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  • Piolo First Filipino artist to grace Festival Paris Cinema

    Created: Monday, 14 April 2008 23:03
    Matinee idol and showbiz icon Piolo Pascual was the first Filipino artist to have been invited by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe and Charlotte Rampling to grace the 6th Edition of Festival Paris Cinema 2008 on July 2-12. Aside from Piolo, stated a Manila B...

  • NDP Votes Against Port Mann Twinning

    Created: Friday, 30 May 2008 19:31
    VICTORIA- NDP MLAs have voted against twinning the Port Mann Bridge, turning their back on lower mainland commuters who want improved transportation throughout the lower mainland, said Surrey MLAs Kevin Falcon and Dave S. Hayer....

  • GMA Makes Pitch for Bohol’s Chocolate Hills

    Created: Friday, 30 May 2008 19:39
    President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is calling on all Filipinos to vote for Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol in the worldwide search for the “New Seven Wonders of Nature.” The President said every Filipino must do his part to ensure that Chocolate Hill...

  • Probe urged in Death of Pinay Domestic in Hong Kong

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 09:43
    The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila has confirmed the death of a Filipina domestic helper who was found floating in waters off Tung Chung island in Hong Kong and asked for further investigation in the case. DFA spokesperson Claro Cristobal said ...

  • San Mig Chosen Asia’s Best Beer

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 09:45
    An American magazine has confirmed what most Filipino beer drinkers know: San Miguel is a world-class brew. San Miguel Pale Pilsen is the best tasting beer in Asia, according to Beer Magazine which recently gathered major beer brands from China, Japan, I...

  • Pacquiao, Diaz to hold public workouts in Berkeley

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    CHICAGO, Illinois – Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz will let their fists to do the talking. After staging two press conferences for the fighters last week, media handlers decided to keep their mouths shut and hold a public workout on Saturday in Berkele...

  • Pundits Predict Robertson Win

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    Vancouver - Fairview MLA Gregor Robertson is expected to clinch Vision Vancouver’s mayoral nomination according to some political columnist Alex Tsakumis of 24-Hours News. Tsakumis cited Robertson’s performance at the Vision Party debate which reinfo...

  • Three Filipinos join B.C.’s Crop of New Lawyers

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    The admission of three Filipino lawyers to the Law Society of British Columbia last week brings to 15 the number of lawyers from the Philippines now practicing or working in the province. ...

  • Suspect in Pinoy’s murder to face court June 5

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    Charle Dalde will be laid to rest on Saturday (May 31) as the family of the murdered young Filipino man continues to grapple with their tragic loss.Dalde was fatally stabbed in what police described as an unprovoked attack in the evening of April 14 as ...

  • Thai PM Vows More Rice Supplies for RP

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej visited on May 23 a public market in Guadalupe, Makati City and vowed to continue rice exportation to the Philippines at "negotiable" rates. The Thai premier, together with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, arriv...

  • Filipino Proficiency in English now even better

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00
    The Filipinos’ ability to write and speak English has recovered and improved in the last two years, according to the Manila-based polling company Social Weather Station. SWS president Mahar Mangahas said the improvement in Filipinos’ English proficie...

  • Will Ryan, Juday say "I do" this year?

    Created: Saturday, 31 May 2008 21:01
    Actor Ryan Agoncillo opted for the classic, very showbiz “No comment” remark when asked by the media about the rumor that he and girlfriend Judy Ann Santos will get married late this year. During a recent event attended by Agoncillo, the actor respond...

  • MP Russ Hiebert Welcomes Significant Boeing Investment

    Created: Sunday, 01 June 2008 08:11
    INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIASURREY, British Columbia, May 23, 2008 — Russ Hiebert, Member of Parliament for South Surrey–White Rock–Cloverdale, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister o...

  • Minister Day offers condolences to the people of China

    Created: Sunday, 01 June 2008 16:00
    May 21, 2008 — The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety today expressed his deep sadness towards the human suffering caused by the recent earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province. Minister Day conveyed his sincere regret while ...

  • Filipina murdered in Kuwait

    Created: Monday, 02 June 2008 07:51
    A Filipina maid was found dead in Kabd Desert in Kuwait, according to Philippine government report. In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Ricardo Endaya identified the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) as F...

  • A Year of Solidarity and a Commitment to Continue the Struggle!

    Created: Monday, 02 June 2008 07:59
    May 29th will mark the one year anniversary of the Canadian Union of Labour Employees’ (CULE) Solidarity Campaign with the Philippines. In partnership with the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC), CULE joined the Filipino community a...

  • 'URDUJA' Makes Us Proud

    Created: Sunday, 15 June 2008 13:09
    "Urduja" is probably the biggest thing to happen in the local movie making industry at this time. And it is not just because two of the country’s most important actors, "Cesar Montano and Regine Velasquez" topbill this film. Neither is the fact that th...

  • Over a Cup of coffee

    Created: Sunday, 15 June 2008 13:20
    It took me a long time to finally decide to be back with my column, partly because I found it difficult to find the time to write and edit the paper at the same time. Somehow, I miss the fun of writing or sharing with you, our readers. Thanks to some of ...

  • GSIS pensions on eCards by July 1

    Created: Sunday, 15 June 2008 14:42
    The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will disburse the monthly survivorship pensions through the eCard Plus beginning July 1, ushering its survivorship pensioners to the convenience and benefits of having this multi-purpose card. “The electr...

  • Thousands mourn Daboy loss

    Created: Sunday, 15 June 2008 16:00
    Big names in showbiz, and even in the political arena, spent their last night with Action Prince Rudy Fernandez at the chapel of Heritage Park in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, on June 11, 2008. It started with a 5:00 p.m.-mass officiated by Fr. Arthur Yap, then...