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Here’s a nostalgic place to tour when in Los Angeles, California…
Filipinotown, an actual district of Los Angeles, and located between Westlake and Echo Park. It was created by a resolution proposed by city council member Eric Garcetti on August 2, 2002. It’s historically one of the few places where Filipinos first settled in America and […]
Kudos to our Laguna cops!
Our able and peace-enforcing Laguna cops are now disabled-friendly. A first of its kind in the Philippine National Police (PNP), members of Laguna’s police units went through a five-day sign language course to help them better communicate with crime victims and witnesses who are speech and hearing-impaired.
“I was talking with board […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was felt in areas of the Philippines on Tuesday, November 27. Details below:
Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 04:27:00 UTC
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 12:27:00 PM at epicenter
Location 16.088°N, 119.862°E
Depth 45.3 km (28.1 miles) set by location program
Region LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances
50 km (30 miles) W of Dagupan, Luzon, […]
Hooray to the RP shooting team for winning the country’s first silver medals in the 24th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok.
The men’s trap team composed of Jethro Dionisio, Erwin Ang and Carlos Carag bagged the silver medal after a faltering start Tuesday. Their triumph was closely followed by a bronze-medal feat by Emerito Concepcion […]
Welcome three new b5media blogs at our Travel and Culture Channel!
Discover the beautiful greater Vancouver with The Vancouver Traveler, written by Ken Dunlop. And check out the natural beauty of Barkley Sound, British Columbia. Wish I had that for my backyard…
Heather Takacs brings the Big Apple to us with The New York City Traveler. Tonight, […]
The winners of this year’s FAMAS Awards, as listed in Mukamo Philippines, are:
Best Actress - Judy Ann Santos
Best Picture - Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Director - Jose Javier Reyes
Best Theme Song - Hawak Kamay by Yeng Constantino
Best Supporting Actress - Gina Pareno
Best Actor - Cesar Montano for the film Ligalig
Best Supporting Actor - Allen Dizon for […]
* Typhoon Mina pounds Isabela (source)
* Philippines attracts English-eager Koreans (source)
* Banco de Oro prices landmark Philippine bond (source)
* Reyes lone Filipino to reach Final 8 of All Japan pool (source)
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The Philippine oral history is not just full of riddles (bugtong). We also have a rich tradition of proverbs and sayings (salawikain). Here are just a few of them. I’ve tried my best to translate these into English, but I feel that I haven’t captured the exact sense of the some of the proverbs. If […]
I’m going to take a short break from blogging, for the Thanksgiving weekend (unless some awesome news happens. ;) ).
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Of the major U.S. holidays, Thanksgiving is one of the more meaningful days to celebrate with family and loved ones. It’s a big event in the USA, and more people travel this week than any other holiday, except for Christmas, to be with the people they love.
The origins of Thanksgiving, of course, are very much […]
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