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A Historical Trip To Pila Laguna

Posted by Holy Cow: Yesterday, me and some friends went to Pila, Laguna to attend the last night of the wake of one of our friend's father. Although there had been misfortunes during the 5 hour travel, I can say its all worth it. Pila is such an accommodating place. I think I have never seen any other place in the Philippines that is as religious as Pila's
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Philippine Tourism

Posted by Gill Bautista: Before I start this article, please watch this video first. You need to see it. YouTube Video This was a video made by the Department of Tourism in 2005 and was used in a Philippine Tourism campaign in 2006. I will not be boasting of what the Philippines have, the is enough to show the beauty of the country. However, I hate
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From Bagiuo With Love

Posted by ProTraveler: Though not a very appropriate decision to get into, especially in a very stormy and chilly month, my family is planning to have a get-together party in Baguio on the second week of July. It will be my father's 54th birthday on July 12 and my sisters wanted to give him an out of town celebration since he is already retired last January. For the
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GMA vs. ABS-CBN - The Network Wars

Posted by Gill Bautista: I have visited a certain forum just recently where two of the Philippines top media networks, GMA Network and ABS-CBN, are being discussed. The discussion is not going the proper way and they are already cursing each other. I hate it. I will have to cut through it. For many years, the two rival networks have been in a constant battle to outsmart
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An American Expat Story

Posted by Gill Bautista: I have recently shared a coffee table moment with an American expat who is living in the Philippines for almost 20 years. A common friend introduced him to me for a potential business deal. While we were talking he shared his good moments and past experiences of life here in the country. By the way he talks, I can surely say he really is what we
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The Great Recovery

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: After being hit by a devastating storm, the Philippines is doing its best to recover from whatever the disaster caused the country. The government partakes in making the ill-fated people recover and forgot the bad memory brought by Typhoon Frank or Fengshen as known internationally. Many countries have expressed their willingness to help
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Pacquiao Vs. Diaz - Lethal Combination

Posted by Jude Wallenberg: Tomorrow will yet be another one of those days where you hardly people in the streets. It will be another one of the days that people gather inside their homes or their offices. All this will be once again possible because of the war that is yet to happen tomorrow. It is the fight between two champions, Manny "Pac-Man The Destroyer"
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Princess of the Stars Tragedy

Posted by Jude Wallenberg: Just recently we have blogged about how disastrous typhoon Frank was. For those who have just tuned in, typhoon Frank is a catastrophic storm that hit the Philippines and resulted to hundreds of casualties and billions of property value lost. Typhoon Frank in known internationally as Typhoon Fengshen. There have been a lot of devastating things
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Makati Central Business District

Posted by Gill Bautista: So after buying all the things that my sister instructed me to buy, I brought it all in her office in Fort Bonifacio in Bonifacio Global City district of Taguig City in Metro Manila. Global City is really not a city, its just the name of the business district. As I was in the Global City, I noticed how beautiful the panorama of Makati
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Little China in Manila

Posted by Gill Bautista: This morning I was able to visit Binondo, Manila. I needed to go to Divisoria, probably the biggest open market in the Philippines just a few blocks away form Binondo, because I had to buy some materials for my sister's company project. Since I'm the one who knows about colors and designs, she sent me and I agreed because I have not
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Philippines - Connecting To The Word

Posted by Gill Bautista: Before you read this, must have I remind you that the photo on the side is not a call center or any outsourcing center. It's an internet cafe. History wise, the Philippines is still young when it comes to internet connectivity. Although internet was already available since 1998, most of the people who has accessed to it during that time
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Activities During Typhoon Frank

Posted by Holy Cow: For almost two days, I had irregular internet connection due to a typhoon that hit the country. Its name is Frank, a very unusual name for a country that is used to having Rosing, Reming, Auring as storm names. They uses old barrio names for it but heck, it's already a modern age so they decided to name storm with modern names as well, with an
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Haribon - The Mighty Wings of Philippine Skies

Posted by Gill Bautista: The Philippines is home to many of the world's endangered animals due to the growing population which claims some of these animals habitats. One of them is the Philippine Eagle, the biggest eagle in the world in terms of size. More commonly called as Haribon or Haring Ibon, meaning Bird King, it used to be named as Monkey-Eating Eagle
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The BPO Industry

