Villar was never a Tondo poor boy?
Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:05:00 03/13/2010
THE MARCH 7 ARTICLE ON Manny Villar’s house along Moriones Street in Tondo confirmed the belief that he was never poor, never spent his Christmas on the street and never swam in a pool of garbage. In the early 1960s, if you had a three-story house [...]
Richest Men in the World 2010
Here’s the list of Forbes “The World’s Billionaires”:
#1. Carlos Slim Helu
Age: 70
Fortune: Self made
Source: Telecom
Net Worth: $53.5 billion
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Industry: Communications
Marital Status: widowed, 6 children
Telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico’s national telephone company in the 1990s becomes world’s richest person for first time after coming in third place last year. [...]
Baguio, Benguet air still OK
BAGUIO CITY — The air quality in this mountain resort city and nearby towns of Benguet is still good to fair and within the tolerable range for a healthy lifestyle, the Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau said here Wednesday.
Dozens of air quality monitoring stations in strategic parts of Baguio and Benguet indicated that [...]
16-year-old nabbed for raping a pig in Mindanao
A 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly raping a pig in Koronadal City in Mindanao, a radio report said on Tuesday.
Radio dzXL reported that the irate owner of the animal haled the suspect, whose name was withheld, to a police station in Koronadal City after learning of the act.
Mariano Curay, the owner [...]
Most Corrupt Countries in Asia Pacific
A survey released on Monday showed that the Philippines was rated the fourth most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations.
Indonesia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Philippines
Thailand
India
China
Malaysia
Taiwan
South Korea
Macau
Japan
United States
Hong Kong
Australia
Singapore
Medical Technologist Licensure Examination Result (March 2010)
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday that 514 out of 873 passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medical Technology in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this March 2010.
Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on [...]
Severe water shortage hits Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — This mountain resort city, the Summer Capital of the Philippines, is now suffering from severe water shortage after its main water sources are starting to dry up.
The bad timing of the water shortage in the city comes as it starts to welcome the influx of tourists who want to [...]
Pacific tsunami warning canceled for all countries
Agence France-Presse | WASHINGTON D.C., United States – The US government on Sunday canceled a tsunami warning for all Pacific nations that had been issued in the wake of a 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile.
“The Pacific-wide tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is now canceled for all countries,” it said [...]
Physician Board Exam Result (February 2010)
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday announced that 621 out of 1,344 passed the Physician (Complete, Finals and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination.
The examination was given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila and Cebu this February 2010. One (1) out of 11 passed the [...]
PRC Baguio Schedule of Outreach Services
SCHEDULE OF OUTREACH SERVICES
DATE
VENUE
SERVICES
February 13, 2010
TABUK CITY, KALINGA
Tabuk Provincial Capitol
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Processing of April 2010 Licensure Exam for Teachers; Processing of Applications for Renewal of PRC ID; Initial Registration of Newly-Passed Nurses; and Issuance of PRC ID and Board Certificates.
February 17, 2010
PANGASINAN
VMUF, [...]
