind the business tower Lakhta Center in Russia January 31, 2018 | Photo Courtesy: Twitter/<a href="http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/news/world/lunar-eclipse-photos/Lunar-Eclipse-in-St-Petersburg-Russia/articleshow/62726617.cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Times of India</a> and Reuters</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The spectacle, which hasn't occurred since 1982, was the convergence of three celestial events: a supermoon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse. As observed, the moon turned orangish-red thus the 'blood' description. The next 'super blue blood moon' will happen in 2037.<br /><br />Penumbral eclipse began 6:49 PST, partial eclipse at 7:48 and the most awaited greatest eclipse at 9:29 p.m.<br /><br />See below for the stunning photos of the Super Blue Blood Moon as shared across the web.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="448" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgmanews%2Fphotos%2Fa.10156156223456977.1073742081.116724526976%2F10156156223486977%2F%3Ftype%3D3&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="448" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fyouscoop%2Fphotos%2Fa.581200181917812.1073741856.350945718276594%2F1619553738082446%2F%3Ftype%3D3&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="452" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1163577083773817%26set%3Da.275240039274197.66183.100003646091019%26type%3D3&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">3 moon in a single night. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBlueBloodMoon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">#SuperBlueBloodMoon</a> <a href="https://t.co/PWHJjJryJe" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/PWHJjJryJe</a></div>— Abaidullah Aslam (@Abaidulah_Aslam) <a href="https://twitter.com/Abaidulah_Aslam/status/958699984924368896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BenadfnlKAM/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BenadfnlKAM/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Always incredible to witness something like this. Shoutout to everyone that pulled an all nighter to see this.</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaxsonpohlmanphotography/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank"> Jaxson Pohlman</a> (@jaxsonpohlmanphotography) on <time datetime="2018-01-31T13:39:40+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 31, 2018 at 5:39am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BenZPXYBkvK/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.40740740740741% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BenZPXYBkvK/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">En vivo desde Buenos Aires</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aguspiluso/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank"> Agustín Piluso 🇦🇷</a> (@aguspiluso) on <time datetime="2018-01-31T13:29:00+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 31, 2018 at 5:29am PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">PHOTOS: Incredible views of the rare <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBlueBloodMoon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">#SuperBlueBloodMoon</a> captured in Los Angeles, Russia and parts of the Middle East. <a href="https://t.co/D9TipDfh9L" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/D9TipDfh9L</a></div>— BREAKING NEWS (@NewsAlertHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsAlertHQ/status/958706358383149056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">PHOTOS: Incredible views of the rare <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBlueBloodMoon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">#SuperBlueBloodMoon</a> captured in Los Angeles, Russia and parts of the Middle East. <a href="https://t.co/D9TipDfh9L" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/D9TipDfh9L</a></div>— BREAKING NEWS (@NewsAlertHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsAlertHQ/status/958706358383149056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">PHOTO: A commercial plane passes in front of a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperBlueBloodMoon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">#SuperBlueBloodMoon</a> <a href="https://t.co/tNx2X4M78n" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/tNx2X4M78n</a></div>— BREAKING NEWS (@NewsAlertHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsAlertHQ/status/958711892163354624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Refresh page for more photos.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

