Facebook: Most Popular Way to Send Holiday Greetings - poll

Social networking site Facebook is the most popular way of sending holiday greetings this year, according to a poll conducted by abs-cbnNEWS.com. The online poll, which covered 715 respondents from across the globe, showed that nearly half (46.43%) greeted their friends this holiday season via Facebook, while text messaging was a distant second at 27.27%. E-mail came in third place with 12.87%, followed by chat and instant messaging (5.87%), Twitter (4.48%), snail mail (1.68%), telegram (1.12%), and fax (0.28%). Social networking sites have been gaining ground in the Philippines as these make sending messages easier and less time-consuming. A simple touch of a key or a click of a mouse allows Facebook users, for instance, to send a greeting or a photo to hundreds of people. Before the...

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Be a Financial Flair with BPI Direct Express Teller

Start 2012 right, make your pockets fat (I don't know if you're still keen on saving on piggy banks like before) so I am here to introduce you to another way to save, without breaking the bank. This is the BPI Direct Express Teller card brought to you by BPI Direct. BPI Direct has no particular branch and application is done through online.  I responded to their confirmation e-mail and got the card at the branch of convenience I specified (that time I was still an intern in Cubao) The requirements that time prior to account opening was: - 2 1x1 ID picture - Proof of Billing (it doesn't have to be named after you)- 2 Valid IDs...

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Chris Alexander's Status Message goes viral

The former Ginebra Kings import, Chris Alexander (Mr. Toothpick) awaken the emotions of BGK fans who are awaiting for the next conference to see their favorite team play. In this status, Chris Alexander seemed to be mindful about the selection of the Ginebra import and he feels he is not Ginebra's top choice for the Commissioner's Cup by February. Chris Alexander and Jayjay Helterbr...

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Ramgen Revilla and Janelle Manahan Bathroom Video Scandal

It seemed like that even during the holidays, ill-minded people would not take a break.  A video and images of the late Ramgen Revilla and his girlfriend, Janelle Manahan are currently circulating the net, a trending topic amongst blogs and search engines. I find this very ill and unfair for Janelle, who currently stands as a witness to the murder of her beau. Why do this? To derail Janelle's mind to saying of what she really saw that happened during the murder? What do you think is the purpose? From my standpoint, I guess this was to prove that Janelle's not a credible witness.  Sources say that it was uploaded at Facebook but...

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Year of Upsets in Basketball for 2011

With the year 2011 about to close, I guess it is time to relieve the great basketball moments that happened in the Collegiate, Philippine and National Basketball which proved that 2011 is a year of the upsets for basketball.  PCCL: San Sebastian Stags (winning over Ateneo Blue Eagles) to become PCCL Champions  Entering the PCCL 2011 match with a twice-to-beat advantage worked wonders for the San Sebastian Stags as they managed to outdo the Ateneo De Manila Blue Eagles 73-67 at the San Juan Arena.  Riding on the shoulders of 2 of their Big Three after the injury to Ronald Pascual which sidelined him during PCCL was...

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Alerts for Sendong released December 14 - Y SO MANY DEAD?

Malacañang said the government relayed alerts to local government units (LGUs) on tropical storm Sendong as early as December 14. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) passed on information either through SMS or fax. "Galing PAGASA magpo-project po ng track, ipapasa po sa NDRRMC to alert the local governments either… SMS sa LGU at 'yung fax. Marami pong nagtatanong kung bakit daw ho fax 'yung ginagamit. Unfortunately, isa pa rin hong pinakagamit na mode of transmission sa gobyerno ay fax machine. So nakita naman po namin 'yung mga pinadala po ng NDRRMC at ng PAGASA mismo doon sa mga local government units. Ang earliest po na nasa aming tala ay December 14," Valte said. In view of mixed reports about the...

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Azkals vs. Internacional Madrid January 7, 2012 Charity Match For Typhoon Sendong Victims

The Philippine Azkals would go up against Internacional de Madrid on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The match is a charity match to support the victims of Typhoon Sendong which is titled as "Dili Ka Nag-iisa" . The match will also serve as a tune-up game for the Azkals as they prepare for the AFC Challenge Cup 20...

