The Reporter

Don’t be shocked with the number of out-of-school youths in the Philippines. This does not mean total enrollments are dropping. In fact, enrollments have been increasing by an average of 0.98 percent every year, data from the education department’s research and statistics division shows.

Likewise, to some extent, the drop can be explained by changes in the way the education department computes participation rates.

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After watching the GMA news covering Judy Ann (Juday) Santos’ Meralco commercial/infomercial, my mind was boggled. I’ve wanted to write about this a week ago. The Meralco commercial/infomercial really seemed like anti-poor. Many people see it that way. Meralco seems to be justifying its price increases per kilowatt hour which affects millions of Filipinos.

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The following is a comprehensive summary of the Miss Philippines Earth 2008 result and swimsuit photos of individual candidates. The Miss Philippines earth was joined in by 41 candidates. The Miss Philippines Earth 2008 beauty pageant was hosted by Nikki Gil & Rafael Rosell. The Ms. Philippines Earth 2008 was such an exciting event.

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by Zinnia De La Peña

The arrival of a Universal Studios theme park in the Philippines is creating a huge buzz after the Genting Berhad Group secured the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.(Pagcor)’ s nod for its proposed project within the Las Vegas-like Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated Tourism City.

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Unlike the Bb. Pilipinas 2008 and the controversial win of Janina San Miguel, the Ms. Earth Philippines 2008 beauty pageant was a successful event without a hint of controversy. The winners, in our view, are all deserving. Here are the winners and their photos/pictures: (more…)

The Dancing Inmates of Cebu became famous when they popularized group dancing on jail grounds via “Thriller” then followed by “Soulja Boys”.  This time, the Dancing inmates of Cebu is burning Youtube charts with their latest performance to the tune of “I Need a Hero”.  If I’m not mistaken, this is the Dancing Inmates’ third dance hit.

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Angel Locsin is definitely hot and sexy. Here is Angel Locsin’s sexy photo for the May 2008 issue of Maxim Philippines. Does Angel Locsin deserve to be the Philippine’s Sexiest Woman? You decide.

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The Cheaper Medicines Bill was finally ratified by Philippine Senators and Congressmen two days ago. The Cheaper Medicines Bill might save millions of Filipino lives because it aims to lower the cost of medicines, which have skyrocketed for the past 5 years, based on research.

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The Philippines, being branded as the “Texting Capital of the World” might already be experiencing some of the negative effects of texting. This is evidenced by the poor academic performance of students especially in spelling. Texting and/or cellphone addiction can do so much damage to our country’s future. Our great passion for new cellphone models packed with new and better features (thanks Nokia, Samsung, Motorla, et al.) makes this craving for cellphone texting grow even more. But beware of the possible consequences.

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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) launched today “Power Lotto” which assures winners of a minimum P50-million jackpot. This news was heard from GMA 7 Kapuso Network and it’s objective is to excite the betting public with a new winning combination (two-panel system) with higher stakes.

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here in the Philippines, summertime is “tuli” or circumcision time for adolescent boys.  Usually, boys who are aged 9-12 get circumcised during this time of the year.  The Department of Health (DOH) also launched a few years ago an annual program that is roving health team tasked to circumcise boys and aged alike in many barangays.

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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Philippine authority on weather forecasting, announced that summer will be hotter this year in the Philippines.

An astounding 37 degrees celsius or higher is expected this summer in the Philippines as global warming escalates.

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