Factbox: Boxing-Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey
March 11 -Factbox on the WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey in Arlington, Texas on Saturday:
Manny Pacquiao
Age: 31
Nationality: Filipino
Born: Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
Record: 50-3-2 (38 knockouts)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 1.69 meters
Reach: 67 inches
Last fight: Miguel Angel Cotto, won 12th round TKO, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, November 14, 2009.
Losses:
Erik Morales, unanimous decision, MGM [...]
ABS-CBN overtakes GMA 7 in Mega Manila in February 2010
More Filipinos tuned in to ABS-CBN shows in all parts of the country from sign-on to sign-off, weekdays to weekend in February 2010.
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s largest multimedia conglomerate, has captured Mega Manila TV ratings with an audience share of 38.2 percent in February 2010, beating rival station GMA [...]
AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (March 9-11, 2010)
Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs from March 9 to 11, based on the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:
March 9, Tuesday
Daytime:
Diz Iz It! (GMA-7) 7.3%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 19.6%
Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 18.2%; Daisy Siete: Bebe & Me (GMA-7) 12.9%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 20.7%
Gumapang Ka [...]
Celebs told: Don’t endorse condoms
MANILA, Philippines – Just days after Catholic bishops waged a battle with the government over birth control, another prelate urged local celebrities not to endorse condoms for the sake of the people who look up to them.
Angel Lagdameo, former Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Jaro archbishop, said television [...]
AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (March 5-8, 2010)
Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs from March 5 to 8, based on the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:
March 6, Friday
Daytime:
Diz Iz It! (GMA-7) 7.3%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 19.7%
Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 18.5%; Daisy Siete: Bebe & Me (GMA-7) 12.6%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 19%
Gumapang Ka [...]
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
Annabelle Rama ‘pulls out’ Ruffa Gutierrez from “The Buzz”
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Actress and “The Buzz” co-host Ruffa Gutierrez was reportedly pulled out by her mother and manager Annabelle Rama from the showbiz talk show program on Sunday.
Rama said that she pulled her daughter out of the live set of “The Buzz” after she became fed up with co-host Kris Aquino allegedly interrupting [...]
Yoyo Tricker Joshua Davis is the first Ultimate Talentadong Pinoy
Yoyo Tricker Joshua Davis was declared the Philippines’ first ever Ultimate Talentadong Pinoy. He took home 1 million pesos. He won via text votes and judges’ votes.
He bested other Hall of Famers of TV5’s talent show — Wan Lu (the ventriloquist), Far East Acrobatic Family, Ferdinand Clemente a.k.a. “Makata-tawanan,” The Tribal Dancers, singer [...]
ABS-CBN’s ‘Bayanijuan’ bags an Anvil
MANILA, Philippines – ABS-CBN’s “Bayanijuan,” a campaign that aims to address hunger and malnutrition in the Philippines, received an award of merit at the 45th Anvil Awards.
Since its launch in June 2008, “Bayanijuan” has helped a total of 3,324 beneficiaries from 9 provinces nationwide. The advocacy program has also attracted several [...]
DOH Releases Health Advisory as EL Nino’s Effects Felt
The Department of Health’s National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP) and National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC) recently released a health advisory to the public as the country begins to feel the effects of El Nino.
The El Nino phenomenon is characterized by extreme climactic conditions – either extreme temperature [...]
