Viral post: Freddie Aguilar’s sister thinks the real Duterte is dead and the president is a ‘reptoid alien’
According to Marlene Aguilar, the sister of folk singer Freddie Aguilar, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is dead. And that guy in Malacañang Palace? “A reptoid alien,” Marlene wrote on her Dec. 3 post. “According to reptoid aliens Dolly Escarrion and I are in contact with, the Duterte you see now is an reptoid [sic] alien in ...
Pet snake left in burning house for 2 hours, and survives
A fire razed a Davao City neighborhood to the ground on Tuesday afternoon. One resident, who left his pet snake behind, went back for it two hours later and found the python still...
Filipino driver in Hong Kong cut off his own penis: report
A “depressed” Filipino national cut off his penis and reportedly flushed it down the toilet on Sunday, in what police classified as a suicide attempt, according to a...
‘Unjust vexation’: Philippines law punishes act of annoying another person
A law in the Philippines that punishes anyone who annoys another person has made to a website’s list of weirdest laws in the world. A provision in the Philippines’...
How to celebrate the Feast of St. John The Baptist? Zumba Foam Party!
More than 700 inmates joined Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel in an hour-long Zumba Fitness Party Saturday morning in Barangay Handumanan here as part of...
This police officer’s body shattered bullets that hit him in Marawi conflict
Yes, it’s as crazy as it sounds. Police Officer 3 Isah Sangcad from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao – Regional Public Safety Battalion (ARMM-RPSB) is being...
Oh look, this coconut tree is twisted (and we love it!)
You know we love strange. And this twisted coconut tree is so strangely beautiful — we just can’t ignore it. As you can see in these photos taken by Hero Bacuño at a coconut...
Coconuts Manila Weird
Weird news is a must on the Coconuts menu! We report about the quirks of the city and its never-boring people with enthusiasm and energy. Aspiring singer roaring out tunes in the middle of a crowded mall? We’ll cover that! Drunk man wearing a weird costume while running around on the streets? We’ll find out why. We love outlandish tales which make Manila even more charming — the weirder, the better! Check this section out. You might find someone you know. Or you might even find a short piece about yourself, if you have the honor of being weird enough!