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NBI now working to locate girl in viral ‘Kiki Dance Challenge’

The National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) Cybercrime Division and its Digital Forensics office have started the process of identifying and locating the girl in the now-viral “Kiki Dance Challenge” video along Edsa. “We will use the full…

MMDA to summon girl in viral ‘Kiki’ dance challenge along Edsa

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday said it is currently working with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to locate the girl in the now viral “Kiki Dance Challenge” video along Edsa. MMDA Spokesperson Celine…

Support for Uber, Grab mounts

Commuters relying on transport network vehicle services (TNVS) have taken to social media to air their support for ride-sharing’s most popular companies Uber and Grab, as well as rant against regular taxis and the service’s “tormentor,” the…

ADDA rants set social media ablaze

It should have been an open-and-shut case. Everyone agrees that texting, calling, and using your cellphone for any use while driving is a dangerous proposition, and there must be laws to prohibit such practices.…

UPLB grad’s post about her taxi driver pa inspires netizens

On Monday, University of the Philippines Los Baños graduate Glaidale Hibaya shared a photo of the dashboard of her father’s cab, which displays her graduation picture. She narrated her father’s recent encounter with a passenger who failed to pay…

After viral Facebook post, MMDA looks at tow firms

THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that it will be reassessing all its accredited towing companies after it suspended one firm last week for its personnel’s alleged involvement in a failed extortion try. During the…

Falling in love with new cars and other highlights from last month’s social media

February’s social media calendar was composed of cars that you will love and most likely have one in your garage. Falling in love is a good thing. However, being fall guy is not, as ex-MRT boss Al…

Edsa stories dominate social media

It’s been a great start for the automotive industry, with so many exciting new models and even new brands to be introduced in the market.  Social media, however, continued to focus on the sensational, that is, stories…

Social media traffic jam in first half 2015

FROM SUVS falling off the Skyway to doomsday scenarios of the evil Skynet caused by Sarah O’Connor’s tweet, the first half of 2015 social media traffic generators kept the social media busy with Twitter and Facebook posts…

Judge inhibits self from ‘road bully’ case

The case of tobacco firm executive Robert Blair Carabuena, who was caught on video assaulting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority traffic constable Saturnino Fabros in 2012, continues. A Quezon City judge has inhibited herself from hearing the direct…