She flew in a couple of months ago to do features on the Philippines and was greeted with a lot of hope her videos will bring in more tourists to the country. Christine, or Happy Slip is one of the few lucky people who are certified gold on YOUTUBE.
She’s the Fil-am Princesses of the viral video blog and vlog world and indeed does have a huge follwoing – her first video on her trip has most likely been watched by more people than most most Dept of tourism commercails -overseas- …

Now in it’s second year the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines is using YOUTUBE to reach those who might not get a chance to hear Mass because of work and living overseas filipino’s who follow the traditional Sema Santa season of lenten observance.

HolyWeek 2008 (part 1)
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The CBCP has used increasingly everything from SMS Text messaging to bring out its message above is this years part one:
Last year they put out a total of seven videos on the season.

holy week series # 1
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holy week series #2

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“Vivere Pericoloso,” or living dangerously, is how one would describe the Political mood of the moment in Manila this week.
In the last three weeks. We’ve seen a surge in Politcal drama and a stage set for  a showdown in the hours, days, and, weeks  ahead. While far from the drama and  desperation and dilemma in the aftermath of the 1986 Snap elections that set the stage for the EDSA revolt by the members of RAM or reform the armed forces movement of the Philippine Military and later in collapse …

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo downplayed destabilization plot reports saying her country has grown “stronger and more stable” as her administration continues to win the battle against coup plots and political theatrics. Arroyo made the assertion this afternoon during the 5th Biennial Convention and 10th Anniversary of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. at the Manila Hotel amid reports of a new plot to destabilize her administration.
Government security forces have arrested five former soldiers allegedly involved in a fresh plot against the administration. “The reality is we have become a stronger, …

Santa rides a C-130 in Micronesia…
something I used to see as kid while we lived on Guam – a nice story from the islands east of manila.
Operation Christmas Drop Is On

A C-130 prepares for early morning takeoff for Operation Christmas drop (Air Fore photo by Senior Airman Brian Kimball)

Staff Reporter 15.DEC.07
11:29 a.m. Guam – C-130s from the 374th Air Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, assemble on Andersen’s airfield in preparation for an early morning takeoff. These flights are designed to allow the Airmen to practice the aerial maneuvers they will …

Philippines: Arroyo Visit Reinvigorates 400-Year Ties With Spain

President Arroyo, escorted by Spanish King Juan Carlos I, troops the line of the Royal Honor Guards during the arrival honors and welcome ceremony for the President at the Palacio Real de el Pardo Front Courtyard

Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 05.DEC.07
5:19 p.m. Manila – Philippine-Spanish relations have moved forward in the wake of a four-day state visit to Madrid by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. [more]

Philippines: Arroyo to Europe For 7 Day State Visits To France, Spain, And UK

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is all …

Vladamir Putin is making a play to protect one of Russia’s top clients in the nuclear arms trade and secure it position in the middle east as Russia plays ‘good cop’ to Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
While NATO, France, and, the US play bad cop – threatening and pushing from without. It’s a dangerous game for Putin and Russia – a nuclear armed Iran in its southern border is something Russia with its own internal problems in Chechnya.
Putin Warns US Against Attacking Iran
ABC News - Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and …

The nearly entire US government will be involved in the largest anti-terror drill yet. America launches it’s largest emergency response drill to date, the scenario is a Radiological or Nuclear weapon is let lose on America’s western most possession the US Pacific Island territory of Guam.
Called Top-Off 4 the drill is massive – involving more than 100,000 civilian and military participants from all over the USA.
TOPOFF 4 Begins On Monday
10:41 a.m. After months of planning and preparations, the nationwide wide exercise TOPOFF 4 officially gets underway on Monday. Guam is …

 Overfisihing, lax enforcement, and demand in the west for canned tuna has implications far behind pacific islands where Tuna populatios and major schools of Tuna breed and congregate.
Large commercial fishing fleets left unabated are endangering the Pacific Population of Tuna,  a large risk for islands nations like those of Oceania. But, also for those fllets of the Philippines and our own fishing grounds – already largely abused may lead to more pressures here to meet demand for tuna in China and the West.
‘Pacific Islands Tuna Schools Endangered’ – Greenpeace
Mike Cohen, …

Being Poliitcal Science Major its always interesting to see the amount of stuff that comes out on a daily basis about the ‘government scene’ in the country. He’s a couple of my article from pacific news center.
 
Philippines: Preemtive-Impeachement Complaint Bribery Latest Scandal vs. Arroyo
Mike Cohen, PNC Correspondent 10.OCT.07
9:45 a.m. In recent days, Opposition members in the Philippine House of Representatives say that they had been either approached or offered projects or cash up to two million pesos to support an impeachment complaint versus President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. On the face …