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Archive for May 2007

May 25th, 2007

Kuh Ledesma concert in Boston, MA

For Kuh Ledesma fans and everyone who loves great music…
The Pop Diva is performing in Boston on June 23, 2007, at the John Hancock
Hall. The show is at 6:00pm and tickets start at $40.
PR-inside has details.
And actually, here is a list of all the places you could bump into Kuh earlier, on her US Tour […]

By Grace -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2007

Teaser: Guess Who This Is?

I’ve got something cool coming up real soon! Here are a couple of clues:

And he’s got something new for you too!
Just a teaser, folks, so check back to find out what it’s all about! ;)
Tags: Philippine culture, Filipino culture

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By Maricar -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2007

New Template!

We finally get our new template here at FS! Whoohoo! The guys at b5media have been working hard to roll out the templates across the network. They’re doing a great job, don’t you think? This may or may not be the final version, but it’s a wonderful improvement from the previous one. Comments and categories […]

By Maricar -- 5 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Happy News Today (5-23-07)

Here are a few links to happy news today:
* Philippine shares achieve a record high following the orderly conduct and results of the elections (via Forbes)
* The United Nations elects the Philippines to the UN Human Rights Council, in recognition of the government’s efforts to address the human rights issues in the country (via Davao […]

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May 23rd, 2007

Why Filipinos SHOULD declare live plants and specimens to customs

Filipinos are just so stubbornly great at doing this, that it makes me mad.
Philippine coconut plantations are in danger of facing an infestation that threatens to wipe out the country’s $ 760 million coconut industry in three years’ time. The culprit?
A pest. The coconut hispid beetle, that feeds on young leaves, spears (’fruit’) and even […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

May 21st, 2007

Bontoc candidate wins election with a coin toss

Tired of a recount in the event of a tie? Try coin tossing.
Yup, the Philippine Commission on Elections allows the toss of a coin or drawing of lots to break a tie in an election.
In fact, this was the case in a head-to-head battle for the last spot of town council somehwere in the Mountain […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

May 21st, 2007

This grandma can teach you how to wear a g-string

When I first saw the title, it really was ‘Rocking grandma teaches youths to wear G-string’.
How would you like that? I got curious of course, especially since this grandmother was a Filipino. I just had to read the article.
It’s all about Leonora San Agustin, a 92-year old curator who recently wrote a book detailing the […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

May 19th, 2007

Celebrities Should Think Twice Before Running for Public Office

The title of this post says it all.
And the results of the recent elections confirm it. It’s not just Richard Gomez, Cesar Montano, Tito Sotto, and Victor Wood who have been given a dose of what I hope is the new reality of Philippine politics.
Manny Pacquiao, our dear Pacman the boxer, appears to be on […]

By Maricar -- 6 comments

May 18th, 2007

Filipinas on Mt. Everest!!!

Almost a year to the date after the first Philippine expedition arrived on the top of Mt. Everest, there’s another cause for joyous celebration!
Noelle Wenceslao, Carina Dayondon and Janet Belarmino have become the first Filipinas to reach the top of the world!
They are even the first Asian women to accomplish the feat!
Plus, upon their descent, […]

By Maricar -- 2 comments

May 17th, 2007

POLL Reminder: Your Favorite Chat Topic

We’re more than halfway through May, and our current poll is showing 42 participants. So far, lovelife and current events are the top items that our readers talk about with their friends.
If you haven’t voted yet, don’t forget to participate. We’ll be running the poll until the end of the month.

What’s your favorite topic to […]

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