Archive for March, 2010

Arum, GBP to reopen talks

MANILA, Philippines – Whatever happens on May 1 in Las Vegas, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said he’s open to reopening negotiations with Top Rank chief Bob Arum regarding Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. But Schaefer, in a conversation with boxing chronicler Michael Marley, said only after the May 1 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley will talks with Arum start.   Read more… read more...

RP in 6th place in Tour of Vietnam

MANILA, Philippines — Grizzled veteran Merculio Ramos Jr. bagged runner-up honors, but the bid of Roadbike Philippines-711 to break into the Top 5 fizzled after the 8th and penultimate leg of the Binh Duong TV Cup Tour of Vietnam last Wednesday. Ramos checked in second to Dutch lap winner Timo Scholz, who covered the 150-kilometer distance from the beach resort city of Na Thrang to Phan Rang in a time of 3 ho read more...

New York Post crowns Charice as new pop princess

MANILA, Philippines – International singer Charice has been dubbed a "newly crowned pop princess" by the New York Post. Charice’s song "Pyramid" was cited in New York Post’s PopWrap’s fave five article for March 17.   Read more… read more...

NY Times gives Lea Salonga glowing review

A few issues ago, Funfare Update published the “scoop” that Lea Salonga was performing at the uppity Café Carlyle which is, according to Funfare Update’s Big Apple correspondent Edmund Silvestre, “patronized mostly by New York City’s upper crust.” The show is both critically and commercially successful.   Read more… Incoming search terms:lea salonga at cafe carlyle read more...

Noynoy, Mar most trusted candidates – Pulse Asia

MANILA, Philippines – The Liberal Party (LP) said yesterday its standard-bearer, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate, Sen. Manuel Roxas II were the most trusted by Filipino voters among public figures and among all candidates running in the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 10, according to a Pulse Asia survey. In contrast, voters’ trust for their rivals, Nacionalista read more...

Supreme Court allows Arroyo to appoint next chief justice

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can appoint the next chief justice, the Supreme Court said in a decision Wednesday, amid legal questions on whether the president can pick Justice Reynato Puno’s successor within a period of two months before her term ends. In a special meeting, nine justices—Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Roberto Abad, Martin Villarama, Teresita Leonardo de Castro, Arturo Brion, Jose Mendoza, read more...

RP posts $125 million BOP deficit

The country posted a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $125 million last February as the national government settled its maturing foreign obligations amounting to about $1.4 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday. Data released by the BSP showed that BOP deficit last February was a complete reversal of the $469 million surplus posted in the same month last year.   Read more… read more...

Roach says Valero could be next for Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines — Boxing coach Freddie Roach said he would pick undefeated Edwin Valero as a possible opponent for his prized fighter Manny Pacquiao. This is if things still don’t still work out with Floyd Mayweather Jr.   Read more… read more...

Clottey forecast, ‘Manny will crush Floyd’

HOLLYWOOD – Joshua Clottey thinks that Manny Pacquiao has the tools to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. “To be frank with you, the fight will be very, very tough for Mayweather,” said Clottey, who lost a unanimous decision to Pacquiao last Saturday at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.   Read more… read more...

This is Tom Jones! (It’s not unusual, is it?)

Sexy at 70 (by June 7). Sir Thomas Jones Woodward has performed in numerous concerts and sold more than 100 million records and he’s not, so to speak, resting on his laurels. Read more… Incoming search terms:information on the production on Tom Jones its not unusual read more...