ARCHIVE August2012
Magnitude 7.6 quake hits Philippines; tsunami alerts raised
August 31 2012 Philippine earthquake A magnitude 7.6 quake hit islands in eastern Visayas and northeastern Mindanao shortly before 9PM of August 31 (Philippine time). The epicenter of the earthquake is at […]
August 30 2012 Marcelo Del Pilar Day Holiday in Bulacan
The province of Bulacan will have two local holidays within the next two weeks: Marcelo H. Del Pilar Day on August 30 and the Araw ng mga Barangay on September 11. The […]
Philippines wins 2012 Jones Cup over US
Philippines vs US 2012 Jones Cup final score Smart Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team clinched the 2012 Jones Cup title by beating team United States, 76-75 in their August 26 match. Down […]
journalism / philippines / politics
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as the new Chief Justice. Sereno will succeed Renato Corona, who was impeached from his post last May 29. […]
education / filipino nurses / philippines
June 2012 nursing board passers released
The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) has released this afternoon the names of the 27,823 passers during the Nurse Licensure Examinations held last June 30 to July 1, 2012. The Board of Nursing […]
death / journalism / philippines / politics
Jesse Robredo, Luis Villafuerte, and Jejomar Binay
Prior to serving in the cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III, the late interior secretary Jesse Robredo earned national and international recognition for his leadership of Naga City, the capital of Camarines […]
commentary / journalism / philippines / women's rights
On Tito Sotto the Plagiarizer’s ‘blogger lang’ remark
Plagiarism + sloppy researching = Tito Sotto (NB: I am not a fan of Senator/part-time noontime show host Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Shortly before the May 2010 elections, I labeled him together […]
August 27 2012 Philippine holiday – National Heroes’ Day
The Philippines will commemorate the annual Araw ng mga Bayani (National Heroes’ Day) this coming August 27 2012. The day, which is celebrated every last Monday of August, is a national holiday. […]
commentary / journalism / philippines / road accidents
On Robert Blair Carabuena
To those unfamiliar with the case, Robert Blair Carabuena was caught on a cellphone video manhandling (or bullying, as ABS-CBN News put it) Saturnino Fabros, an officer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority […]
Class suspensions – August 14, 2012
Storm warning signals has been raised over provinces in northern Luzon by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in connection with tropical storm Helen. As of Monday night (11:00 […]
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