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First A(H1N1) incident in Philippines confirmed
by: Jerry Liao
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque confirmed that the Philippines is now included in the list of countries with A(H1N1) virus.
A 10 year old girl who flew in with her parents last May 18, 2009 (Monday) was the first case of A(H1N1) in the Philippines said Duque.

Globe Duo – Two Become One?
by: Jerry Liao
Just recently, Globe Telecom introduces a new service called Duo, that allows unlimited calling to and from any landline number as well as unlimited calling to and from any DUO postpaid mobile subscriber. Duo is Globe’s answer to Bayantel’s Bayan Wireless Landline and PLDT’s Landline Plus, [...]

World number one golfer Tiger Woods wins his sixth Arnold Palmer Invitatonal by one point against fellow American Sean O’Hair. So why is Tiger the world’s best golfer? Let his game speak for itself:

Years ago, I got the chance to interview master rapper himself – Francis Magalona. I arrived ahead of our scheduled TV interview. I waited at their living room a bit nervous.
Francis welcome me with a smile, introduce himself to me (as if I don’t know him) and shook my hand.

Last week, the Philippine Congress conducted an inquiry as to why mobile phone prepaid cards comes with an expiration date. Representatives from Smart Communications, Inc., Globe Telecom, Inc., and Sun Cellular were there to grace the ocassion. One lawmaker asked why the expiring prepaid mobile credits? Do they rot? Do they [...]