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Japan was struck with a 7.1 magnitude earthquake last night, April 7. Just barely a month have passed when Japan was struck by a magnitude 9 earthquake and a 13-ft tsunami which caused severe damage to the nation and its people.  Refer to this news for more information:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13005110

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It was early this year when the band (Bamboo) called it quits. Speculations then came that the frontman, Bamboo Mañalac, will go solo. Now, Pancho Gonzales, former manager of the band, said in a facebook fanpage: "Just got a call from bamboo asking if i was still interested in managing him. Pancho Gonzales" He then clarified that it was Bamboo Mañalac who called, not the band: "SORRY GUYS

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Due to the earthquake and tsunami that recently hit Japan, one of the buildings on its Fukushima nuclear plant exploded and radiation leakage has been detected. The news has somehow caused panic to people in the Philippines and rumors has it that the radiation will reach the country. Some say that there will be acid rain and that people should stay in their house and close all their doors and

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I've abandoned this blog for years and I think its time to keep it running again. I wanted to start the first post for this year in a positive mood but unfortunately, I also want to post about this breaking news. It was early January when the news was broken by Kat Alano in KC Montero's radio show - Bamboo (the band) has disbanded. Lead vocalist, Bamboo Mañalac, confirmed the news in a statement

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Filipinos around the globe are once again rejoicing for Manny Pacquiao's victory over Hatton. Two rounds and Hatton was knocked out! I'm not an expert over this matter nor a sports analyst. But I never expected the fight to finish that soon and that "easy." Hatton was knocked down twice in round 1. In round 2, Pacman's left punch (whatever the punch is called) finished the fight off. I

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Rohan Online Philippines closed beta testing is on! It was originally scheduled to go live on February 26 but players have already logged in as early as February 25 at around 10pm. Thanks to LUG. There are only 2 servers as of the moment, Torian and Silva, and there is no Giant class yet. As of February 26, 2:46 am, there are players who have reached level 20 already - adik mode. :DI have

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The first Eraserheads Reunion Concert in August 2008 was unfortunately cut short. While Ely was at the hospital, the rest of the band, Raimund, Buddy, and Marcus, continued playing at Saguijo bar after Ely was in a stable condition already. Since then, there were speculations or maybe expectations of a "part 2" of the concert. But the wait is finally over, almost.Eraserheads Live! The Final

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Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has once again proven himself to be the Mexicutioner for winning against Oscar de la Hoya by 8th round TKO. I saw the fight live via online streaming. But due to short-time brownout and internet disconnection (very timely!), I haven't finished watching the fight. But thanks to techSterr that I have watched the replay. I could not provide you with a round by round

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Wow! It's been months. .Been busy with some games. =D I'm currently playing Rohan Online - International server. It has been a hell lately since we've got disconnection problems. We suspected that it might be because Rohan Online will soon have a Philippine server under Level Up Games. But I don't get the same problem when I play using a "higher bandwidth" internet connection. We were

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Our country's young superstar, Charice Pempengco, seems to have really captured the world's attention in awe. She just did a duet with her idol, Celine Dion, on September 15, Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Because You Loved MeCeline Dion and Charice Pempengco DuetCeline Dion invited Charice Pempengco in a live video conference in Oprah a week before to join her on stage in her

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This year's RAN Online Global Tournament will be hosted in the Philippines for the first time, on October 04, 2008 at the SMX Convention Center. The local game publisher IP e-games will be organizing the event. Last year's event was held in Thailand.This global competition will be participated by RAN players from the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand playing in

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As I was watching the late night news on tv on August 30, 2008, the news flash about the Eraserheads concert caught my attention. It was stopped because thei vocalist, Ely Buendia, was rushed to the hospital. It was during their 20-min break after performing a total of 15 songs that Buendia felt a chest pain. Buendia has already suffered a heart attack on January 7, 2007 and had undergone

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FOSTER CHILDThe film, Foster Child, has won the Best Film at the 29th Durban International Film Festival in South Africa, held from July 23 to August 3, 2008 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province. The film which is about a poor family hired by a local foster care facility to provide temporary care and shelter for abandoned children waiting for adoption, has once again gave Cherry Pie Picache a Best

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Who would expect that behind the success of Pixar's latest film, Wall-E, is a Filipino? Chris Chua is one of the animators of Pixar. A 29-year old Filipino-American animator who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2-D Animation from Cal Arts. He explained in an interview with The Inquirer that the look of "Wall-E" is monochromatic at times and has almost no dialogue in some scenes unlike other

