Monthly Archives: May 2015
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