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		<title>12 women win Soroptimists Award for extraordinary achievements</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — For their extraordinary achievements, 12 “ordinary" Filipino women were given the Unsung Women Heroes Awards by the Soroptimist International of the Philippines Region (SIPR).
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		<title>Disabled Filipino student wins US award</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/04/01/disabled-filipino-student-wins-us-award/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Despite being wheelchair-bound, a disabled Filipino student in the United States showed that he can still be an achiever.
In an e-mail, Nila Villa-San Pedro of Washington, New Jersey told GMANews.TV the story of her 18-year-old nephew Bryan Villa who, despite having a disability, still excelled in his studies and was even recognized for his achievements.
“I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM So tops Group C of Corus Chess tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/02/06/gm-so-tops-group-c-of-corus-chess-tournament/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So ended his roller-coaster ride in the Corus Chess 2009 emerging on top of Group C at the of the 13-round tournament at the the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands.
A final-round draw against second seed David Howell of England on Monday gave So 9.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Award-winning &#8216;The Simpsons&#8217; animator is Pinoy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jess Espanola]]></category>

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Filipino Jess Espanola has led a very colorful life.
Espanola has been working as assistant director for the popular American animated sitcom “The Simpsons” for seven years now. The job earned him an Emmy award last year.
However, Espanola had to go through hardships in life before realizing his American dream. Espanola said he led an impoverished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP boy triumphs in Aussie Open</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/02/02/francis-casey-alcantara-triumphs-in-aussie-open/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francis Casey Alcantara]]></category>

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MANILA, Philippines—From dusty back lots of Cagayan de Oro City to the hallowed grounds of the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Filipino tennis sensation Francis Casey Alcantara has come a long way.
On Saturday, the once scrawny 16-year-old who had to bulk up over the holidays, became the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rags2Riches wins top prize in int’l tilt</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/31/rags2riches-wins-top-prize-in-internationl-tilt/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business and Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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MANILA, Philippines—A Filipino group named Rags2Riches has won the grand prize in a worldwide business plan competition for micro and small entrepreneurs. It helped 300 women in the Payatas dump make a decent living from weaving scraps of cloth into fashionable products.
Rags2Riches topped the Business in Development (BiD) Challenge held in the Netherlands. Through its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy make-up artist glammed up Obama kin</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/29/pinoy-make-up-artist-glammed-up-obama-kin/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erwin Gomez]]></category>
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Right in the heart of Georgetown in Washington D.C., beside upscale shops and vibrant restaurants, is a salon and spa that bears the name of Erwin Gomez.
Famous among Washington D.C. bigwigs and Hollywood celebrities, not too many know that this 40-something artist is a Filipino.
Allure magazine has named him one of the country’s top make-up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GMA Network wins 2 gold medals in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/27/gma-network-wins-2-gold-medals-in-new-york/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Two GMA Network programs won gold medals in the International Television Broadcasting Awards of the 2009 New York Festivals (NYF).
GMA Network bagged a Gold World Medal in the category of Coverage of an Ongoing Story for Jiggy Manicad&#8217;s 24 Oras coverage of Cpl. Angelo Abeto, who was killed in a mortar explosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cop on UN team shows best in Filipino</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/25/cop-on-un-team-shows-best-in-filipino/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines—This police officer is only too glad to disappoint those who look down on Filipinos.
Senior Supt. Benigno Durana Jr. seizes every opportunity to disprove the seeming First World impression that the Filipino could not do anything beyond the menial.
And he does so in Caucasia as deputy chief strategist at the United Nations Observer Mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ilonggos break soccer marathon record</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/23/ilonggos-break-soccer-marathon-record/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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ILOILO CITY – Players from Barotac Nuevo town have broken the world record for marathon soccer by playing for over 35 hours.
Organizers and officials of the World Football Marathon (WFM) will meet today to finalize the documentation of the match, including the continuous video coverage of all the games, in order for the event to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Department of Labor gives award to Pinay NGO worker</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/21/us-department-of-labor-gives-award-to-pinay-ngo-worker/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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The United States Department of Labor has awarded a Filipina with the first annual Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.
US Ambassador Kristie Kenney presented the award to Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda of the non-governmental organization Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF) at a ceremony at the US Embassy in Manila.
“It is a great honor to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Palawan fishermen named environment heroes</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/19/two-palawan-fishermen-named-environment-heroes/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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Two fishermen from Puerto Princesa City in Palawan have been chosen as the first recipients of the World Wildlife Fund&#8217;s Heroes of the Environment award.
