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Pacquiao, Roach, Calzaghe win BWAA honors for 2008.After posting victories in three fights in three different weight divisions in 2008, Manny Pacquiao established himself as the year’s most notable fighter. Today it became official when the Boxing...
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The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila announced on April 11 the release of the chemical tanker MT Bow Asir and its crew, including 19 Filipino seamen. DFA spokesperson Ed Malaya said the Philippine embassy in Nairobi, Kenya reported that ship, which...
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It is often said as a joke that there’s a Filipino in every country in the world. Well, that’s true, according to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report that cited a study by the Philippine Migration and Development Statistical Almanac of the Institute ...
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Everything has been hyped up in the much-awaited battle of the century between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British slugger Ricky Hatton in this brawl dubbed as “The Battle of East vs. West.”The huge question that remains to be answered i...
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Los Angeles, CA.--- This will be a showcase of heavy punching when Manny Pacquiao clashes with Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Always looking for ways to beat riotous challengers, Pacquiao is ready to hurt Hatton in their May 2 encount...
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BRILLIANT boxer, political flop, aspiring actor and one of the Philippines’ richest men - Manny Pacquiao is a man of many faces. But the warrior who will glare across the ring at Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on Saturday night is the product of a classi...
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is elated over the accolade heaped on the Philippines as the most popular and well- liked travel destination in Asia in this year’s World Travel Fair held in Shanghai, China. The citation for the Philippines was mad...
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More than 50,000 new overseas absentee voters (OAVs) have registered for the 2010 national elections. By country, the top ten sources of new overseas voters are the U.S., China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Taiwan, J...
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PNS — The next five days would be the most agonizing for Cecilia Alcaraz and her family, including sons Jherome and Efhraim Alcaraz, as they await the verdict of a Taiwan court. On May 4, the Taiwan Appellate Court is scheduled to hand downits decision ...
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He who falls into a trap gets starched'---Manny Pacquiao's chief strategist Freddie Roach reminded his prized pupil as he battles England's Ricky Hatton Saturday at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight, any of the two "livewires" committing e...
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Holy Cross Regional High School. About a month ago, I was on the plane bound for the Philippines, together with 37 other students, teachers, and a priest. For the third time, our school joined forces with Gawad Kalinga or GK (meaning “to give care”)...
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People’s champ Manny Pacquiao has done the country proud again. This time, Paqquiao made it outside of the boxing ring. Pacquiao has been chosen as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential List in the World. He is the only Filipino in this presti...
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PNS - Not just 18 but 22 Filipino seafarers were freed by Somali pirates last Saturday (May 9), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Apart from releasing the Greek-owned MT Nipayia with its Russian captain and 18 Filipino crew, the pirates ...
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Food, medicine and housing materials were rushed to more than 64,000 people displaced by typhoon “Emong” (international name Chan Hom) as the number of fatalities rose to 30, a disaster official said on May 9. Reports from Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, ...
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Instead of finding a greener pasture in the Middle East, a Filipina worker ended up languishing in jail after being raped and charged with adultery in the United Arab Emirates on May 12, 2009. A certain Wilma (not her real name) complained that she was ...
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may be facing threats of possible lawsuits at the end of her term in 2010. But according to Malacanang, the President is not afraid. “She is very confident and knows where she stands,” said Executive Secretary Eduar...
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Popular Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr. if he wins over Juan Manuel Marquez in their fight scheduled for July 18th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao thinks that Floyd May-weather,...
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PNS - Not even the frightening defeat he suffered in his last fight would deter Gerry Peñalosa from heeding the call of kumpadre Manny Pacquiao to call it quits. On Wednesday morning, Peñalosa said in a radio interview that he will attempt to fight on...
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A 50-year old Filipina balikbayan from the United States contracts Infleunza A (H1N1) virus right after arriving at the Manila International Airport. According to the Department of Health (DOH), the patient arrived in the country last May 20 and went to...
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles said that Charter change (Cha-cha) proposal is still on the House agenda for the last two weeks of session of the House of Representatives. Nograles stressed out he and his colleagues would try to approve Resolution 737 thi...
