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Written by julie on 26 January 2012
Share Finishing 2 days of shoot in the middle of a tight security in Navotas City, the production team is all set to shift to Marikina City on Thursday. The production crew ended its filming in Navotas City and began preparing for scenes at a market in Marikina, radio dzBB reported early Thursday. [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 19 January 2012
Share According to news release from the office of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the agency has allocated from its 2012 budget P78.099 billion for building, rehabilitating, widening and upgrading national roads. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said they plan to cover 15,872 [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 19 January 2012
Share Chinese New Year Celebration will happen on Jan. 23 to 25. On those days, the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong will be closed to the public for the Lunar New Year holidays. In addition to that, the Philippine Embassy in Thailand also made an announcement that their office will also be closed on [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 18 January 2012
Share After the long search, the housemaid found guilty of poisoning and robbing her employers in Manila and Quezon City was arrested at a bus terminal in Zamboanga City yesterday. The housemaid has escaped from the Women’s Correctional facility in Mandaluyong City. According to Zamboanga City police chief Senior Superintendent [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 18 January 2012
Share The presiding judge Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, has denied yesterday the motion of the prosecution panel to call Chief Justice Renato Corona and members of his family to testify before the impeachment trial. Earlier, Enrile turned down the motion of Corona’s camp to prohibit the use of private [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 17 January 2012
Share Reportedly, Chief Justice Renato Corona will not participate in the Supreme Court hearings on 5 petitions asking to stop his impeachment trial in the Senate. This was according to court administrator and spokesman Jose Midas Marquez. A deliberation will be done by the high court on the 5 petitions tomorrow. The petitions [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 06 January 2012
Share Since the devotees of the Black Nazarene see themselves in times of poverty and every day struggles to the wounds and tribulations experienced by Jesus, the people went to Quiapo despite the fact that their patron’s feast is still three days away. The crowd is starting to get big in Manila’s Quiapo [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 06 January 2012
Share Report has it that there will be some Filipino celebrities that will be a part of the much-awaited film "Bourne Legacy" starring Hollywood star Jeremy Renner. The confirmation came from Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino. However he refused to give the names of the celebrities joining [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 05 January 2012
Share Reportedly, a supplier of Jollibee Foods Corp faces a criminal complaint after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a complaint with the Department of Justice due to tax evasion. Great Wall Promotionals Co. Ltd. together with its officials Carlito N. Pancho, Flordeliza M. Casimiro, George T. Co., Jr. and Roberto T. Co., [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 04 January 2012
Share The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) called out to the Aquino administration to spend more to enhance the country’s economic performance in the midst of the uncertainties in the US and the debt crisis in Europe. In a forum lead by the Tuesday Club at EDSA Shangri-La, BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said [Continue reading]