Henry Barlas and Paquito Abia, two fishermen from barangay Maruyogon in Puerto Princesa, were honored for successfully rescuing a trapped dugong early this month. The dugong was named &#8220;Enero&#8221; and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy inventor wins Rolex Award for low-cost stove</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/17/pinoy-inventor-wins-rolex-award-for-low-cost-stove/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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A Filipino professor has received the 2008 Rolex Award for Enterprise for developing a new technology that transforms the waste from rice production into clean, affordable cooking fuel.
Alexis Belonio, associate professor of Agricultural Engineering at the Central Philippine University in Iloilo City, was one of the five Associate Laureates named by Rolex and presented with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teves is 2008 Best Finance Minister for Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/15/teves-is-2008-best-finance-minister-for-asia/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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Finance Secretary Margarito Teves has been honored by the London-based monthly magazine The Banker has named as The Best Finance Minister for Asia in 2008.
The publication cited the efforts of Mr. Teves in handling the negative impact of the global crisis on the Philippines, and rose to the challenge of handling the impact of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy exchange student invited to Obama&#8217;s oath-taking</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/13/pinoy-exchange-student-invited-to-obamas-oath-taking/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Luisa Kristabel Manliclic]]></category>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Luisa Kristabel “Abbey&#8221; Manliclic won’t watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on television. Unlike most of her peers, she has the rare chance to see the swearing-in of the first Black-American president right in the US capital.
Abbey, a Filipino exchange student in Arizona, is one of the lucky Filipinos invited to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Mirror reporter wins UN award</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2009/01/11/business-mirror-reporter-wins-un-award/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[imelda visaya abano]]></category>
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MANILA, Philippines—A correspondent for Manila’s Business Mirror became the first Filipino journalist to receive the prestigious United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Award for excellence in reporting on humanitarian and development affairs, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations said.
Correspondent Imelda Visaya Abano received the gold medal and US$5,000 cash prize in the 13th UNCA Awards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinay wins top award from China&#8217;s hotel industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines —  A Filipina was honored as among the top 100 people influencing the Chinese hotel industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
The DFA said Rafaela &#8220;Apples&#8221; Chen, general manager of the International Hoteliers and Associates, was one of five non-Chinese in the &#8220;Top 100 People Influencing the Chinese Hotel Industry.&#8221;
Chen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 RP kids win in Science Olympiad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines—It’s still a long way away from the Philippines’ first Nobel Prize, but for these whiz kids, it may well be a good first baby step.
Six students from Philippine Science High School (PSHS) won six medals at a prestigious science tournament in South Korea early this month, proving that Filipinos can go toe-to-toe with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinay junior netter triumphant in New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines – Thea Minor, a Fil-Am tennis player, had an early holiday celebration when she won three championship titles and three runner-up crowns in three separate junior tennis tournaments in New Zealand.
Minor, who was born and raised in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), competed for the second straight year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Filipina inducted into int&#8217;l hall of fame for teachers</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/12/20/first-filipina-inducted-into-internationall-hall-of-fame-for-teachers/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; An overseas Filipino teacher has been inducted into one of the most prestigious international awards in the field of adult and continuing education.
Mumbai-based Maria Lourdes Almazan Khan was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame last December 4 in Budapest, Hungary, becoming the first and only Filipino to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy wushu artist bags gold in junior Worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Seeing the Chinese collecting gold medals one after the other, Filipino Steven Luis Ngo put on a show of his own en route to the championship in the gold and spear event in the second World Junior Wushu Championship on Tuesday in Bali, Indonesia.
Not minding the Chinese&#8217;s 10-gold romp in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay wins Special Mention Award in the Bahamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Entertainment Portal
The 2008 Cinemalaya entry Jay once again brought honor to the country when it was given the Special Mention Award (New Visions Category) at the 5th Bahamas International Film Festival. The awards night of the 5th BIFF was held at the Atlantis Hotel &#38; Resort on Paradise Island last December 8.
This year&#8217;s BIFF, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy choir wins top prize in int’l tilt</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/12/14/pinoy-choir-wins-top-prize-in-international-tilt/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines—A hip and energetic rendition of “Lady Marmalade” was what bowled over the judges of the International Choral Festival and Competition held recently in Busan, Korea.
Twenty girls and boys from Cagayan de Oro City’s Capitol University swayed while belting out high notes as the set of foreign judges, all authorities in music, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino inventor: Harvesting rain can solve water problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
For Antonio Mateo, he invented the “Direct Rainwater Catchment System Module” to help solve the impending water shortage in the country over the next five years, specifically potable water.
