Super Junior invades Manila, Philippines! | Super Junior Manila Concert Videos

I heard everyone in Araneta are having a blast right now since the all-male K-Pop group Super Junior are currently performing in front of their Filipino fans who are quite many!

Super Junior Members (Photo | Reec)

I know videos of the Super Junior concert in Manila will be up soon. That is why I made this post to compile some of them here. I will update this if I can find them already. For now, here are arrival videos of the Korean boy band courtesy of GMA and a fan:





Update: Here are some videos of the concert courtesy of Youtube:

Panagbenga Festival 2011 Schedule of Events | Baguio Flower Festival 2011

Baguio City is the home of one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines. Panagbenga which is a Malayo-Polynesian term for "season of blooming", is an annually celebrated flower festival in the city showcasing a month-long fun-filled events. The festival was created as a tribute to the summer capital's beautiful flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation brought about by the earthquake which hit the area in 1990.


This year's Panagbenga Festival has the theme “The Environment and Community in Harmony.”

Although the 2011 Panagbenga Festival has already started, you can still catch up the remaining activities since the entire festival will be officially closed on March 6 and there are still a lot of happenings this weekend especially the most anticipated float parade which will take place tomorrow, February 27.

Here's the Panagbenga Festival 2011 Schedule of Activities | Baguio Flower Festival 2011:

February 1, 2011 – Grand Opening Parade
February 1 – Mar 6, 2011 – Market Encounter
February 12, 2011– Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom
February 13, 2011 – Pre-Valentine Event & Fluvial Float Parade
February 26, 2011 – Grand Panagbenga Street Parade
February 27, 2011 – Grand Float Parade
February 28 – March 6, 2011 – Session Road in Bloom March 2, 2011 – Pony Boys Day
March 3, 2011 – Central North Luzon Tourism Fair
March 6, 2011 – Grand Closing Ceremony & Grand Fireworks Display (Flowers in the Sky)

Photo Credit: BestPhilippineAttractions.com

Maria Aragon cries while talking to Lady Gaga over the phone

A few days ago, Lady Gaga shared on Twitter that she cried over a cover of her newest single "Born This Way" by the 10-year old Filipino-Canadian Maria Aragon on Youtube.

"Can't stop crying watching this. This is why I make music. She is the future." Lady Gaga tweeted on February 17 which was also posted on her Facebook Fanpage.

She added a link to Maria Aragon's Youtube video on that post and shortly after, the video received an enormous amount of views. In fact, as of this writing the clip is nearing 9Million hits, just 4 days after it was posted!

Recently in a Canadian radio show, Lady Gaga and her "little monster" Maria were able to talk to each other via phone patch. Maria did not help but to fall into tears when her idol started talking to her. Gaga also invited Maria to perform with her in one of her concerts. :D

Here's the video of their conversation:


Check my past post about Maria Aragon and Lady Gaga HERE.

Intensity 4 Earthquake strikes off Baguio

Early morning, yesterday, residents of Baguio City and nearby areas were awakened from sleep after an earthquake struck, a day after 3 mild tremors hit the Mountain City.

According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs), the Summer Capital felt the Intensity 4 earthquake at around 6:20 am on Friday, February 18, 2011.

The quake also jolted some parts of Northern Luzon. It was felt at Intensity 3 in San Fernando, La Union, and Intensity 2 in Burgos, Ilocos Sur. The quake's epicenter was 10 kilometers northwest of La Trinidad, Benguet.

Philvolcs added that the quake was of tectonic origin and that it expects aftershocks. However, the institute said it does not expect any damage from the earthquake.

Based on PHIVOLCS' Earthquake Intensity Scale, an Intensity 4 earthquake has this general impact:

IV Moderately Strong - Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing considerably. Dinner, plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Liquids in containers are slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillate strongly. Rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.

Residents of Baguio can't help to get worried since it reminds them of the tragic event 20 years ago when a 7.8 earthquake devastated their area that killed over a thousand people and left a wide swath of devastation.

Later in the evening, two more magnitude 3 earthquakes were felt in Baguio City.

Via ABS-CBN News.