Yair Rodriguez, the No. 7-ranked UFC featherweight, in New York City in February. On Saturday, May 13, Rodriguez faces his toughest challenge yet, the UFC 211 match with former champion Frankie Edgar. UFC 211 begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.
Eating contest: Hotdog in US, mango in Guimaras
"The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy."
--Karen Hughes
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- Guimaras in the Philippines could get international attention for its unique Mango-Eat-All-You-Can event as part of the 2017 Manggahan Festival launched on May 11.
WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT L.A.'S QUIRKIEST MUSEUM
In January 2016, a curious book began drawing praise from the New Yorker, the Atlantic and film director Errol Morris. It consisted almost entirely of business cards. Compiled by a former employee of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the collection formed a ramshackle record of America’s nuclear infrastructure. Los Alamos Rolodex was eerie, humorous and comprehensive — and perfect for a project by Los Angeles’ Center for Land Use Interpretation.
Ex-PBA cager Peña faces drug raps
THE National Bureau of Investigation has filed drug charges against former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) cager Dorian Peña at the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Pena, along with two others, was arrested in a drug entrapment operation in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday.
THE FEMALE HERO BASEBALL FORGOT
In the sixth inning against the Sioux Falls Canaries, the 23-year-old lefty pitcher for the St. Paul Saints, an independent minor league baseball team, headed for the mound … and into history.
Facing off against three batters on May 31, 1997, this pitcher wasn’t making the most exciting debut. Except for one small detail: Ila Borders was the first female pitcher to grace the diamond in integrated men’s professional baseball.
Insulting Trenas won't restore Gina back to her post
"Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God."
--Orson Pratt.
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- Only former Iloilo City councilor Nielex "Lex" Tupas himself can confirm or deny persisting reports that he was prompted to relinqish his post as chief operating officer and executive director of the National Youth Commission (NYC) because Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was eyeing the appointment of somebody, a political ally, for the post.
THE MUSEUM THAT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY ... LITERALLY
Nimric. Star. Dandy. Hercules. Atlas. Mogul. Beatty Pumper. These are just some of the names of the 31 well-oiled wind pumps that scatter the grounds of the Fred Turner Museum in tiny Loeriesfontein, South Africa. Trying to think of the second-coolest thing to do in this dusty, windswept dorp (Afrikaans for “town”) may take a while. But there’s no doubt that the wind pump display is Loeriesfontein’s No. 1 attraction.