November 2011

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.30.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 30, 2011 5:00 PM

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Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.30.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 30, 2011 5:00 AM

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Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.29.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 29, 2011 5:00 AM

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How Can I See All of My Pending Friend Request in Facebook?

Pending friend requests on Facebook are actually those requests which are not confirmed yet.

Every Facebook user want to know which friend requests are not reached or confirmed.

But unfortunately Facebook doesn’t support any functionality or option to see the all pending friend requests directly. Yes we could see pending friend friend requests in “Edit Friends” in the “Settings“.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.28.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 28, 2011 5:00 PM

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.
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Frontal system affecting extreme Northern Luzon.

Readings: Monday of the First Week of Advent

These are the Readings for Today.

Reading God's Word Daily Can help you with a lot of things. God Bless!

Reading 1
Is 2:1-5
This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,
saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

KC says, "I am Not What Piolo Needs"

After weeks of speculation about the real status of their relationship, KC Concepcion finally admitted that her one-year relationship with Piolo Pascual has ended.

Prior to KC's admission of their breakup in "The Buzz" on Sunday, November 27, KC and Piolo kept mum about their status and downplayed speculations about a break-up, saying that they were "okay."

But in her one-on-one interview with TV host Boy Abunda, KC tearfully nodded when asked if she and Piolo have broken up even as she refused to give specific reasons for it.

KC Conception breaks up with Piolo Pascual

After evading the media for so long, television host KC Concepcion finally admitted that she and her boyfriend, actor Piolo Pascual, have called it quits.
In a taped interview with “The Buzz” aired on Sunday, Concepcion tearfully admitted that she and Pascual have parted ways.

Asked what was the reason for their break-up, Concepcion meaningfully said: “May mga hinahanap ako na napaka-basic lang na hanapin ng isang babae sa isang boyfriend, sa isang lalaki. Ayaw ko na siguro pumunta sa details kasi parang ayaw kong siraan siya.”

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.28.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 28, 2011 5:00 AM

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Twitter Philippines: Trending Now! Nov 27 11PM

Trending Today is a part of our Daily Lives. These topics are the ones people are searching in the Philippines.

According to Twitter Trends, these are the TRENDING NOW in the Philippines on TWITTER as to the time of this posting.

GMA Network Launches "Dong Yi" and "Love You" on November 28

As Christmas fast approaches, love abounds and becomes more evident everywhere. Thus, on Monday (November 28), GMA-7 launches two inspiring Asian dramas that will make viewers fall in love - “Love You” and “Dong Yi”.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.27.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 27, 2011 5:00 PM

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First Sunday of Advent
Lectionary: 2

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Written below are the readings and the Gospel for Today. Have a blessed Sunday Everyone!

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.27.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 27, 2011 5:00 AM

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Trending Today - November 26, 2011

Trending Today is a part of our Daily Lives. These topics are the ones people are searching around the world.

According to Yahoo, these are the TRENDING NOW on TWITTER as to the time of this posting.

Are We Still Safe in Facebook? FB Help Center was Attacked by Spammers

After suffering a deluge of porn and violent images earlier this month, users of social networking giant Facebook were hit by another spam wave over the weekend, a Facebook enthusiast blog reported.

The "Facebook Privacy and Security" blog posted screenshots of the spam attack, which targeted Facebook's Help Center Community Forum.

"Facebook’s Help Center ... does not deal with users directly, with non-interactive topics based on FAQ’s and site changes being the only Facebook presence.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.26.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 26, 2011 5:00 AM

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November 2011 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 301 out of 638 passed the Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemical Engineering in Manila and Cebu this November 2011.

