BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 28) — With pride and cheers from her fellow Novo Vizcayanos, Janet Belarmino, one of the three women who conquered Mt. Everest received admiration from mountaineers here, saying her feat could encourage other people to join mountaineering as a way of loving and protecting the nature.
“We salute her not only for [...]
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Nueva Vizcaya mountaineers hail woman conqueror of Everest
Pitcher plants, new dollar opportunity for Filipinos
Tacloban City (May 27) — The pitcher plant which locals call “pitsel-pitsel†and which scientist call as nephentes promises to be the new source of dollar opportunity for the Filipinos and for the Philippines.
The pitcher plant has drawn and heightened the interests of many plant hobbyist, researchers and collectors from all over the world, due [...]
5 more Benguet towns producing strawberries
Strawberries so Fresh
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WITH the promising income it gives to farmers, the town of La Trinidad is not the only one cultivating strawberries nowadays. Dr. Silverstre Kudan of the Benguet State University (BSU) College of Agriculture said strawberry growing is now expanding to other municipalities in the province.
Kudan, who was one of the [...]
Surreal is the Word: Palawan 2007
Just got back from a 4 Day-3 Night Palawan Escapade with Jackie, Erlyn, Judith and Jake. This vacation was 3 months in the making, for we got our cheap Cebu Pacific tickets back in November when they had their 99 peso-ticket promo. We were so stressed out before due to financial, work-related, personal problems [...]
Dial M-A-N-I-L-A
call-center
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source: Forbes.com
PeopleSupport is a big part of the Philippines’ grab of outsourcing business from India.
Rainerio (Bong) Borja had just been moved to the U.S. after a dozen years working in Australia when he was lured back home in 2000 to help a small American [...]
Basic Korean Language Course
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Originally uploaded by MFinChina.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will conduct a Basic Korean Language Course to be held at the DOT Bldg. T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila from January 8 to March 2, 2007 (120 hours) Mondays thru Fridays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The program [...]
