Archive for August, 2012
Zsa Zsa Padilla triumphs over cancer with grace
By: Joseph Marc A. de Veyra, MSN, RN “I can talk to you in Tagalog, right?†Zsa Zsa Padilla asked me midway through this exclusive interview during the 4th Annual White Party and Fashion Show at Hilton Pasadena on Aug. 25, 2012. She was in Los Angeles to have a cyst surgically removed from her [...]
Sarah Geronimo to have 2 shows at Pechanga Theater
Philippine recording artist and actress Sarah Geronimo will be performing live at the Pechanga Theater on Friday, September 7, 2012 with back-to-back shows at 8:00 PM and 10:30 PM. She is one of the hottest Philippine celebrities to come to the U.S. to entertain the Filipino community who continues to show her a tremendous amount [...]
Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs presents ‘Scientricity’
Ready your gears and get set to be energized! The Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC), the first and largest umbrella science club organization, in its 41st year of unfaltering expertise, proudly presents an electrifying September-long activity that will leave you charged up. With the theme, “SCIENTRICITY: Energizing Science Clubs for Sustainable Energy,†this [...]
100 Outstanding Filipino Americans in the USA donated ONE MILLION PESOS to Gawad Kalinga
Most Outstanding Filipino-Americans event was a fundraising project spearheaded by Ms. Darna Umayam for Philippine Children’s Charities Inc. in cooperation with Press Photographers  Philippines-USA, Inc. Tony Olaes, Director of Gawad Kalinga , USA was last Saturday’s, July 28th recipient of One Million Pesos. Gawad Kalinga aka GK is a foundation with a vision of a [...]
President’s planes ‘older than Aquino’ – minority
MANILA, Aug 22 (Mabuhay) – To avoid future air accidents involving top leaders of government, House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said the administration should already upgrade the Presidential aircraft wing of the Philippine Air Force. He said Malacañang should purchase 4 new planes that can be used by the President and other leaders of government, [...]
New world record set at mobile-phone throwing contest
(HELSINKI-AFP) – A Finnish teenager has smashed the world record — and probably his phone — in this year’s annual mobile-phone throwing contest in Finland. Eighteen-year-old Ere Karjalainen launched a phone the “amazing” distance of 101.46 metres (332 feet 10 inches), Finnish public television network YLE said after Saturday’s event. Second place went to South [...]
Rafael Rossell no longer a Kapamilya
Star Magic talent Actor Rafael Rossell has transferred to another TV network. Rossell recently signed a contract with GMA-7, the Kapamilya network’s closest competitor. “More than growing as an actor, I want to grow as a person,†Rossell said of his transfer. “And I believe challenging the different fields in our industry and working with [...]
Job stress doubles diabetes risk in women
(OTTAWA-AFP) – Work stress doubles the risk of developing diabetes for women who have little or no control over what they do on the job, according to a new Canadian study. The same is not true for men. “Men and women react differently to workplace stress,” Peter Smith, lead author of the nine-year study by [...]
Olympic surge lifts Channel Tunnel traffic to record high
(PARIS-AFP) – Traffic through the tunnel between Britain and France hit a record high as visitors flocked to London for the Olympics and holiday-hungry Britons headed in the opposite direction. A total of 15,152 cars boarded the rail shuttle under the English Channel on Saturday, August 11, the highest total for a single day since [...]
