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MELBOURNE – the “World’s Best Sport City”
Welcome to Melbourne – the bustling capital of Victoria, the smallest continental state of Australia. With a cosmopolitan population of 4 million including the myriad ethnic communities (it has the largest “Greek” community on
Read More »UFC’s MMA Monopoly
Saturday, March 11, 2011, a day where no major promotion held a fight card, will go down as one of the most historic days in Mixed Martial Arts. Major MMA news websites started breaking
Read More »Riding on My Bicycle
(Icelandic Alternative Rock Music) Perhaps a privilege enjoyed by a passionate music enthusiast like me is having a diverse selection of music that I can listen to. I don’t rely on what commercial radio
Read More »Sa Pilipinas Nga Lang Ba Nagdiriwang ng Fiesta?
(On Thorrablot: An Icelandic Winter Food Festival) A festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the festival.
Read More »Sweet 16 Makeup
When you turn 16 it feels like a milestone. You start to feel more grown up and can’t wait till you turn 18 in a couple years. You parents start to worry that you
Read More »Merci in jeopardy
For the second time in two years, Ombudsman Merceditas “Merci” Gutierrez will soon be facing impeachment charges against her in the House of Representatives. But this time around, with her protector — former President
Read More »What happened to Shaira Luna?
If you were still in the Philippines in the ‘90s, you must have heard of her name. She was the toddler who already read science books; the little girl who played a lot of
Read More »A Glass Mansion for Noypi
Mojo called Noypi. Their conversation went like this: Noypi: Hello. Mojo: Hello, Noypi? Noypi: Yes, this is Noypi. Is this Mojo? Mojo: Yes, This is Mojo. Hey, I have good news for you, Noypi!
Read More »UN to assist in fund mishandling probe if requested
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) of the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday will extend assistance to the Philippine government if requested, in its investigation of the alleged misuse of UN peacekeeping funds intended
Read More »DFA ready to evacuate Filipinos in Japan
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is doing contingency measures if emergency evacuation arises for Filipinos residing in Fukushima Prefecture and other nearby Japanese cities in danger of exposure to radiation from the earthquake-damaged
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