Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has been officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Bernard Weber, the founder of New7Wonders announced on Saturday. Reputed to be the longest navigable underground river in the World, Puerto Princesa Underground River’s achievement will further boost tourism in the Philippines. It’s definitely “more fun in the Philippines” with this good news.

ZE:A, the most sought after boy band in Southeast Asia and Japan, is arriving Manila on Wednesday, January 11 to promote their latest CD, “Exciting.” A series of live performances and autograph signings are scheduled at Ayala Malls: January 12 @ Trinoma Activity Area in QC @ 6PM; January 13 @ Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City @ 6PM and January 14 @ Market! Market! @ the Bonifacio Global City @ 6PM.

“It’s more fun in the Philippines” – this is the new tourism slogan unveiled today by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Netizens have been feeling good about it posting positive comments on why it is more fun in the Philippines resulting in the worldwide trend of the hashtag #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines. But hours later after its release, a 1951 Swiss ad saying “It’s more fun in Switzerland” eventually popped out and the copycat issue begins.

The whole LA Galaxy squad led by football superstar David Beckham will be in Manila for a friendly game against the Philippine Azkals.

PARIS HILTON IN MANILA TO PROMOTE BUSINESS AND TO MEET FRIENDS…Paris Hilton arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila late Sunday August 14, 2011. She will be staying in the Philippines for five days to promote and design the Beach Club amenity of Azure Urban Resort Residences, for the opening of her Paris Hilton Handbag store, as well as to visit her friends Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and wife Jinkee.

INCUBUS LIVE IN MANILA: TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MIKE EINZIGER OF INCUBUS…It’s been 5 years since you’re last studio album, what have you been up to in that time?
Since the last album I have been away at University, I’ve been studying at Harvard for the last three years. I’ve been studying physics, human evolutionary biology, history of music, and music composition.

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! TOUR 2011 IS COMING TO MANILA!..On September 20, Tuesday at 8PM, American Idol Season 10’s Top 11 finalists will take to the stage of Araneta Coliseum to amaze, dazzle and enthrall us with hit after hit song from the beloved reality show. For the first time in Asia, catch Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Stefano Langone, Fil-American Thia Megia, and Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery.

Captain America: The First Avenger Invades Metro Manila on July 27, 2011…It is 1941, and the world is being torn apart by war. After repeatedly trying to enlist in the military to do his part and fight alongside his brothers and sisters in the Allied Forces, the young and scrappy 98 pound Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is accepted to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super-Soldier known as Captain America. Directed by Joe Johnston, “Captain America,” distributed by United International Pictures, is due in Metro Manila theaters on July 27,2011. “Captain America: The First Avenger,” starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke and Stanley Tucci.

AZKALS OUTGUNS SRI LANKA AT RIZAL STADIUM 4-0…The win-hungry Philippine Azkals scored all the points 4-0 during their second match with Sri Lanka in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying round held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The scores just kept on pouring like the heavy rain which started earlier in the game.

AXN Celebrates Philippine Independence Day…As the Philippines celebrates Independence Day on June 12 this year, AXN would like to invite its viewers from the Philippines to send in their well wishes, greetings and their thoughts on what this special day means to them.

JUSTIN BIEBER NOW IN MANILA FOR MY WORLD TOUR, BIEBER FEVER HITS MANILA,BELIEBERS EXCITED…Justin Bieber arrived in Manila today May 10 for his My World Tour concert in MOA.reds of “Beliebers” (fans of Justin Bieber) trooped to MOA as early as 2pm for his 8 pm concert at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.

Holy Week 2011…Today, Catholics observe Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week 2011. The event also called Passion Sunday commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem in the days before his Passion. Jesus was welcomed like a king by crowds who laid palm branches and cloaks in his path to honor Him as their long-awaited Messiah and King.

NAIA terminal 1 was picked as the 5th worst airport in the world and Asia’s worst airport for 2010 by an airport review website, “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports.”

Fukushima Leak. Tiny amounts of radiation in the air from the Fukushima nuclear power plant leak have been detected in the Philippines, China, South Korea, and Vietman. But there’s no need to panic as the level of radiation in the Philippines is very low and pose no danger to humans.

It’s really frightening to experience earthquake, especially after the twin disaster that happened in Japan on March 11. Today, March 21 at around 6:37 p.m we also felt the earthquake here in Tondo. Thank God the shaking only lasted for a few seconds.

UPDATE: Concert of 2NE1 in Manila moved to June.

Filipino fans of KPOP group 2NE1 will finally hear and see them live perform their hits like “Fire,” “I Don’t Care”, “Nal Ddara Haebwayo”, and “Go Away” in Manila on June at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Bar Exam Results 2010 were released today. Out of 8,487 examinees, only 982 passed the 2010 bar examinations, the Supreme Court announced Thursday.

The Philippine Azkals will be playing Myanmar next after surviving the pre-qualifying playoff match for the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup against the Mongolian football team with their 3-2 aggregate win.

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday afternoon and generated a 23-foot (7-meter) monster tsunami that swept away everything like boats, houses, cars, and people.

Today, March 9, 2011, Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday and flocked to church to have their foreheads dusted with ash.