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Archive for December, 2011
OFW is first UN Citizen Ambassador
Dec 25th
NEW YORK City – Twenty-three year old Jonathan Eric Defante’s 30-second-pitch on Youtube, his entry to the 2011 Citizen Ambassador’s Video Contest, earned him one of the three spots to become the first Filipino Honorary United Nation’s Citizen Ambassador.
Honored as best in concept, originality and execution, Defante’s “One Bottle, One Life” pitch to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is about using plastic bottles to build model communities around the world. On his Youtube pitch, Defante said, “So let’s create a model community in every Nation, made of used plastic bottles or eco-bricks, built by the people themselves, and are sustained More >
Funds for repatriation efforts in Syria enough: DFA
Dec 25th
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said it has enough funds to cover the repatriation of the remaining Filipinos in Syria. “We have enough funds for this. We will be using emergency funds on top of the Assistance to Nationals funds,” said DFA Spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez.
Hernandez said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) also promised to assist the DFA if it needs more money for the repatriation efforts.
The DFA said there are about 5,000 Filipinos who are still in Syria.
“The 5,000 are a combination of documented and undocumented [Filipinos],” Hernandez said.
On Thursday, More >
PAGBISITA NG RJR SA SAUDI, DINUMOG NG LIBU-LIBONG PINOY
Dec 18th
PAGBISITA NG RJR SA SAUDI, DINUMOG NG LIBU-LIBONG PINOY. Nagkatipun-tipon ang higit sa 16,000 na Pilipino sa Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sa pagtatanghal nina Randy Santiago, John Estrada at Rico J Puno, o RJR na hosts ng patok na patok na noontime show na “Happy Yipee Yehey” (HYY). Karamihan sa mga dumalo ay The Filipino Channel (TFC) subscribers. Ang iba pa nga’y nagmula pa sa malayong bayan ng Jeddah at Riyadh. Hindi inasahan ng tatlo na ganoon kadaming tao, lalaki man o babae, ang dadalo sa kanilang pagtitipon, lalo’t mahigpit at konserbatibo ang lugar na pinagtanghalan. Dream come true More >
Filipino convicted in China executed
Dec 8th
MANILA, Philippines - A convicted Filipino drug trafficker was executed in China at around 12:30 p.m. today (Thursday), Vice President Jejomar Binay said.
Speaking to reporters from Bali via Skype, Binay said he has received information that the Filipino was executed by lethal injection in Liuzhou, Guangxi province.
“Ang ating kababayan ay na-execute alas-12:30 po ng tanghali,” said Binay, who is in Bali, Indonesia to attend an international forum.
The Filipino’s family members were accompanied by a Filipino priest Fr. Emil to the Guilin jail on Thursday morning. At around 8:30 a.m., the Filipino met with consulate officials for 10 More >
Showtime in Dubai UAE last Dec. 2, 2011
Dec 3rd
Showtime in Dubai UAE last Dec. 2, 2011
Dubai United Arab Emirates- all star cast of Showtime performed in Dubai
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