By Mareng Ni
Akala ng mga tao na nasa Pilipinas kapag nasa America ka akala nila ayos na at madami ka ng pera. Ang totoo, madami kang utang, dahil credit card lahat ang gamit mo sa pagbili mo ng mga gamit mo. Kailangan mo gumamit ng credit card para magka-credit history ka, kase pag hindi ka umutang o wala kang utang, hindi ka pagkakatiwalaan ng mga kano. Pag wala kang credit card, ibig sabihin wala kang kapasidad magbayad. (more…)

By JOSE RODEL CLAPANO
Ousted President Joseph Estrada cannot run for public office in 2010 because his political rights were not fully restored when President Arroyo granted him clemency last Oct. 25, the government said Thursday. (more…)

Malaysian-born Filipino Donicio Geronimo, 71, (centre) showing his wife Chan Yoke Eng, 66, the two presents he received during Christmas celebrations at their house in Bukit Gedong, Bayan Baru, Penang. Joining them are the couple’s son Pedro Marciano, 38, (seated, right), daughter-in-law Chan Wee Nee, 38, (standing, left) and grandchildren Julio Mariano, seven, (on Yoke Eng’s lap), Samantha Lianna, nine, (fourth, left) and Marco Danielo, 12, (at the piano). — K.T. GOH / The Star

By DERRICK VINESH
PENANG: For Malaysian-born Filipino Donicio Geronimo, Christmas has been an important family affair to get together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. (more…)

Benjie Telleron – Hardened criminals have been entertaining the world with their “Thriller” dance routine video, which, according to Time Magazine Web site, is one of the top them viral videos for 2007.

A video of inmates inside the Cebu provincial jail in southern Philippines, performing their version of Michael Jackson’s 1980′s hit “Thriller,” has been downloaded over nine million times, making it in the list of top 10 viral videos for 2007, says the Time Magazine. (more…)

MANILA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — A Philippine college on Monday accused global software giant Microsoft Corp. of allegedly reproducing the school’s copyrighted materials without consent.

According to the online edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Southeastern College (SEC) filed the case at a regional court in Metro Manila against the Seattle-based group and its local subsidiary, Microsoft Philippines, for copying and distributing the college’s 370-paged manual on how to operate Microsoft Office XP system. (more…)

By Veronica Uy
MANILA, Philippines — The United States embassy in Manila on Monday justified the 31 percent increase in the application fee for US non-immigrant visa from $100 to $131, saying the hike covers the cost of consular operations. (more…)

Philippines’ Junie Tizon gestures after surrendering after the first round during the Men’s middle weight 75kg boxing final at the SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima December 13, 2007. Thailand’s Suriya won to take the gold.
REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

By VOA Sports – Larry Semillano (blue) was the only Philippine fighter to box Wednesday. Several Philippine boxers have forfeited their matches in gold medal bouts to protest what they called biased judging at the Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
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