LOS ANGELES—Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer, aged 63, the TMZ celebrity news website reported. The singer, who shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls,” before songs like “She Works Hard for the Money” in the 1980s, died in Florida, it reported.
Pacquiao KOs anti-gay allegations
Philippine Daily Inquirer LOS ANGELES—Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage. The Filipino world boxing champion and congressman has been criticized ever since he was quoted in an interview on the examiner.com website saying he opposed US President Barack Obama’s support for gay … read more…
Full circle with Chad Borja
The pop singer is back, recording with renowned producer Yutaka Yokokura By: Pocholo Concepcion Philippine Daily Inquirer The timing could not have been more auspicious. Chad Borja, the highly regarded Filipino singer who took a long break from the music scene while being treated for thyroid cancer, felt it was right to stage a comeback. Four … read more…
Honda shows robotics for handsfree unicycle
Associated Press TOKYO, Japan — Look, no hands. Scooting about in a unicycle is no sweat with Honda’s new robotics technology. Swaying your body from side to side is all you need to do to turn, rotate full circle and zip around on the Uni-Cub, which looks a bit like a floating car seat. Reporters … read more…
Jeepney fares, pan de sal price cut
By Amy Remo, Paolo G. Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer The way prices of some commodities are dipping, it’s not only more fun in the Philippines, but cheaper too. Starting today (Tuesday), the minimum jeepney fare has been reduced by 50 centavos to P8.00 in Luzon, and P7.50 in the Visayas and Mindanao. Watch out as well for … read more…
Puregold seeks SEC approval of deal to buy S&R
By: Doris C. Dumlao Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Puregold Price Club Inc. has finalized its P16.5 billion acquisition of 100 percent of the operator of S&R Membership Shopping through a share-swap with their common shareholder, the family of Chinese-Filipino Lucio Co. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Puregold said it had signed … read more…