The 10th anniversary of the country's premier and most prominent cycling race covers six regions in Luzon island: Bicol, Calabarzon, NCR, Central Luzon, Cordillera, and Ilocos Region.
HISTORY BEHIND SCOUT STREETS IN QC
On 28 July 1963, the hapless Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) contingent of 20 scouts (aged 13 to 21) and 4 Scouters to the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Marathon, Greece in August 1963 faced a tragic end after their plane, United Arab Airlines Flight 869, crashed in the third largest ocean in the... Continue Reading →
JBL STUDIO 2 SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS
It is more than a year now since I got my newest pair of JBL Studio 280 floor-standing loudspeakers in November 2018. This JBL model has a dual 6.5" Polyplas drivers for improved vocal sharpness and expanded bass response with 1" CMMD Lite high-frequency drivers.
YAMAHA NS8390
This pair of floor-standing speakers system boasts a 3-way bass-reflex system with 20-cm cone woofer; 10-cm midrange, and 2.2-cm high-frequency balanced dome. Its frequency response is from 36 Hz to 27 kHz with 220 watts maximum input power.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HONOR AND REMINISCE KOBE BRYANT THROUGH AN EXHIBIT
The Lower House of the Philippine Congress honors the late 5-time MVP basketball superstar and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, Kobe Bryant, in an exhibit at the rear entrance of the main building of the Batasan Pambansa Complex. The exhibit is spearheaded by Speaker Alan Peter S. Cayetano. A Kobe Bryant fan, Speaker Cayetano has 24-piece... Continue Reading →
THE GRANDEUR THAT IS GOSHEN RESORT AND HOTEL
Goshen Resort and Hotel is a theme park organized and managed by a corporation. Its theme is patterned after the famous Colosseum in Rome, Italy which fascinates hotel guests, visitors and walk-ins from neighboring provinces these days.
THE MEDALISTS IN THE 30TH SEA GAMES CYCLING COMPETITIONS
To sum it up, the National Cycling Team has contributed three golds of the 149 golds the Philippines amassed in the 30th Sea Games.
IFUGAO SCULPTURE
A carving of an Ifugao native with a goat on his back depicts the traditional goat-hunting in the landlocked province of Ifugao.
PETRON CAR SEAT PHONE HOLDER
The newest Petron weighty hypercar desk collectible has a magnetic steel cover and press-button adjustable sides to fit the width of your mobile phone.
THE YEAR OF MY BIRTH: 1978
I was born in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija 41 years ago---the year when the controversial and the world's first "test-tube" baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born via in vitro fertilization. In the same year, the successor of Batasang Bayan, the "interim Batasan Pambansa," was inaugurated while martial law was still in effect. Originally, it was... Continue Reading →
