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Puerto Princesa Underground River officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature
Jan 31st
Weber: “Today’s confirmation is the well-earned reward for this extraordinary display of enthusiasm”
Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Making the announcement in Manila, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of the Philippines for supporting their national finalist in the global campaign.
“When your very own President Aquino came out in support of the PPUR campaign, I knew that this country was taking the New7Wonders of Nature seriously,” said Weber. “Fans of PPUR all over the world responded to his call for action by voting in record numbers and today’s confirmation is the well-earned More >
Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2012-Opening day Fireworks Display
Jan 6th
Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2012 Fireworks display at the opening day January 05 2012.
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Jan 4th
MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipino workers in Syria do not want to be repatriated back to the Philippines, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.
Del Rosario has just returned from a 2-day trip to Syria, where he met with Syrian Foreign Ministry officials and Filipino community leaders to discuss the government’s repatriation efforts.
“We talked with the Filipino community leaders, and oddly enough, 25 of the leaders and not a single one wanted to be repatriated because of the lack of economic opportunities (in the Philippines),” he said, in a press conference at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
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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 >
