(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took a break from his hectic schedule and went around a mall in Makati over the weekend. Pictures from Special Assistant to the President Bong Go showed Duterte surrounded by tight security as he visited Greenbelt 5, after attending the 51st annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Mandaluyong. Several mallgoers took pictures with the President, who accommodated them.
Tag: selfies
London exhibition elevates selfies as an art form
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — London’s Saatchi Gallery launches on Friday (March 31) “From Selfie to Self-Expression,” which it says will be the world’s first exhibition looking at the history of selfies. It kicks off with Rembrandt, the 17th century Dutch artist whose dozens of self-portraits created an intimate autobiography with confident brushstrokes. His paintings are represented on digital screens that one can “like,” resulting in a red heart appearing over the image – just […]
COMELEC bans selfies in voting precincts
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 1) – Commission on Election imposes restriction in taking “selfies” in polling precincts. This is to follow the COMELEC Resolution No. 9571, that prohibits the use carbon paper, paraffin paper or other means of making a copy of the contents of the ballot, or otherwise make use of any other scheme to identify his vote, including the use of digital cameras, cellular phones with camera or similar gadget. To clarify, what is […]
‘Silly’ selfies craze will die out, says ’60s snapper Bailey
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON Mon Feb 3, 2014 7:00am EST (Reuters) – The craze for taking “selfies” will die out soon, said British photographer David Bailey, famously known for capturing the free spirit of the swinging ’60s. The 76-year old, whose famous subjects include supermodel Kate Moss, Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger and actor Jack Nicholson, said he had never taken a self portrait on a smartphone or webcam because he was too busy taking […]





