The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it barred a record high of nearly 5,000 Filipino travelers from leaving the country in the first six months this year as part of its intensified campaign against human trafficking. In a report to BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan, BI immigration regulations chief Gary Mendoza said the number of offloaded [...]
Buckle up as Enchanted Kingdom (EK), the country’s first and only world-class theme park, sets off for Speed Month ’09 this August 1 and 2 with two exciting races: the 5th leg of the 2009 Magnolia Karting Series and 2009 Rally Extreme by Roadwise Motoring Foundation. Karters from the Formula SL Novice, Expert, Heavy, Cadet [...]
Filipino businessmen and the Catholic clergy tonight praised President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her ninth State of the Nation Address (SONA) which was described by many as fiery and straight to the point. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said in a text message to the Philippines News Agency that Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, SVD, and businessman Jose [...]
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is currently engaged in community-based travel to boost grassroots tourism and increase local employment in Bohol. Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano on Thursday said beyond Bohol’s famous Chocolate Hills, Loboc River, Century old churches and the lovable wide-eyed tarsier, it has other attractive areas promoting eco-adventures. “Danao is a [...]
Twenty-eight-year-old Erik Jon Celino Spoelstra, the present head coach of Miami Heat, a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, USA, is a Filipino-American. Born on November 1, 1970 in Evanston, Illinois, his father is Irish-Dutch Jon Spoelstra, a long-time NBA executive involved with the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets. His [...]
This month, another Grammy Award-winning American boy band Boyz II Men will perform in Manila and Cebu on July 21 and 22. The Manila concert will be held at the Araneta Coliseum while the Cebu concert will be at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino (Lahug). When it comes to record sales, Boyz II Men [...]
Two Davao local artists will display at least 20 of their original and reproduction paintings at the Davao City International Airport on August 8. Paiter Victor Secuya, along with artist Kublai Millan, said the activity with the theme “Spirit of Davao’, would be a prelude to the week-long Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration from August 17 [...]
ABS-CBN’s once again proved its TV supremacy in the Philippines as fantaserye “Lobo” starring Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual was recently named Best Telenovela in the 30th BANFF World Television Festival held at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Lobo is Angel Locsin’s first telenovela in ABS-CBN – Its a fantasy tv series [...]
The sizzling “Bicol Express”, delectable “pinangat” and mouthwatering dessert courses made with pili nut are Bicol region’s delicacies tourists would be savoring on under the Kulinarya Tour program developed by the Department of Tourism (DoT). The program, designed under the Culinary Tourism concept would as if corroborate the saying “the surest way to a man’s [...]
Lady Gaga – one of the most popular Pop star today will be having a concert in Manila, Philippines at the Araneta Coliseum. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known now as Lady Gaga used to work as a songwriter for popular artists like Fergie, Britney Spears, New kids on the block and the Pussycat Dolls. [...]
