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Concerts and shows fill up Valentine weekend calendar
February 13, 2010 – 12:11 am | No Comment
Concerts and shows fill up Valentine weekend calendar

Aside from the chocolates, roses and candlelight dinners, Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to celebrate good live music.
With Heart’s Day falling on a weekend, artists and producers are more than happy to lend their …

Katrina Halili has no follow-up project yet on GMA-7 after Darna
February 4, 2010 – 3:57 am | No Comment
Katrina Halili has no follow-up project yet on GMA-7 after Darna

Nasa UST hospital ngayon si Katrina Halili, hindi dahil may karamdaman siya kundi para bantayan ang kanyang lola. Inoperahan kasi ang kanyang lola last Thursday, January 28, at si Katrina ang nagbabantay rito.
Galing sa isang …

Victor Basa wants to concentrate on films this year
February 2, 2010 – 12:39 am | No Comment
Victor Basa wants to concentrate on films this year

Ngayong 2010 ay hiling ng model-actor na si Victor Basa na maging active siya sa paggawa ng pelikula. Kaya nga natutuwa siya at mabilis natapos ang isang indie film na ginawa niya sa direksyon ni …

World’s smallest phone to sell in RP
January 21, 2010 – 8:11 pm | No Comment
World’s smallest phone to sell in RP

MANILA, Philippines – The Israeli-designed modu, considered the world’s lightest mobile phone, will be distributed locally by Globe Telecom.
The modu (http://www.modumobile.com/) is registered by the Guinness World Records (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/02/080229.aspx) as the world’s lightest phone at …

Star Cinema reveals box-office gross of its films in 2009
January 15, 2010 – 11:09 pm | No Comment
Star Cinema reveals box-office gross of its films in 2009

The films of Star Cinema for 2009 earned a total of P1.135 billion, according to figures provided by ABS-CBN’s film production outfit. PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) met with the Star Cinema executives of Star Cinema—Star …

Pacquiao-Clottey headed to Texas
January 13, 2010 – 1:16 am | No Comment
Pacquiao-Clottey headed to Texas

MANNY PACQUIAO will report for training as scheduled, this time against Ghanaian and former world champion Joshua Clottey, for a March 13 fight that looks headed to Arlington, Texas.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach announced …

Pacquiao-Clottey Texas bout a done deal, says Arum
January 13, 2010 – 1:05 am | No Comment
Pacquiao-Clottey Texas bout a done deal, says Arum

THERE’S NO SIGNED DEAL YET, BUT BOTH Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey have reportedly agreed in principle to do battle on March 13 at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum told Sports …

Erich Gonzales admits that she and Ejay Falcon are in a cold silent war
December 31, 2009 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Erich Gonzales admits that she and Ejay Falcon are in a cold silent war

Despite the undeniable success of their teleserye Katorse, rumors spread that the said program’s lead stars, Erich Gonzales and Ejay Falcon, are currently in the midst of cold war. As reported, the conflict was triggered …

National Geographic In External Drive
December 30, 2009 – 9:53 am | No Comment
National Geographic In External Drive

National Geographic Magazine has been one of the most important publications ever printed. From the insightful articles to the brilliant photography, NatGeo has been the benchmark that other magazines compare themselves to. Now, you can …

Ms. Tourism Student Philippines 2010
December 23, 2009 – 8:15 am | 2 Comments
Ms. Tourism Student Philippines 2010

The 3rd year BS Tourism Management: Events Class 2010 of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas will be organizing the First Ms. Tourism Student Philippines Beauty Pageant on February 20, 2010 at the Philippine Trade Training Center …

Mayon volcano eruption possible within days
December 20, 2009 – 10:43 am | No Comment
Mayon volcano eruption possible within days

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Sunday afternoon that an explosive eruption of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines is possible within days as it raised the alert level status from 3 …

Philippines most in danger from climate change
December 18, 2009 – 2:09 am | 3 Comments
Philippines most in danger from climate change

Addressing the climate summit here Thursday, President Arroyo stressed the vulnerability of the Philippines to extreme weather events, but curiously stopped short of joining the clamor from other developing countries for increased international funding that …

Lava from Mount Mayon threatens thousands in Albay
December 16, 2009 – 10:05 pm | One Comment
Lava from Mount Mayon threatens thousands in Albay

Mount Mayon’s near-perfect cone is threatening to explode, driving more than 30,000 Albay residents to seek safer ground.
One of the Philippines’ iconic images, Mayon is also one of the world’s most active volcanoes, yet communities …

2010 will be the year of phones that are really handheld computers
December 15, 2009 – 5:43 am | No Comment
2010 will be the year of phones that are really handheld computers

As 2010 draws nearer, techies can expect a key year for communication technology with Apple set to launch a new iPhone, Microsoft to launch its Microsoft Mobile 7, and there’s the Google Android 2 on …