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Suns signs former All-Star Michael Redd

Hoping to revive his career that has been riddled with injuries for the past 3 seasons, Michael Redd, a former All-Star and Bucks Team Captain signed a one year veteran minimum-deal of $ 1.3 million with the Phoenix Suns.  Redd left the Milwaukee Bucks at the end of last season, the final year of his six-year, $91 million contract he signed with the Bucks in 2005. Injuries to his left knee cost him most of the last three seasons. Redd played in 33 games in 2008-09, 18 games in 2009-10 and 10 games in 2010-11. Source: Click h...

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Michael Jordan engaged to model Yvette Prieto

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Yvette Prieto.  Jordan, 48 who is considered to be the best NBA player of all - time proposed to Cuban-American Model, Prieto, 32 during the holidays.  The couple have been dating for about three years. It will be the second marriage for Jordan, who divorced his wife Juanita in 2006 after 17 years. Jordan has retired from basketball with the Washington Wizards in 2003. He is currently the majority owner of Charlotte Bobcats. - As reported by Reuters...

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Binibining Pilipinas 2012 shall be ON!

Have what it takes to follow the footsteps of 2011 Miss Universe Third Runner Up Shamcey Supsup, Bb. Pilipinas International 2011 Dianne Necio and Bb. Pilipinas Tourism Isabella Manjon? Well, new year, new chapter for Pageants indeed as Bb. Pilipinas would start the applications for the 2012 edition of the pageant. Check out www.bbpilipinas.com for detai...

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Starstruck Avenger Tyrone Perez found dead

photo by PEP.ph This just  fresh. Tyrone Perez, Starstruck 1 Avenger was found dead in an abandoned car in Valenzuela. Reports say he committed suicide. I'm sure it would be on the headlines soon...

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The Most Successful BBP batch over the decade

The most successful BBP batch from the year 2000-present: BBP 2005 (Gionna Cabrera (Ms. Universe '05 Special Award), Carlene Aguilar (Ms. World '05 Semifinalist) and Precious Lara Quigaman (Miss International 2005...

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Dallas Mavericks Championship Banner Raising

They may have started out flat with the Heat and Nuggets (0-2) but for Mavericks' hopefuls like me, they are still the Defending Champions and I believe they could bounce back.  Here's the video of their Championship Banner raising held Christmas Day.  Credit: www.nba.com/mavs (You can download the video there) ...

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Asiong Salonga wins big at MMFF

Photo courtesy of: Everything in Budget NEW WAVE CATEGORY New Wave Winner Kookai Labayen for "Biyahe ni Barbie" Best Student Film "Payaso" - De La Salle University Lipa "Mate" - Letran College "Speechless" - Mirriam College Gender Sensitivity Award "HIV" New Wave Best Actor JM De Guzman for "Pintakasi" New Wave Best Actress Iza Calzado - "HIV" Best New Wave Short Film "Pintakasi" - Photo courtesy of: Facebook Best Float "Ang Panday 2" Best Production Design Fritz Silorio and Mona Soriano for "Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story" Best in Editing Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduna for "Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story" Best...

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OFFICIAL MMFF 3 DAY GROSS

Official MMFF 3-day gross (December 25, 26, 27) from Executive Chairman Francis Tolentino:  1) Enteng ng Ina Mo: P91, 892,997.10; 2) Panday 2: P51,527,616.00;  3) Segunda Mano: P46,931,780.05;  4) Shake Rattle & Roll 13: P22,756,512.30;  5) My Househusband, Ikaw Na!: P20,839,817.10;  6) Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story: P7,957,716.50;  7) Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow: 4,089,922.50 -- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow was disqualified from winning major awards this year's MMFF. Click he...

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The Brains behind the popular "Ate Vangie"

You may live in the mountains if you have not encountered "Ate Vangie".  "Ate Vangie", is a fictional Filipino counterpart of the Apple's Siri, a voice assistant which could even understand Filipino's Carabao English -- the video has made waves over the past week with over a million views to date.  But contrary to popular belief, "Ate Vangie" is not paid by Apple or any local telecom company. Ate Vangie is a brainchild of Gung Ho Films , an advertising house penetrating the industry.  Gung Ho Films Paolo Dy told GMA News that they looked at advertising trends and viral marketing is the way to go.  He also explained that every viral video has its own character. The things that make a video go viral would be different each time. You have to understand the...

