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Hey, Philippine bloggers! There’s going to be a blogger meet-up at the Taste Asia event next week.

Google Country Consultant for the Philippines, Aileen Apolo, is organizing a Philippine Blogger Food Fest at Taste Asia in the SM Mall of Asia, on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 7:30 in the evening. The event allows Filipino bloggers to get together for a night of fun, food and camaraderie, and even some e-commerce brainstorming in between songs.
To join the dinner for free, Philippine bloggers are encouraged to confirm their attendance by leaving a comment in AileenApolo.com or in the blogs of the different …read more

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You can now get and read the contents of this and other b5media blogs on your mobile device!
b5media has collaborated with Virtual Reach Inc. to give our readers an easy way to read blogs while on the go.
The following is the announcement at the main b5 blog:

At b5media, one of the most important mandates is making sure the kick-ass content written by passionate bloggers is available to readers in a variety of ways – whether it’s via our blogs (featuring our new and improved template), RSS feeds, channel feeds, etc.
That’s why we’re so excited about our partnership with Virtual Reach …read more

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Up today is the newest edition of b5media’s Travel and Culture Theme Day. As I mentioned previously, it’s all about the guys.

We all have men in our lives. Fathers and sons. Husbands, lovers, boyfriends, neighbors, co-workers, and friends. We love them, we hate them, we bond with them. For those of us who are female, we’ll never understand them if we live to be 100. If we are male, we can’t understand what all the fuss and confusion is about.

Find out what the other bloggers in our channel have to say . The round-up is …read more

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Alright! First time I read this news bits I was ecstatic! It says something about the good that is happening in the country.
AHN just reported that the Philippine Chamber of Commerce is predicting “an inflow of foreign direct investments (to) reach $9 billion over the next three years.”
Read more at All Headlines News.
Ca-ching!
Hopefully we put these investments into good use.
Tags: economy, Philippines, foreign, investments, commerce

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Sharon Cuneta was one of the first celebrities to use the internet to get her higher education. She has been enrolled at the University of the Philippines Open University – UPOU (distance learning) for her AA degree (and later she hopes – a Restaurant and Hotel Management degree). And “she’s doing very well”, says the new chancellor Gigi Alfonso.
Now it looks like self-confessed ‘Sharonian’ Sarah Geronimo is taking her idol’s steps and enrolling at UPOU, after passing the gruelling entrance exam last June 1. Even Jackie Lou Blanco, Rachelle Ann Go and Aldred Gatchalian (of the Pinoy Big …read more

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Nayong Pilipino Park (Philippine Village Park) in Manila’s Pasay City is one of the best places to ‘tour’ for a quick glimpse of the most famous landmarks of the Philippines. It’s a 45-acre theme park with miniature versions of the Banaue Rice Terraces, Mount Mayon, Bohol’s Chocolate Hills, among others. A myriad of houses also dot the landscape that function as museums and replicas that capture the cultural heritage from each of the three main regions of the archipelago.
So I was quite saddened to see these flickr pictures taken by Daphne Osena Paez. It’s the Vigan House, rotting and in …read more

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A Filipino thief asked for a “time out” from a chase with police!

Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a “time out”.
“He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 metre sprint,” Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers, told local radio station dzBB.
Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in the Philippine capital and stole two expensive mobile phones. Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.
The robber asked for a …read more

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Maricel Soriano. Cesar Montano. Michael V. Ricky Davao. Carmi Martin.
There is one thing in common with these reputable celebrities -
They appeared in Gawad Kalinga’s fund-raising movie “Paraiso” – for free.
The “Paraiso” trilogy appealed to movie-goers everywhere not just because of the stars’ presence, but the message that captivates the heart. These celebrities felt privileged to be doing this work for GK as a labor of love. Why? Says Michael V, “The spirit of being Filipino is very much alive in a GK site I visited. And apparently this is the same atmostphere in every GK village.”
Adds Maricel Soriano,” the first …read more

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There is a new Filipino movie worth watching – “PARAISO” – a trilogy of true stories of triumph and survival.
Watch the trailer and be moved.

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The Gawad Kalinga trilogy “Paraiso” features bankable stars such as Maricel Soriano, Michael V, Ricky Davao, Cesar Montano. The movie opens in Philippine theaters on July 4.

Gawad Kalinga was launched in 2001 to care for Filipino survivors of natural disasters. Now, GK actively works in poverty-stricken areas to improve quality of life by providing decent homes and resources for the poor to become self-sufficient. – Asian Journal

Proceeds for the the movie will be used in …read more

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Happy Slip’s Christine will be in New York for the YouTube Meet-up on July 7. As a fan of Happy Slip, I would love to be there. But I’m too far away, unfortunately. If you’re in the area, here’s your chance to meet the happy lady in person. She made a special video just for the occasion:

The meeting place is in Washington Square Park in New York City from 11am-8pm underneath the huge arch in that park.
 
Tags: Happy Slip, YouTube meet-up, Philippine comedy

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