Much to the relief of private and government employees, Monday, August 30, has been declared a regular holiday by Malacanang to commemorate National Heroes Day. And so, everyone - who doesn't work on Saturdays and Sundays - is once again looking forward to a long weekend holiday. This is after the August 23 holiday that some people were looking forward to didn't materialize because Ninoy Aquino Day really is August 21. Considering the aversion of President Noy Aquino to move actual days of a holiday to the nearest Monday, this now puts into doubt two other major ... Continue Reading...
Archives for August 2010
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete crowned Miss Universe 2010
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe 2010. She's one of those whom we earlier predicted to win the crown in an earlier post (good job Ojie!) Miss Philippines Venus Raj was acclaimed 4th runner up in the final pageant ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a favorite in the preliminary competitions early on. The rest of the winners: first runner-up, Miss Jamaica; second runner-up, Miss Australia; and third runner-up, Ukraine. ... Continue Reading...
Miss Universe 2010 live streaming and live telecast
Best places to watch the live streaming of the 2010 Miss Universe pageant: The Miss Universe channel in Ustream Miss Universe TV, simply called Miss U TV The Official Miss Universe Youtube channel Try also channelsurfing.net In the US, the live teecast of Miss Universe 2010 will be aired by NBC at 9 p.m. (their time). In the Philippines, we are going to watch it at 9:30 in the morning today, August 24 on ABS-CBN with delayed evening telecast and replay on Studio 23 and the Velvet Channel. I bet the ABS-CBN coverage will have a lot of commercials again ... Continue Reading...
Statement of President Noy Aquino on Quirino Grandstand hostage incident
Source: gov.ph With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quirino Grandstand. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs has conveyed our deep feelings of sorrow to the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China and the people of Hong Kong through Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang. I have tasked Secretaries Soliman and Lim to provide everything necessary for the recovery and return home of the survivors. I have directed the fullest cooperation ... Continue Reading...
Manila hostage taking incident: eight dead, including hostage-taker
It's a sad day in Manila. And a sad day for Philippine tourism too. The Philippines will be blacklisted as a tourist destination once again as the tragedy of a tourist bus full of Hong Kong Chinese unfolds before the world. Reports said eight people have died after a prolonged 10-hour hostage crisis, including four seven tourists and the hostage- taker, dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza who hijacked the passengers because he wanted to be reinstated to the police service. In view of the hostage taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand, the Hong Kong ... Continue Reading...
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