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Francis Magalona was diagnosed with leukemia. He confirmed it in his noontime TV show, Eat Bulaga!, through a text message that was read on air by his co-host Vic Sotto on Thursday.The full text message reads:"Sa lahat ng mga dabarkads ko dito sa Eat Bulaga miss ko na kayong lahat. Araw-araw, magkakasama tayo at kayo’y naging second family ko na. Pati na rin ang lahat ng mga viewers sa mga bahay

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Martin Roxas, 32, was shot by unidentified gunmen in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region on Thursday afternoon. Roxas was a host of Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) station dyVR's 'Targetanay sa Udto' noontime program. He died at the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital at around 2 p.m. from a gushot in spine.Roxas was the first journalist killed in Capiz, fourth one this year and the 59th

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Chicosci won the 2008 MTV Favorite Artist of the Philippines. Nominees included Sponge Cola, Urbandub, and Sandwich. The superstar-studded ceremony was held last August 2, 2008 at the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.The band was officially formed in 2000, originally composed of Miguel Chavez, Mong Alcaraz, Carlos Calderon, and Joel Salvador. All four members came from Ateneo

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Hospitals around the country are flooded with newly licensed nurses. My uncle in Manila who passed the nursing board exam last December couldn't even find a slot where he can practice his nursing profession. Hospitals couldn't accommodate more nurses - and even volunteers!Well, another batch is coming. The list of successful examinees in the June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination was released

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On President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 8th state of the nation address (SONA), a lot of statistics have been mentioned - the increase and decrease rate on our economy, etc. and the successful things she has done for the country. I haven't seen nor heard it but I just read it over the internet. Here's a copy of it:Thank you, Speaker Nograles. Senate President Villar. Senators and Representatives.

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Typhoon Frank hit the Western Visayas Region on June 21, 2008. Most provinces were in the state of calamity after the typhoon. The province of Iloilo was mostly affected with flood that reached the roofs of some houses. Many lives, houses, belongings, and source of incomes were taken. Electricity and water outage were experienced; Mud scattered all over that made the roads dusty even up to

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"Confessional," a Filipino indie film, bagged the Best Film award in the First Features section of the 10th Osian's Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi, India last July 19, 2008. The film was directed by Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto. The story is about an amateur documentarist who brings out an explosive confession of a crooked politician.The film also won the most number of

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The 4th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival was held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last Sunday, July 20, 2008. Baron Geisler won the Best Actor Award while Mylene Dizon won the Best Actress Award. Baron played the role of a gay TV producer in "Jay" and Mylene Dizon played as a cancer patient in "100." Here are the complete list of the winners:Best Film: "Jay"Special

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These are just some of my photos from one of the Philippines' top tourist destinations. The famous white-sand beach of Boracay - a typical island paradise. Been there for a number of times already and its a great place to relax and forget about your everyday routine. Boracay Island is not just an ordinary white-sand beach. Going to Boracay is not just about swimming into its beautiful

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An annual rock concert is held at the UPV Iloilo City campus which is organized by the UPV Marketing Society, Inc. As far as I can remember, on 2004, it was Bamboo, and Spongecola the following year. Last Friday, July 18, it was Urbandub with Dietwormz, a local band in Iloilo.I watched the concert because of a friend. Honestly, I don't know any of their songs - shame on me. It was then that I

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It seems the New 7 Wonders of Nature is getting more popular and only a few haven't heard of it yet. To know more about it, click here.The nomination for the New 7 Wonders of Nature is still going until December 31, 2008. The Philippines has 4 nominees and all have made it to the top 10 so far:As of 18-JUL-2008 04:00 GMT, the Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

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After years of frustration and hopelessness for the fans, Eraserheads finally reunited - but to a one night, 45-minute concert only. Sounds good already than nothing at all. Millions of fans have been hoping for the band to reunite. Because after being disbanded, no possibilities of reconciliation was seen among the band members. Each members have their own set of bands already after the

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After the "Benjo" phenomena, moymoypalaboy is the latest hit at youtube. They are two cute guys who create videos of songs they lipsing. Anyone, especially pinoys, would find their creations really funny. What makes them more natural is that their videos are homemade. hahah as you can see in their video, they have their kitchen/dining as their background. A woman, who is assumed as their

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Globe Telecom, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines with more than 21 million mobile subscribers, will bring the much awaited iPhone 3G to the Philippines. Apple iPhone 3G debuts in more than 20 countries including the United States today, July 11. But the Philippines is not included among the list. Rather, Apple iPhone 3G will be available in the country later this year.

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An American friend told me over ym about the earthquake prediction in the Philippines that will happen on July 18. What came in my mind was the concert that we're planning to go to on that day. It was planned already and we have even filed a vacation leave for that. So I was wondering if it is true. Then he sent me paragraphs of the said news. After reading it, I doubted its reliability. It

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