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Can elections be at risk due to Comelec website hacking?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - On Thursday, April 21, website “Philippines, we have your data” claiming to contain sensitive information about voters has emerged online. The said website reportedly contains data such as voter’s first and last name, personal address, birthdate, passport details, precinct and other information.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeyKuL0RPcBZ5EKpIxK4CcsRrn7zBYRgFyO3PY4mInwykt3J71uiFtlcKCXWWDszSV-bhiKvXQ7kSRstFYuM1neFA880_H_o-0Br9cAGJgPaop06wqRXRFz6q6Oa122o2xC9kgK07E750/s1600/comelec-data-hacking-election-effect.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Can elections be at risk due to Comelec website hacking?" border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeyKuL0RPcBZ5EKpIxK4CcsRrn7zBYRgFyO3PY4mInwykt3J71uiFtlcKCXWWDszSV-bhiKvXQ7kSRstFYuM1neFA880_H_o-0Br9cAGJgPaop06wqRXRFz6q6Oa122o2xC9kgK07E750/s640/comelec-data-hacking-election-effect.jpg" title="Can elections be at risk due to Comelec website hacking?" width="560" /></a></div><br />Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez apologized for the hacking of the website which led to the biggest leak of personal data in Philippine history. However, they are yet to confirm if the leaked data came from LulzSec Philippines, which hacked and defaced the website on March 27.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcwJprQSpOLsKm4mlPjGVIp6aMjkR8yYe5zbVnX9G-XGAsDxN200OZ4xhMmBDet2At9FpYOofbJEl258hjDy0f4SaPRCPAv-6b0MRTt0LlLBDBFYA5YpF8a9EWzfm_tdEI-TQC7CEqylf/s1600/comelec-leaked-data.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hackers leaked sensitive data of 70 million Filipino voters." border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcwJprQSpOLsKm4mlPjGVIp6aMjkR8yYe5zbVnX9G-XGAsDxN200OZ4xhMmBDet2At9FpYOofbJEl258hjDy0f4SaPRCPAv-6b0MRTt0LlLBDBFYA5YpF8a9EWzfm_tdEI-TQC7CEqylf/s640/comelec-leaked-data.jpg" title="Hackers leaked sensitive data of 70 million Filipino voters." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Hackers leaked sensitive data of 70 million Filipino voters. PHOTO CREDIT: Sunstar.com.ph</td></tr></tbody></table>“I apologize for this continuing attack on your privacy and assure the public that the Comelec is doing everything we can resolve this matter at the soonest possible time,” Jimenez said in a statement.<br /><br />Jimenez added that the poll body is yet to verify the posted information online with the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) CyberCrimes Division. Moreover, he also warned the public not to use the hacker website as it can be used by hackers to get further information. <br /><br />“We also cannot rule out at this stage that this may be an attempt by the hackers to monetize the data they claim to have,” Jimenez added.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Statement. <a href="https://t.co/fwyxrOxyS0" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/fwyxrOxyS0</a></div>— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href="https://twitter.com/jabjimenez/status/723076890341208064" rel="nofollow">April 21, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />According to Digital Forensics principal consultant Drexx Laggui, the new website has massive implications. <br /><br />“So many different organization, good and evil intent, want that database. Worst case scenario, people can be mapped out, bribed or intimidated… Or scared to not vote anymore if a region is not favorable to an org,” Laggui explained.<br /><br />The electoral process, according to Laggui, may also be compromised if Comelec officials will be prosecuted for violations of Data Privacy Act. In this case, they will not be able to administer their functions.<br /><br />The 23-year-old Information Technology (IT) graduate who allegedly hacked the website last month was arrested by NBI agents on Wednesday, April 20.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhZYe26cqhnulFrVWvN1xAT_P-2ea2QIsQtvMhNnaFoAvMce6fruKNDXW-3iMV0GPBmWr5tKZj-JkmMukGxM8wR7QmMF2mJVQp1vpr5e-5fWu6CU8SZanuknDXAVTdZO0E-1cgY9Scyf/s1600/Paul+Biteng.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Paul Biteng, the alleged hacker of Comelec website." border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhZYe26cqhnulFrVWvN1xAT_P-2ea2QIsQtvMhNnaFoAvMce6fruKNDXW-3iMV0GPBmWr5tKZj-JkmMukGxM8wR7QmMF2mJVQp1vpr5e-5fWu6CU8SZanuknDXAVTdZO0E-1cgY9Scyf/s400/Paul+Biteng.jpg" title="Paul Biteng, the alleged hacker of Comelec website." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Biteng, the alleged hacker of Comelec website.</td></tr></tbody></table>Known as PhantomHacker Khalifa in the hackers community, the suspect identified as Paul Biteng claimed he had not intention to harm and had been hacking websites for years in order to “practice.” Aside from the Comelec website, he had also taken down other government websites like Pagasa, the Civil Service as well as the Dipolog City government.<br /><br />Biteng, who is also an alleged member of the hacking group Anonymous Philippines, asked for a selfie with NBI Director Virgilio Mendez. The suspect is currently facing charges for violating the anti-cybercrime law.<br /><br />Yugatech.com advises the public to change passwords and security questions of online accounts if their personal information was included in the leak.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Can elections be at risk due to Comelec website hacking?

