Three-time Philippine Milo Olympic gold medalist, a son of an Oslo Philippine Embassy staff won gold medal in a recently-concluded Norway Cup IV Taekwondo competition held here on October 18-19, 2008.
Khin Benjohn Marc H. Grejalde, BJ, as he is fondly called, outclassed his last opponent when he scored 8 – 1 in just one minute [...]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) recorded visitor arrivals of 1,919,130 from January to July 2008, a growth rate of 6.1 percent from last year’s 1,809,539.
ASEAN had arrivals of 146,291. Singapore, which is part of the ASEAN, had recorded arrivals of 57,332; Malaysia, 39,515; Thailand, 19,121; Indonesia, 15,997, Vietnam, 6,125; Mynamar, 2,852; and Brunei Darussalam, 1,928.
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Costa Crociere, a European cruise operator, will employ at least 1,600 seafarers for its fleet expansion beginning this year up to 2012.
Costa will use the Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts (MIHCA) to train and educate the seafarers. MIHCA is part of the Magsaysay learning organization that offers certificate and upgrading courses for the [...]
Binibining Pilipinas-International Patricia Fernandez is set to represent the country in the 48th edition of the Miss International beauty pageant in Macau.
Fernandez is seeking to become the fifth Filipina to win in the pageant. The four Filipinas who bagged the Miss International crown are Gemma Cruz Araneta (1964), Aurora McKenny Pijuan (1970), Mimilanie Laurel Marquez [...]