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APRUB – Txtfire Philippines

Ang pinakamadali at mabisang paraan upang maipaalam ang Fire Alerts ay sa pamamagitan ng pagpapadala ng sms o text message, ito ay isang systemang nakakatanggap ng mga reports na nave-verify ng isang operator at saka ito agad na idinidespatsiya sa lahat ng fire stations at mga bumbero. dahil dito, nabuo ang Txtfire Philippines na isang non-profit organization na tumutulong sa pagkalat ng impormasyon ukol sa sunog sa pamamagitan ng sms dispatcher server. ito ay may […]

UP Tops The 2013 Bar Examinations

Supreme Court Released The Top 10 Bar Exam Passers at around 12 in the afternoon on March 18, 2014. Nielson G. Pangan from the University of the Philippines (UP) tops the 2013 Bar Examinations with a grade of 85.8%. Out of more than 5,000 examiners, 1,174 aspiring lawyers passed the exams, comprising 22.18% of the examinees. The Top 10 Bar Exam Passers are as follows: 1st Place: Nielson Pangan from University of the Philippines, 85.80% […]

Fashion’s L’Wren Scott found dead in NYC in apparent suicide

(Reuters) – Celebrated fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, was found dead from an apparent suicide in her Manhattan apartment on Monday, police said. Scott, a former model whose slim-fitting dresses were favorites among Hollywood’s A-list stars such as Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams and Penelope Cruz, was found hanging from a scarf. “We are investigating it as a suicide,” said New York police Detective Kelly Ort. Police said they […]

UP TOPS 2013 BAR EXAM (See the complete list of bar passers here)

The Supreme Court today announced the results of the 2013 bar examinations.  Out of  5, 292 examinees, only  1,174 or 22.18% passed the exams with Nielson Pangan of University of the Philippines topping the list with a score of 85.80% The announcement was made by 2013 Bar chairman and Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion.  He said the 2013 bar exam passing rate was 22.18 percent which is significantly higher  than the 17.76 pecent passing rate in […]

A’s pitcher Parker to miss season after elbow surgery

(Reuters) – Jarrod Parker, who was favored to be the Oakland Athletics’ Opening Day starter entering spring training, will undergo elbow surgery and miss the Major League Baseball season, the team said on Monday. The right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday and was examined on Monday because of soreness and tightness in his pitching forearm. Parker had forearm issues last season as well and previously had Tommy John surgery on his pitching […]

SC to Announce the Bar Exam Passers Today (March 18, 2014)

The long wait of 5,593 law graduates of who took the Bar Examination in October 2013 in UST for 4 weeks is finally over. The exams covered political law, labor law, civil law, taxation, commercial law, criminal law, remedial law and ethics. 80% of the exam is made up for essay- type questions while the remaining 20% is consisted of multiple choice questions Supreme Court announced that they will release the bar exam passers on […]

APRUB – Movie Workers Welfare Foundation, Inc

1974, itinatag ang Movie Workers Welfare Foundation, Inc. o Mowelfund sa pangunguna ni dating San Juan Mayor, Presidents ng bansa na siya ring Philippine Motion Picture Producers Association, Joseph E. Estrada. Isa itong non-stock, non-profit social welfare, educational, at industry development foundation na nakarehistro sa Securities & Exchange Commission sa ilalim ng registration no. 59015. Layunin ng Mowelfund na maibahagi ang serbisyong medikal, livelihood trainings para sa mga members at dependents, pagsasanay sa pamamagitan ng […]

Notorious Car Napping Group Theft Gang, Rearrested

PNP arrested the anew notorious car theft gang in an operation inside the residence of his in-law in Caloocan City. Salvatierra car napping group is the most wanted car theft gang in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Pampanga since 2010. According to PNP, Salvatierra group took the former Senator Aquino Pimentel’s vehicle in 2012. Joemel Salvatierra was arrested Monday night by Caloocan City policemen for illegal possession of fire arms. This is the third arrest of […]

DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima personally visits NBP to investigate the ball game turned to riot

Manila, Philippines – Department of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima visits NBP to personally investigate the ball-game-turned-riot in Muntinlupa City where at least 2 inmates were dead and one another one was wounded. In an interview with De Lima, she said “Batang City Jail” and “Sputnik Gang” were engaged in a violent brawl in the middle of a volleyball game between two inmates around 8:00 in the morning in a basketball court of NBP (New […]

EU imposes sanctions after Crimea moves to join Russia

(Reuters) – The European Union is to impose sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 21 officials from Russia and Ukraine after Crimea applied to join Russia on Monday following a weekend referendum, Lithuania’s foreign minister said. Crimea’s leaders declared a Soviet-style 97-percent result in favor of seceding from Ukraine in a vote condemned as illegal by Kiev and the West. After a meeting lasting around three hours, the EU’s 28 foreign ministers agreed […]