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February 3 2014 holiday in Bulacan – Blas Ople day
The province of Bulacan will be marking the 88th birth anniversary of one its favorite sons, the late Senator Blas F. Ople, this February 3. The day, which this year falls on Monday, […]
Dulaang UP presents ‘Ang Nawalang Kapatid’ by Floy Quintos
Dulaang UP (DUP), the official performing group for theater of the University of the Philippines, will close its 38th theatrical season this coming February with Ang Nawalang Kapatid (ANK), a musical based on The Mahabharata, […]
Deniece Milinette Cornejo and Cedric Lee
Not Denise Millet Cornejo Two top entertainment blog sites have identified Cedric Lee and Deniece Millet Cornejo as the alleged mastermind of the physical attack and extortion attempt against television personality Vhong […]
Vhong Navarro denies rape allegations
Television personality Vhong Navarro strongly denied allegations that he tried to rape a 22 year-old female student. Speaking to Buzz ng Bayan‘s Boy Abunda from his hospital bed, Navarro insisted that his […]
CCTV footage of attack on Vhong Navarro?
Wala pang isang araw ang lumipas matapos lumabas ang ulat na si Vhong Navarro ay nabiktima ng pambubugbog at tangkang pangingikil sa loob ng isang condominium unit sa Fort Bonifacio ay kumakalat […]
Vhong Navarro attacked inside a condo unit in The Fort
Comedian and television host Vhong Navarro is currently in critical condition after being “tied up and attacked by a group of men” inside a condominium unit in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on Wednesday night, […]
hodgepodge / journalism / philippines
NBI clearance application goes online
Those days when Filipinos have to take a day off from work just to secure a clearance issued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will very soon be over. In a […]
GMA News defends its Vhong Navarro report
GMA News is standing by its story about television personality Vhong Navarro, a contract artist of its rival ABS-CBN. The network is the first media organization to report that a 22-year-old woman accused […]
filipino nurses / journalism / philippines
Nurses group files complaint vs ‘Eat Bulaga’ before MTRCB
The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) has filed a complaint against GMA 7’s ‘Eat Bulaga’ before the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) last Tuesday. This comes three days after the […]
history / hodgepodge / philippines
January 23 2014 holiday in Bulacan
Will January 23, Thursday, be a special non-working holiday in Bulacan this year? On that day exactly 115 years ago, the first Philippine Republic was inaugurated in the famed Barosoain Church. The […]
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