Philippines News Blog,

Read, Think, Write - your views are valuable

Posted by Website Introductions: We live in times of democracy (except a few countries which may have some other forms of government), which means that we have freedom of speech and expression. We can give our views on local news which is even easier on the internet. Here is a page where you can leave your reviews and comments about the local news in the Philstar website which is
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Manny Pacquiao earns fourth world title

Posted by Website Introductions: Once again, boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao earns his fourth world boxing title at different weights, making him the first Asian and Filipino to so. The fourth title was taken from David Diaz in the lightweight division. Pacquiao knocked Diaz down after nine grueling rounds of boxing. More details here in the Telegraph. News: Manny Pacquiao
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Bluetooth Marketing Inside the Malls

Posted by Website Introductions: Almost every mobile phone being produced and owned today are already equipped with Bluetooth technology, which allows gadgets to communicate with each other through some standard radio frequency. In the Philippines, marketing through Bluetooth is still somewhat less known as most advertisers opt to go with short messaging service (SMS) marketing.
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Longest barbecue set by Pangasinan town

Posted by Website Introductions: Another Philippine town does it again by making a Guiness world record of the longest barbecue ever, The town of Sto. Tomas in Pangasinan barbecued more than 93000 pieces of glutinous corn on top of more than a thousand meters of grille. This record setting event was held last February as part of the town's local festival. This kicks Uruguay out
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Food or Education

Posted by Website Introductions: If you are living in a family that worries about what your next meal will be, is there any room for you to think about your distant future and get education This is the sad truth that is manifested in mountainous rural Philippines. Students will have to cross mountains just to get to the school four kilometers away. This is not an assurance that
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Country faces food shortage, no thanks to Frank

Posted by Website Introductions: Before typhoon Frank, food shortage is already a problem in the country. What more now when Frank has already passed, destroying crops that would otherwise supply the country with the much-needed food This is one of the problems facing the country today. Food prices will certainly go up once the damage of Frank to the country's food supply is
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Sourcefit offers new BPO services

Posted by Website Introductions: Business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Sourcefit recently announced that it will be expanding its business by providing more BPO services to its customer. It even opened up offices in Los Angeles and London so that small- and medium-sized companies will find it easier to access Sourcefit's services. The company currently offers offshore staff
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Judges suspended and fined

Posted by Website Introductions: One of the problems of the Philippine justice system is its lack of judges who will hold the hearings. Empty court rooms are not unusual things to see here. What's more difficult to find are honest judges whose loyalty only lie on the law. So after committing unethical and illegal actions, a number of judges were dismissed and fined by the Supreme
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MV Princess of the Stars causes another problem

Posted by Website Introductions: The overturned MV Princess of the Stars, which killed dozens of people, causes another problem that may affect us for a long time. Oil was seen spilling from the ship's tank, preventing the rescuers to investigate the ship further for fear of damaging the tank. If the oil isn't removed immediately, it may have adverse effects on our waters like
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No Smoking Policy in LRT

Posted by Website Introductions: One of the country's major railways systems, the Light Railway Transit, has finally enforced a No Smoking policy in all of its offices and stations. That's long overdue In fact, there is a law called the Philippine Tobacco Regulations Act, that bans the use of tobacco in public areas, but it is hardly enforced as you can still a lot of people in
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Power still out in towns in Laguna

Posted by Website Introductions: Frank may have already left the country, but his traces are still here. Aside from lives lost due to flashfloods, cities are still stagnant because of the inability of the people to move around. Furthermore, electricity still hasn't returned to some towns, like these 7 towns in the progressive province of Rizal. In San Pablo City, residents were
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Introducing the ClassMate PC

Posted by Website Introductions: Are you a Neo laptop fan Have you heard of Neo's ClassMate series The Neo ClassMate laptop is actually the answer of Intel to the One Laptop Per Child's XO laptops. Together, these two have started a new category in laptop computers called mini-laptops. A good example will be the Asus EEE PC, which enjoyed favorable response. Know more about the
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Lessons learnt from the ferry disaster

Posted by Website Introductions: You must have certainly heard about the unfortunate incident of ferry sinking in the Philippines last weekend. The ship that was lost is gone, and so are scores of lives but the government has stepped in to save any more such disasters from occuring in the near future. The ships of the company to whom the sunk ferry belonged, have been grounded
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Man does not live by bread alone - Rice are also necessary

