MANILA, Philippines — Jump rope specialist Ryan Ong-Alonzo got an early Christmas present when his extraordinary feat was finally recognized by the Guinness World Records last Nov. 26, enabling him to ...

SEVEN months after his extraordinary feat was recognized by Guinness World Records, Ryan Ong Alonzo once again went for a world record for the most number of consecutive jump rope crossovers.

A few days ago, local rapper Carlton Zeus—whom I hadn’t heard from since he fought with Toby Keith and had his set allegedly sabotaged at Beethoven Maennerchor—sent me a text message in the middle of ...