The members of the Board of Chemical Engineering are Engr. Ofelia V. Bulaong, Chairman; Engr. Francisco A. Arellano and Engr. Jeffrey G. Mijares, Members.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.25.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 25, 2011 5:00 PM

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Sinag Wins the SEA Games but Shows Talent Gap

JAKARTA - Sinag Pilipinas' romp to the gold medal in the 26^th Southeast Asian Games, which culminated in an 85-57 dismissal of Thailand in the championship last night, only showed that the rest of Southeast Asia still has a ways to go before anyone can mount a serious challenge to the Philippines in men's basketball.
The team, composed mostly of collegiate players, won all its five games by an average of 39.4 points, and was only seriously challenged for a while by Malaysia, which managed to stay within three points at halftime of their semifinal encounter.

Sarah Lahbati stars in GMA's "Kokak"

Simula Nobyembre 14, matutunghayan si Sarah Lahbati sa Afternoon Prime block ng GMA-7 sa kanyang unang starring role bilang Kara, isang dalagang nagiging palaka kapag nababasa ng tubig ang paa sa gabi at bumabalik sa pagiging tao pagsapit ng umaga.

Sa kabila ng kanyang sumpa, mapapaibig ni Kara ang dalawang lalaking ginagagampanan ng mala-prinsipeng Kapuso actors na sina TJ Trinidad at JC Tiuseco. Si Carl (TJ) ay ang unang lalaking makikita at iibigin ni Kara samantalang si Roco (JC) ay isang small-time crook na martir na iibig sa dalaga.

Pinoy hackers linked with JI caught by PNP and FBI

Philippine authorities, with assistance from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have arrested a group of Filipino hackers with alleged links to Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah.

The suspects — Macnell Gracilla, 31; Francisco Mañalac, 25; Regina Balura, 21; and Paul Michael Kwan, 29 — were accused of hacking the trunk-line of US telecommunications firm AT&T and diverting $2 million to the account of terrorists.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.24.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 24, 2011 5:00 PM

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"It's a baby girl!" for Andi Eigenmann

Andi Eigenmann gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, November 23, via Caesarian section, her family confirmed.

Andi named her baby Adriana Gabrielli, who weighed 7.8 pounds, her father Mark Gil told Yahoo! Philippines OMG!.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.24.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 24, 2011 5:00 AM

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Arroyo's Mugshots are Fake! PNP says

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Alleged mugshots of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that were published by some media outfits are fake, the nation's top police official said Tuesday.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Nicanor Bartolome, in a statement, said the published pictures are not the authentic mugshot photos of Arroyo that were taken during her mandatory booking procedure last Saturday for her poll sabotage case.

Photos below:

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.23.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 23, 2011 5:00 AM

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.
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Northeast monsoon prevailing over Northern and Central Luzon.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.22.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Date Issued: Nov. 22, 2011 5:00 PM

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Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.22.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Date Issued: Nov. 22, 2011 5:00 AM

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First Pilot Episode: Ikaw ay Pag-ibig, ABS-CBN

November 21, 2011

Manila, Philippines - Ikaw ay Pag-ibig, ABS-CBN's Christmas Teleserye just aired today. It was very heart-warming. It started with a foreshadowing of the plot of the story. Dimples Romana, read a story about shepherds who found the lost baby Jesus and finally returned it to Joseph and Mary.

Why am I seeing porn posted on Facebook? It's a Spam Attack.

Facebook said today that a “coordinated spam attack” was to blame for the posting of pornographic and violent images on the news feeds of unsuspecting Facebook users.

The issue, which first started appearing on Facebook pages a couple days ago according to ZDNet, has generated a growing wave of revulsion online as some users took to Twitter to complain of graphic and lurid imagery that goes far beyond ordinary porn.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.21.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Date Issued: Nov. 21, 2011 5:00 AM

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What is a Cross-browser site?

When a software work on difference kinds of operating systems, it is called a crossplatform program. Likely, if a website works for different browsers, it is a cross-browser site.

