Top Filipino riders are gearing up against the foreign challenge in the 2009 Motocross Masters of Asia-Puerto Princesa International Motocross Grand Prix set February 27-March 1 at the Sta. Monica International Racetrack here. Newly-crowned Rider of the Year Kenneth San Andres will banner the country’s campaign to regain the overall Asian crown last won when [...]
PRC or the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 584 out of 1,042 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this January 2009. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Thursday, February 5, 2009 [...]
Francis Casey “Niño” Alcantara is the first Pinoy to win a Grand Slam title in the Philippine Tennis history. Francis is a 16 year old Filipino junior tennis player who recently won in the junior doubles tennis competition with partner 17 year old Taiwanese Cheng-Peng Hsieh in the most recent Australian Open 2009 in Melbourne, [...]
Two Filipino singers are now making waves in the popular video uploading website Youtube. After Charice Pempengco, Rin on the Rox is now the newest Youtube singing sensation and this popular duo will be on the Ellen DeGeneres Show! Erin Paula and Roxanne sings their favorite and requested songs in their bathroom and upload the [...]
2FK is a Filipino Hip-Hop duo that consists of Scarfase and Shiftee. The group is perhaps best known for their street, underground delivery as shown on their mix “New Blood.” 2FK emerged on the Hip-Hop scene by independently releasing songs/mixes online. The name of the group stands for Too Fucking Krazy, which originated from Shiftee’s [...]
There has been a lot of rumors circulating about the upcoming casts of the most awaited “Twilight” sequel. One of the rumored actresses in the running — “High School Musical” starlet Vanessa Hudgens — has apparently taken the next step and auditioned for the role, according to “Twilight” actress Ashley Greene. Vanessa was rumored to [...]
Manny Pacquiao’s anticipated fight with British superstar Ricky Hatton has already become one of the “Dream Fights” of 2009 according to boxing Web site BoxingTalk.com. Boxing Talk’s Ryan Burton, who has listed 10 of the most anticipated fights of 2009, said a Pacquiao-Hatton match up is sure to present “lots of action”. “After Ricky’s demolition [...]
One week before Christmas, Wilma Fernandez Ventura quietly taped a small sign atop the bundles of bread on one of the stainless steel shelves in her bakery that says “Obama Pan de Sal”. The unheralded event at seven in the morning was actually the soft launching of what she calls the “healthy bread alternative” named [...]
Winning entry of the “Parol para sa Kalikasan” lantern-making contest in Quezon City that was sponsored by Mayor Feliciano “SB” Belmonte Jr. to promote environmental awareness among the city populace. Contestants in the yearly contest use only waste materials for their entries. The winning lantern is made of discarded candy wrappers and plastic jelly holders [...]
Will Filipino – American Michael Copon get the Jacob Black Role in the upcoming New Moon Movie? Michael Copon became a household name when he portrayed the role of Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill. He also played the lead role of Mathayus in the The Scorpion King prequel, Rise of the [...]
