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Are you familiar with the story of the “stone soup”? As the story goes, a traveler starts a pot of soup using just water and a stone. Villagers add to the pot whatever they have on hand. A delicious and nourishing pot of soup is the end result.
While nilaga (literally: “boiled”) doesn’t have a […]
I’ve been looking for some way to showcase the different Philippine cities in some form of group-blogging project. Thanks to a series of emails with Julius of The Four-Eyed Journal, we are re-launching the Philippine Blog Carnival!
Here’s a blurb from Julius:
It is a digest of blog posts by Pinoy bloggers blogging about anything […]
One of the most striking images of the damage caused by Typhoon Fengshen (local codename: Frank) is that of the MV Princess of the Stars upside down in shallow waters.
The inter-island ferry carrying more than 800 passengers capsized at the height of the typhoon. Only a portion of the hull is now visible above […]
Nah. She’s not stepping down from her Office. Sorry.
President Gloria Arroyo is just leaving for a 10-day “working trip” to the United States. In the aftermath of typhoon “Frank“, the President left this Saturday to meet with key Washington leaders, President Bush and the US presidential candidates.
Arroyo left orders to repair damaged structures […]
I’ve heard rumors of this from my friends who warned me to be careful when traveling to the Philippines. I read it tonight from Girlie Linao at India eNews, and it is depressing.
In recent years, the Philippines has become a global source of organs such as kidneys. Illegal and/or unhealthy practices of organ harvesting […]
Just look at these numbers!
Of the more than nine million registered users of Multiply, 2.2 million are Filipinos, outnumbering even nationalities with a bigger population base such as the United States, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil.
Of the two million photos uploaded to the Multiply every day, one million belong to Filipinos.
Of Multiply’s monthly page views […]
The original Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA) successfully launched the career of the winning scholar Yeng Constantino.
A new batch of dreamers are now in the academy, learning from a staff of mentors and showcasing their talents in the weekly Gala Nights. To usher in the new season, the opening night featured Toni Gonzaga, Nikki Gil and […]
The Philippines was hit by a powerful typhoon over the weekend. Typhoon Fengshen (local codename: Frank) unfurled its might, leaving hundreds dead and missing.
Floods occurred all over Manila, Southern Luzon and the Visayas. There were storm surges in coastal areas, and landslides in hillsides and mountains. Iloilo and Capiz were specially hard hit and […]
This year’s Paris Cinema International Film Festival will have the Philippines as its “Country of Honour”. The event will be held on July 1-12, 2008.
After honouring South Korea in 2006 and Lebanon in 2007, the Paris Cinema IFF will pay a very special tribute to the Philippines: its new generation of film directors, and […]
* Samsung to build billion-dollar chip plant in Philippines: report (via AFP)
* Typhoon Fengshen leave 12 dead in the Philippines (via Radio Australia)
* Negotiator kept 60 percent of Philippines TV crew’s ransom: official (via AFP)
* Philippine president off to US for 10-day visit (via Monsters and Critics)
* Yahoo! establishes Philippine subsidiary (via Inquirer)
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