Posted by Website Introductions: A strategic location, a highly-skilled workforce, and affinity for Western culture are among the main reasons why the Philippines is increasingly becoming one of the world's largest business process outsourcing hubs (BPO). Even though it is largely made up of offshore call centers, the recent growth is spurred by more high-end services like
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History Will Not Repeat Itself Typhoons

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: Yesterday I was able to attend a whole day seminar workshop and a drill training in Laguna as part of the National Disaster Coordinating Council's program in putting the public aware of the possibilities we are facing now that the stormy months has come again. Almost two years ago, on November 30, 2006, around 734 people died in the Bicol region,
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Hari Ng Negros 2008

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: Hari ng Negros [trans: King Of Negros] is an annual event showcasing the prettiest faces of males in the province of Negros. Either you are from Negros Oriental or Negros Occidental, you are in. The prestigious pageant is participated by the each of the island's municipalities and cities. Only the best are chosen and after thorough screening,
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A Taste Of Mindanao

Posted by Holy Cow: Mindanao is the second biggest island of the Philippines next to Luzon. It is located in the southern part of the country, comprising of landlocked districts and smaller islands. Most of Mindanao's inhabitants, especially in the southernmost regions, are muslims. Mindanao has always been the reserve destination of tourists who visits the
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Manila Water World

Posted by Gill Bautista: The title may sound like another big aquarium park in Manila but actually its not. Right at this very moment, it is raining hard in Manila and the roads are engulfed in deep water. I woke up early this morning to accompany my nephew to the University of the Philippines - Manila Campus. He is a freshman and taking a Public Health course, in
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Invest Philippines

Posted by Gill Bautista: Invest Philippines is a national program promoted by the Philippine government since 2004. It aims to encourage foreign firms and companies to, well, invest in the country. Philippines is home to many of the world's leading companies and the biggest names in products for electronics, computer related softwares and hardwares, automotive
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Heart Binding for Filipinos

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: Philippines is known for its people's values and practices that exemplifies things that are important to them. One of these practices is getting married. Marriage for Filipinos is probably one of the most sacred ceremonies that a person will experience in their whole life. And probably, this is the main reason why Philippines is one of
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The Other Side of Independence

Posted by Jude Wallenberg: Since my co-author, Ms. Sandejas, have already given the official event rites, I will then be giving you the celebration of the 110th Philippine Independence Day from the other side of the world, New York City. The large Filipino community in the west have played a major part in spreading the Filipino culture in many parts of the world. In
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Ika-110 na Selebrasyon ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: [The title translates: The 110th Celebration of the Philippine Independence.] Today, we celebrated an event commemorating the 100th year of independence from the hands of our Spanish colonizers, the Araw ng Kalayaan 2008 [Independence Day 2008]. I witnessed the whole event starting from 7am at the Rizal Park or more commonly known as
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The Tamaraws of Mindoro

Posted by Jude Wallenberg: One of the many animals that can be found in the Philippines is the Tamaraw. With the scientific name Bubalus mindorensis, the Tamaraw is the largest terrestrial mammal in the country in native terms. The Philippines do not have native elephants of rhinos, that makes it the largest. The Tamaraw is a very special species in the sense that, it can
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Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer Program

Posted by Gill Bautista: "Give someone a fish, and they will eat for a day. Teach someone how to fish, and they will eat for a lifetime." This is the opening phrase written in the recently approved government project, the Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer Program or Phil CCT. This program is aiming to alleviate the quality of living of the poorest citizens all over the
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Philippine Music Industry

Posted by Gill Bautista: Filipinos are happy people. They are known to laugh away problems or just spend a whole day of bad luck by cracking a joke or singing it out in a karaoke machine. Singing has always been a part of daily Filipino life. Everybody start the day with singing at the bathroom before they go to their office or to their school. In school, music subject
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Camotes and Cassava

Posted by Jude Wallenberg: To start it off, I just want to clear that the Camotes is not a food. If you are a Filipino, you know that Camotes is different from kamote. The former being an island, and the latter being the root crop we call sweet potato in the english terms. Anyways, both can make us drool. Camotes is an island offshore its parent province, Cebu.
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Death of the Icons

Posted by Kristy May Sandejas: I know it's not a usual thing for us to talk about death here, bu still I want to take this space to tell the whole world my condolences to two of the most important icons in my life lost their lives this morning. One of the Philippine cinema's foundation died early this morning. Rudy "Daboy" Fernandez died from peri-ampullary cancer
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