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Meteor Shower To Light Up Tuesday Night
November 17, 2009 – 1:58 am | No Comment
Meteor Shower To Light Up Tuesday Night

This Tuesday night, a meteor shower will light up the skies as the Leonids Meteor Shower is due to make an enhanced return.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said at least 40 …

Comelec Says Gay Party ‘Immoral’
November 15, 2009 – 11:44 pm | No Comment
Comelec Says Gay Party ‘Immoral’

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday rejected Ang Ladlad for party-list accreditation on the grounds that the party advocates “sexual immorality” and “immoral doctrines.”
Ang Ladlad is an organization of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders …

Total Earnings of 2012 Movie Worldwide
November 15, 2009 – 11:41 pm | No Comment
Total Earnings of 2012 Movie Worldwide

Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale “2012″ opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
The Sony Pictures action saga tells the story of a …

Congratulations To Manny ‘Pacman’ Paquiao: World’s Champion
November 15, 2009 – 2:09 am | No Comment
Congratulations To Manny ‘Pacman’ Paquiao: World’s Champion

Manny Pacquiao staked his claim atop boxing’s mythical throne as the pound-for-pound best, using his lightning hand speed to beat and batter Miguel Cotto into submission Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pacquiao knocked Cotto …

Update On Miss Earth 2009: Top 15 In Swimsuit and Evening Gown Revealed
November 14, 2009 – 10:58 am | No Comment
Update On Miss Earth 2009: Top 15 In Swimsuit and Evening Gown Revealed

The 15 finalists vying for Miss Earth 2009 Best in Swimsuit and Best in Evening Gown have been selected.
Below is the list and Photos taken during the awarding:

Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced To 175 Years Imprisonment
November 14, 2009 – 10:34 am | No Comment
Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced To 175 Years Imprisonment

Convicted over the summer of taking five underage girls across state lines to have sex with them, evangelist Tony Alamo was today sentenced to 175 years in prison by a judge in Texarkana, Ark.
“May (God) …

Mayon ‘threat’ : 390 families in Albay Evacuated
November 13, 2009 – 3:00 am | One Comment
Mayon ‘threat’ : 390 families in Albay Evacuated

At least 390 families in Albay province in Bicol were preemptively evacuated amid increased activity at Mayon Volcano.
Radio dzRH reported that the 390 families, or 1,665 people, from two villages in Daraga town were brought …

Carrie Prejean’s Sex Tape
November 12, 2009 – 9:52 am | No Comment
Carrie Prejean’s Sex Tape

NOT! I don’t know.  I didn’t have this crazy “I’m-against-Carrie-Prejean-Syndrome” when the Miss Universe question and answer with Perez Hilton rocked the world.  I was actually on her side.  Then, as things progressed it dawned …

Magnitude-4.8 quake rocks Mindanao
November 11, 2009 – 5:14 am | One Comment
Magnitude-4.8 quake rocks Mindanao

A magnitude-4.8 quake rocked parts of Mindanao early Wednesday, as a result of the movement at Philippine fault zone, state seismologists said.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) head Renato Solidum Jr. said there was

Former President Erap Estrada Tests Poll Automation Machines
November 11, 2009 – 5:03 am | 2 Comments
Former President Erap Estrada Tests Poll Automation Machines

The former president Joseph Ejercito Estrada made a testing about the machines to be used in the election 2010. This is one way of ensuring the people that the machine is good enough to protect …

GMA 7 Christmas Station ID 2009 : Sama-sama Tayong Mag Pasalove Ngayong Pasko
November 11, 2009 – 4:28 am | No Comment
GMA 7 Christmas Station ID 2009 : Sama-sama Tayong Mag Pasalove Ngayong Pasko

GMA 7 launched its very own 2009 Christmas Station ID on Eat Bulaga on Saturday.
The Kapuso network wants everyone to experience real Christmas, and that’s the message they are sharing. Christmas is about giving love, …

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao Prepares For His US Concerts
November 10, 2009 – 4:01 am | No Comment
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao Prepares For His US Concerts

Manny Pacquiao’s highly anticipated fight against Puerto Rican Boxing Champion Miquel Cotto is in one week and the Pac-Man has already heard mass and received a blessing from Christ the King Church in Los Angeles …