The Spoliarium by Juan Luna

[The Spoliarium: Photograph by Diamonds] Among Filipinos, Juan Luna's "The Spoliarium"  must be the most well-known painting by a Filipino artist because of its historical significance. Juan Luna had already gained a certain degree of reputation as an artist in the Philippines before his trip to Europe in 1877 to further his studies. While in Madrid, one of his mentors recognized his talent, ...
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The Pansit Gallery [Photos by MVI (Shubert Ciencia)]

Pansit  (Asian noodles) is integral part of quite a number of Filipino cuisines. both eaten daily and in almost all festive  occasions (birthdays, wed...

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Metro Manila

 

Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino : Kalakhang Maynila , Kamaynilaan ) or the National Capital Region (NCR) ( Filipino : Pambansang Punong Rehiyon ) is the metropolit...

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Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies

Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies

BANGKOK, 13 November 2009 (IRIN) - A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergenc...

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Ang Pilipinas Ngayon

 

CBCP: No threat vs Aquino

MANILA, Philippines — After raising a firestorm of protests with his remark that President Benigno Aquino risked excommunication, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines on Friday said the country’s highest Church body had not contemplated such an action.

Facts on Barriers to Contraceptive Use In the Philippines

Facts on Barriers to Contraceptive Use In the Philippines

The review and policy paper from Guttmacher Institute (New York) and Likhaan, May 2010. provides an overview and "facts" on barriers to contraceptive use in the Philippines that became the basis of their recommendations.

One key finding that was not g...

RP economy seen to do even better at 8%

THE PHILIPPINE economy is expected to grow by 8 percent this year due to favorable conditions that are seen to benefit emerging markets, according to Barclays.

The international finance institution recently upgraded the country’s growth forecast, a ta...

Philippines' "President's Fish" Faces Extinction

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MANILA, Philippines – The lobed river mullet, Cestraeus plicatilis, is seriously diminishing in number due to overfishing and is facing extinction, according to the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

The species is very valua...

Sober up, Aquino tells CBCP

Sober up, Aquino tells CBCP

President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday told the country’s bishops to be less confrontational with the government over th...

Christopher and Ma. Victoria Bernido won the 2010 Magsaysay Award

Christopher and Ma. Victoria Bernido won the 2010 Magsaysay Award

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation awarded the 2010 Magsaysay Award to the couple Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria...

Population Pyramid: The Philippines Remains a Nation of Young Filipinos

Population Pyramid: The Philippines Remains a Nation of Young Filipinos

The issue of reproductive health and population control have been in the news in the Philippines recently because it bro...

Obama appoints  two Filipino Americans to key posts

Obama appoints two Filipino Americans to key posts

Washington D,C, 16 Sept 2010 . US President Barack Obama appointed two Filipino-American rights advocates  to key governm...

$100M medical facility to rise in Makati

MANILA, Philippines—General Electric, the fifth largest company in the United States, through its healthcare subsidiary,...

Pinay student wins intl photo ‘democracy challenge’

Pinay student wins intl photo ‘democracy challenge’

A young boy, carrying a parol , walks to school along a dirt road pockmarked with puddles.

What’s wrong — or rather, what’s...

 

Ang Bayan Kong Pilipinas

Reproductive Rights for Filipino Women

Elisa - Reproductive Rights for Filipino Women

This rivetting story starts with the story of Elisa, who would have wanted only three (3) children, but ended up having with eight (8) children.

So what happened? What would have been the kind of life Elisa could have had, if she got her wish -- to have just three children?

Elisa's life story may become simply an anectode told only in this video, that will just as soon be drowned in the tens of millions videos and images already in the internet, and those yet to come.

The tragic reality is that Elisa's story is not isolated; even if each story might have their own their own unique twists and turns.

The "rosy picture" I wish for Elisa will come true, if she lives long enough to ensure her children grow up, and face the realities of life, as she did.

 

 

Sari-sari

 

Philippine Pygmy Flowerpecker

Philippine Pygmy Flowerpecker - Male (Dicaeum pygmaeum) Philippine Endemic Philippine Pyg...

 

Grey-Streaked Flycatcher

Grey-Streaked FlycatcherCainta-Antipolo Nov. 21, 2006  

 

Striated Grassbird

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Horsfield, 1821 Taxonomic Serial No.: 561016 ...

 

White-breasted Woodswallow

The image of the White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus was captured with its wi...

APN NewsBriefs

Convergys Cites RP as Customers' Choice

Convergys Corporation, a global leader in relationship management, said its operations will continue to grow significantly in the country as clients specifically ask for Philippine-based customer service support. The company reported that local operations in 12 sites across the country now handle as much as 188,000 inbound calls daily.

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Ako ay Pilipino

Obama appoints two Filipino Americans to key posts

Washington D,C, 16 Sept 2010. US President Barack Obama appointed two Filipino-American rights advocates  to key government posts as advisers on Asian-American issues. Both Rozita Villanueva Lee and Hector L. Vargas, Jr., were appointed members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Fifteen other Americans were appointed to the Presidential Advisory Board.

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Loida Nicolas-Lewis

Loida Nicolas Lewis is a lawyer by profession, a businesswoman, an author, a philanthropis...

 

Cristeta Comerford

  Cristeta Comerford is the current White House Executive Chef. She is the first woman t...

 

Sonny Ungco

Sonny Ungco is one of the most successful entrepreneurs and international Filipino busines...

 

Monique Lhuillier

Diane Monique Lhuillier is a leading bridal couturier and Filipino  fashion designer base...

This Month in Philippine History

September 3, 1899. Jose Palma’s poem published.

September 3, 1899. La Independencia newspaper published Jose Palma’s poem.

The poem became the lyrics for the Marcha Nacional Filipina of Julian Felipe, thereby completing a national anthem for the Philippines.

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