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Mount Bulusan, which has shown signs of activity since March 2006, has spewed ash, covering areas as far as three miles away.

“We are keeping an eye on some villages in Juban and Irosin town. An ash explosion can occur there anytime,” said Bella Tubianosa from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Scientists say that a major eruption is not imminent. However, a 2.5 mile “permanent danger zone” has been established around the volcano.
A history of Mount Bulusan’s activity is available at the Global Volcanism Program. The photo above is of an ash eruption that occurred in June 2006.
via Washington Post
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Here’s a snapshot of the news that have been making the headlines recently:
* Philippine share prices were sharply higher in early deals on Tuesday as Wall Street’s rebound on Monday, following a pullback last week, encouraged bargain-hunting in Manila. (Read more at Forbes)
* Fans of Philippine boxing will have a chance to send their queries to Filipino fighters seeing action in the upcoming Mexico versus Philippines Boxing World Cup set on August 11 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. (Read more at Inquirer)
* Last week Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave her seventh State of the Nation address. She took …read more

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Jumong fans, we are halfway through with the summary episodes of this popular Koreanovela. Here are Episodes 41-50.
Episode 41
As the rumor that Ju Mong will be taken to Han as a hostage spreads throughout the palace, Geum Wa, Yu Hwa, O Yi, Ma Ri, Hyeop Bo, and Ye So Ya are plunged into grief. But they are unable to devise a feasible alternative. Bu Deuk Bul observes to Dae So that it would be safer to keep Ju Mong inside the palace than to send him to Han, where he could pose a greater threat, and recommends that he send …read more

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Cathy Babao, who writes at Midlife Mysteries, has launched a venture, called Edgy Ecology, Inc., aimed at persuading Filipinos to do their part to save the environment. The company’s first project are the Not Plastic reusable bags.

The bags as you can see from the photo is a 12″ x 16″ x 5″ cotton muslin carryall with an inside pocket and the catchy statement, “I Am Not Plastic” printed on one side, and Not Plastic logo on the other. Our initial step is to get Filipino shoppers into the habit of refusing plastic bags when they shop. Our next step is …read more

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Jumong fans, I hope you’re having fun with this series of posts. Here are the summaries of episodes 31-40 of this popular Koreanovela:
Episode 31
Having learned the attack route of the vanguard troops through Dae So, Yang Jeong busily prepares a countermeasure. While leading his men across the fields, Ju Mong observes that their movements have likely become known to the enemy and searches for a new position. As Bu Yeo’s soldiers engage in close combat, Dae So appears in full battle regalia and personally leads them in combat. After watching awhile, Geum Wa orders Dae So to take over the …read more

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Jumong fans, are you there? Here are the summaries of episodes 21-30 of this popular Koreanovela :
Episode 21
Ju Mong pretends that he let slip some important information in front of Young Po.
King Geum Wa has his three sons compete their martial arts skills against one another.
The three princes practice their skills for the upcoming match. Dae Soh invites Soh Seo Noh to the contest. At the archery contest, the first round of the competition, Ju Mong shoots arrows with his eyes blindfolded. At the second round, a fistfight and sword contest, Ju Mong and Dae Soh are evenly matched.
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JUMONG, Korea’s number 1 telenovela, continues to capture the attention of Philippine viewers.
The countless Jumong fans are still talking about how great each episode is, and that it gets more exciting as the story unfolds.
Because of its popularity, we get a lot of requests for episode recaps of Jumong, so… here they are, folks!
We now have a PAGE full of summaries of each Jumong episode! Click on the link below and get the low-down on each of your favorite episode of Jumong.
JUMONG EPISODE SUMMARIES.
You can also find the link on our sidebar.
Tags: korean drama, Korean historical drama, koreanovela, Jumong, GMA …read more

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Rellenong manok.
I remember this recipe from barrio fiestas in my mother’s hometown in Bataan. And it’s one of those oh-so-good dishes but oh-so-hard to do! I can’t even remember even having the guts to try making it.
But for those who want to know how it’s done, the Rocky Mountain News (of all sites, too, a non-Filipino website) published this version of Rellenong Manok, or the Filipino version of a stuffed chicken.

For those who are familiar with turducken, this is similar to the first part of the procedure in which the turkey – in this case, the chicken – is deboned …read more

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Jumong fans, here’s the second installment of the episode summaries. You can find the first one here.
Here are episodes 11-20 of this popular Koreanovela:
Episode 11
Ju Mong visits So Seo No and asks her to take O Yi, Ma Ri, and Hyeo Bo in Yeon Ta Bal’s commerce band, but So Seo No refuses. Dae So and Na Ro visit the commerce band to Ju Mong’s surprise, but Ju Mong greets them with courtesy. While Ju Mong, Dae So and So Seo No together have a tea break at Yeon Ta Bal’s office, Dae So treats Ju Mong as if nothing …read more

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In this post-911 age, even a Philippine news agency’s website will not escape from being ‘attacked’ by terrorists.
The Mindanews website www.mindanews.com, a news syndication in southern Philippines, was hacked and defaced by still-unknown person/s/groups.
A message got displayed on the website reading “This site is now under control of the Palestinian hacker” a few days after Minda-news covered the killing of 14 Philippine Marine soldiers and the freeing of an Italian priest held captive by the Abu Sayyaf.

“We’re still trying to see if the hacking had something to do with the stories we were pursuing,” a Mindanews member said on condition …read more

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