Philippine Tourism For Divorcees Is A Big No No!

Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that is amazingly blessed with rich natural resources. White sand beaches, crystal clear lagoons, virgin forests that houses endangered species of various animals and even the recently claimed as one the 7 wonders of world Puerto Princessa Underground River can be found in the country. These [...]

Mt. Bulusan of Philippines Erupted Twice in One Day

A Philippine Volcano called Mount Bulusan just erupted twice in 24 hours. It is located about 249 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Manila. Alert Level 1 had been has been declared and it would mean a warning to the nearby villagers to stay away from the 4-kilometer “permanent danger zone” because of possible steam and [...]

India Swept Over By The Philippines As The World’s Call Center Capital

India Swept Over By The Philippines As The World’s Call Center Capital – The Philippines has overpowered India as the number one player in the global business outsourcing market, making the country as the call center capital of the world. IBM released a report in October that says Philippines has taken over the lead in [...]

Cebu Pacific’s “Safety Dance” Gone Viral

Lady Gaga was with them in spirit, or on the air, so to speak. Her song, Just Dance, was made an integral part of the safety demonstration of a Philippine airline company, Cebu Pacific. So, instead of the usual blah, blahs on how to put on your seatbelt or the safety mask if deployed, the [...]

No Filipinos For This Year’s Miss Asia Pageant

You’re reading it right. No Filipinos are allowed to joined this year’s Miss Asia Pageant. This event is organized by the Asia Television Limited or ATV which is broadcast company in Hong Kong way back 1985. The event was stopped from the 2000 up to 2003 and was then relaunched in 2004. It is being [...]

PRC Released July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results

PRC Released July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results – The Professional Regulations Commission (PCR) in the Philippines released the results of the July 2010, Nursing Board Exam or Nursing Licensure Examination. 91,008 nursing students from around the Philippines took the board exam but only 37,679 passed. Te PRC said that this had been one of [...]

Philippine Bus Hostage Drama Comes to Bloody Conclusion

A former Manila police officer took twenty five hostages in a tourist bus in the Philippines on Monday morning. The hostage situation ended after a ten-hour standoff with at least two hostages reported killed and the hostage taker shot dead. A few hours after the report that only two hostages died, it has been confirmed [...]

Philippine News: Rolando Mendoza, the Tourist Bus Hostage-Taker is Dead

Ironically, Rolando Mendoza, the tourist bus hostage-taker, was the recipient of commendations in the 1990s for his service as a police officer. But in 2009, just two years before his mandatory retirement, he was dismissed on several charges of extortion and all of his retirement benefits were also taken away. This is believed to be [...]

State of the Nation Address of Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III

Philippine President elect Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III delivered his first State of the Nation Address yesterday at the Batasan Pambansa Complex.  It has gathered favorable comments and has fired up hopes to most countrymen. It was delivered in full Filipino language which has made it very comprehensible from the most educated even up to the [...]

4 Strong Earthquakes Hit Philippine Gulf Successively

As most people are still sleeping and getting ready for the day, 4 strong earthquakes hit Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines successively. Most of the people who experience the shake are those who are still awake up to this time or those who woke up early. As what has been recorded in the USGS, the 4 [...]

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