The work of a website developer is much easier if browsers were the same. Most internet browsers are similar in function and design, most of the time they have many minute differences in recognizing and displaying websites. Example, Safari uses a different HTML rendering engine than Internet Explorer or Firefox or Chrome. Meaning the browsers display the same webpage with slightly different text formatting. Since not all internet browsers read the same HTML tags, some formats may not be read at all in a non-compatible browser. Moreover, browsers translate JavaScript differently, which means one script may work in a browser, but not in another.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.20.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Date Issued: Nov. 20, 2011 5:00 AM

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Google Doodle: 224th Birthday of Louis Daguerre

Today, November 18 is the 224th Birthday of Louis Daguerre who produced the first photographic image with Joseph Niepce.

Today is his 224th birthday and Google pays tribute to him with a doodle.

Google Doodle Image and details about Louis Daguerre below.

Top Performing Schools of the September 2011 LET Exams

The top performing schools in the September 2011 Licensure Examination for Teachers as per Commission Resolution No. 2010-547 series of 2010 as well as the lists of performance of schools are published here.

The top performing schools in the September 2011 Licensure Examination for Teachers as per Commission Resolution No. 2010-547 series of 2010:

WITH 50 OR MORE EXAMINEES AND AT LEAST 80% PASSING PERCENTAGE:

TOP 10 Professional Teachers for September 2011 LET Exam

The list of Top 10 Elementary Teachers September 2011, also known as Top 10 LET (Elementary) Board Passers September 2011 (topnotchers) are published here together with the list of Top 10 Secondary Teachers September 2011.

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the September 2011 Licensure Examination for Teachers are the following:

September 2011 LET Exam Result - Secondary

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) on Thursday announced that 13,125 secondary teachers out of 41,729 examinees (31.45%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T) given last September 25, 2011 in 18 testing centers all over the Philippines.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on December 5, 2011. The requirements for the issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card (ID) are the following: 1) duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal; 2) latest Community Tax Certificate (Cedula); 3) 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag); 4) 2 pieces 2” x 2” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag); 5) metered documentary stamp for the Oath Form; and 6) the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2011-2014. Successful examinees should PERSONALLY register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The dates and venues for the oathtaking ceremonies of the new successful examinees in the said examination will be announced later, the PRC said.

September 2011 LET Exam Result - Elementary

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) on Thursday announced that 10,243 elementary teachers out of 45,171 examinees (22.68%) and 6 Accelerated Teacher Education Program (A.T.E.P.) graduates out of 216 examinees (2.78%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T) given last September 25, 2011 in 18 testing centers all over the Philippines.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on December 5, 2011. The requirements for the issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card (ID) are the following: 1) duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal; 2) latest Community Tax Certificate (Cedula); 3) 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag); 4) 2 pieces 2” x 2” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag); 5) metered documentary stamp for the Oath Form; and 6) the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2011-2014. Successful examinees should PERSONALLY register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The dates and venues for the oathtaking ceremonies of the new successful examinees in the said examination will be announced later, the PRC said.

Roll of Successful Examinees in the
L.E.T. - ELEMENTARY - All Regions
Held on SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
Released on NOVEMBER 16, 2011

How to Remove Facebook Timeline?

Facebook, one of the leading social networking site introduced the Timeline.

What is Facebook Timeline?

According to gizmodo.com, it is a complete reconceptualization of your profile page. Here you can see your Facebook life on a single page. Cleanly done and streamlined for your convenience.

But as of the moment, some do not like the fact that you cannot upload photos to your timeline which are not "squares." Meaning, if you want to put you very long vertical photo, you will see a warning and you cannot upload that photo because it is not square....etc. There are many other things people do not like about the new Timeline.

Anyways, for those people who want the Timeline uninstalled, then here are the steps.

Gale Warning Number 5 from PAG-ASA

PAG-ASA released a Gale Warning 5 PM this afternoon. This bad weather for the Eastern and Northern Seaboards of Northern Luzon will exist for the next couple of days.

For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of Northeasterly surface windflow.

Issued at 5:00 pm today, 16 November 2011

Strong to gale force wind is expected to affect the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon.
Full details below:

Weather Alert: Low Pressure Area in Palawan

Weather Advisory No. 3 issued by PAG-ASA 11.16.2011

According to the latest Weather Advisory in by the PAG-ASA, there exists a Low Pressure Area in Palawan. This includes wind convergence which may bring about rainshowers and may trigger floods.