Mateo said the lack of clean drinking water has been a problem for kids in remote areas who do not have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino child prodigy wows Brunei audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; A Filipino child prodigy impressed an audience in Brunei with her violin playing, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.
According to the DFA, the Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam reported that seven-year old Kristine Clair Uchi Galano performed at the Sheraton Utama Hotel in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 RP actors share Greek Best Actor award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Sid Lucero and Emilio Garcia go down in history as the first persons to tie for the Best Actor award in the 49-year history of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The Filipino actors were recognized in Greece for their outstanding portrayal in the film Selda (international title: The Inmate), which is co-directed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP inventor’s cream fights skin cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/11/26/pinoy-inventor-rolando-dela-cruz-cream-fights-skin-cancer/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA &#8212; DeWart, DeMole and now—de-cancer.
By reformulating his amazing cream that gets rid of warts and moles without surgery, Rolando dela Cruz, 71, came up with DeBCC that combats skin cancer.
Doctors from the Philippine General Hospital have certified the DeBCC cream as a viable treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABS-CBN wins Asian CSR award</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation has been recognized by Asian CSR Awards, the region’s foremost corporate social responsibility program, for the network’s Educational Television (ETV) project.
ABS-CBN’s ETV was one of the excellence awardees under the support and improvement of education category. Another Philippine company,  Johnson &#38; Johnson Philippines, was also named as an awardee under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinay mangrove advocate named Time hero of the environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS &#8211; CBN News
Filipina scientist Jurgenne Primavera has landed on the pages of Time Magazine for her contribution to environmental protection.
In its October 6 issue, the international magazine named her one of 30 scientists, activists, celebrities, innovators and financiers all over the world for their noteworthy efforts in preserving the planet.
The magazine cited her campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yul Servo is Best Actor in Brussels for film Torotot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Entertainment Portal
Yul Servo is once again honored in Belgium for his acting skills. The councilor of Manila just came back from Brussels where he accepted his Best Actor award for the film Torotot (international title: Destierro).
He is doubly happy since his other film, Brutus, was named Best Asian Film during the 35th edition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino author wins Asian book prize</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/11/18/filipino-author-wins-asian-book-prize/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
HONG KONG &#8212; A novel by Filipino author Miguel Syjuco, which touches on 150 years of often turbulent Philippines history, has won a major Asian literary prize, organizers said.
Syjuco&#8217;s &#8220;Ilustrado&#8221; was awarded the second annual Man Asian Literary Prize, which is open to novels from the region not yet published in English.
&#8220;Ilustrado seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino restos voted among Asia’s best</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—The Miele Guide was recently launched at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore, over an exquisite dinner prepared by three of Asia’s top chefs (whose restaurants made it to the Guide’s Top Ten list). The 350 guests comprised Asia’s most respected restaurateurs and chefs, plus some food writers.
The red book was creatively and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tisha Silang and Geoff Rodriguez make it to the final leg of &#8220;Amazing Race Asia 3&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/11/14/tisha-silang-and-geoff-rodriguez-make-it-to-the-final-leg-of-amazing-race-asia-3/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Entertainment Portal
Dating couple Geoff Rodriguez and Tisha Silang of the Philippines made it to the final leg of Amazing Race Asia 3 after finishing second in tonight&#8217;s episode. Tisha and Geoff will join Malaysia&#8217;s Ida and Tania, who stepped on the mat first, and Hong Kong boys Vince and Sam, who came in third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN: ‘Himala’ best Asian film in history</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines— A spellbinding victory for Philippine cinema.
Visitors to the Cable News Network entertainment website voted Ishmael Bernal’s “Himala,” which starred Nora Aunor as a simple provincial girl turned faith healer, as the best movie of all time in the Asia-Pacific region, outclassing such greats as Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” and Ang Lee’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Margo Calderero-Palud: A Jewel of a Filipina</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Inquirer.Net Blog: Being Filipino
IT is said that one could find a Filipino in almost every corner of the world. And in a charming little corner in southwest Brittany, France called Quimper, a provincial lass from Mauban, Quezon sparkles.
Quimper pronounced “kem-pair” is a quaint, medieval town with cobbled streets, low flat bridges that cross the river [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy students win 39 medals in Math contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; A total of 39 medals, two of them gold, were garnered by the Philippine delegates during the recently concluded 2008 International Mathematics Competition (IMC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a statement, Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines head of delegation and President Dr. Simon Chua said Filipino students hauled two gold medals, 15 silvers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marikina gets 3 WHO awards at healthy cities conference</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/11/06/marikina-gets-3-who-awards-at-healthy-cities-conference/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines – Marikina garnered three awards from the World Health Organization (WHO) at the Third Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) held recently in Ichikawa City, Japan.