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Grammy Award Winning Rock Bands Coldplay and U2 To Play In Manila

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pinoy rock band fanatics are in for a double delight as international music groups Coldplay and U2 are set to play their beats in Manila soon as confirmed by its promoter.<br /><br /><b>Coldplay to visit Manila as part of “A Head Full Of Dreams” Concert Tour</b><br /><b><br /></b> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIupF5xNd7RPQ6m9Fy1MxSvdYgrUj93_IwSkUT8xt8XCC9Kko7ZNqhfCaLMYreqjj-g0vDfp0ulNwOth8B6OmqoT2k6qap09rAVzbmLcASKi3HGWOt7AccxUOGVaD6SaiaPJcTJMmlIh3x/s1600/coldplay-in-manila-a-head-full-of-dreams-tour-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Manila will be part of Coldplay’s “A Head Full Of Dreams” Tour. " border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIupF5xNd7RPQ6m9Fy1MxSvdYgrUj93_IwSkUT8xt8XCC9Kko7ZNqhfCaLMYreqjj-g0vDfp0ulNwOth8B6OmqoT2k6qap09rAVzbmLcASKi3HGWOt7AccxUOGVaD6SaiaPJcTJMmlIh3x/s640/coldplay-in-manila-a-head-full-of-dreams-tour-2016.jpg" title="Manila will be part of Coldplay’s “A Head Full Of Dreams” Tour. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Confirmed. Manila will be part of Coldplay’s “A Head Full Of Dreams” Tour. <br />Photo credit: BBC online</td></tr></tbody></table>The seven-time grammy award winner British rock band Coldplay will be arriving in the country in the last week of November this year.<br /><br />As early as last year, Coldplay has been rumored to be playing their music in Asia but without any reliable confirmation of a possible Manila stopover. The confirmation was finally brought by a brand manager of Globe Telecom.<br /><br />Coldplay's visit in Manila will be a part of its "A Head Full Of Dreams Tour", which is their seventh world tour. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I can start crying like right now <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ColdplayInManila?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ColdplayInManila</a></div>— Hammer Roa (@MrHammerRoa) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrHammerRoa/status/720507744575492096" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I guess it's time to open you up? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ColdplayInManila?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ColdplayInManila</a> <a href="https://t.co/NxqPPmIVaY" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/NxqPPmIVaY</a></div>— Antoinette Garcia (@antonetttte) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonetttte/status/720561072453738496" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>MOA Arena readies for U2 in Manila on February 2017</b><br /><br />Meanwhile, fans of 22 Grammy Award holder U2 which popularized hit songs like "With or Without You," "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" will have to wait a little bit longer until February of 2017 to see the classic act of Bono,The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuSWxdgkqFNEZeksADEMu76Pf5V-2520kxp_c3mgCZL1T_fWH5cG_XCp3o5O9yiVhYzzIxa1lLgAIFxVubIRw7UAQaV1kbpnENI7dDYcqEMsV4S5_EBAFNMHPRKZ72qBQMejfrQ8UsrLt/s1600/U2-in-manila-2017-moa-arena.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="U2 is set to play the best of their musical ingenuity on February 2017 in Manila." border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuSWxdgkqFNEZeksADEMu76Pf5V-2520kxp_c3mgCZL1T_fWH5cG_XCp3o5O9yiVhYzzIxa1lLgAIFxVubIRw7UAQaV1kbpnENI7dDYcqEMsV4S5_EBAFNMHPRKZ72qBQMejfrQ8UsrLt/s640/U2-in-manila-2017-moa-arena.jpg" title="U2 is set to play the best of their musical ingenuity on February 2017 in Manila." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">U2 is set to play the best of their musical ingenuity on February 2017 in Manila. <br />Photo credit: Daily Mail UK online</td></tr></tbody></table><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/U2" rel="nofollow">@U2</a> live in MANILA?!?!?!?! OMFG i.prenda tanan butang!!!!!!!!!!!! PAWN ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱</div>— Veronica Chiongbian (@VChiongbian) <a href="https://twitter.com/VChiongbian/status/720517394729410560" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I just want U2 live here in Manila<br /><br />I just want to hear and sing "With or Without You" live man</div>— Clark Atento (@ClarkieA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClarkieA/status/713992042368475136" rel="nofollow">March 27, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Both bands are set to perform at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena.<br /><br /><b>Die-hard fans raving online</b><br /><br />As early as now, die-hard fans are raving on the upcoming concerts of two of the world's highly acclaimed musical groups, with some even willing to "sell their kidneys" alluding to the hard fact that ticket prices for the two concerts will be sky-high.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">So, one kidney goes to Coldplay, and the other to U2. But that might not be enough actually. Gall bladder, appendix, what else? <a href="https://twitter.com/pattyandamo" rel="nofollow">@pattyandamo</a></div>— Kia Opinion (@keeuhoh) <a href="https://twitter.com/keeuhoh/status/720484171383205888" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Some are even willing to postpone their out of country trips:<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Mukhang mapopostpone ang Japan trip namin dahil sa Coldplay at U2. Huhu 😭</div>— IcELF (@kyuviator) <a href="https://twitter.com/kyuviator/status/720555936746569728" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />And some unabashedly asking for some funds to the other half of the phenomenal on-screen loveteam of the moment:<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey darling <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm" rel="nofollow">@mainedcm</a> hope you can watch Coldplay in Manila. <br /><br />Pautang naman para sa U2? 6mos to pay?<br />Lab u!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUB39thWeeksary?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ALDUB39thWeeksary</a></div>— Kaitriona (@halcyon_dwynn) <a href="https://twitter.com/halcyon_dwynn/status/720557640166690816" rel="nofollow">April 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>Madonna’s “Rebel Heart” earned $ 4.9 million last February</b><br /><br />Global music artists found a new haven to play their music in the Philippines over the last few years due to unwavering interest of the Filipino crowd in patronizing foreign acts. Madonna's sold-out, two-night concert last February accumulated a total of USD 4,956,105 (PHP 228 million pesos) and was attended by 15,710 people.<br /><br />The upcoming concerts are expected to rake in millions as Coldplay and of course, U2 which is one of the best-selling touring acts in the world has an extremely loyal fan base in the country.<br /><br />U2 alone holds a 170 million total of records sold in a career spanning four decades already. The twenty year old Coldplay band has a strong 80 million records sold under its name.<br /><br /><b>--Michael Santiago, The Summit Express</b></div>

