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Lady Gaga wears Filipiniana dress

Lady Gaga  wears Filipiniana dress

Share     Controversial singer Lady Gaga started her concert in the Philippines Monday night sporting  a conservative Filipiniana-like dress in the middle of protest by conservative Christians in the country. Famous  for her bizarre costumes, the American singer and songwriter arrived on stage riding a black stallion. The crowd [Continue reading]

Ayala Alabang car crash 4 killed

Share   Reportedly four teenagers were killed due to  a car accident inside Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City early Saturday. The victims’ identities were: Bruce Garcia, 14; Thomas Eric Nguyen, 16; Joshua Syyap, 15; and Timothy Syyap, 18. Primary  investigations appear  that the four teens were inside the black [Continue reading]

Pacquiao set to do a movie in Hollywood

Pacquiao set to do a  movie in Hollywood

Share Trying to be a Jack of all Trades,  Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao accepts an offer after  being tapped to appear in his first Hollywood movie, “Brass Knuckles,” with Fil-Am comedian Rob Schneider. According to movie producer Damian Perkins, the shoot will start after Pacquiao’s fight with Timothy [Continue reading]

4 succeed in the professional electrical engineers board exam

4 succeed in the professional electrical engineers board exam

Share An announcement came from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)  that 4 passed the Technical Evaluation for the Upgrading as Professional Electrical Engineers given by the Board of Electrical Engineering in Manila this May 2012.  Here are the  successful examinees who passed the technical evaluation for the upgrading as [Continue reading]

Claudine says sorry to airline crew members

Claudine says sorry  to airline crew members

Share   Actress Claudine Barretto decided to make amends with the  2 airline ground crew members who supposedly got verbal abuse from the actress during a fight  about their luggages. It has been two weeks since the incident, Barretto went to see  the family of Cebu Pacific ground crew members Charisse Bocboc and Kristine [Continue reading]

Pacquiao defends his comments on same sex marriage

Pacquiao defends his comments on same sex marriage

Share Filipino boxing champ  Manny Pacquiao cleared the reports about him  condemning homosexuals when he commented against same-sex marriage. Pacquiao, who recently turned into  a Bible preacher, answered that he was just voicing out his opinion against homosexual union. Pacquiao pointed  that he is not against homosexuals, [Continue reading]

Court of Appeals turns down TV5′s appeal

Court of Appeals turns down  TV5′s appeal

Share After submitting its plea to the Court of Appeals, CA has  turned down the plea of television network ABC Development Corp. (TV5) for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary injunction on the 20-day suspension order of the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on the network’s program, [Continue reading]

Palace not the same with Obama on gay marriage

Palace not the same with Obama on gay marriage

Share When it comes to gay marriage, Malacanang has its own view  not following US President Barack Obama’s path.  Edwin Lacierda, Presidential spokesman said that the United States has a different milieu compared to the Philippines, noting that same-sex marriage is an election issue in the United States. He added that the meaning [Continue reading]

Convergys awarded as BPO ‘employer of the year’

Convergys awarded as  BPO ‘employer of the year’

Share Again, Convergys Corporation received a recognition as the  “BPO Employer of the Year” at this year’s International ICT Awards held in Manila. This was the third time that the customer management firm was named the top business process outsourcing (BPO) in the country. “Convergys is dedicated to providing [Continue reading]

Marijuana Plantation in Benguet seized

Marijuana Plantation in Benguet seized

Share Reportedly a huge plantation of     Marijuana was discovered by the officials of the Philippine Drug and Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The agency  raided the mountainous region of Cordillera in Northern Luzon. According to the authorities,  the plantation was located in the remote Bakun and Kibugan mountains in Benguet, [Continue reading]

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