Archive for June, 2008

Manny Pacquiao picked as best pound-for-pound fighter

A boxing website has picked Filipino sports icon Manny Pacquiao as its top pound-for-pound fighter following the retirement of Floyd Mayweather. “With Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s announced retirement, FightFan.com has elevated former no. 2 ranked Manny Pacquiao to the number one pound-for-pound fighter in all of boxing,” said the website’s staff. The powerful hitter has consistently [...]

Two English-usage books by award-winning author now off the press

A new book on English usage by National Book Award-winning author Jose Carillo, “The 10 Most Annoying English Grammar Errors,” went off the press last May 15 together with the second updated edition of his award-winning and bestselling first book, “English Plain and Simple: No-Nonsense Ways to Learn Today’s Global Language.” Carillo’s new 122-page book [...]

Pinay is top foreigner in Mt. Everest race

Good News Pilipinas Carina Dayondon was the first among foreign female climbers to finish the 2008 Hillary-Tenzing Mount Everest Marathon, tagged as the highest marathon in the world. Carina one of the three Filipinas who scaled Mount Everest last year, came in behind seven Nepali women who joined the race. She together with the other [...]

Ryan Cayabyab is Pinoy Dream Academy’s new headmaster

abs-cbnNEWS.com He’s one of the best when it comes to music–”The Maestro” Ryan Cayabyab is now the newest headmaster of ABS-CBN’s reality show “Philippine Dream Academy (PDA) Season 2.” In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, Cayabyab–also known as Mr. C–said that after six years of working in the corporate world, he is now back in doing [...]

Manny Pacquiao: Next in line for top pound-for-pound?

abs-cbnNEWS.com With Floyd Mayweather’s retirement finally in place, talks are spreading about the next top pound-for-pound fighter around. One of the top contenders for this boxing honor is Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who is scheduled for a title showdown against WBC lightweight champion David “Dangerous” Diaz on June 28. The powerful hitter has consistently [...]

Fil-Aussie Rebecca Jobson makes it to “Australia’s Next Top Model” show

A Filipino-Australian made it to the top six of the popular reality television (TV) show “Australia’s Next Top Model” before judges decided to send her home. Rebecca Jobson used to be one of the favorites of the judges and of local media among the contenders in the reality TV show. “I think you two are [...]

KC Concepcion leads global walk vs hunger in Taguig

Actress KC Concepcion, United Nations World Food Program (WFP) ambassador, on Sunday led the walk against child hunger at the open field of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Dubbed as “End Hunger: Walk the World,” the event, which was participated by an estimated 3,000 people, was aimed at raising public awareness and funds to feed [...]

Foxgate Solutions Expands Operations in Cebu City, Philippines

Foxgate Solutions, Inc., a world-wide provider of integrated business process outsourcing (BPO) and contact center solutions, announced its expansion of its call center in Cebu City, Philippines. The center is already catering to many clients in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Philippines with operations in Inbound, Outbound, Interactive, Appointment Setting, Billing Solutions, Event [...]

Rafe Totengco : Famous Pinoy bag designer in NYC brings products to RP

It’s a dream come true for a Filipino bag designer in New York City to return to the Philippines after opening his very first shop in the Makati City. “When I left 18 years ago, I never thought I’d come back. I was really blown away by the reception because everybody bought. It was like [...]