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Early Christmas offerings from Enchanted Kingdom

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:28:07 +0000

It’s all about magic and revelry this month at Enchanted Kingdom as the country’s premiere park kicks off the coming of “ber” months with merrymaking festivities this time of the year. Magic comes alive as Simon & Silver bares their newest riveting tricks. Sky Wizardry, a kaleidoscopic display of fireworks is staged all weekends at [...]

Enchanted Kingdom’s search for Little Prince and Princess 2010 is on

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:26:07 +0000

Enchanted Kingdom is looking for boys and girls aged 5-8 years old to be the next little prince and princess of the country’s premiere theme park. Cash prizes, annual passes, and a chance to be a part of Enchanted Kingdom’s Circle of Artists await the winners. Auditions will be held every weekend starting August 30 [...]

Ruby Tower in Binondo – Today in History : August 2, 1968

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:02:34 +0000

In 1968, an intensity 7 earthquake rocked Manila causing the collapse of Ruby Tower in Binondo, killing hundreds of people. The Ruby Tower collapse served as an eye opener in disaster management. Later that year, the Marcos administration established the National Committee on Disaster Operation which eventually evolved as the Camp Aguinaldo-based Office of Civil [...]

Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, the first woman President of the Philippines – Today in History : August 1, 2009

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:43:33 +0000

On August 1, 2009, Ma. Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, the first woman President of the Philippines, died of colon cancer at the age of 76. Born in Manila, “Tita Cory,” as she was fondly called, is the mother of the country’s 15th and current President, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III. She is best remembered for [...]

Philippine Airlines – The first airline in Asia – Today in History : July 31, 1946

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:40:31 +0000

On July 31, 1946, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) claimed the official title of being the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean, departing from the then Nielson Airport in Makati to the U.S. mainland with a DC-4 aircraft. After that, PAL started its official service between Manila and San Francisco in December 1946. Other [...]

President Binigno Noynoy Aquino State of the Nation Address Speech English Version

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:08:40 +0000

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; My beloved countrymen: Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are [...]

Philippine Constitutional Convention – Today in History – July 10, 1934

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:54:39 +0000

On July 10, 1934, the Filipino voters elected at least 202 delegates to a constitutional convention which drafted the Philippine Constitution. Headed by Claro M. Recto, the Constitutional Convention of 1934 was responsible for framing the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution which was approved by President Franklin Roosevelt on March 23, 1935. It has been said that [...]

Forbes List of 2010 Richest Man in the Philippines

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:05:32 +0000

According to Forbes Magazine, the list below are the Top 10 richest Filipino’s for 2010 : 1) Henry Sy; US$5 billion 2) Lucio Tan; $2.1 billion 3) John Gokongwei Jr.; $1.5 billion 4) Jaime Zobel de Ayala; $1.4 billion 5) Andrew Tan; $1.2 billion 6) Tony Tan Caktiong; $980 million 7) Enrique Razon Jr.; $975 [...]

IBM Science and Technology Award – Today in History – July 9, 1985

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:39:24 +0000

On July 9, 1985, Arturo P. Alcaraz, a volcanologist and acknowledged “father of geothermal energy” won the IBM Science and Technology Award. Alcaraz, who earned his Masters of Science degree in Geology at the University of Wisconsin in the United States as a government scholar, pioneered in generating electricity by means of geothermal steam among [...]

Jaime Cardinal Sin – Today in History – July 8, 1987

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:38:14 +0000

On July 8, 1987, as official representative of the Vatican to the Millenary of the Russian Orthodox Church, his Eminence, Jaime Cardinal Sin became the first Catholic prelate to visit Lithuania since the 1917 Russian Revolution. Born on August 31, 1928 in Aklan, Cardinal Sin, Archbishop emeritus of Manila, attended the 600th anniversary celebration of [...]