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An “all-star” Philippine Azkals football team will face a tough delegation from Sri Lanka to kick-off their journey to the 2014 World Cup, the biggest tournament in the world of football. With new yet experienced recruits from abroad, the Azkals are confident to snatch a win on unfriendly soil as they play Leg 1of the first round of qualifying matches in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (June 29). ABS-CBN Sports, the official coveror of Azkals’ international matches, will air the much-awaited opening showdown on Studio 23 at 5:30pm on the same day, pre-empting “Justice League” and “The Wrap.” Afterwards, the Azkals, will defend home field as the battle shifts to the Philippines for the qualifying round’s Leg 2. Watch the Philippine football team’s home game at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex live on Sunday (July 3) at 2pm on Studio 23, with a replay on Tuesday (July 5) at 4pm, both on the same channel. Already stacked with talent led by star players Phil and James Younghusband, Ian Araneta, Ne

After over a year of nonstop nationwide expansion in programming, infrastructure and technology, TV5 is poised to hit its target of covering 95% of the country with its continuing rollout in Luzon, Mindanao, and this time in the Visayas region—bringing game-changing Kapatid news and entertainment programs to every Filipino household across the country. Now on its second year under MediaQuest, the media investment arm of Manuel V. Pangilinan’s PLDT Group of Companies, the Kapatid Network has grown by leaps and bounds and shown unparalleled growth in programming content, signal strength and ratings performance. This Saturday (June 25), TV5 brings the people’s show Wil Time Bigtime to the Queen City of the South, wherein hosts Willie Revillame and Shalani Soledad treat Cebuanos with big time prizes and special guests live at the South Road Project, South Reclamation Area, Cebu City. First airing its newscast and newsbreaks in Manila and Davao, NEWS5—the fastest emerging news organization

To prepare for the conduct of the NURSES LICENSURE EXAMINATION on July 2-3, 2011 in Baguio City, Cabanatuan City-Nueva Ecija; Dagupan City-Pangasinan; and San Fernando City-La Union, the Baguio Regional Office will maintain a skeletal force from June 28, 2011 to July 5, 2011. Normal operations shall resume on July 6, 2011. Please bear with us. Thank you. ___________________________________________ IN CASE OF TYPHOON/STRONG RAIN AND FLOOD, THE FOLLOWING CONTINGENCY MEASURES SHALL BE OBSERVED ON EXAMINATION DAYS. The dress code and/or the use of prescribed uniform shall be waived. Examinees are advised to bring their own re-chargeable lamps/flashlights, sweater/jacket, and extra clothing. Report to your school/ building/ room assignment before 6:30 A.M since policy on late examinees will still apply

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Roll of Successful Examinees in the PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION Held on JUNE 27 & 28, 2011 Released on JUNE 29, 2011 1 ABALLE, KENNETH VERGEL TECSON 2 ABALOS, RONNEL JHEANE ONOFRE MENDOZA 3 ABASOLO, ESTEMARIE DAVID 4 ABATAYO, AUDI LOU ABAO 5 ABDUL BARY, AHMED MOHAMMAD MAHMOUD 6 ABELLA, SOFIA THERESE SALVADOR 7 ABERION, JOVIE MARIE OVILLE 8 ABUAN, CHESTER LLADIMIR IBAÑEZ 9 ABUAN, ESTEPHANIE ROSE MISSION 10 ACDAL, KRISTEL CHERISSE POBLETE 11 ACEDERA, KYLIE AQUINO 12 ACHURRA, MICHAEL VITUG 13 ACUÑA, LUVIMEN RICO 14 ADDURU, MARY GLENN SIRIBAN 15 ADUANA, IDDA MAY MARIANO 16 ADVIENTO, KRISTINE ANNE RABANG 17 AGANDA, JEAN ALEXIS CUA 18 AGAPITO, VANESSA HERMOGENO 19 AGRIPA, GHIA MARIE GUIVELONDO 20 AGUILAR, SHEILA REDUTA 21 AGUILAR, VINCENT TITO ALERTA 22 AGUSTIN, EMMABEL YOSORES 23 AJERO, REINA IVY RABELAS 24 ALABA, ERROL LOUIE CHING 25 ALBANO, FLORENCE WANIA 26 ALCALA, CARLO BARNACHEA 27 ALCAZAR, MARIE CRIS BRIONES 28 ALEGRO, MISCHELLE ORTIZ 29 ALEJANDRO, DAVID CHARLES BALAUAG 30 AL

