Millions of Filipinos know him simply as "Kuya Kurt." He 's the American who speaks Tagalog with ease, eats at neighborhood carinderias, chats with jeepney drivers and somehow turns everyday encounters into videos watched by millions. What many don 't know is that before the viral fame,...
A taxi driver’s live streaming to discuss how hard it is to earn money put his operator in trouble after his vlog was monitored by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on social media. The operator of the taxi with license plate UWH 279 became the first casualty of the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday said it has summoned the vlogger, driver, and registered owner of a sports utility vehicle involved in a prank that made a gas station attendant chase after them. In the video, the vlogger can be heard laughing and ordering his driver to flee from the...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has reminded people that not all crabs are safe for human consumption after a content creator died from eating devil reef crab caught by her husband recently in Barangay Luzviminda, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The victim was identified as Emma Amit....
A popular travel and motorcycle vlogger – Mamaw Moto – was killed in an accident on Villa Verde Road, Barangay Santa Maria East, San Nicolas, Pangasinan, on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1. Police identified the victim as Chester Masiglat, 32, of Barangay Tobor, Malasiqui, Pangasinan. Investigation...
Three officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) were dismissed after Russian vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetskiy was able to film vlog contents while in detention, Malacañang said. "So because of that marami po ang natanggal, tatlo po ang natanggal na Immigration official because of that at marami pong...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – A vlogger who was declared persona non grata (unwelcome person) in Davao City over an offensive online post to the Muslim community last year was once again declared as such, this time in Bauang town, La Union province, for recently referring to the municipality as the home...
ILOILO CITY – A lady vlogger died during the flash flood that engulfed many towns in Capiz province on Saturday, Oct. 18. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Mae C. Urdelas of Ivisan town, Capiz province. She was popularly known as “Ka Lover’s Blog” by her online followers. “Tama...
DAVAO CITY – Davao content creator Crist Briand Oncada, popularly known as Crist Briand and Brader, publicly apologized to the Muslim community on Wednesday, Sept. 10, following an offensive online post. “I sincerely apologize for the post I made, which offended Muslim community members,”...
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president here denounced on Tuesday, Sept. 9, a social media post by a local vlogger that used the phrase “Looking for Baboy na Halal,” calling it offensive, misleading, and disrespectful to the Muslim community. In a privilege speech,...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is demanding a public apology to the Muslim community from social media content creator Crist Briand Oncada following his insensitive remark on the concept of halal. The BYC issued a...
TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental – The head of the Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao (DOT-10) on Wednesday expressed concern about the temporary closure of a 145-year-old Catholic church in Misamis Occidental. In a Facebook post, DOT-10 Director Marie Elaine Unchuan said the Saint John...