Full report and details shown below:

PAG-ASA gives Gale Warning No. 4 - 11.16.11

For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of Northeasterly surface windflow.

Issued at 5:00 am today, 16 November 2011
Strong to gale force wind is expected to affect the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon.
Details shown below:

Opera is now supported by Google Blogger

Opera Browser, one of the most versatile browsers available, is now supported by the new Google Blogger.

Opera has long been the pioneer and leading mobile browsers used. It has been supported on most mobile phones like Nokia, Samsung, and other Android-based Smart phones. It has great support for mobile phones.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.15.11 PM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Date Issued: Nov. 15, 2011 5:00 PM

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Gale Warning No. 3
Photo of the Latest Infrared Satellite Image below and details on Gale Warning No. 3:

Congratulations Vice Ganda

MANILA, Philippines – Comedian Vice Ganda is breaking box office records after his latest movie "Praybeyt Benjamin" became the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time.

ABS-CBN's Star Cinema said Praybeyt Benjamin grossed nearly P320 million (approximately $7.39 million) in ticket sales after just 20 days.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.15.11 AM

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 15, 2011 5:00 AM

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Gale Warning No. 2
Photo of the Latest Infrared Satellite Image below and details on Gale Warning No. 2:

Weather Forecast Philippines Today - 11.14.11

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
Date Issued: Nov. 14, 2011 5:00 PM

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Gale Warning No. 1

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A Filipino Family Massacre

Murderers in hoods killed a family of four and companions in the poor southern Philippines province allegedly about land dispute, military officials on Sunday said.

Five gunmen went into the house of a farming family in the troubled island of Mindanao late Saturday and shot a husband, his wife, their two adult sons and their friend, the local army spokesman said.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
5:00 in the morning [5:00 AM]
November 14, 2011
This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

At 2:00 am today a low pressure area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 700 km East of Southern Mindanao (6.5ºN 135.0ºE) embedded along intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao.

Photo of the Latest Infrared Satellite Image below:

Licensure Exam for Teachers 2012

Announcement: PRC sets first Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T.) for Calendar Year 2012.

The PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION announced that the first Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T.) for 2012 will be held on March 11, 2012, Sunday, in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

Filing Period for first timer and repeaters posted below. Included are the places where you can file your applications.

Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has defended
its privacy policies

Privacy campaigners have welcomed a report that Facebook is to ask users to opt into any changes in the way it uses their personal information.

The social network previously announced alterations to its members' settings without asking for fresh consent.

The website is changing its policy after an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Facebook is not commenting on the story at this time.

The report suggests the site has also agreed to privacy audits by an independent organisation over the next 20 years.

However, it says the FTC does not prescribe how consent should be obtained.
Suspicion

"Facebook has historically been extremely resistant to transparency in its own operations, so we welcome measures that would force the company to obtain express consent of its users," said the London based advocacy group Privacy International.

"However, it seems likely that the FTC's demands will only present a temporary obstacle in the path of Facebook's ambitions to collect its users' information.

"Faced with reams of small print, most users are likely to automatically agree to policy changes, with each change bringing us one step closer to Zuckerberg's vision of a privacy-free future."

The website's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was questioned about the firm's privacy policies on the US television network PBS' Charlie Rose show earlier this week.

"You have control over every single thing you've shared on Facebook," he said, "You can take it down."

He also said other search engines and advertising networks gathered "huge amount of information" about internet users through cookies, which he claimed was "less transparent than what is happening at Facebook".

Complaints

The FTC's intervention is being linked to the Washington-based campaign group, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).

It filed a complaint with the commission in December 2009 claiming that privacy setting changes "violate user expectations, diminish user privacy and contradict Facebook's own representations".

EPIC noted that the website's users, security experts and others had voiced opposition to the change.