Posted by Website Introductions: What would you do if you found that a particular item or commodity is short in the market, meaning that it has lots of demand but less supply. You might want to sell it for a higher price and a way to do this is to hoard it for later use. But if it conflicts with the economic development of a nation it is certainly a crime, as the Philippino
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Flatten that (Inflation) Tummy

Posted by Website Introductions: Governments are like women, everywhere they are worried about figures, either to reduce or to increase them. One of the most ugly figures which a government wants to avoid (like waistline in women) is the inflation percentage. No one likes to see double figure inflation in their country (anymore than you would like to see a fat tummy women), but
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Lives lost - hope lost

Posted by Website Introductions: Life is very precious and it is certainly a tragedy when a life is lost in an accident. But how would a nation feel when not one, two or three but nearly 800 lives are feared to have been lost This is what happened to this fateful ferry that was carrying more than 800 people and got stuck in a typhoon. I just hope and Pray that least casualities
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Increasing Screen Power

Posted by Website Introductions: You might think that Philippines is lacking the developmental infrastructure of the developed world, which is quite true but do not think that things still happen the old way over there. The Internet has been increasing in popularity, as with other places on the world and people prefer to read local news on the screen rather than the paper. Here
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Ilo-Ilo jeepney operators and drivers hold 3-day transport strike

Posted by Website Introductions: Pressured by the soaring prices of oil products in the world market and a city ordinance regulating the entry of provincial jeepneys to the city, members of the Federation of Iloilo Jeepney Operators and Drivers Associations (FIJODA) started a 3-day transport strike, paralyzing transport routes to and from Ilo-Ilo City and the towns outside it.
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Classes in Davao suspended because of flood

Posted by Website Introductions: The school year has barely started and classes were already suspended in the southern city of Davao because of the water that flooded the roadways of the city starting Sunday evening. The public is advices to stay at home whenever possible and avoid dumping their garbage in the streets and local sewages Link: Heavy downpour, floods force class
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Get the hell out of here

Posted by Website Introductions: This world is always full of contradictory situations and often fights and arguments take place over such issues. For example a power plant running on coal may light many homes and give employment to several people, but environmental concerns could be equally weighty. Here is a story of how such a power plant has been opposed by Green Peace
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The need for better hygiene

Posted by Website Introductions: The lifestyle of people in various regions across the globe varies widely depending on various factors like the level of development and so on. Here in the US we might shirk at the very thought of seeing a parasite especially if that is on the body of our beloved child, but just imagine if I were to tell you that nearly half the school kids in
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Cebu, Ljubljana to team up

Posted by Website Introductions: In order to further develop the economies of both cities and enhance their labor forces, the cities of Cebu and Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) promising to cooperate in developing technology, education, trade, etc. and share insights on how to improve governance between the two cities. News: Cebu,
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Philippine Airlines reduces free baggage limit

Posted by Website Introductions: Following the policies of most of the world's leading airlines, the country's national carrier, the Philippine Airlines, reduced the baggage load that every passenger can check in for free from 70 pounds to 50 pounds today. This is part of the effort of the company to keep up with operating costs in the midst of surging oil prices, which has
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Draft of cybercrime bill near completion

Posted by Website Introductions: One major problem right now in the Philippines is the lack of a proper law that will protect innocent Internet users from crime doers on the Web. Thus, I was relieved to find out that a draft of the cybercrime bill will be ready by June. Asked why it took this long, Filipino lawmakers said that this is to conform with the Budapest convention. It
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The Softer side of Army

Posted by Website Introductions: The image of the army is usually associated with rough-tough activities, but it would be quite heartening to note that army people do take interest in the softer things such as the stock market. This was really a sign of relief when the chief of armed forced in Philippines assured at a stock exchange event that Military adventurism will be kept
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The Hike Hitch - Transport Costs

Posted by Website Introductions: Transportation fares are something which the owners of transport vehicles always want to rise, but the users of that system want them to be kept lower. This may be the general truth but sometimes there are exceptions to rules. Here is a story where the transport owners did not want any hike in fares, but someone else did file a petition on their
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Tornado hits Pangasinan towns leading to power interruption

Posted by Website Introductions: Towns in central and western Pangasinan, in northern Philippines, experienced power breakdowns as tornado hit a village in the provincial capital of Lingayen, toppling at least four electric posts. Unfortunately, the province is still recovering after it was devastated by tropical storm Cosme (international codename: Halong) just these past
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