Well, if you are busy, young, or a professional from the middle class, poverty comes to mind usually when a community activity has been conducted in the slums, or when it is reported on TV - along the squatters’ areas, or in a far off barrio in the

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This post is about the planner that the Belle De Jour team in the Philippines came up with which is called the Belle De Jour power planner. It is not just a planner. It also includes several discount coupons from the hippest establishments in the co

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In the Philippines, Starbucks is definitely the most popular coffee shop. Aside from good coffee and ambiance, people go here at its peak during the months of November and December because of their yearly promotion called Starbucks Christmas Traditi

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Carlo Ocab is a 14 year old blogger from the Philippines. Carlo has a great post on how he managed to get to the front page of google and beat bigger players like Bidvertiser with 3,000,000 backlinks. Not a bad effort. Carlo explains his 7 Golden SEO tricks that helped him achieve this. I won’t rehash them here, but will give you a quick over

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Guys…this may just be one of the funniest things ever.

Here’s an excerpt from the beginning of a news article on the BBC website i stumbled upon today:

“The Philippines government says it has reached an agreement with the country’s main Islamic separatist group on boundaries for a Muslim homeland.....

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A Filipino walks into a bank in
New York City and asks for the loan officer.
He tells the loan officer that he is going to the Philippines on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer tells him that the bank
will need some form of security for the loan,
so the Filipino hands over the ke

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Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (C) of Thailand poses with runners-up Chanel Madrigal (L) of Philippines and Aleika Barros of Brazil after winning the Miss International Queen 2007 transsexual beauty pageant in the Thai resort city of Pattaya, southeast of Bangkok November 11, 2007.Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (C) of Thailand poses with runners-up Chanel Madr

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The evening started with 88 delegates with a background of tourists spots of thier own native country as they introduced themselves in a video. The event were hosted by MTV Vj Greg "Utt" Uttsada and Miss Earth 2004 from Brazil, Priscilla Meirelles. Then, they announced the Special Awards:

Miss Friendship: LEBANON Amale Al-Khoder
Miss Ta

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Vote For Miss Earth Goddess of Beauty 2007
You have until December 13, 2007 to vote for your favorite candidates. The Top 3 will compete against the Top 3 of Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants respectively. The nominees for Miss Earth Goddess of Beauty are:
Brazil
Canada
Georgia
India
Korea
Peru
Philippines
Spa

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I'm really excited about my next interview since I too was born and raised in Philippines until my family moved to Australia when I was ten years old. I remember playing with my GI Joe toys and playing basketball at the age of thirteen, although unlike me, this inspiring young entrepreneur 'Carl Ocab' has been blogging for a few years now

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Diane Monique Lhuillier (born 1971 in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines) is a Filipino fashion designer based in the United States. She was born and raised in the Philippine province of Cebu and is of French and Cebuano descent, hence her typical French last name meaning "oilmaker".

Monique LhuillierLhuillier's family is one of the more prom

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My paternal grandfather is from this island, a place known for its stone houses and its incessant typhoons. It is also known for its people, whose daily lives are still lived in pure simplicity and honesty. It was featured in a television show before that there is a store in Batanes where the owner leaves the store unmanned, the items are lef

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Every now and then, way too often, women who have been raped and have their cases ridiculed or dismissed by courts all over the world, back down and stop seeking justice.

Not a Filipina Karen Verdito though, who was raped 11 years ago and is now taking her case to the United Nations CEDAW. Why you ask? Because the courts in the Philippines

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Pageant Ringtones:
Miss Venezuela 2003 (Mariangel Torrealba) answers the final question
Miss Venezuela 1996 (Alicia Machado) answers the final question
"Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado"
"Miss India Sushmita Sen"
Miss Peru 1994 Introduction
Miss Puerto Rico 2006 (Zuleyka Rivera) answers the final question
Miss Venezuela 1997 (Marena

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My paternal grandfather is from this island, a place known for its stone houses and its incessant typhoons. It is also known for its people, whose daily lives are still lived in pure simplicity and honesty.Although Philippines is said to be one of the most corrupt countries in Asia, this island proves that there are places in the Philippines

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