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Let us now praise famous Visayans
MANILA, Philippines - Ambot sa imo, have the Visayans taken over Metro Manila, which is supposed to be the Tagalog heartland? Why, just the other day my choirmaster, the composer Jerry A. Dadap, a true-blue Visayan from Southern Leyte, was telling usmore
On piano and flute: The Coyiutos
MANILA, Philippines - The 85th birth anniversary of Robert Coyiuto, founder of Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc. (PGAI), offered a fitting and meaningful musical event. Featured artists were pianist Cristine Coyiuto; the superb soloist inmore
Oriental art of the spa on Boracay
MANILA, Philippines - Among the many islands in the country, Boracay is the undisputed destination for all-night partying. For the past few years, its also become known as a spa destination. Years ago, the only massage you could get on the island wasmore
'Hairspray' : new musical theater stars
MANILA, Philippines - We all saw how the most recent Hairspray movie found its adorable Tracy in the person of the very adorable Nikki Blonsky. She was said to have screamed with delight in her barista uniform when she found out she was to play themore
British regiment completes new album while in Iraq
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Universal, the world's biggest record company, will release an album of bagpipe music next month, some of it recorded by a British army regiment while serving in Basra. The label said 'Spirit of the Glen: Journey' is the firstmore
The day Japans netizens turned news on its head
The massacre on June 8 in Akihabara ended with seven killed, more than a dozen injured, and an entire country in a state of shock. It also signaled a profound change in the way people receive their news, and in how they create it. Do you enjoy shootingmore
Hurrah for the credit munch
Such had been the extent of its decline that the term 'lunch box' had come to be associated more with a certain 100m sprinter than with carrying midday meals. But as food prices remain sky high and disposable income shrinks fast, the packed lunch ismore
Whole lotta clucking going on in cities
More Americans raise chickens in their backyards When Meg Taylor and her husband went house hunting last fall in Northampton, Mass., the couple passed on several properties that weren't set up just right for their 'girls.' Those girls are hens: Alice,more
Onstage, each other's keeper
MANILA, Philippines - It's not farfetched to believe that Audie Gemora and Michael Williams-fast friends, theater colleagues and alternating Scrooges in Rep's forthcoming musical "A Christmas Carol"-shared the same DNA in a past life. Their careers onmore
U.S. spending for intelligence and battle management headed down over next decade
U.S. military spending for electronics-rich intelligence, battle management, and related areas is expected to drop by 30 percent over the next 10 years, from $47.8 billion in 2009 to $36.7 billion in 2019, say defense industry analysts who are members ofmore
Grosse ?le, monument to Canadas past
MANILA, Philippines - Waves of immigrants bravely crossed the Atlantic from Europe in the mid 19th century, packed tightly into the holds of vessels, often enduring appalling travel conditions made somewhat bearable only by a single vision, the promisemore
Study: Cholesterol drugs could help low-risk patients
Healthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released Sunday. Nearly 18,000 people in 26 countries,more
Beyonce wants to be Wonder Woman
Beyonce's film credits include Dreamgirls and The Pink Panther Pop star Beyonce has said she wants to play Wonder Woman in a film of the comic book heroine. The singer has met DC Comics and film studio Warner Bros to express her interest in futuremore
Study: Cholesterol drugs could help healthy patients
Healthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released Sunday. Nearly 18,000 people in 26 countries,more
Reminisces of old Baghdad by one of last Jews
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One of the last eight Jews in Baghdad, a portly retired accountant, erupts in a bellyful of laughter when asked why he never married. 'I was a playboy. Don't write that!' he jokes, grinning. 'How old do you think I am? Wrong. I'm 65!more
German-born pope voices pain over 1938 Nazi pogrom
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German-born Pope Benedict voiced on Sunday his lingering pain over the night 70 years ago when the Nazis whipped up anti-Jewish riots in a pogrom known as the 'Kristallnacht,' a harbinger of the Holocaust. Germany marks themore
Reminisces of old Baghdad by one of its last Jews
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One of the last eight Jews in Baghdad, a portly retired accountant, erupts in a bellyful of laughter when asked why he never married. 'I was a playboy. Don't write that!' he jokes, grinning. 'How old do you think I am? Wrong. I'm 65!more
What kind of dog will the Obamas get?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Americans are eager to hear President-elect Barack Obama's views on the financial crisis and foreign policy, but they appear just as anxious to know what kind of dog he will get his daughters. The Obama family has beenmore
What kind of dog will the Obamas get?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Americans are eager to hear President-elect Barack Obama's views on the financial crisis and foreign policy, but they appear just as anxious to know what kind of dog he will get his daughters. The Obama family has beenmore
Malaysian intends to marry a Pinay
Philippine Daily Inquirer Other Most Read Stories x Showbiz and Style Showbiz and Style Most Read RSS MANILA, Philippines ? Dear Emily, I met this 22-year-old ?magandang babae? while she was working in a pub in Labuan, Malaysia. Marilou is a singlemore
Shangri-La Mactans anniversary bash
MANILA, Philippines - I dont usually accept engagements on Saturday nights, and if I do, I apologize for a protracted tardiness. Now, here came the 15th anniversary bash of Shangri-Las Mactan Island Resort and Spa last Oct. 18. The celebrationmore
Serra Int'l supports priestly vocations
MANILA, Philippines - The recent 66th Serra International Convention held in Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil was attended by four members of the Serra Club of Makati. Petrona Bucad-Lim told me that the gathering focused on Vocation: The Dream of God. Shemore
Same-sex marriage ban stirs LA gay district protest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Several thousand people gathered in Los Angeles on Saturday evening to protest a voter-approved ballot measure that bans same-sex marriage in California. A diverse crowd, estimated at 5,000, stretched for blocks in the Silver Lakemore
Raytheon to modernize F-15E radar
The F-15E radar modernization will use AESA technology developed by Rayhtheon. | Add RSS Feed EL SEGUNDO, Calif., 8 Nov. 2008 Boeing awards system design and development contract to Raytheon for to modernize the active electronically scanned arraymore
Low-key Luli perfect for the times
Philippine Daily Inquirer Other Most Read Stories x Showbiz and Style Showbiz and Style Most Read RSS MANILA, Philippines - (Thumbs up)A businessman gave a timely observation that First Daughter Luli Arroyo?s decision to make her wedding to formermore
Time to stop being naughty ...
MANILA, Philippines - Home is where the heart is! After traipsing through New York's Central Park, it's great to be back home. My wonderful Philippine Airlines flight was total pampering high in the sky. There is nothing like our PAL stewardesses'more
New Yorkers trying to save historic Tin Pan Alley
A group of New Yorkers is fighting to save Tin Pan Alley, the half-dozen row houses where iconic American songs were born. The four-story, 19th-century buildings on Manhattan's West 28th Street were home to publishers of some of the catchiest Americanmore
Carnival of Healing #163: Just About Everything
This week's edition of Carnival of Healing is being hosted by Ranjana Jha at Just About Everything, a blog where Ranjana jots down ideas about (you might have guessed!) just about everything. Ranjana says 'Writing provides me a release from everydaymore
Final sniper rifle delivered to troops in U.K. Ministry of Defence
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials announced the completion of a 3.7-million pound contract for the L115A3 rifle. The final sniper rifle has been delivered, fulfilling the contract that is part of the Sniper System Improvement program (SSI).more
"Victor" and other skulls revered in Bolivia
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Meet Captain Victor, the cigarette-stained skull of a former policeman that sits among bananas, candles, soda bottles and coca leaves on a folding table in Bolivia's highland capital. Victor is a celebrity in La Paz, where students,more