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places are the following: RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING(%) 1 RICHARD RAYMUND REYES RAGASA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 92.20 2 DANICE ROMAGNE VILLAVICENCIO LEAÑO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 91.63 3 JEMMERSON VALLE AVILA CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MANILA 91.05 4 IAN THEODORE GENESERA CABALUNA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.95 VLADIMIR MENOR GUILLERMO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 90.95 5 KIMBERLY ANNE MACARAEG ANDRES UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.92 6 MA NIKKA ANGELA DOBLES DELA CRUZ UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.72 7 MONICA TING GUTIERREZ UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.42 8 JILL MARIE GABATINO ARABIA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 90.38 9 JASMINE ONG WONG UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.25 10 KEVIN JACE ALFARO MIRANDA UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.15

The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to unveil the 15 areas up for exploration for oil and gas through the Fourth Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR 4). The formal launch of the contracting round on June 30, 2011 will comprise of three onshore and 12 offshore blocks with a total area of more than ten million hectares located in Northwest Palawan, East Palawan, and Sulu Sea basins. This year’s contracting round will be the biggest yet offered by the Philippines. The contracting round is expected to attract investments in oil and gas exploration activities which will contribute to the realization of the country’s energy self-sufficiency level target of 60 percent by 2011. The PECR 4 is envisioned to address the country’s energy supply through the exploration of local indigenous resources. Harnessing local resources will help the country meet its daily demand and reduce the importation of petroleum and petroleum products. Independent and large-scale international exploration compa

Scientists and engineers at the Department of Science and Technology are in a race to diffuse tangles of water hyacinth clogging freshwater bodies in the country. “We are looking at the water hyacinth problem in two ways: how to remove it and how to use it,” DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo said. “We are validating the many potential uses of water hyacinth and see what are the most appropriate options at the municipal and industrial levels”, he added. “Do we use it for handicraft or as material for biogas or garments production?” But the DOST’s immediate mission order from Malacañang is to help de-clog major river systems like the Rio Grande de Mindanao, which swamped villages along its banks and portions of Cotabato City because of massive swarms of water hyacinth. This would require a far more efficient mechanical de-clogging system than backhoes sitting on barges. “We expect to test a DOST-developed water hyacinth harvester within July,” possibly in the Manggahan section of the Pasig

Performing Arts 1-3 Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Inc. MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBER A new theatrical event featuring Andrew Lloyd Weber’s most timeless songs performed by the current stars of Australian musical theatre: Blake Bowden, Alinta Chidzey, Andrew Conaghan, Michael Cormick, Trisha Crowe, Delia Hannah, Kirsten Hobbs, Shaun Rennie. Directed by Stuart Maunder. Musical Supervision by Guy Noble. Time: 3pm Date: 1 July Time: 8pm Date: 1-3 July Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) Ticket prices:  www.ticketworld.com.ph 01 -10 VIRGIN LABFEST 7 The Virgin Labfest is a festival of untried, untested and unstaged plays. Hosted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in cooperation with Tanghalang Pilipino and the Writers Bloc, this year marks the 7th of the festival. Nine new one act plays will be featured together with one full length work, three restagings from the Virgin Labfest 6 and readings. Time: 3pm / 6pm / 8pm Venues: Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theat

CALLING ALL FILM ENTHUSIASTS! CINEMALAYA IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Are you a self-proclaimed film buff? Do you have an appetite for movies that go beyond the mainstream? Are you looking for a chance to show your support for local art? Do you want to be a part o the country’s biggest local film festival? If you find yourself nodding to these questions, then here’s your chance to participate in CINEMALAYA!!! Sign up as a volunteer and be amidst creative minds: artists, international directors and jurors!  Usher guests and assist VIPs and be part of the CINEMALAYA experience! For more information, call the Marketing Department at (02)832-1125 loc. 1800, Tuesday-Friday, 8am to 5pm, on or before JULY 1, 2011 (FRIDAY)  

Health Secretary Enrique Ona today advised the public not to wade in floodwaters but instead, to wear rubber boots when walking in flooded streets to avoid leptospirosis as the number of cases reported nationwide is increasing.   From January this year up to 21 May 2011, there were 454 cases reported and this figure is 74.6% higher compared to the same period last year (260 cases). There were 32 deaths recorded; last year, there were only 8.   “Leptospirosis is an infection commonly transmitted to humans from water that has been contaminated by animal urine (usually rats), and comes in contact with lesion in the skin, eyes, or with the mucous membranes,” the health chief explained. He added that the best defense against leptospirosis is not to wade in floodwaterand to wear protective boots, if wading is necessary or cannot be prevented.   Most of cases came from Western Visayas (131 cases), Bicol Region (51), and Central Luzon (50). Ages of cases ranged from one month to 69 years. Majo

Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona yesterday urged evacuees at the Notre Dame Village Elementary School in Cotabato City to frequently wash their hands and boil their drinking water or add chlorine tablets to prevent water-borne diseases at their evacuation sites. Ona, together with President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Dinky Soliman, distributed relief goods to families devastated by floods due to typhoon Egay. According to the health chief, the most common diseases seen at the evacuation camps were cough and colds because the people were exposed to the cold weather living only in makeshift tents. He also asked evacuees to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet to prevent the spread of diseases. Ona added that a measles and rubella vaccination is being done by regional health workers among all evacuees aged up to below 15 years. In addition to assorted medicines and relief goods, the Department of Health also distributed water contain

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) anounced that the Office of Consular Affairs’ (OCA) electronic passport (e-Passport) operations have normalized as previous operational concerns have been addressed. “This is a very welcome development as we continue to work hard to improve services in our Regional Consular Offices (RCOs) and Foreign Service Posts (FSPs),” said DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda. The DFA continues to reduce the turnaround time for applications filed in RCOs and Philippine embassies and consulate generals with the aim of providing world-class consular services to Filipinos anywhere in the country and all over the world. Other measures have also been implemented to address the backlog of passports, including the increasing of passport appointment slots to 5,000 everyday, extension of passport appointment hours from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday processing from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and extension of validity of passports that

President Benigno S. Aquino III announced that a proposal to construct a new nautical highway traversing the islands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao is being studied to assess its viability and impact on the environment. The Chief Executive made the announcement in his speech keynoting the inauguration of the 200-megawatt coal fired power plant of the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) on Monday here. “There are ongoing studies that will make the nautical highway even more efficient. They will practically cut by a third the travel time it would take to travel from Luzon to Mindanao once it is accomplished,” the President said. He added that instead of traversing the “outer perimeter” of the country, the proposed nautical highway will pass through the country’s middle area or “spine” to cut travel time. “And of course Cebu will be at the lynch pin of this nautical highway which will traverse the inner portion of the country as opposed to the current outside perimeter that has to b

January 2011   Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round 1 18-22 National Cancer Awareness Week 24-30 Goiter Awareness Week 29 – World Leprosy Day   February 2011   Heart Month Oral Health Month National Health Insurance Program Month 1-5 National Mental Retardation Week 4 – World Cancer Day 3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week   March 2011   Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month Rabies Awareness Month Burn Injury Prevention Month National Women’s Health Month 8 National Women;s Day 22 World Water Day 24 World TB Day   April 2011   Cancer in Children Awareness Month 7   World Health Day 22 Philippine Earth's Day 25 World Malaria Day 4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week   May 2011   Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Natural Family  Planning Month Road Safety Month   2         World Asthma Day 10-14   Safe Motherhood Week 15        AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day 19        World Hypertension Day 31        World No Tobacco Day   June 2011   Dengue Awareness Month National

The Blue Team is down to five members after letting go of Edden Cruz in another dramatic elimination ceremony on “The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition” yesterday (June 27). The 35-year old market vendor from Cebu followed teammate JM Oloris and Red Team’s Destiny Duarte outside the Biggest Loser camp after getting the most votes from her teammates. Trainer Jim Saret’s team absorbed its second straight loss in the weighing scales after failing to capitalize on a reward they got in last week’s challenge. The Blue Team chose a member of the Red Team to sit out during the weigh-in and not be able to contribute to the total weight loss of their group. They chose Eboy and though his 14 lbs. weight loss wasn’t credited to his team, the Red Team still delivered 2.42 percent total weight loss, higher than Blue Team’s 2.37 percent. Adding fuel to the fire was Eboy being proclaimed the Biggest Loser of the week after shedding 3.25 percent of his previous weight, the highest among all contestants this

The classic movies of award-winning actor and former Philippine president Joseph 'Erap" Estrada will soon be enjoyed by his fans as well as today's youth as TV5 airs 34 of his films, including Asiong Salonga, Erap is My Guy, Kumander Alibasbas, Sa Kuko ng Agila, Geron Busabos, Ang Batang Quiapo, and Batang Iwahig. "The deal was finalized in a contract signing held at Erap's residence in North Greenhills, San Juan last June 17. Present at the contract signing were TV5 President and CEO Atty Ray Espinosa, TV5 EVP and COO Roberto Barreiro, Viva Entertainment head Vic Del Rosario and Erap's brother, Jesse Ejercito. "After the contract signing, the former president thanked the TV5 executives for presenting the opportunity to show his library of films to today's viewers. "Sa nakikita ko, panahon na para ipalabas yung mga pelikula ko katulad ng kay FPJ [his good friend, Fernando Poe Jr) para naman makita ng mga kabataan natin na ang mga pelikula ng araw