The awards are for Outstanding Healthy City, Best Practice (Climate Change and Health) for its bicycle-friendly roads project, and Pioneers in Healthy Cities for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia elects first Filipino politician</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/11/04/british-columbia-elects-first-filipino-politician/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Canada&#8217;s British Columbia (BC) has recently elected its first Filipino politician, an online report said.
Rod Belleza, 57, is believed to be the first Filipino elected into BC&#8217;s board of education after receiving a total of 12,414 votes, a report on BC Local News said.
A candidate from the Richmond Independent Team of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Pinoys bag golds in Bali world shooting tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS-CBN News
BALI, Indonesia &#8212; Two Filipinos won gold medals in the recently concluded 15th World Shoot of the International Practical Shooting Confederation held in Bali, Indonesia from October 26-November 2, 2008.
Ma. Inez Feria Jorge of Team True Weight Philippines won the gold in the Production – Ladies category, besting other Filipinos as well as competitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Fil Am women seeking elective posts in US polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
CHICAGO, Illinois – Five Filipino American women are running across the United States for elective positions, two of them as state legislators, to prop up the growing number of Filipino American women in politics and governance in Tuesday’s historic general elections that could elect Sen. Barack Obama as the first African American president.
Chicago-area real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino bishop elected to synod of bishops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino bishop was elected as a member of the 12th Council of the Synod of Bishops&#8217; General Secretariat following the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Web site
(www.cbcpnews.com) said Tuesday night that Imus bishop Antonio Tagle was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino scholar has found new source of coherent light &#8211; DOST</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/10/29/filipino-scholar-has-found-new-source-of-coherent-light-dost/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino scientist currently studying in the United States has found a new source of coherent light, like lasers, which only potentially needs lower power to operate, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Wednesday.
In a press statement, the DOST&#8217;s Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) said Ryan Balili, together with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davide gets &#8216;Spirit of UN&#8217; Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Ambassador Hilario Davide Jr., Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, this week became the second person to receive the &#8220;Spirit of the UN&#8221; Award for his exemplary work on promoting spirituality and values in the world body, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations said in a statement
Thursday.
Davide, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino-made robot wins in China tilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines &#8212; Mac, the Filipino-made explosives disposal robot, has just succeeded in first mission.
The one-armed, night-seeing robot developed by students from the Mapua Institute of Technology won the top prize in the recently held First World Cup of Computer-Implemented Inventions in Shanghai, China, said Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz, Makati City police chief.
“We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proud to be Pinoy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>RP scientist named ‘hero of environment’</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/10/13/rp-scientist-named-hero-of-environment/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
ILOILO CITY, Philippines—“It’s not for me. It’s for the mangroves.”
As always, Jurgenne Primavera thought about her advocacy first before her achievements.
The retired Iloilo-based scientist has been featured by Time magazine in its Oct. 6 special issue on “Heroes of the Environment.” She was among 30 activists, scientists, celebrities, innovators and financiers all over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Fil-Aussies win public office in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipino-Australians have won public office in Australia’s recent local elections, a report aired over radio dzRH said on Thursday.
The report quoted Philippine Consul General Maria Theresa Lazaro as saying that Irene Ensomo Broad and lawyer Jess Diaz were the first Filipino-Australians to be elected into public office in Australia.
Lazaro added [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP teen pool wiz upsets German bet in 10-ball worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines – Jericho Bañares caught a big fish on his way to advancing in the World Pool Association-backed World 10-Ball Championship Wednesday at the Philippine International Convention Center.
Bañares defeated former world champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany 9-7 to book a seat in the 64-man knockout stage.
“I’d like to think that luck was on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Filipino films win in Bangkok film fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Entertainment Portal
Just a few days after winning two awards in the 6th International Pacific Meridian Film Festival in Russia, Brillante Mendoza was once again honored in an international film fest. Brillante, first-time filmmaker Francis Xavier Pasion, and John Torres were among the directors who won in the recently concluded Bangkok International Film Festival.
The sixth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy seamen take center stage on annual seafarers day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Filipino seafarers are the most preferred seamen because of the many virtues they possess and the professionalism they demonstrate that significantly contributed to the Philippines and to the global maritime industry.
In recognition of their sacrifices, bravery and achievement, the AOS has aptly themed this year’s National Seafarers’ Day with “Filipino Seafarers: Leading Global Maritime Services”.
“We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines wins grand prize in Expo Zaragoza</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE Philippines bagged the golden award for excellence of quality and innovation for its pavilion in the Expo Zaragoza in Spain.
