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Boracay and El Nido resorts on U.S.magazine’s list of best resorts in Asia
May 16, 2015
BORACAY, Malay, Aklan – Two resorts in the Philippines have made it to the list of U.S. travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler’s 30 Best Resorts in Asia, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). Continue reading
PHL, Gensan, Sarangani set hero’s welcome for Pacquiao
May 16, 2015
MANILA/GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The local governments of Sarangani and this city are all set for the hero’s welcome and homecoming festivities for world boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao who arrived early Wednesday in Manila from Los Angeles. Continue reading
Los Angeles school district donates $2.5-M books for Mindanao students
May 16, 2015
LOS ANGELES, Califronia — High school students in General Santos City, Sarangani Province and other parts of Mindanao can avail of free books they need when the coming school year opens this August. Continue reading
HERITAGE – ELEGANCE – SCHOLARSHIP
May 16, 2015
You have to give it these four talented and no nonsense ladies. The recently concluded Sampaguita Ball has certainly started a fresh approach to hosting a beauty pageant and ball! Unlike most, if not all, locally sponsored beauty pageants in the Filipino American community of Chicago, the second Sampaguita Ball injected its prime movers’ vision of a genuine beauty pageant that’s anchored on beauty and brains, purpose, cultural heritage and educational values, a far cry from money-centered pageants the community has witnessed all these years.
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Court of Appeals freezes 242 bank accounts of Binay, relatives, allies
May 16, 2015
MANILA (via PhilAmPress) – The Court of Appeals has frozen 242 bank accounts and insurance policies belonging to Vice President Jejomar Binay, his wife former Mayor Elenita Binay, his son Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay and close associates who are suspected to be his dummies. Continue reading
Myopia, Misinformation, Suspicion and Spin Can The Nuclear Deal with Iran Survive Its Detractors? And What Are the Costs to Us If it Fails?
It has been barely ten days since the detailed framework of a proposed comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran was made public by the Obama administration and its negotiating partners in the P5+1 Group (Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany) and by the Iranian government. Continue reading
Cowardly Senators
One threat involves the seizure of territory from our homeland while the other involves the carving of a homeland out of our territory.
These two divergent threats converged on the same day, March 19, when 20 Philippine senators in Manila issued a Mamasapano report which undermined Pres. Aquino’s proposed peace agreement with a Filipino Muslim group seeking to create a Bangsamoro homeland within the Philippines Continue reading
Do you have stomach ulcer?
What is stomach ulcer?
Stomach ulcer, also known as gastric ulcer or peptic ulcer, as the second part of the name suggests, is a “wound, an open sore,” in the mucosa (inner wall) that penetrates the muscle layer of the stomach or of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine attached to the stomach). The symptom is typically burning, gnawing or hunger pains in the epigastric (stomach pit) area, often relieved by food or antacids. Continue reading
K-Noy (Kumander Noy)
Sa teorya, ang konsepto ng kumander-in-tsip (KIT) ay sa militar lang dahil ang gera ay realmo ng pulitika. Sa pakikipagdigmaan ay puwedeng magpairal ng judgment call ang KIT. Sa pagpapatupad ng batas, walang poder ang KIT na baguhin ang itinadhana ng batas ayon sa kahatulan ng hudikatura. Kahit ang pangulo ay tagasunod lang sa proseso ng pagpapatupad ng batas, Continue reading
THE HOLY SEE AN ARTIST’S PERCEPTION PART ONE
The Vatican City State or Holy See is the world’s smallest country. It’s located in the heart of Rome the Italian capitol. When planning your visit to this unique country within a city bring along a pair of good walking shoes. Vatican City, San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea aren’t cities to visit if you’re out of shape; all three are hilly. Continue reading