Monthly Archives: March 2012

NEHS Class 1968


by Carmelita Cochingco Ballesteros.
March 1, 2012
Do you attend class reunions? Why? Do you go because you’d like to compare notes with the former beauty queen? The former bully? The former student leader? The former class sweetheart? The former sports star? Continue reading

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It’s all about Gloria


March 1, 2012
Recently, Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona’s defense lawyers at his Senate impeachment trial called on the House prosecutors not to associate Corona to former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Continue reading

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Pros and Cons of Medicare Portability in the Philippines

by Yoly Tumangan Tubalinal.
March 1, 2012
One of the things in the wish list of many Filipino Americans who are part of a generation of baby boomers is to see the U.S. Congress extend MEDICARE benefits to those who want to retire in the Philippines. Continue reading

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Making it matter


March 16, 2012
The birth of National Women’s History Month dates back to March 8, 1857 when women factory workers in New York walked out in protest over their poor working conditions. And though International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909, Continue reading

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Derek & Angelica headed to Splitsville?


March 1, 2012
Persistent rumors about the couple’s breakup continue to surface even as Derek is reportedly eyeing a transfer from ABS-CBN to TV 5. To end the rumors, Derek came out in public with the statement that  he is very much in a relationship with her long time girlfriend. Continue reading

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Masbate readies for Rodeo Masbateno


March 1, 2012
MASBATE CITY -– How would you drive a herd of cows in a three-kilometer stretch with not one breaking away from the pack?
The cowboys very well know how and this admirable skill will be tested in the Cattle Drive, a new event added this year to the old array of games being played in the yearly Rodeo Masbateño competitions. Continue reading

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It’s 3 more fights for Pacquiao!


March 1, 2012
It’s three more fights for world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao before hanging his gloves in retirement! Pacquiao made the stunning revelation only weeks after announcing that he was retiring after at least two more fights, including his bout with American Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas on June 9. Continue reading

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CJ corona cleared or convicted ‘by March 23’


March 1, 2012
PASAY CITY – The Senate, sitting as Impeachment Tribunal, maybe able to clear or convict  Chief Justice Renato Corona on March 23 before Congress, the Senate included, goes into recess. Continue reading

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THE PHILIPPINES IS FEATURED COUNTRY IN LOUISIANA MARDI GRAS


March 1, 2012
Mardi Gras is a Catholic-inspired celebration that involves eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season (which begins on Ash Wednesday) and includes wearing of masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dances and community parades.  The celebration is markedly popular in Louisiana, USA; Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago; Quebec, Canada Continue reading

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House prosecutors drop 5 of 8 impeachment raps vs Corona


March 1, 2012 Continue reading

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