The Gold Prize, the highest award given to a participating country, cited the quality of the Philippine pavilion’s internal and external décor and its functionality that has high relevance to the exposition’s theme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UP Singing Ambassadors bring home 12 awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines — Eight months of rigid training finally resulted in a bountiful harvest for the University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA), who returned home on Tuesday with 12 awards from prestigious choral competitions in Europe.
UPSA bagged awards from five different choral competitions in France, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and Wales in the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipina first woman champ of Rock Island GP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
ASEAN karting queen Michele Bumgarner made history in the Rock Island Grand Prix in Illinois by becoming the first female champion in the world’s largest street kart racing event.
Bumgarner bagged the Tag Seniors crown, also earning her the distinction as the seventh foreign-born winner in the event’s 14-year history.
With the victory, the media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Gawad CCP awardees feted for artistic achievements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS-CBN News
Nine recipients of this year&#8217;s prestigious Gawad CCP will be feted Wednesday night at formal awarding ceremonies at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
This year&#8217;s recipients include Felicitas L. Radaic (Gawad CCP for Dance); Gilopez and Corazon Kabayao (Gawad CCP for Music); Feliz Monino S. Duque (Gawad CCP for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy priest to open 1st Catholic university in Ethiopia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino priest will open the first Catholic university in Ethiopia in Eastern African, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Tuesday.
The CBCP website (www.cbcpnews.com) said Dominican priest Virgilio Ojoy will head the Ethiopia Catholic University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Ecusta) in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
&#8220;There was this world-wide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6-year old Pinay wins Malaysian ice skating tilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines- A six-year old Filipino ice skater bagged several medals at an international ice skating competition last month in Malaysia, a GMA News report said on Saturday.
Ashley Belizario bested contestants from 10 other Asian countries and took home one gold and three silver medals from several categories during the event dubbed Skate Asia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy dancers win &#8216;High School Musical&#8217; contest in HK</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS-CBN News
An all-girl team from a Quezon City high school bagged the grand prize at the Disney Channel inter-school dance competition in Hong Kong last Saturday.
The Holy Spirit School team of Jessica Meñez, Czarina Jose, Krizia Duka, Lyza Torsiende and Julia Mella are all part of the dance  group &#8220;Janssen Knights&#8221; that bested other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy cue master Bustamante wins NY pool tilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines – Former world No. 1 Francisco “Django&#8221; Bustamante topped the 3rd Annual NYC Championship at the Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn, New York.
In a report posted at azbilliards.com on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), Bustamante scored a 9-4 win over Manny Chau in the finals to pocket the $3,053 (P137,385) top prize.
Bustamante dominated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13-yr-old Filipina ice skate whiz in victorious homecoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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ABS-CBN News
Filipino ice skating prodigy Ana Isabel &#8220;Issai&#8221; Villafuerte is set to return home early Thursday morning following her successful stint from recent US figure skating competitions where she bagged eight gold medals.
The 13-year-old ice skater is due to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on board a Philippine Airlines flight around 5 a.m.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy bands shine in Saipan summer jam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
SUSUPE, Saipan – An all-Filipino band whose members include a carpenter, a heavy equipment operator and air-con technicians by day bagged the second place at a battle of the bands in the US territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Sunday night.
The “High Pitch Band,&#8221; one of six Filipino bands that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10-year-old boy is world&#8217;s fastest cup stacker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; A 10-year-old Filipino-American boy set a record by becoming the fastest cup stacker in the world, a report in GMA’s 24 Oras said.
In her report, Trisha Zafra said Steven Purugganan first became curious with the sport after watching the sport stacking championship on ESPN.
Tickled by his curiosity, the 5th grader bought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP wins silver in WCG Asian Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippnes &#8212; While the Philippines is hoping to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics, one Filipino already took home his but for a different competition.
Luis Benesa won a silver medal in the Microsoft Xbox 360 game &#8220;Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock&#8221; at the World Cyber Games Asian Championships held in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Chua: Pinoy Animator at Pixar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES, California—Chris Chua, 29-year-old Filipino-American animator at Pixar Animation Studios, makes things look easy.
When we interviewed him at Pixar’s sprawling Emeryville office, Chris casually rattled off things about his career. Unintentionally, he made his rise in the animation world sound simple—which, of course, was not.
“I went to California Institute of the Arts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino freelancer wins UK photo award</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/08/22/filipino-freelancer-wins-uk-photo-award/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines—Freelance photojournalist Vicente Jaime Villafranca has won the prestigious 2008 Ian Parry Prize, British Ambassador Peter Beckingham announced Wednesday.
