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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III announced that the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel will be ‘abolished’ and a new system will be set up. Is this just pork barrel with a new name? Here is an infographic of how the government will handle the new system. PDAF…
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We need to name this Filipino lady so we could properly acknowledge her for her work dedication! Called the “Funny Elevator Girl” in the video, she works as an elevator operator, bringing customers up and down the levels of the SM mall in Olongapo, a city located in the province…
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Who else will it be but The Philippines! In a recent report from ComScore and 247wallst, the Philippines has been named as the Social Media Capital of the World, ranking the South-East Asian country as the top market for Facebook with 92.9 percent of its online population visiting Facebook.com in…
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Did the Filipinos notice the Philippine flag shown upside down on TV when the camera focused to a guy holding it during the singing of the Philippine National Anthem? The guy in the audience holding the flag could be a Filipino or not, but certainly, it was not the right…
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The photos say it all! Local people and tourists are atop the swimming giants, riding on their backs like everything is all well and fun. The pictures below show how the whale sharks [local name: Butanding] visiting/stranded on the shores in Oslob, Cebu Philippines have been treated.
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Jimmy Sieczka (via Google, I suspect that is his name), the American guy who thinks he knows so much of the Filipinos and the Philippines, should think of leaving the country for good and go back to the U.S.! In a 14-minute video, originally posted in Channelfix website and reposted…
Read moreThanks to NASA for providing the latest satellite images of the Philippines, I was able to look into the damaged areas in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan caused by massive flooding, which was triggered by Tropical Storm Washi (known locally as Typhoon Sendong) on December 16, 2011. The Moderate Resolution…
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Really?! I visited the University of San Carlos Talamban Campus, USC-TC, few days ago and didn’t know that there is a newly-opened USC butterfly sanctuary in the campus. I could have seen what it’s like and if indeed it can become a good tourist attraction in Cebu city. According to…
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