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Shoot of ‘The Bourne Legacy’ goes to Marikina

Shoot of ‘The Bourne Legacy’  goes  to Marikina

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]

DPWH allocates P78B for national roads for 2012

DPWH allocates P78B for national roads for 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]

Philippine consulate in Hong Kong and in Thailand closed on Chinese New Year

Philippine consulate in Hong Kong and  in Thailand closed  on Chinese New Year

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]

‘Poison Ivy’ Maid caught and arrested in Zambo

‘Poison Ivy’ Maid  caught and arrested in Zambo

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]

Family of Corona won’t be summoned

Family of Corona won’t be summoned

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]

Corona will not join in impeachment trial petitions

Corona will not join in impeachment trial petitions

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]

1st Friday Mass in Quiapo flocked with Nazarene devotees

1st Friday Mass in Quiapo flocked with Nazarene devotees

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]

Local Celebrities to appear in ‘Bourne Legacy’ shoot

Local Celebrities to appear in  ‘Bourne Legacy’ shoot

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]

BIR sues Jollibee supplier for tax evasion

BIR  sues Jollibee supplier for tax evasion

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]

BSP encourages PNoy’s admin to spend more

BSP encourages PNoy’s  admin to spend more

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]

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