Tubbataha Reef remains strong on New 7 Wonders of Nature
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Filipinos be proud of what we have! Our very owned Tubbataha Reef remains strong to be part of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Tubbataha Reef acquired the number 3 position on the current live ranking of the nominees to become the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Together with Tubbataha Reef in the top list is our very owned Chocolate Hills on the number 5 position. Read more
Filipino-British Kid booted out of the Britain’s Got Talent
Filipino-British kid Charlie Green was booted out of the UK talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” semifinals. The 10 year old boy failed to make the final top 10 of the said talent reality show. Talent show creator and judge, Simon Cowell thought Green made a “bad song choice”.
Charlie got a split decision from the three judges and favoring the “NO”. Another Filipino, Madonna Decena is still in the competition. Green sang “All I Wanna Do is Sing”, an original song that was composed specifically for the performance.
First Filipino Woman To Win Emirates Business Woman Award
A Filipina chemist who became an engineer and chief executive officer of Geoscience Testing Laboratory in Dubai was among the eight winners of Emirates Business Woman Award (EBWA) 2008 and became the first Filipino woman to win the said awards.
Mary Jane Alvero-Al Mhadi bagged the first runner-up for the Professional Category of the Emirates Business Woman Award 2008, which made her the first Filipino to receive such a prestigious honor in the United Arab Emirates. Read more
Yapak
Yapak is sing by Jolina Magdangal and one of the theme song of Korean Drama “The Legend” or “Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi”. Read more
Reynaldo Lapuz Returned On American Idol Stage
Even though he didn’t make it to the finals of the American Idol Season 7, Filipino Reynaldo Lapuz shines on American Idol Stage during the show season finale Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila) held in Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California . Together with his iconic featured cap and white as snow suit, Nevada based Reynaldo Lapuz popped out on stage to sing his masterpiece composition in a capella. Read more
Open Source Technology for Automated Election System
The Commission on Election (Comelec) has already granted contracts to two-technology firm for the automated election system in Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) scheduled on August 11.
A group of Information Technology Professionals has called the government to use open source technology for the automated election system in the Philippines. Ito Gruet, vice president of the Philippine Computer Society Read more
2 Doctors and A Nurse in Suspension over Cebu Surgery Scandal
2 doctors and a nurse that involves in a surgery scandal at Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center where placed under a three months preventive suspension. Department of Health (DOH) regional director Susana Madarieta approved the three month preventive suspension order against Dr. Philip Leo Arias - head surgeon, Dr. Max Joseph Montecillo - assisting surgeon and nurse Carminia Sapio. Read more
Java Founder Award UP Students
Java founder James Gosling give award to a group of computer science students from University of the Philippines who developed the Expert Poisoning System (ESP). This team of computer science students from University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City was among of the teams worldwide who received the 2008 Duke’s Choice Award that recognized the year’s most influential JAVA technology-based application. The winners were chosen by Java Founder James Gosling and along with a panel of Java Technology experts. Read more
Misuari Promotes The Creation of Four Federal States
Nur Misuari promotes the creation of four federal states instead of eleven which is proposed by Mindanao Senator Aquilino Pimentel. Misuari tries to convince House Speaker Prospero Nograles to support issue of federalism but only for four federal states namely Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Metro Manila. The federal bid would have a good chance but imposing only four federal state would be impossible I think.
Last Month, Senator Aquilino Pimentel and ten other senators presented a Joint Resolution Read more
2 of 10 OFW in Saudi jailed for Crimes of Immorality
An estimate of 2 of 10 Overseas Filipino Worker’s (OFW) in Saudi Arabia are jailed for “crimes of immorality. Lots of crimes of immorality involving Filipinos, simply for holding hands and eating out together. Saudi laws prohibited woman from going out to public with men other than her relatives.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said laws against these offenses are drilled into leaving OFWs during their pre-departure orientation seminars, but acknowledged that the isolation and “sheer loneliness” of being in a strange land may be reasons why many succumb to these affairs. Read more
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