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Iran Begins War Games To Protect Nuclear Sites
November 23, 2009 – 9:03 am | No Comment
Iran Begins War Games To Protect Nuclear Sites

Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.
It …

Urduja: Weather Disturbance Turns Into ALPA, Threatens Visayas, Mindanao
November 23, 2009 – 8:29 am | 3 Comments
Urduja: Weather Disturbance Turns Into ALPA, Threatens Visayas, Mindanao

A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao has intensified into an active low-pressure area (ALPA), threatening Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao if it becomes a cyclone.
If it intensifies further into a cyclone, it will be …

Total Earnings Of New Moon Saga For The First Three Days
November 23, 2009 – 8:16 am | No Comment
Total Earnings Of New Moon Saga For The First Three Days

The vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The No. 1 domestic debut …

Kin Defend Krista Over Her Rumored Affair with Pacquiao
November 21, 2009 – 10:29 pm | No Comment
Kin Defend Krista Over Her Rumored Affair with Pacquiao

Hurt by detractors assailing Kristel Anne “Krista” Ranillo over her alleged affair with boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, veteran actress Gloria Sevilla decided to break her silence and take the cudgels for her 23-year-old granddaughter.
“I am …

China Coal Mine Blast Total Death Toll
November 21, 2009 – 9:59 pm | One Comment
China Coal Mine Blast Total Death Toll

A state news agency says the death toll in a northeast China coal mine blast has jumped to 87.
The official Xinhua News Agency says another 21 people are still trapped underground Sunday after the pre-dawn …

ABS-CBN.com Delivers The Inside Stories Of The Kapamilya Trade Event in Subic
November 20, 2009 – 9:39 pm | No Comment
ABS-CBN.com Delivers The Inside Stories Of The Kapamilya Trade Event in Subic

Halos lahat ng Kapamilya stars ay bumiyahe patungong Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center para sa huling trade event ng ABS-CBN network para sa 2009 kasabay ng 21st Philippine Advertising Congress noong Huwebes, November 19. …

Pacquiao Arrives With Wife Jinkee
November 20, 2009 – 1:40 am | No Comment
Pacquiao Arrives With Wife Jinkee

Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his entourage – led by wife Jinkee with whom he shared a much-applauded kiss – arrived in Manila early Friday morning to begin a long …

Jinkee’s Parents Slam Manny Over Alleged Affair
November 19, 2009 – 12:27 pm | No Comment
Jinkee’s Parents Slam Manny Over Alleged Affair

Because you hurt our daughter, we will boycott your film (Whapakman).”
This is what Jinkee Pacquiao’s parents had to say of their son-in-law Manny Pacquiao after seeing footage of Jinkee crying at a thanksgiving mass held …

Johnny Delgado: Died At 61
November 19, 2009 – 12:06 pm | One Comment
Johnny Delgado: Died At 61

Award-winning actor Johnny Delgado succumbed to cancer and died at 1:45 p.m. yesterday.
Delgado has been diagnosed with lymphoma or cancer of the lymph nodes in 2008 and was responding well to chemotherapy early this year.
The …

National Geographic’s 25 Best New Travel Destinations for 2010
November 19, 2009 – 11:41 am | 5 Comments
National Geographic’s 25 Best New Travel Destinations for 2010

The National Geographic has chosen the Philippines as one of the “25 best new travel destinations in the world for 2010.”
In its November 2009 Adventure issue, the popular publication from the US described the …

Pagasa: Tracks New Weather Disturbance
November 19, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Pagasa: Tracks New Weather Disturbance

State weather forecasters are tracking a shallow low-pressure area (SLPA) off Mindanao that may possibly intensify into a cyclone.
The SLPA was estimated at

The Pilipinas Got Talent: Successfully Stages First Auditions
November 17, 2009 – 9:26 pm | 2 Comments
The Pilipinas Got Talent: Successfully Stages First Auditions

Nagsimula na ang Pilipinas Got Talent sa paghahanap ng mga Pinoy na may kakaibang galing at talento. Noong November 6, 7, at 8 ay ginanap ang unang auditions ng Pilipinas Got Talent sa Lyceum of …