The organisation filed a follow-up complaint in 2010 claiming the social network had violated consumer protection law.

This year, EPIC also asked the FTC to investigate Facebook's use of facial recognition software on users' uploaded photographs and changes that gave the firm "far greater ability to disclose the personal information of its users to its business partners".
Knock-on effects

Facebook says it has more than 800 million members who have used the site at least once in the past 30 days.

The Reuters news agency recently reported that the site's revenues totalled $1.6bn (£1bn) in the first six months of the year thanks to its popularity with advertisers.

Facebook does not release detailed results as it is not a publicly traded company, although there is speculation it will float its stock in 2012.

Legal experts say any settlement with the FTC is likely to have implications for other internet firms.

"Users are not social networking sites' primary customers, advertisers and marketers are," said Andrew Charlesworth, director of the centre for IT and law at the University of Bristol.

"While the FTC settlement indicates sites must be more open about the ways they make personal data available, and provide users with greater control, Facebook and others will already be rethinking the techniques they use to persuade users to keep their personal data publicly accessible."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15692542

The Pacman is Triumphant Against Marquez and Post-Fight Commentaries

This afternoon, the Filipino people jumped up for joy when they heard that the Filipino "Pacman" won against the nemesis, Marquez.

The crime rate, as expected, went down. There were very little vehicles running around the main streets.

Let me describe my experience while the fight was going on and some of the common Filipino commentaries after the fight.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
5:00 in the afternoon [5:00 PM]

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Eastern Visayas and Mindanao.
Photo of the Latest Infrared Satellite Image below:

Pacquiao vs. Marquez 3 - the Trilogy Comes to an End

Pacquiao vs Marquez is just a few nights away. It will be aired in the Philippines on Nov. 13, Sunday. I am sure that there will be a lot of betting going on by then. Aside from that there will be a day of "peace" here in the country. For the last few years, when Manny fights, crime rates are reduced dramatically.

ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2011 Launched

Manila, Philippines - At about 7 o'clock in the evening, ABS-CBN, a leading TV station in the Philippines, launched its current and latest station ID for the Yuletide season.

The song "Da Best Ang Pasko ng Pilipino" was sung by the Youtube Filipino sensation, Maria Aragon.
Lyrics and photo are posted below.

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
5:00 in the morning [5:00 AM]

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Trough over Extreme Northern Luzon.
Photo of the Latest Infrared Satellite Image below:

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
5:00 in the afternoon [5:00 PM]

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao and Palawan.
Photo of the Infrared Satellite Image below:

Weather Forecast Philippines Today

Weather Forecast Philippines Today
5:00 in the morning [5:00 AM]

This is the latest weather bulletin according to PAG-ASA Philippines.

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao.
Photo of the Infrared Satellite Image below:

A 34 Billion Investment by Globe Telecom for an IT Renovation

MANILA, Philippines - Globe Telecom, the second laregst telecoomunications company, on Wednesday said it will put some $790 million (about 34 billion pesos) for a overhaul of the network and a modernization program including the IT re-engineering proposals.

In a press release, Globe Telecom said it will invest about $700 million for its network modernization program in the coming 5 years, and another $90 million for the IT upgrade. Both projects will be made within 2 to 3 years.

Dead Filipino Teacher is back from Floody Thailand and Updates of FIlipino conditions there

On Tuesday, the Philippine Embassy in Thailand said that the electrocuted Pinoy teacher in the flood-affected area in Thailand was repatriated over the weekend.

In a flood help update, the embassy said it repatriated the dead body of Arnolfo Fernandez last Sunday. It sated that, "On [November 6], the Embassy repatriated the remains of the Filipino victim of electrocution due to the floods. The remains were boarded on [flight] TG 620 which departed Bangkok 7:45 a.m. and arrived in Manila 11:55 a.m. last Sunday." Earlier rumors quoted the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) saying Fernandez is from Mindoro Oriental.