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Maria Ozawa wants Pinoys for next film - NOT TRUE

It seemed like Temperatures are now low because the Maria Ozawa account proved to be a hoax.  As a follow-up comment to the "hello philippines" post, the alleged "Maria Ozawa" informed her Filipino fans that she bought a globe sim-card yesterday and encourage to message her via SMS or PM her through her "private" fb.  But with a closer look, the Maria Ozawa account was set up today (December 28) with less than 20 FB friends - all of them are males.  The account was deleted as of this writing. ...

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Petron Blaze's Arwind Santos lead Best Player race

Photo by PBA: Nuki Sabio Proving no signs of slowing down after successfully winning the Governor's Cup Championship & the tournament's Best Player of the Conference Award, Arwind Santos of Petron Blaze is still proving that he can do it all over again  by leading the Best Player of the Conference Award after the quarterfinals of the 2011 PBA Philippine Cup.  Santos, the 6-foot-4 former FEU Stalwart leads the Statistical Points rankings with an average of 38.63 SPs a game, 6 points ahead of #2 Kelly Williams (Talk and Text) credit to his regular double-double showing throughout the tournament.  CURRENT BPC RANKING...

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Maria Ozawa wants Pinoys for next film

   photo from: Miyabi-Online.com  Temperatures rising (especially for those who really love her -- listen up Pinoy males) as Maria Ozawa, a Japanese porn star has expressed her desire to have Filipinos as her screen (and bed) partners for her next movie.  In her facebook page, she mentioned "Mabuhay Philippines".   She also posted in her page: ""Hello guys! Who wants bukkake? Audition will be on January 2012" . The post had 11,000 likes and at least 3,000 worth of shares and replies.  No one has yet to take the offer as of this writing.&nb...

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MTQI UPDATE: Miss Philippines, Isabella Manjon wins Ms. Charity

Photo Source: Bb. Pilipinas Official  Ms. Isabella Manjon, Philippine Delegate to Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 wins Miss Charity, a special award for the event. She also placed 2nd in the online voting.  Congratulations Isabella!&nb...

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The search for Corona replacement improper - ex-IBP head

Malacanang’s move to look for a possible replacement for Chief Justice Renato Corona “is not a sound decision and improper,” a former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said Wednesday. Jose Aguila Grapilon said Malacanang should not conduct a search for Corona’s replacement because the Chief Justice’s position is not yet vacant. “Masyado naman yatang preemptive ’yan. I do not think they should be doing that,” Grapilon told reporters. Grapilon is one of the five former IBP presidents who said that Corona’s impeachment is healthy for democracy. However, Grapilon said looking for Corona’s replacement when the impeachment trial has not even started is not proper. “I don’t think it’s proper. It is the JBC (Judicial and Bar Council) who will conduct the interviews and...

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Rain or Shine Elasto Painters: Ready to Paint themselves a CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

Amongst the 4 remaining PBA teams in contention for the PBA Philippine Cup championship, it is Rain or Shine Elasto Painters who rarely had roster changes and improved their lineup to  what they are today. Of course, with a head coach as brilliant as of Yeng Guiao, Rain or Shine has proven themselves a contender & now has a 50% chance to enter the finals.  Rain or Shine has the capacity to load it up at the 3 point line, they have Jeff Chan, Ryan Arana, Ronjay Buenafe, Gabe Norwood and even the likes of Beau Belga and JR Quinahan who can consistently hit the three on a daily basis. An improved outside shooting for Belga and Quinahan did the damage when ROS beat Ginebra during the Quarterfinals Game 1. And of course, when open, Chan, Buenafe and Arana are deadly, they attract...

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How You Can Help Sendong Victims [REPOSTED]

***DONATIONS (MONEY)*** SMART Smart Money: Donors to Typhoon #Sendong may help through Smart Money acct. no. 5577-5130-6822-1104 at any BDO, Hapinoy or Cebuana Lhuillier outlets. Text: Smart subscribers may donate to #Sendong victims via text. Send RED <amount> to 4143. Valid donation amounts 10, 25, 50, 100 GLOBE Gcash: For GCASH, donate through Red Cross by texting DONATE <amount> MPIN REDCROSS and send to 2882. Text: Text RED <amount> and send it to 2899. You may donate in these denominations: 5, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 and 1000. RED CROSS Details in their website. ONE FOR ILIGAN Iliganons Sa Manila Inc. BDO Checking Acct 5308004019 Asia-Tower Paseo Branch ILIGAN BLOGGERS SOCIETY Donate cash – details here. Paypal ID: singcol.inquisitor@gmail.com BDO...

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