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Ilang siglo na rin ang nakararaan nang unang mamataan ng mga dayuhan ang kahali-halinang taglay na katangian ng isang kapuluan. Una’y nakipagkaibigan sila sa dinatnan nilang mga tao sa lugar na kanilang pinagdaungan. Kalauna’y nakita nila a ...  [Read More]

Critique on the SONA In the whole, P-Noy’s State of the Nation Address builds upon his campaign slogan of “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap”. Thus, the first course of action was to actually do a work in profiling. And much interes ...  [Read More]

Filipinos are not merely everywhere in the world. They are achievers wherever they go. The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its BPInoy Awards, continues to empower and encourage Overseas Filipinos to be excellent in their chosen field of endeavor abroad.  [Read More]

Bahay Financial Services, a foreign-owned domestic corporation that offers international best practices operations for managed financial services, the organization boasts of expertise in its functional competencies, including mortgage finance origination, property management, loan servicing, credit underwriting, default management, and secondary market development.   [Read More]

Premier local finance institutions Chartered Financial Analyst Society of the Philippines (CFA Philippines) and Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) join a highly esteemed regional investment conference together with key global players in the finance industry.   [Read More]

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Premiere service provider of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in Asia, VoiceOne Asia, revolutionizes the internet communication technology as it launches WebTalk, the country's first fully-functional, toll-free service that directly connects everyone from internet to phone system anytime and anywhere in the world.  [Read More]

SURREY, British Columbia -- Foreign low skilled workers intending to work in Canada should not pay recruitment fees to their employers because it is illegal under the law.  [Read More]

PNS -- FUGITIVE Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson would yield himself soon.  [Read More]

PNS -- MALACANANG defended the appointment of former Arroyo officials saying their credentials speak for themselves.  [Read More]

PNS -- A MILITANT lawmaker yesterday said slashing the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel will not solve corruption in the government.  [Read More]

PNS -- MALACANANG wants Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez out.  [Read More]

PNS -- SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri wants the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections reset from October this year to October 2012.  [Read More]

PNS -- PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has appointed former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo as Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government.  [Read More]

PNS -- THE National Association of Lawyers for Justice and Peace (NALJP) yesterday cautioned that the creation of the Truth Commission would be a violation of the Constitution.  [Read More]

PNS -- FORMER Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Luis "Cito" Lorenzo is still considered as one of the principal respondents in the preliminary investigation on the controversial P728-million fertilizer fund scam which the Office of the Ombudsman will soon start.  [Read More]

VANCOUVER - The Filipino community in British Columbia now "has strength in numbers and it is growing fast," Mayor Greg Robertson said in a speech during the 1st Maharlika Awards Philippine Independence Gala Night last June 19 at the Italian Cultural Center.  [Read More]

PNS -- BASED on the 2001 chick flick about pink girl power that made Reese Witherspoon a box office star, "Legally Blonde" is a rousing musical featuring a bravura lead star performance from Nikki Gil as Elle Woods...   [Read More]

PNS -- BEFORE Angelica Panganiban, there was model Solenn Heussaff as the girlfriend of Derek Ramsay. Solenn is now a semi-regular performer in GMA7's "Party Pilipinas" and now managed by Leo Dominguez who's determined to build her up as a singer.  [Read More]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Twelve entrepreneurs and leaders in the Filipino Canadian community were honored during the Philippine Independence Gala Night 2010 with a theme "Gawad Parangal sa Mga Dakilang Pilipino British Columbia" at the Italian Cultural Center last June 19.  [Read More]

PNS -- MARIO O'Hara's last film was "Ang Babae sa Breakwater" that won awards abroad six years ago. He now has a Cinemalaya entry, "Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio," produced by Boy Abunda and Boy So.   [Read More]

Outgoing three-term San Juan city councilor Dante Santiago has proposed the possible implementation and institutionalization of the mother tongue-based Multi-Lingual Education and literacy program in all public schools in the city of San Juan, Metro Manila.
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LAST June 26, 2010, Ocean City, New Jersey, staged probably one of the biggest musical variety shows ever. Music Pier, the historic theatre along the Board Walk fronting the majestic shore of this friendly resort was filled to the capacity with fans and enthusiasts from New York and the Tri-State area.
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PNS -- Now it can be told na tinangka naman palang manligaw ni Piolo Pascual kay KC Concepcion ngunit naudlot nga lang ito.  [Read More]

PNS -- Sa interview ni Ricky Lo kay Pia Guanio, nakumpirma nga na may "tampuhan" sila ni Vic Sotto.  [Read More]

PNS -- Bawal ungkatin o tanu-ngin si Rayver Cruz sa presscon ng horror movie under Star Cinema na Cinco ang kay Sarah Geronimo dahil hindi naman kasama sa movie ang singer-actress.  [Read More]

PNS -- ITINANGHAL na pangulo ng Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM) si Ogie Alcasid after ma-nguna sa bilangan ng mga ibinotong board of directors ng samahan.  [Read More]

PNS -- Halatang-halatang may bumabagabag kay Mariel Rodriguez sa prescon ng Cinco.  [Read More]

PNS -- INA Raymundo came to the presscon of "Precious Hearts Romance Presents Midnight Phantom" with a bulging tummy.  [Read More]

PNS -- ZOREN Legaspi is enjoying hosting "Kitchen Battles," a reality cooking contest reminiscent of "Hell's Kitchen" and "Iron Chef" that started on Q Channel 11 with 12 chefs duelling with each other in the kitchen.  [Read More]

PNS -- Presidential Decree No. 96 Declaring Unlawful the Use or Attachment of Sirens, Bells, Horns, Whistles or Similar Gadgets That Emit Exceptionally Loud or Startling sounds, Including Dome Lights...  [Read More]

FUN IN THE SUN!
SUMMER JAM @ the Courtyard
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PNS -- IT took a new award-giving body like the MTRCB to recognize the acting skills of actor and Quezon City Councilor Alfred Vargas when he won the Best Actor award in the recently concluded event. The judges, mostly reviewers of films, found Alfred's performace in the indie movie, "Colorum," most outstanding.  [Read More]

PNS -- OVER at the show, "Paparazzi," birthday girl Ruffa Gutierrez cleared certain issues about ex-boyfriend John Lloyd Cruz (whom she addresses as JL and who also has the same birthday as Ruffa's) which started on the set of "Betty La Fea."
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PNS -- Maikli lang ang sagot ni Kris Aquino nang i-text namin kahapon para kunan ng reaksyon hinggil sa naging statement ng asawa niyang si James Yap, kung saan ay sinabi ng basketbolista na ipaglalaban niya ang kanyang pamilya.  [Read More]

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