Grammy Award Winning Rock Bands Coldplay and U2 To Play In Manila

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Philippines, 2 other countries to host 2016 FIBA OQT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - World basketball governing body FIBA named the Philippines as one of the host countries for the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for men.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgJSBcDorG6HxyKUZjK7byvHCk1lFAGO6VohhhMDj8Q2xdn5xzL-cXcvoIhENDqIpONMp6_c6GVg4891oxYRcXSzWTnX0Ygp3kgrrWccal7QwjlAd9zWLM3SQWLQ2Vx0OqBxqQmh8wiy-/s1600/philippines-fiba.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="FIBA awards Philippines and 2 other countries hosting rights for Olympics Qualifiers. " border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgJSBcDorG6HxyKUZjK7byvHCk1lFAGO6VohhhMDj8Q2xdn5xzL-cXcvoIhENDqIpONMp6_c6GVg4891oxYRcXSzWTnX0Ygp3kgrrWccal7QwjlAd9zWLM3SQWLQ2Vx0OqBxqQmh8wiy-/s640/philippines-fiba.jpg" title="FIBA awards Philippines and 2 other countries hosting rights for Olympics Qualifiers. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FIBA awards Philippines and 2 other countries hosting rights for Olympics Qualifiers. <br />Photo Credit: FIBA</td></tr></tbody></table>The annoucement was made through FIBA social media accounts Tuesday night, January 19, 2016.<br /><br />Philippines will join Italy and Serbia for the tournament hosting on July 4-10.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Philippines, Italy & Serbia will host the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (4-10 July)! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAOQT?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#FIBAOQT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToRio?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RoadToRio</a> <a href="https://t.co/pc7dCAH2nR" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/pc7dCAH2nR</a></div>— FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/689457023646208001" rel="nofollow">January 19, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The 2016 OQT will qualify three teams to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The format will consist of 18 national teams divided into three tournaments of six teams each, with the winning team from each event qualifying for the Olympics.<br /><br />The Philippine basketball team will be trying to earn its first appearance at the Olympic basketball tournament since 1972.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">YES!! PHILIPPINES TO HOST FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING IN JULY. LABAN PILIPINAS! PUSO!</div>— Manny V. Pangilinan (@iamMVP) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamMVP/status/689458273443938304" rel="nofollow">January 19, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Our national team Gilas Pilipinas will face five of these teams in Manila: Canada , Mexico , Puerto Rico , France, Serbia, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, New Zealand, Iran, Japan, Latvia, Croatia and Lebanon.<br /><br />Meanwhile, FIBA also announced that France will host the 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from June 13-19.</div>

