Alleged ‘miraculous water’ is a hit in Baguio City
A crowded barangay hall full of fans greeted an unassuming Pablo Dancel Agustin during his short visit in Baguio City Saturday.
Agustin, 84, a herbal researcher from Tarlac, achieved popularity in this northern city and other parts of the country by inventing the supposedly ‘miraculous’ PDA Water.
Reportedly extracted from onions, the herbal formula has purportedly been [...]
January 26 is 2009 Chinese New Year
Chinese new year 2009 falls on 26th of January, 2009. The Chinese New Year is celebrated as the symbol of spring’s celebration. In fact in China the Chinese New Year is still called the Spring festival. It is celebrated after the fall harvest and before the spring planting season. The date of the Chinese New [...]
Looking Back: Panagbenga 2008 Videos
(An iKUWADERNO.com EXCLUSIVE feature on Panagbenga 2008 Highlihts captured on videos)
Before we reminisce last year’s Panagbenga celebration, I will somehow give you some important details on what is Panagbenga and why it is celebrated.
Panagbenga is month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning “season of blooming”. The festival, held during the month [...]
(Updated) Panagbenga 2009 Official Schedule of Events
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Here’s the updated calendar of events for the Baguio Flower Festival “Panagbenga” 2009 celebration.
MAJOR EVENTS:
February 1: Grand Opening (Melvin Jones) | Field Demonstration (Athletic Bowl)
February 1 – March 8: Market Encounter | Landscaping Contest (Burnham Park)
February 14: Fluvial Parade (Burnham Lake)
February 22: Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom (Melvin Jones)**
February 23-25: Legarda Rocks [...]
Baguio Panagbenga Flower Festival 2009 Schedule
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The 14th edition of the festival known as “Panagbenga” has for its theme: “Our festival…Yours, Too”.
Check out the tentative schedule of the Panagbenga 2009 below:
Here’s the updated calendar of events for the Baguio Flower Festival “Panagbenga” 2009 celebration.
MAJOR EVENTS:
February 1: Grand Opening (Melvin Jones) | Field Demonstration (Athletic Bowl)
February 1 – March [...]
New York bans Pinoy priest who had affair with divorcee
Officials in New York’s Diocese of Brooklyn have barred a Filipino priest from serving in New York City after his seven-month affair with a divorcee was uncovered in court papers this week.
An Associated Press report said Rev. Fr. Elvis Elano has been accused in the $25-million lawsuit for having an affair with Judith Rodrigues-Lytwyn.
The woman [...]
Vatican suspends bishop who adopted woman
NEW DELHI – The Vatican has suspended a Roman Catholic bishop in southern India after he adopted a 26-year-old woman, a senior church official said Saturday.
Bishop John Thattungal, 58, will be barred from performing any religious or administrative duties until a formal inquiry into his conduct is completed, said the Rev. Stephen Alathara, a spokesman [...]
Top 10 Amazing Prison Escapes
As long as we have had prisons, we have had prison escapes. This is a list of the 10 most daring and amazing escapes from prison in history.
10 Maze Prison Escape
In the biggest prison escape in British history, on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 38 Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners, who had [...]
Samar seeks Guinness record for world’s longest banig
BASEY – In 2000, the town of Basey, Samar claimed to have set the world record for making the longest mat in the world when community folks paraded a more than kilometer-long mat. But it was not made official since it was not submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records.
The town now aims to [...]
Bulacan’s Pastillas sets Guinness world record
Bulacan has once again captured the nation’s attention and imagination with a Guinness Book of World Records by making the World’s Longest Pastillas.
Stretching 202.6 meters long and measuring 5 inches in diameter, the record- breaking activity served as one of the highlights of this year’s Singkaban Festival.
The province chose the pastillas for its distinct and [...]
