In less than a month, in February 11 to be exact, the 15th Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will be held at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City and it will run until February 14. The Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is an annual event showcasing different hot air balloons, and other things that has something [...]
Tags: 15th hot air balloon fiesta, Angeles City, balloon fiesta, Clark, family, flying, hot air balloon, Pampanga, Philippines, skies, sky, weekend
Last month, I joined the whole nation in its campaign to help Efren Peñaflorida win in the search for the CNN Hero of Year. This time, I join the whole nation in celebrating because Efren won the CNN Hero of Year award! In a headline entitled “Pushcart educator named CNN Hero of the Year,” the [...]
Tags: 2009 Hero of the Year, CNN, CNN Hero of the Year, Dynamic Teen Company, Efren Peñaflorida, Filipino, Kariton Klassroom, Philippines, Pinoy, Pushcart Educator, YouTube
I don’t know which is creating more buzz lately, the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight or the Pacquiao-Ranillo rumored affair. But let’s just talk about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, shall we? In an earlier interview, Manny Pacquiao, when asked about a possible fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was quoted to have said that if both of them won their [...]
Tags: boxing, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, pound-for-pound king
I’m sure that by now you know that Manny Pacquiao has won against (now former welterweight champion) Miguel Cotto by technical knock out before the end of the 12th round. The victory has won for Pacquiao his seventh world title in as many weight division, a feat that no boxer in history has achieved before [...]
Tags: Chavo Guerrero, Erik Morales, Filipino, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Monday Night Raw, Oscar dela Hoya, Philippines, pound-for-pound king, Ricky Hatton, wrestling, WWE
The Philippines was included in the National Geographic’s list of “25 Best New Travel Destination in the World in 2010,” and it cited the country’s ancient cultures, structures and biodiversity as main reasons to visit the Philippines. The magazine, in its November 2009 Adventure issue, said that the Philippines has “as many islands as the [...]
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He was featured last March as a modern-day hero by CNN because of his simple act of teaching poor children how to read and write. His trademark ‘kariton‘ (push cart) always goes with him wherever he goes on a mission. That recognition has brought Efren Peñaflorida to the Top 10 CNN Heroes of the Year [...]
Tags: CNN, Dynamic Teen Company, Efren Peñaflorida, Filipino, Global, Hero of the Year, heroes, Kariton, online voting, Philippines, Pinoy, Raymundo Gonzalo, Top 10 Heroes of the Year
Today is the 26th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, the man who fought against Ferdinand Marcos… whose death was responsible for bringing back democracy in the Philippines. But do we really know him? Senator Nene Pimentel remembers him as a man of destiny and hero of the people. The youth of today, unfortunately doesn’t know [...]
Tags: August 21, Benigno Aquino, Filipino, hero, Kapampangan, Ninoy Aquino, Philippines
Just want to share to all that the search is on for the Most Outstanding Kapampangan for 2009 is on. Details for the Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awards 2009 are as follows
Tags: Angeles City, Kapampangan, MOKA 2009, Most Outstanding Kapampangan, Pampanga, Philippines
My Bad! I almost forgot about this event — the 5th Philippine Blogging Summit, and the deadline for registration is already on April 30, 2009! I actually registered here as early as February, and because of two many blogs to take care of, it slipped my mind. I do hope it is not yet too [...]
Tags: blogging event, blogging summit, Filipino bloggers, iBlog5, invititation, meeting blogger, Philippines, Quezon City, UP Diliman
Sports Illustrated came up with a list of the best pound-for-pound fighters, and guess who’s the no. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the list? No other than our very own Manny Pacquiao! SI said that “Pacquiao has been dazzling at whatever weight class he chooses to fight.”
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