Tag archive for ‘Philippines’
By Robert Herriman On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Olongapo beauty queen, Angelee delos Reyes,crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2013

A determined Olongapo City Marketing head left the SM Mall of Asia Arena Sunday night with the crown of Miss Philippines Earth 2013 and earned the opportunity to represent the Philippines in the Miss Earth pageant More...

By Robert Herriman On Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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Philippines: Iloilo reports more than 700 dengue cases in first four months of 2013

Health officials in Iloilo have announced that there has been 743 cases of dengue fever in the province since January 1, according to an ABS-CBN report Friday. Photo/CDC-James Gathany The number of dengue cases More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Taiwan reports first imported case of rabies of 2013 in Filipino worker

A Filipino migrant worker is the first case of human  rabies to reported in 2013, according to an alert from the Taiwnese Centers for Disease Contol(CDC) on Sunday. The 31-year-old Filipino man apparently received More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, May 6th, 2013
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Aerosmith cancels Jakarta, Indonesia concert due to safety concerns, the band arrives in Manila for Wednesday show

The promoter for Aerosmith’s “The Global Warming Tour” , Ismaya Live announced Saturday the canellation of the band’s May 11 concert at JIEXPO Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia due to safety concerns.   Image/Video More...

By Robert Herriman On Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
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Pamela Anderson asks Philippine President Benigno Aquino to dinner to discuss ‘Mali’ the elephant

The former Baywatch star and Playboy icon, Pamela Anderson, in an effort to have an elephant transferred out of the Manila Zoo in the Philippines, has asks the Philippine President to dinner next time he comes More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, April 29th, 2013
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Environmental watchdog group, EcoWaste Coaliton, warns of lead-laden kiddie backpacks

The Quezon City, Philippines based environmental public interest group, EcoWaste Coaliton, is warning the public of poisonous kiddie back packs, according to a posting on their website yesterday. Image/EcoWaste More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, April 29th, 2013
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Philippine Information Agency website hacked?

It appears that the Philippine Information Agency website was hacked. On the government operated information website designed to keep the public informed on issue around the archipelago, it is proclaimed in two More...

By Stephen Nevets On Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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‘Iron Man 3′ opens to box office records in Taiwan, Philippines and France

Iron Man has exploded at the box office and doesn’t open in the US for a couple of weeks. The new Marvel Studios film opened in 12 countries this past Wednesday, raking in $13.2 million dollars, Deadline More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, April 22nd, 2013
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Philippines: Radio announcer, Mario Vendiola Baylosis, shot dead in Zamboanga Sibugay province

A radio announcer for Radyo Natin’s dxLM-FM 101.7, located in Kabansalan in the southern Philippines was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen Monday morning, according to a Gulf News report. Photo/ The Coffee More...

By Robert Herriman On Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
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Bongo Island cholera outbreak ‘contained’, no new cases reported

In a follow up to a story last week, health officials from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the southern Philippines say the cholera outbreak that struck Bongo Island, Maguindanao has been “contained”, More...