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Filipina Soul

Archive for September 2007

September 17th, 2007

Filipino Riddles, Set 9 (Answers)

Here are the answers to the riddles posted last week:
1. Kasama ko siya, kasunod ko siya, saan man ako mapunta. (He’s with me, he’s following me, anywhere I go.) - anino (shadow)
2. Dala ni Neneng, dala si Neneng, kasama niya saan man magpunta. (Neneng brings him, he brings Neneng, with her wherever she goes.) - […]

By Maricar -- 11 comments

September 15th, 2007

Vanessa Hudgens: Let’s Dance on Dancing with the Stars

The new season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars will premiere on September 24, 2007. The promotional video features Vanessa Hudgen’s song, “Let’s Dance” from her debut album “V” . Watch it here, via YouTube:

I like that tune! So very danceable!
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September 14th, 2007

ABS-CBN’s digital TV test broadcast a success

Soon, digital television will be coming to a TV near you.
ABS-CBN’s test broadcast of its digital television (DTTV) have been met with more-than-expected reception. Literally. Test audiences loved the resolution so much because “it was like watching an original DVD – it was so clear in terms of picture and color” as one homeowner attested.

Added […]

By Grace -- 28 comments

September 14th, 2007

Vanessa Hudgens (Still) a Disney Star

Filipino-American Vanessa Anne Hudgens has found popularity as the star of Disney’s made-for-television hit High School Musical (2006). Along with Zac Efron, who plays Troy Bolton in the show, Vanessa has given the Disney Channel its most successful TV movie ever. Vanessa plays Gabriella Montez, a transfer student who wins the lead part in the […]

By Maricar -- 31 comments

September 14th, 2007

The 30th Gawad Urian: Filipino Film Critics’ Awards

The Gawad Urian Awards is given by independent Filipino film critics, which to me brings more merits to an actor’s work than the Metro Manila Film Fest ever did.
So all the actors awarded by this prestigious body deserves mention and ovation! Some of the major awardees are listed below. The independent film “Kubrador” got three […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

September 13th, 2007

Wanted: Yolanda Ricaforte, ERAP’s co-conspirator

Yolanda Ricaforte is wanted by the National Bureau of Investigation
(NBI) for her alleged involvement in former president Joseph Estrada’s illegal gambling operations during his time in office. She is also ERAP’s accountant and one of five people ordered arrested by the Sandiganbayan.

For approximately two years, Ricaforte allegedly audited the collection and disbursement of the illegal […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

September 12th, 2007

Filipina Among the 2008 Memory Makers Masters

If you’re a scrapbooker, you’re probably familiar with the Memory Makers magazine, and their yearly search for the “Masters”. This year, a Filipina has been chosen from almost 600 contestants to be in the 2008 class of the Memory Makers Masters.
Iris Babao Uy is among a group of Filipinas who have been slowly and rather […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

September 12th, 2007

Who is Bernardo Carpio?

He’s the original Filipino strongman, our version of Hercules and Samson.
Legend has it that Bernardo Carpio defeated an enchanted creature who took revenge on him by trying to crush him with two enormous stone slabs. Storytellers say that Bernardo is still trapped in that same place, and everytime an earthquake hits the country, the poor […]

By Grace -- 14 comments

September 11th, 2007

Guilty verdict! The Joseph Estrada plunder case

I just heard this from my mom, who is listening live to the Joseph “ERAP” Estrada plunder case handled by the Sandiganbayan -
ESTRADA IS GUILTY OF PLUNDER AND IS GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE, “reclusion perpetua”!
The deposed Philippine president will be stripped of all his properties. He will be committed to his residence at Tanay, Rizal, […]

By Grace -- 131 comments

September 11th, 2007

Siargao - the Philippines’ surfing capital

Surfing season has begun in the Philippines!
When you thought of surfing, you think “Hawaii”… well, now think more of “Siargao”!

From August to March, when the western hemispheres can be quite cold, Siargao becomes the place to be for surfing and beach enthusiasts. The picture about may not do justice to what you’ll experience in Siargao, […]

By Grace -- 4 comments