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COMMUNICATOR AWARDS

INQUIRER.net ad bags top prize

INQUIRER.net's "Anong Balita" wins in the 16th Annual Communicator Award of Excellence in the Newspapers/Publications category for 2010.
INQUIRER.net First Posted 11:45:00 06/04/2010

"Anong Balita?" a video commercial created for INQUIRER.net has received the "Award of Excellence," the highest award in the Newspaper/Publication Category during the 16th Annual Communicator Awards show.

Mooplace: Filipinos? new home on the Web

The website for Mooplace, a Filipino networking site
INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:44:00 05/26/2010

Do you know how Mooplace, the newest 100 percent free Filipino networking site, got its interesting name? Read related story

EU to send experts for Mindanao peace process

EU will send experts to help in the Mindanao peace process, EU Ambassador Alistair MacDonald said. Video taken by INQUIRER.net?s Veronica Uy
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The European Union has agreed to participate in the International Monitoring Team (IMT) assisting the peace process in Mindanao, EU Ambassador to the Philippines Alistair MacDonald said.

FilAm named to SF Asian Art Museum

FilAm named to SF Asian Art Museum
Carmen Colet shown here with Mayor Gavin Newsom. ESTHER MISA-CHAVEZ
INQUIRER.net First Posted 09:32:00 05/16/2010

Carmen Colet has been appointed Commissioner of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. She is the first Filipino to be appointed in the world renowned repository of Asian Art in America.

3 Filipinos released by Somali pirates

3 Filipinos released by Somali pirates
Somalia
By Cynthia Balana First Posted 01:58:00 05/16/2010

Somali pirates have released a British chemical tanker along with its crew of 26, including three Filipinos, nearly five months after they seized the vessel in the Gulf of Aden while it was en route to Thailand from Spain, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.

INQUIRER.net ad bags top prizeMooplace: Filipinos� new home on the WebEU to send experts for Mindanao peace process FilAm named to SF Asian Art Museum 3 Filipinos released by Somali pirates

Overseas Absentee Voting

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Finally, Congress starts count by hand

Posted May 28, 2010 02:25:00
A joint congressional canvassing committee Thursday night used a laborious, manual method and the crudest tools, including a bolt cutter, to begin tabulating votes for president and vice president in what was supposed to be a high-tech, automated election process. Full story
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RP economy grows 7.3%

Posted May 28, 2010 01:17:00
This time, it is a welcome ?midnight? performance. The Philippine economy bounced back from an anemic performance in 2009, posting 7.3-percent growth in the first quarter of this year from 0.5 percent a year ago to beat most expectations. Full story

Blogs

Being Filipino

An open letter to the President-elect

Posted on May 16, 2010

Dear President Aquino, Congratulations to you and the Filipino people for an inspiring exercise in democracy. As press freedom and free expression advocates from around Southeast Asia, our wish is for that same democracy to finally see an end to...

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Overseas Pinoy

Mich Dulce is this year’s winner of the International Young Creative Entrepreneur award for fashion at the London Fashion Week. BRITISH COUNCIL WE INVITE YOU to send in your photos and profiles to be featured online. Share your thoughts, visions and experience with a global audience and give our Global Nation new cause for pride. Email to: veronica.uy [at] inquirer.net

Public Service

Helpline gets a question from a nurse who wants to gain some work experience.

But instead of getting paid for work done in this private hospital that accepted me, I pay them P3,000 every month to ?train? me. And I?m not the only one. Full Question and Answer
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Announcements

Sarah, Christian, Carlo in New York kick off TFC Kapamilya Summer Saya

REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 28, 2010 ? Events season is here again and the Filipino American communities all over the U.S. are in for huge, star-studded and fun-filled festivals which The Filipino Channel (TFC) will be part of via the TFC Kapamilya Summer Saya sa North America. Full Story

Tambayan

Soneto kay Pacquiao

Ang suntok mo ang humango sa dagok ng kahirapan sa 'yo at ng iyong pamilya, at mga kaibigan at mga kamag-anak, at, kababayan.. Full Story