Update on the Earthquake that Hit Bukidnon Yesterday

BUKIDNON, Philippines - According to sources, 10 people were hurt during the earthquake that happened yesterday. In addition, 10 buildings and homes were heavily damaged.

Philippine News got ranked #79 in Top Blogs PH

November 7, 2011
As of 11: 20 PM

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Koreans kidnapped in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine authorities said Monday they were searching for 3 South Korean men who had been kidnapped in the south of the country.

The 3 were last seen leaving a hotel in the southern trading city of Cagayan de Oro on October 21, accompanied by 3 Filipino guides, regional police director Felicisimo Khu said.

Earthquake experienced in Bukidnon, Philippines

November 7, 2011
Bukidnon, Philippines

At about 6 o'clock in the evening, the Bukidnon region experienced an earthquake.

Why is November 7 a holiday?

Just a reminder why it is a holiday on the 7th of November here in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang has declared November 7, Monday, as regular holiday in observation of the Muslim celebration of Eid'l Adha.

Miss Philippines got Miss Internet in the Miss International 2011

Manila, Philippines – Bb. Binibining Pilipinas-International 2011 Dianne Necio won the People’s Choice Award after getting the highest number of online votes for the Miss International 2011 beauty pageant.

As noted at MissInter.cn on Sunday, November 06, 2011, Dianne Necio got 354,237 votes and automatically became a Miss International 2011 semifinalist, based on the rules.

144th Birthday of Marie Curie celebrated by Google

Google - the leading Search Engine Company celebrates the 144th birthday of Marie Curie. A very nice Google Doodle is presented today on its homepage to showcase the greatness of Marie Curie.

Let's get to know Marie Curie...

Marie Curie
Marie Curie (Maria Sklodowska-Curie) was the first person in history to obtain two Nobel Prizes in different areas of science (physics and chemistry). Marie Curie is known for her work with radioactivity and her discovery of radium. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Marie Curie was the first woman appointed to teach at La Sorbonne (University of Paris) and the first woman in France to achieve her doctoral degree.

Marie Curie was born on November 7 1867 and moved to Paris when she was 24 to study science and become a naturalized French citizen. At the university, she met another instructor to whom she would eventually marry named Pierre Curie. The two worked together studying radioactive compounds and refining uranium pitchblende ore. Besides radium, Marie Curie also discovered a new substance polonium, which she named after her native homeland of Poland.

In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel all received the Nobel Prize in physics for their research on radiation. Marie Curie was the first woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize. In 1911, Marie Curie received her second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium. Other than Marie Curie, Linus Pauling is the only other person to ever received two Nobel Prizes.

Curie intentionally decided not to patent the process to extract and purify radium, leaving the door open to the scientific community to study the process unhindered. While being a brilliant scientist, Marie Curie also suffered from depression and kidney problems.

During World War I, Marie Curie pushed for the use of radiography field units for the treatment of wounded soldiers. The units included tubes of radon gas that Curie purified herself. Promptly after the war had started, Marie Curie don't she and her husband's gold Nobel Prize medals to help with the war efforts. On July 4, 1934, Marie Curie died of leukemia, which may have been caused by her exposure to radiation.

Rumor Has It …

Rumor has it that Marie Curie actually invented clog dancing and did so frequently in the bars and restaurants of Paris, much to the chagrin of her husband, Pierre. In fact, it was the clog dancing that contributed to his untimely death in the streets of Paris as he was racing to get away from the noise and clatter of the clogs at the time.

In a completed fabricated, yet entertaining bit of balderdash, it was rumored that after Pierre's death, Marie Curie had begun an affair with a dwarf named Tito from the African north coast. Upon witnessing a drunken bit of consensual dwarf tossing at the local bar, Marie broke off the affair saying that her new love interest had offended her sense of decency and propriety.

Source: http://latest-philippine-news.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-doodle-144th-birthday-of-marie.html

Google Doodle: 144th birthday of Marie Curie

Google - the leading Search Engine Company celebrates the 144th birthday of Marie Curie. A very nice Google Doodle is presented today on its homepage to showcase the greatness of Marie Curie.