Villafranca bested 172 photographers from all over the world for the scholarship prize, awarded in memory of Ian Parry, a British photojournalist who died in 1989 at age 24 while on assignment for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Foster Child&#8217; wins Netpac Award in Brisbane Int’l Filmfest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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In absentia, internationally renowned Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza recently won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (Netpac) for his film “Foster Child” at the Brisbane International Film Festival in Brisbane, Australia August 10.
“Hindi na ako nakapunta sa Brisbane dahil ang daming trabaho sa Pilipinas. Pero nagpapasalamat pa rin ako dahil kahit wala [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP rowers haul 16 medals in Asian championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Dragonboat team made a successful return with a 16-medal haul in the recently concluded Asian Championship in Penang, Malaysia.
Team Philippines, sent by the Philippine Dragonboat Federation (PBDF) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Department of Tourism, bagged two gold, eight silver and four bronze medals in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy is senior chef in Beijing Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/08/16/pinoy-is-senior-chef-in-beijing-olympics/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Gone for Beijing, Ryan Jaranilla will serve as senior executive chef for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The kitchen will be open around the clock to nourish 12,000 of the world’s elite athletes and the 5,000 media professionals who will cover the event. Chef Ryan (the name he likes to go by) is second in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rizal football team wins Norway cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines—The Rizal Football Team recently bagged gold and the coveted Norway Cup for their age division at the Baekkelagets Sportsklub, Ekeberg in Norway, besting seven other teams from and outside of Norway with a seven win -zero lose record.
A dispatch from the Philippine embassy in Oslo said the team, composed of young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family of Pinoy doctors receives &#8216;PEACE&#8217; award</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/08/12/family-of-pinoy-doctors-receives-peace-award/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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A family of 11 Filipino physicians recently received an award from an international humanitarian-civic organization in the United States for their outstanding achievements in their fields of expertise.
The Philippine Economic and Cultural Endowment (PEACE USA) gave the 2008 PEACE USA award to the Chua family in a ceremony held last June 14, 2008 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fil-Am officer commands US Navy&#8217;s flight school base</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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MILTON, FLORIDA &#8211; Naval Air Station Whiting Field mirrors a typical American mid-size town – homes, offices, parks and other amenities to sustain 3,800 people. But it also hosts 120 planes and 150 helicopters of the US Navy. The man charged with keeping this large community and everything in it, is Navy Capt. Enrique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy dance group reclaims victory in World Hip Hop competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Two years after bagging their first crown, an all-Filipino dance group again reined supreme in the recently concluded World Hip Hop competition in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Philippine All Stars reclaimed victory last August 3, two years after winning the championship in 2006. Last year, All Stars only managed to get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Filipino American running for US Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO, Illinois – A Filipino American running for US Congress may yet save the day for the Filipino Veterans bill pending before the US Congress.
Ohio State Senator Stephen C. Austria is running for US Congress under the Republican Party for the open seat of the 7th District in Ohio.
He will be in the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP choir snags top prize in Spain competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; The Philippine Normal University (PNU) Chorale showed the world that Filipinos are among the best singers in the world by winning first prize in one of five categories in the Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros in Spain last week.
The PNU Chorale won the folkloric category with the Visayan song Nok Nok [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Cavite squatter makes it big in Aussie real estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Tina Akerly doesn&#8217;t hide the fact that she and her family used to live in a squatter&#8217;s area in Carmona, Cavite.
That was 20 years ago.
Now, Akerly has made it big in the real estate business in Melbourne, Australia.
&#8220;Kasi nga tatay ko namatay ng maaga, napunta kami sa squatter and during martial law giniba kami [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12-yr-old Pinoy wins gold in Sokor taekwondo tilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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A 12-year-old Filipino won the gold medal at the poom sae event of the World Taekwondo Culture Expo held from July 4-11 in South Korea.
Melanie Hope Douglas of Alaminos City National High School in Pangasinan brought home the gold at the 13-year-old and below division of the event.
The poom sae category requires a participant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipina singer Catherine Loria wins in WCOPA 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—Vocalists from the Philippines and Jamaica were awarded top honors in the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) or the Hollywood Olympics&#8217; grand finals night held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Friday, July 25. Junior contestant Catherine Loria from the Philippines and senior contestant Andrew Clarke from Jamaica were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fil-Am soldier gives helping hand in Obama&#8217;s presidential bid</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/07/27/fil-am-soldier-gives-helping-hand-in-obamas-presidential-bid/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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CHICAGO— As an army captain assigned in Iraq, Mario Bonifacio experienced the war firsthand. Now, he is in a different battlefield, helping Senator Barack Obama get elected as the first African-American president of the United States.
