Monthly Archives: July 2011
Korina, Secretary Roxas separated?
July 16, 2011
Are television newscaster Korina Sanchez and Transportation Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas III separated? Continue reading
Southern Tagalog steps up tourism drive
July 16, 2011
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Expect Southern Tagalog, home of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal and vanguard of Philippine Independence, to bloom as a tourism, historical and cultural center. Continue reading
NBA games eyed at Arena of Mall of Asia
July 16, 2011
If plans do not miscarry, there will be a National Basketball Association (NBA) game in the Philippines next year. Continue reading
Pnoy vows to continue enforcing gov’t reforms
July 16, 2011
CLARKFIELD, Pampanga — President Benigno Aquino III has assured bishops, missionaries and members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) that he will continue to do his job of implementing true reforms despite opposition from critics. Continue reading
Judy Agno 70th Birthday
July 16, 2011
Beloved by all, Judy Agno or “Manang Judy” as she is very fondly addressed by many friends, young and old alike, didn’t have any clue that her family led by son Noel and his wife Carmen, daughter Tina Chambers, and others were cooking up a surprise party for her 70th birthday. Continue reading
Chicago FilAms ask China to respect international laws
July 16, 2011
Chicago, IL. “Our soil, our oil,” chanted the Filipino American demonstrators in front of the China Consulate General at 100 W. Erie St. in Chicago on Friday, July 8, 2011 as they joined their fellow Filipino Americans in other key cities nationwide to protest against China’s intrusions into the Philippine held territories of the Spratlys. Continue reading
WBC tells Filipino champ Donaire to defend title or lose it
July 16, 2011
CEBU CITY -– The World Boxing Council (WBC) has issued a notice to the Filipino champion Nonito Donaire Jr. that he only has two months left to defend the bantamweight title he earned by a spectacular knockout over Fernando Montiel or it will be declared vacant by the WBC. Continue reading
Billboards of ‘sexy’ actresses pulled down along EDSA
July 16, 2011
MAKATI CITY – Billboards in Mandaluyong City showing actresses Angel Locsin and Anne Curtis in sexy poses have been pulled down by authorities for being offensive. The Metro Manila Development Authority also said that the billboards of the two beautiful actresses also lacked permit and violated the National Building Code. Continue reading
Nora Aunor coming home for Emilio Aguinaldo biopic
July 16, 2011
Is the Superstar Nora Aunor really staging a comeback? If her friend Suzette Ranillo and Laguna Governor Emilio Ramon (ER) Ejercito are to be asked, Nora will certainly be back in Manila this month or next. Continue reading
Actress Shirley Gorospe passes away in US
July 16, 2011
Shirley Gorospe, the glamorous leading lady of Philippine cinema in the 50s and 60s, succumbed on July 9 to brain tumor and lung cancer complication at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She was 73. Continue reading