Floods in the Philippines due to typhoon Ondoy

September 26th, 2009

Heavy and continuous rains brought on by typhoon “Ondoy” on Saturday flooded communities in Metro Manila and other provinces of the northern Philippines.

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Top Performing Law Schools in the Philippines

September 24th, 2009

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) revealed the top performing law schools in the Philippines for the past 10 years based on bar exams passing rate.

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PRC Electrical Engineering Board Exam Results September 2009

September 17th, 2009

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 1,101 out of 2,613 (42.13%) Registered Electrical Engineers; 429 out of 1,476 (29.06%) Registered Master Electricians; and 9 Professional Electrical Engineers successfully passed the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations held this September 2009.

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Noynoy Aquino for President in 2010

September 9th, 2009

Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III declares he is running for president of the Philippines in 2010 at a press conference in Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan City, September 9, 2009 at about 8AM.

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6,080 law graduates take Bar Exams 2009 – Philippines

September 6th, 2009

A total of 6,080 law graduates flocked to the De La Salle University (DLSU) on Taft Avenue in Manila today to take the 2009 bar examinations.

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September 7 and September 21 declared non-working Philippine holidays (2009)

September 4th, 2009

Malacañang declared September 7 and September 21, 2009 as non-working holidays.

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Erano Manalo dies, Iglesia ni Cristo leader’s death due to cardiopulmonary arrest

September 1st, 2009

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) leader Eraño Manalo passed away in his home Monday afternoon at 3:53PM. He was 84 years old.

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PRC Physician Licensure Exam Results August 2009

August 20th, 2009

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Wednesday that 1,680 out of 2,357 or 71.28% passed the Physician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao this August 2009.

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Imee and Bongbong Marcos visit Cory Aquino’s wake

August 5th, 2009

The children of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos yesterday visited the wake of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino at the Manila Cathedral.

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Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s funeral and burial on August 5 is a special non-working holiday

August 2nd, 2009

Malacañang has reportedly declared Wednesday, Aug. 5, the funeral and burial day of the remains of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino as a special non-working holiday.

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Corazon “Cory” Aquino Wake and Burial

August 1st, 2009

The remains of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino will lie in state at the La Salle Greenhills (LSGH) gymnasium, and the wake will be open to the public at certain times.

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National Artists of the Philippines 2009

July 31st, 2009

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has conferred the Order of National Artists under Proclamations 1823-1839 to seven individuals.

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PRC Architecture Board Exam Results June 2009

July 29th, 2009

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday that 567 out of 1,548 or 36.63% passed the Architect Licensure Examination given by the Board of Architecture, held in Manila last June 26 and 28, 2009.

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo SONA 2009 speech and summary (transcript)

July 27th, 2009

Here is the transcript of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s SONA 2009 speech held recently at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

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PRC Nursing Board Exam Results June 2009

July 25th, 2009

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Saturday announced that 32,617 out of 77,901 or 41.87% passed the nursing board exams held in various cities of the country last June 2009.

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No classes in Metro Manila on Monday due to SONA 2009 and Iglesia ni Cristo anniversary

July 25th, 2009

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that there will be no classes in all levels in Metro Manila on Monday, July 27, 2009.

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SONA (2009) of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo set on July 27, 2009

July 24th, 2009

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita gave an idea or summary of what PGMA (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) will most likely tackle on her final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, 2009.

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Manny Villar tops SWS (Social Weather Stations) Philippines survey

July 23rd, 2009

Senator Manny Villar topped the survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) Philippines in a June 2009 poll on the leader who should succeed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2010.

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