“This is an extremely historic event and I am very proud to be a part of it,&#8221; Bonifacio said, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy film &#8216;Confessional&#8217; hailed best in international filmfest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Filipino independent film &#8220;Confessional&#8221; was hailed Best Film in the First Features section of the 10th Osian&#8217;s Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema last Saturday, July 19th in New Delhi, India.
The film, directed by Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto, tells the story of an amateur documentarist who brings out an explosive confession of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy students sweep awards at int&#8217;l Math tilt in S&#8217;pore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Fourteen high school students from the Philippines were awarded gold medals in the annual International Mathematics Contest (IMC) prize presentation held in Singapore on Sunday, July 20.
Among the 14 gold medalists was senior Angeline Beniqued from St. Paul College who returned to the Philippines on Tuesday, July 22. Beniqued had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 RP choir groups harvest awards in Hong Kong fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Two Filipino choir groups proved their vocal prowess after winning major prizes in a recently concluded choral singing competition in Hong Kong.
The Vox Angeli Children’s Choir and the University of North Eastern Chorale received top awards in the 2008 Hong Kong International Youth and Children’s Choir Festival, QTV’s Balitanghali reported Monday.
Despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinay from Manila is one of Obama’s lead campaigners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; “Yes we can. Maraming salamat po.&#8221; This was a portion of a letter that was from a Filipino, but not just from an ordinary Pinoy. Eddie Charmaine Arivan Manansala wrote to leaders, family, and friends last June 24 encouraging them to help ensure Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 US presidential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP teener is Sudoku champ</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA &#8212; Sarah Cua, 14, thought she would end up a runner-up in a numbers game against competitors from five other countries when somebody finished the last puzzle ahead of her.
But when the winners were called, the Filipino teen from Pangasinan was declared champion of a Sudoku tournament in the Asia-Pacific in Singapore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abra tribesman elected to UN council</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawyer Eugenio Insigne, chairman of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, was elected to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the 32nd meeting of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2008 Substantive Section of the Economic and Social Council.
Insigne, the first Filipino to be elected to the 16-member council of experts on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pupil wins Best Music Video award in New York City</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines – An animated music video featuring Filipino band Pupil won gold and was hailed as the Best Music Video in 2008 Promax/BDA Awards held in New York City.
In the music video, Pupil performed Animax Asia’s theme song, &#8220;Set Me Apart,&#8221; which celebrate youth and individuality.
In a press statement, Sony Pictures Entertainment, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School awards posthumous diploma to honest cab driver</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/06/07/school-awards-posthumous-diploma-to-honest-cab-driver/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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ILOILO CITY—Life may have been too short for Nestor Sulpico to realize all his dreams.
The deceased New York taxi driver who was hailed a hero in 2004 for returning $75,000 worth of black pearls left by a passenger in his cab was supposed to be among the graduates of the Phillips Beth Israel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RP peacekeepers in Liberia get UN service medals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Filipino peacekeepers in Liberia received in Monrovia last week their United Nations service medals from Ambassador Jordan Ryan, deputy head of the UN Mission in Liberia.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Ryan commended the invaluable contribution of the Philippines to UN peacekeeping operations, particularly in Liberia.
A UN contingent of more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pink Power Ranger is Filipina</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rhoda Montemayor is doing the country proud as the only Power Ranger in the international hit series. The London-based Filipina actress can be seen in the recent season of Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, in which she plays the character Rose Ortiz (Pink Overdrive Ranger).
The series is currently being aired on television world wide, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Armand Serrano: Pinoy sa likod ng mga sikat na pelikula sa Amerika</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo &#038; Stitch, Brother Bear, at Surf’s Up. Ano ang mayroon sa mga animation movie hits na ito na dapat ikarangal ng mga Filipino? Si Armand Serrano, isang Pinoy artist na matagumpay na nakapasok sa dambuhalang animation studios sa Amerika.
Kwento ni Armand sa ipinadala niyang e-mail sa GMANews.TV, bata pa lang ay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fil-Am actress Christine Corpuz takes on the Filipino nanay</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine News
NEW YORK – The Filipina Nanay. The character is now almost iconic in Filipino American pop culture. Images of Filipina mothers dot the landscape, from the controversial Black Eyed Peas video which raised the ire of Filipino American academics for its portrayal of the bossy immigrant matriarch, to the almost cloyingly endearing web satires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pangasinense artist bags gold for Olympic sculpture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; A Dagupan-born artist won the grand prize for the sculpture category in the recently-concluded Olympic Sports and Art Contest of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Joe Datuin bested other artists from 36 countries for his masterpiece entitled “Dancing Rings.&#8221;
Inspired by the 2008 Olympics emblem, &#8220;The Dancing Emblem&#8221; which looks like a man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy teen wins London&#8217;s Speaking competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines &#8211; A 16-year-old incoming high school senior won the coveted English Speaking Union’s (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition last Friday in London.
