Dec

31

International Television Awards Won by the Philippines in 2008

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GMA Network and it’s sister station QTV-11 brought honor to the country for winning 24 international television awards in 2008. Check out our exclusive compilation. International Television Awards Won by the Philippines in 2008 2008 NEW YORK TV FESTIVAL Gold Medal - Human Interest “Reporter’s Notebook: Batang kalakal” (GMA) Silver Medal - News Promo “Halalan Lights” (ABS-CBN) Silver Medal - Social Issues and Current Events “I-Witness: Iskul ko No. 1″ (GMA) Silver Medal - Community Por

Dec

26

Tourism: One of the Philippines brightest options to speed up economic development

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Tourism, now one of Southeast Asia’s major dollar earners, is among the Philippines’ brightest options to speed up its economic development and hasten the attainment of the goal to become a First World country in the next two decades. There are a lot of things positively going for Philippine tourism. For one, Filipinos are natural tourism assets themselves — warm and hospitable and are largely at home with English, the world’s language of business. Their being largely Christians also gives

Dec

26

YEARENDER: Tourism: One of RP’s brightest options to speed up economic development By Lynda B. Valencia (Philippine News Agency)

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MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) -– Tourism, now one of Southeast Asia's major dollar earners, is among the Philippines' brightest options to speed up its economic development and hasten the attainment of the goal to become a First World country in the next two decades.

Dec

25

Teresa Herrera lights up The Ramp (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

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Herrera is, of course, the poster girl of fashion-design upstarts as host of the reality TV show “Project Runway Philippines.” The Ramp is Crossings Department Store’s fashion section that, as general manager Alexandra Ramos-Padilla describes it, “nurtures young, creative and entrepreneurial designers.”

Dec

24

34th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2008) entries

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#fullpost{display:inline;}Today, December 25, is the official simultaneous showing of the eight official film entries to the 34th Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2008. For ten days, that is from today up to January 3, 2009, only locally produced films will be shown all over the Philippines, ensuring a captive market for producers lucky enough to make the bucks. It is a tradition in the Philippines that every Christmas Day, only Filipino films are to be shown nationwide in a festival such as the MMFF

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