When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day, it threatens to bring a war to earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.   "The Transformers saga all began with two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons.  In its 26-year year history, the franchise has grown to encompass toy lines, comic books, animation, video games and films, running through several generations. The comic books, with Japanese and British spin-offs,  went through several series.   "In 1986, the cartoon became the film  The Transformers: The Movie set in the year 2005. In 2007, a live action film of  Transformers was directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. The main focus of the film revolved around the creator of the Transformers, which in fhe film is described as the Allspark, as well as their home planet Cybertron. The film portrayed the Allspark as a large cube of energy that can create life

She first played Hermione in the  Harry Potter film series at age nine. Eleven years and eight movies later, with the final one,  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 showing in July, Emma Watson is ready to close that chapter in her life. Or is she? Find out in the following interview.   Question: How are you feeling now that the films are coming to a close? Are you nostalgic? Emma Watson: That question never gets clearer or easier really to answer. It's hard for me to answer because I still don't really know how I feel about it. I'm still processing it. So, to give you an answer is actually quite hard. I have days where I feel relieved and I have days where I feel very sad. And I have days where I'm like, 'I'm so excited.' Because this just took up my life, all of my time; my life revolved around Harry Potter. That was the focal point of my existence. And it's exciting now that I have this time, I can accept other things. I mean, I know the gr

An 'all-star' Philippine Azkals football team will face a tough delegation from Sri Lanka to kick-off their journey to the 2014 World Cup, the biggest tournament in the world of football. "With new yet experienced recruits from abroad, the Azkals are confident to snatch a win on unfriendly soil as they play Leg 1 of the first round of qualifying matches in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (June 29). "ABS-CBN Sports, the official coveror of Azkals' international matches, will air the much-awaited opening showdown on Studio 23 at 5:30pm on the same day, pre-empting Justice League and The Wrap. "Afterwards, the Azkals, will defend home field as the battle shifts to the Philippines for the qualifying round's Leg 2. "Watch the Philippine football team's home game at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex live on Sunday (July 3) at 2pm on Studio 23, with a replay on Tuesday (July 5) at 4pm, both on the same channel. "Already stacked with talent led by star playe

The release of Cars 2, Pixar Animation Studio's 12th full-length animated feature, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the celebrated studio. "With 12 incredible films and a wide variety of innovative and imaginative shorts and commercials over the course of 25 years, Pixar had an enviable and unmatched track record at the box office, revolutionized the way movies are made and entertained audiences all over the world. "I just can't believe it's been 25 years and we've completed our 12th movie," says Oscar-winning fillmaker John Lasseter, the creative leader of Pixar since its inception and chief creative officer Walt Disney Studios. "It's kind of neat--Cars came out on the 20th anniversary, and Cars 2 is coming out on the 25th. But I'm very, very proud of Pixar--very proud of all our films and all the characters," adds Lasseter. "What means the most to me are the people--all the families, all the moviegoers that we've enterta

An advisory from the Department of Trade and Industry Price Guide as of June 14, 2011 COMMODITY PREVAILING PRICES MONITORED IN 25 NCR WET MARKETS SRP A WEEK AGO; June 3, 2011 CURRENT PRICE; June 10, 2011 LOWEST PRICE; June 10, 2011 June 10, 2011 1. CANNED SARDINES in tomato sauce, 15Sg 555 12.00 11.00 12.00 Paco Public Market, Manila Young’s Town 12.50 12.00 12.00 11.50 Malabon Central Market Ligo - 12.00 12.00 11.25 Malabon Central Market Mega Sardines 13.00 12.25 12.25 11.75 Muntinlupa Public Market Master (Green & Red) 12.50 11.75 11.75 11.70 Galas Public Market, Quezon City 2. PROCESSED MILK Condensed Filled Alaska Filled, 300ml 48.60 48.00 48.00 43.80 Galas Public Market, Quezon City Milkmaid, 305ml 57.30 52.00 52.00 50.15 Galas Public Market, Quezon City Evaporated Filled Alaska Filled, 370ml 34.75 34.00 34.00 31.00 Libertad PublicMarket, PasayCity Alpine, 370ml 46.50 46.00 46.00 42.50 Pritil Public Market, Manila Angel, 410ml 35.90 - 35.50 33.00 Galas Public Market, Quezon C