Gian Carlo Dapul, a student at the Philippine Science High School bested almost 60 participants from 35 countries with the competition’s theme, “New Frontiers.&#8221;
Dapul’s five-minute speech entitled, “Fish mucus and Foot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boholano priest is Vatican’s envoy to Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines&#8211;Pope Benedict XVI has named another Filipino as apostolic nuncio or the Vatican’s ambassador to Haiti.
Monsignor Bernardito C. Auza, first counsellor of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, was appointed apostolic nuncio of Haiti by the Pope on Thursday, according to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipina named head of global open source project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines&#8211;A soft-spoken Filipina in her early twenties was recently named project leader of one of many open source community projects run by the Apache Software Foundation.
Maria Odea &#8220;Deng&#8221; Ching, 25, became the first Filipino vice president and project management committee chairperson of the Apache Archiva Project of the foundation, a non-profit organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Docto: Kicking high in Muay Thai</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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GMA News 
MANILA, Philippines- “Filipinos have so much talent and they are excellent boxers. If they wish to try Muay Thai and put their spirit or soul into this sport the result will be an awesome human being who prays to God for true strength and understanding in life.&#8221;
Daniel C. Docto aka “Doc&#8221; made that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fil-Am takes coaching reins of Miami Heat</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/20/fil-am-takes-coaching-reins-of-miami-heat/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erik Spoelstra]]></category>

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ABS CBN News
Another Filipino has again made it to the A-list.
Erik Spoelstra, however, will not be belting out tunes in the &#8220;American Idol&#8221; or &#8220;Britain&#8217;s Got Talent.&#8221;
Instead, Spoelstra, 37, will take the head coaching job of the Miami Heat club in the National Basketball Association.
Spoestra, an assistant coach of the Heat, was appointed chief following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Almosara: Thankful Pinoy singer in Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/18/jon-almosara-thankful-pinoy-singer-in-hawaii/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Four years ago, two singers became the first ever full-blooded Filipinos to almost dominate one of the biggest and most popular television franchises: American Idol.
And so Filipinos thought that Jasmine Trias and Camille Velasco, who could belt out Olympian vocal climaxes, were the best contribution of the Philippines to the famous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinoy archbishop named Papal Nuncio to Mongolia</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/16/pinoy-archbishop-named-papal-nuncio-to-mongolia/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Osvaldo Padilla]]></category>

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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; After being named the Vatican&#8217;s ambassador to Korea, Filipino Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla received a second diplomatic assignment, that of papal nuncio to Mongolia.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines announced Monday that Pope Benedict XVI tapped Archbishop Padilla to succeed Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, who was reassigned to northern Europe last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>80-year-old gets award for poems on nature</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/14/80-year-old-gets-award-for-poems-on-nature/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—This gangly professor has an arsenal of frank, simple Filipino words he uses to create drama and poems aimed at inspiring people to save Mother Earth.
&#8220;My works cannot save the environment per se but they can help [in educating] the public more effectively, especially when you communicate to them in their native [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ramona Diaz: Pinoy filmmaker in the US</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/12/ramona-diaz-pinoy-filmmaker-in-the-us-2/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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Philippine News
LOS ANGELES &#8211; Ramona Diaz is a free spirit who is curious, adventurous and daring when it comes to her films. She has done the controversial &#8220;Imelda&#8221; documentary and is currently working on &#8220;The Learning&#8221; which is a documentary about the Baltimore school system’s experience with teachers from the Philippines.
The petite producer-writer-director based in Baltmore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipino employee to join IBM&#8217;s global leadership program</title>
		<link>http://www.wikinoypi.com/2008/05/10/filipino-employee-to-join-ibms-global-leadership-program/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>proudnoypi</dc:creator>
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GMA News
MANILA, Philippines &#8211; Tech giant IBM has picked Thomas Veloso, an employee of the company’s local subsidiary, to participate in a global program involving 100 IBM employees from 33 countries who will provide “leadership skills while addressing socio-economic challenges in emerging markets.&#8221;
Dubbed as the company’s Corporate Peace Corps, IBM said the program seeks to [...]]]></description>
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