Let's get to know Marie Curie...

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Hidden Devil in Religious Painting -- photos included

ROME (Reuters) - Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.

The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top of fresco number 20 in the cycle of the scenes in the life and death of St Francis painted by Giotto in the 13th century.

Ram Revilla's death is solved

Ramona Bautista, one of the suspects in the murder of her brother Ramgen Revilla, alleged that Ramgen’s personal assistant may have had a hand in the crime.

“Kung mayroong capability magpapasok ng ibang tao o ng killer sa bahay namin, si Ronald [Ancajas] ‘yun. Siya iyong pinaka-confidante ni Ramgen. Alam niya lahat ng moves ni Ramgen. Alam niya kaka-boxing lang ni Ramgen noon. Alam niya walang tao sa bahay. Siguro po hindi niya inaasahan na nandoon ako sa kwarto kasi dapat talaga nasa Baguio ako,” Ramona said in a taped video message sent exclusively to ABS-CBN News before she left the country.

Free Live Stream for Miss International 2011

Watch Miss International 2011 live streaming online. The 51st edition of the Miss International pageant is scheduled to take place on November 6, 2011, Sunday, at the Sichuan Opera Theatre, in Chengdu, China. Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela will crown her successor at the final event.

Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines!

Due to floods in Bangkok, Thailand, Miss Earth 2011 will be held in Manila, Philippines, where it originated 11 years ago. This was confirmed by Carousel Productions in an official statement. Starmometer has this statement regarding the sudden change of venue for the Miss Earth 2011 pageant.

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Nov. 5, 2011

Inflation rose to 5.2% in October due to tyhoons

Credit to: Riza T. Olchondra, Philippine Daily Inquirer

The annual inflation rate accelerated to 5.2 percent in October from 4.8 percent in September on the back of price increases in heavily weighted food items, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.

Economists attributed the higher food prices to farm damage and transport disruptions due to recent typhoons but expected the inflation rate to stay within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) target range. Hence, economists said, they would not expect any changes in monetary policy.

“Third-quarter performance will be slightly better than [the second quarter] but the rise in inflation can be attributed to cost-push factors such as supply constraints and rise in production input cost—not demand-pull factors associated with the economic growth and recovery. I think the BSP will maintain policy rates because the average inflation is still within the 3 to 5 percent range,” according to Cid L. Terosa, economist at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

Penguins make waves in Manila Ocean Park

Credit to: MARLON ANTHONY R. TONSON, GMA News

The Manila Ocean Park’s latest animal attraction makes everyone smile from ear to ear, especially the children visiting the recreation facility.

The Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) – a South American species from the coastlines of Chile and Peru, close to Antartica – had even delighted United States of America ambassador to the Philippines Harry Tomas, who was interviewed by GMA News reporter JP Soriano.

“I got to feed the penguins fish, and that was great," said Tomas, adding that it was his first time to see the Antarctic birds up close – and in tropical Philippines!

This species is named after the cold water current the penguins swim in, which is named after the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. They are medium-sized penguins, growing to 56–70 cm (22–28 in) in length and weighing of 3.6-5.9 kg (8-13 lbs).

Bong Revilla says Ramona's flight is a 'sign of guilt'

Credit to: Jon Carlos Rodriguez, abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. said on Friday that the departure of his half-sister Ramona Bautista from the Philippines is a sign of guilt.

Revilla said Ramona, who has been tagged by police as one of the suspects in the murder of her own brother, aspiring actor-politician Ramgen Bautista Revilla, should have faced the investigation instead of leaving the country.

“I was shocked just like everyone. Talagang hindi kami makapaniwala. Itong pag-alis niyang ito is a sign of guilt. Hindi siya dapat umalis. Dapat hinarap niya itong imbestigasyon kung talagang siya ay hindi guilty,” Revilla told ABS-CBN’s “Bandila.”