Best of Pinoy foodfest at Pino!
Sunstar Cebu
05/16/2008

THE best of Filipino cuisine drawn out from the cauldrons of two of the country’s top gastronomic wizards would be spread out at Pino! Restaurant to challenge and treat the discriminating palates of Cebuanos in an ala carte lunch and buffet dinner on May 20 and 21.

Consider these fares as teasers before the actual experience: paksiw na pata with bulaklak ng saging, boneless chicken barbecue, spruced it up with camote tops malunggay salad and what does one have? A “curiously” appetizing, uniquely blended, exotically reinvented menu from two families’ cookery engagements for four generations. More Best of Pinoy foodfest at Pino!

Filipino priest in UN named vatican envoy to Haiti
Gmanews.tv
05/09/2008 | 08:32 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Benedict XVI has named yet another Filipino priest, this time one based in the United Nations, to be an apostolic nuncio to Haiti.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines disclosed Friday night that Msgr. Bernardito Auza was elevated to the dignity of archbishop with his appointment.

Auza is First Counsellor of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York. More Filipino priest in UN named vatican envoy to Haiti

RP's anti-TB efforts gets boost with P7.2M Japan grant
Gmanews.tv
05/08/2008 | 08:22 PM

MANILA, Philippines - The Japanese government on Thursday gave the Philippines a major boost in its efforts to fight tuberculosis in depressed areas of Metro Manila.

A statement from the Japanese Embassy said that a $171,060 (P7.2-million) grant will be released by Japan and that the amount would come from its Official Development Assistance (ODA). More RP's anti-TB efforts gets boost with P7.2M Japan grant

Group announces first Philippine sighting of bird species
Gmanews.tv
05/05/2008 | 10:02 PM

MANILA, Philippines - A local group of birdwatchers announced that it has recorded the first Philippine sighting of a black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps), which is similar and closely related to the more common and widespread reed warbler.

In a statement, the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) said the bird species was sighted during a brief four-day survey of the Candaba Marsh in Pampanga last April 27. After being caught, More Group announces first Philippine sighting of bird species(Photo:camacdonald.com)

Ambeth Ocampo lectures on history and heroes in Vienna
By HECTOR PASCUA
04/28/08

ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

Known Filipino historian and newspaper columnist Dr. Ambeth Ocampo gave a lecture in Vienna clearing up the roles of the Philippine’s national heroes, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau reported.

Ocampo’s lecture, entitled "Bridging the cultural and generation gap among second generation Filipinos in Europe." - took place on April 23, 2008 at the Philippine Embassy in Vienna. More Ambeth Ocampo lectures on history and heroes in Vienna

RP to host 1st leg of Asia's biggest poker tilt
Agence France-Presse
04/21/08

Some 400 people from around the world will gather in Manila next month for the first leg of Asia's biggest poker tournament, organisers said Monday.

A guaranteed pot of one million dollars is up for grabs at the six-day event in the Philippine capital, which begins on May 27. More RP to host 1st leg of Asia's biggest poker tilt

RP embassy pushes Calamba's partnership with German town
Pinoy Migration, abs-cbnnews.com
4/18/2008 9:59 PM

A proposed partnership between Calamba, Laguna and the municipality of Wilhelmsfeld in Germany will be the subject of a visit to Calamba by a group of Philippine consuls and members of the Philippine Embassy Economic Advisory Group from Germany later this month.

The group, to be led by Philippine Ambassador to Berlin Delia Domingo-Albert, timed their visit to coincide with the 7th anniversary of Calamba’s cityhood. More RP embassy pushes Calamba's partnership with German town