On June 28, 2008, then 29-year-old Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao made world history by becoming the first Filipino, and first Asian, to hold four concurrent world boxing championship belts in four different boxing weight divisions, by defeating Mexican David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Born on December 17, 1978 in [...]
June 2010 Top 10 Pharmacy Board Passers Heres the list of the Top 10 successful examinees in the recent PRC Pharmacy Board Exam 1 JOYCE ANNE FALCIS VERZOSA, CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MALOLOS – 90.75 2 SHERNALYN ADDALINO MUKARAM, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-VALENZUELA – 90.73 3 HANIYA RADIAMODA DIMAOCOR, CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MANILA – 90.50 4 SANNIE [...]
Congratulations to our new June 2010 Filipino Pharmacists. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) recently announced that 869 out of 1261 or 68.91% passed the Pharmacy Board Exam given in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this June 2010. The members of the Board of Pharmacy who facilitated and gave the licensure examination are Mr. [...]
On June 16, 1980, the Philippine Government established the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), an agency tasked to promote and uphold the interests of Filipino emigrants and permanent residents abroad, and preserve and strengthen ties with Filipino communities overseas. Through the enactment of Batas Pambansa (Republic Act) 79, it replaced the Office of Emigrant Affairs [...]
In his own rendition of Journey’s Faithfully, Jovit Baldovino captivated the audience of the new television show “Pilipinas Got Talent” and much like Susan Boyle did, will undoubtedly capture the hearts of the whole country as well as the world! “Pilipinas Got Talent” a brand new show, well at least in the Philippines, and the [...]
Local film makers are participating in the ongoing 14th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) in a move to make the country stand out in the Asian digital content and film market, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) said. According to CITEM, an attached agency of the Philippine Department of [...]
A collection of paintings by Angono artists are sold for about P 1,600 to P 1,900 at an upscale part of Quezon City during lunch and dinner time. Lunch hour crowds were enticed to buy one of those paintings which depicts life in the Philippine countryside. A painting by Federico Mendoza, a protege of multi-awarded [...]
A jubilant Philippine team of differently-abled athletes returned him with 11 medals, including five gold medals from the recently-concluded International Wheelchair and Amputees Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 09 at Bangalore, India. Josephine Medina, who missed the 6th Southeast Asian Para Games last September in Kuala Lumpur, spearheaded the RP team with three gold medals [...]
For the second leg of its series “Underrated Films, Forgotten Filmmakers,” the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA) presents La Paloma: Ang Kalapating Ligaw by Joey Gosiengfiao, to be screened for free at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theater) on Thursday, November 26, at 4 pm. Shot in 1974 in black and white, [...]
The awaited boxing match between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto this Sunday will be shown live and for free in different venues in Manila. Mayor Alfredo S. Lim thus advised the holders of tickets to the free showing of the Pacquiao-Cotto fight to go to the site of their choice [...]