Philippines, 2 other countries to host 2016 FIBA OQT

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Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis has a farewell message for the Filipinos and Sri Lankan after the record-setting Asia tour on Monday morning, January 19.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YKATHd0pZilfFojqo1Rf4Rew12Pz6kuWLyAKl1WrI8MMxv-D3C3Fk4eK3qHzUvasU5V1VIgIQ7vefhJiCp1KOisQBO7AIXby2W0aogCPQbIx19WNobh_DC5RPyksk4qXnEDFq97NjlCW/s1600/Pope-Francis-tweets.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YKATHd0pZilfFojqo1Rf4Rew12Pz6kuWLyAKl1WrI8MMxv-D3C3Fk4eK3qHzUvasU5V1VIgIQ7vefhJiCp1KOisQBO7AIXby2W0aogCPQbIx19WNobh_DC5RPyksk4qXnEDFq97NjlCW/s1600/Pope-Francis-tweets.png" title="Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />"To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me," the <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/557076267367813120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pope tweeted</a> earlier with a follow-up post in Filipino.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center>The Vatican pontiff's tweets in Filipino language became trending topic in the past days during his stay in the country. One of his tweets about the "youthfulness and vitality of the Church" already garnered 73,000 retweets as of press time.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Ang Pilipinas ay patunay ng kabataan at kasiglahan ng Simbahan.<br />— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/555998421350223872">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Another papal tweet about "family as the greatest treasure of any country" has received thousands of interactions.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Ang pamilya ay ang pinakamahalagang kayamanan ng isang bansa. Naway pagsikapan nating ipagtanggol at patatagin itong pundasyon ng lipunan.<br />— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/556058807525060609">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Pope Francis departed Manila at 10:12 a.m. via Philippine Airlines flight and is scheduled to arrive in Rome late afternoon.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Departure for Rome of His Holiness Pope Francis 1/19/2015</b><br /> <br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/yN7WPyWCraM" width="600"></iframe></center></div>

Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'

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VIDEO LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis leaves the Philippines (January 19, 2015)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis leaves the country today, January 19, 2015 after four days of historical visit in Manila and Tacloban.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichAe5pAKDG6FKnFDzlxpksS5sp1PPf7tW4FBrHyuRzDW9ZGomxxHxCekLgR9g7mZ8Fx-T9D2BnLfYTAoA0EL29RV36HfXTcxWj-jVB9khydDvsYbBNVKqZ9byx0R9rdTtwJcywI8ZxEmK/s1600/Pope-leaves1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pope Francis leaves the Philippines" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichAe5pAKDG6FKnFDzlxpksS5sp1PPf7tW4FBrHyuRzDW9ZGomxxHxCekLgR9g7mZ8Fx-T9D2BnLfYTAoA0EL29RV36HfXTcxWj-jVB9khydDvsYbBNVKqZ9byx0R9rdTtwJcywI8ZxEmK/s1600/Pope-leaves1.jpg" title="Pope Francis leaves the Philippines" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children from DSWD Centers in NCR rest after rehearsing the dance they have prepared for PopeFrancis departure ceremony.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Presidential broadcast arm of Malacañang said that Pope Francis will depart his residence at Apostolic Nunciature at 9:00 on Monday morning. At 9:45, leave taking ceremony will be done at the Presidential Pavilion of Villamor Air Base in Pasay.<br /><br />The Vatican pontiff will depart by plane from Manila for Rome at 10:00 am. The expected arrival of pope at Rome is after 7 hours and 40 minutes or by 5:40 in the afternoon.<br /><br />Yesterday, the culminating mass in Luneta Park led by Pope Francis breaks the record as 6 million worshipers have attended. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino officially released the crowd estimate.<br /><br />The Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican had officially received the figure from local authorities and that it was a record, surpassing the 5 million who turned out for St. John Paul II's final Mass in the same park in 1995.<br /><br />Though the tropical storm brought heavy rain on the biggest Catholic gathering in the Philippines to date, the Filipinos have shown a water-proof spirit.<br /><br /><b>Here's the official livestream feed of Pope Francis departure from Manila to Rome ( video courtesy of RTV Malañang)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-Ja86ojyLmw" width="600"></iframe></center><br /></div>

VIDEO LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis leaves the Philippines (January 19, 2015)

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis leaves the country today, January 19, 2015 after four days of historical visit in Manila and Tacloban. Ch...

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