Archive for February, 2008

Jose Miguel Arroyo

Jose Miguel “Mike” Tuason Arroyo (born June 27, 1946) is the husband of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the current President of the Philippines and is the current First Gentleman of the Philippines, being the spouse of a female President of the Philippines. His major projects as First Gentleman were the funding of the training of Philippine athletes for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. read more...

Benjamin Abalos

Benjamin Abalos is a Filipino politician and was a former chairman of the Philippine Commission on Election. He was also a former MMDA Chairman and Mandaluyong City Mayor. He is the father of current Mandaluyong City mayor Benhur Abalos. Chairman of MMDA Abalos also served as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman from 2001-2002 until his appointment for COMELEC. Read more… Incoming search terms: read more...

The Internet –danger to children

Thousands of children are abducted, trafficked, sold to criminals and used as subjects for child sex pornography in many developing countries. French traffickers using charity workers as cover were arrested, charged and convicted in a matter of weeks. Hundreds of thousands of children are sexually abused and the acts are recorded and sold over the Internet read more...

Talented Filipino animators go big time

TWO top-notch Filipino animation films will soon make their debut in Philippine cinemas. Filipino animators, many of whom have been employed by the Disney, Cartoon Network and Warner studios for the last 20 years, are producing the full-length animated films. And both productions commissioned major talents to lend their voices for the lead parts. “Urduja,” produced by Tony Tuviera’s APT Entertainm read more...

Three tales of showbiz love

We Filipinos are incorrigible romantics. That may sound like a worn-out stereotype in defining ourselves. But how else explain our undying fondness for sentimental music, movies about love and happy endings, and, of course, showbiz lovers? The subject of love never fails to tickle entertainment reporters’ collective fancy. No matter how many questions or issues arise in presscons, they always revert to the tr read more...

‘Mutya’ beauty awes Malaysians

A funny thing happened to 2007 Mutya ng Pilipinas Anna Marie Morelos when she went to Malaysia last December to compete in the first Miss Tourism Metropolitan pageant. The 18-year-old nursing student was surprised to be greeted by a crowd taking photos of her as if she was a celebrity. Apparently, they had mistaken Morelos for Malaysian superstar Pasha Shandra, who was also arriving on the same day. Read more̷ read more...

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