Manny Pacquiao Knocks Out Erik Morales in 3rd Round

After the victory in World Pool Championship last week, the country is celebrating yet again for another historical feat. Pinoy boxing hero Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao defeated Mexican boxing legend Erik “El Terrible” Morales after knocking him down thrice in the third round of their 12-round matchup in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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2 Pinoys Win TOYP Award

By DOREEN G. YU
The Philippine Star

Two Filipinos were among 10 outstanding young people honored at the ongoing JCI World Congress in Seoul, South Korea.

Illac Angelo Diaz and Juan Sajid Imao were awarded as The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) at a gala reception on Monday.

Diaz, chosen by a distinguished jury in the category “Business, economic and/or entrepreneurial accomplishment,” is a social entrepreneur who has established several companies that provide sustainable solutions to societal problems.

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5 Year-Old Pinoy Broke Guiness Swimming Record

Yup, the Guiness record for the youngest person to swim across?a channel?was broken by a 5 year-old pinoy named Justin Daniel Junio, son of a former Olympic swimmer. The record Justin broke was that of seven-year-old Braxton Bridley who swam the 2.25-kilometer channel between San Francisco and Alcatraz Island in California USA. Justin swam the three-kilometer wide Mactan channel and back in less than two hours. He battled the strong currents in the polluted channel between Mactan Island and Cebu mainland in a total of 6 kilometers in one hour and 58 minutes!

Read more about this amazing feat here.

Aicelle Santos Wins in Kazakhstan

Nanalo ang first runner up sa second season ng Pinoy Pop Superstar na si Aicelle Santos sa Astana Song Festival sa Kazakhstan!

Inuwi ni Aicelle ang isa sa dalawang major awards ? ang Best Performance of Own Country Song na sinulat ng song writer na si Vehnee Saturno.

Aicelle competed with singers from 14 countries. ?This award, this competition has opened doors, the experience itself, para po mag-grow as an artist. Kung baga, hindi ka lang nakatungtong sa stage sa Pilipinas lang, kung hindi sa ibang bansa, ipinakita mo, ?Ito po kami, Pilipinas, kaya naming makipag-compete,?? she shares.

2 Pinoys in ‘Survivor Cook Islands’

Brad Virata is a 29 year-old fashion director from Oak Harbor, Washington where he grew up. Virata received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in international communications from the University of Washington and was an active member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Shortly after graduation, Virata traveled throughout Europe and Asia working as a model. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in fashion and attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. He began working in couture clothing sales and clothing design merchandising for Guess? Men’s Division. He spent five years with the company and helped launch the clothing line “Los Angeles Denim Atelier.” He currently works as the Director of Men’s Merchandising for Lucky Brand Jeans.

Jenny Guzon-Bae is a 36 year-old Real Estate Agent from Melrose, Illinois. A skilled writer, Guzon-Bae began honing her skills at age 15 when she was hired as a columnist for VIA Times, the largest minority newspaper in the Chicago area. She eventually graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago. She parlayed her writing skills into the spoken word when she became a television reporter for Chicago’s only Filipino-American news program, “Philippine News Reports.” Having retired from reporting a few years ago, Guzon-Bae continues to serve her community by emceeing various social events.

Brad and Jenny are currently competing in the reality show Survivor Cook Islands which can be seen on Studio 23.

Pinay CASSIE conquers the US Music Charts with Her first Single “Me and You”

A Filipina model is conquering all music charts in the US with her first rnb single “Me and You”. Cassie or Cassandra Ventura was born to a Filipino father and an African-American mother. She’s a professional model since age fourteen and began posting demos on her Myspace page last year. The page became one of the most popular pages on the site, igniting a high-pitched bidding war won by Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. Less than a year later, Cassie has a radio hit, a record out and movie offers pouring in, and she’s still reeling from her sudden rise to fame.

Watch Cassie’s very sensual “Me and You” music video here.

And here’s Cassie in myspace, the page that brought her to fame. So if you don’t have a friendster or myspace account yet, what are you waiting for?! It can help you be discovered as the next big thing. And while we’re talking about friendster, add me, my email is chris_diestro@yahoo.com hehehe.

Philippines was Over-All Champion in “Talent” Olympics

Proud to be Filipino!

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