The World’s Tallest Skyscraper which can now be found in Dubai will open on Monday. Burj Dubai’s exact height was not revealed, but they say that the tower exceeds 800 meters, which makes it higher than Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower with the height of 508 meters.
Bill Baker is the one who designed Burj Dubai.
"We thought that it would be slightly taller than the existing tallest tower of Taipei 101. (Emaar) kept on asking us to go higher but we didn’t know how high we could go," he said.

"We were …

If you happen to receive emails that your non machine readable passport is not valid, well you need to read this post because UI just read from GMA NEws.tv that it is still valid and you could use this as a travel document whereever you go. refer to this post
Filipinos can still use their old green or maroon non-machine-readable passports for foreign travel until their expiry.
This was clarified by Philippine Vice Consul to Dubai Edwin Mendoza in an interview with Khaleej Times after receiving queries from members of the Filipino …

Due to the success of the Metro Manila Film Festival entry of Bong Revilla, he announced  that “Ang Panday” will have a sequel “Ang Panday 2” next year for the MMFF 2010.
“Ang masasabi ko lang dahil sa resulta ng ‘Panday’ ngayon, abangan nila ang part 2 ng ‘Panday,’” Revilla told ABS-CBN News.
“Ang Panday” earned P50 million in the box-office receipts on the 4th day and took home 7 major awards. The awards include the best actor and best picture award.
“Sa nakita natin bawi na ang ‘Panday,’ first week pa …

There are issues to be settled before the fight can push thru. Pacquiao wants his drug testing to be done 30 days before his fight with Mayweather because according to Manny this procedure makes him weak. Pacquiao is not so happy with the news that he has been hearing about what Mayweather’s camp are saying.
“They claimed that I threatened to walk away from the largest fight in history. That’s their first lie! Last week, I told Floyd Jr. to shut his big, pretty mouth and that we should fight so …

I have seen this in http://www.poea.gov.ph/ site :
Saudi requires licensure exam for foreign nurses
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) mandates all foreign nurses to pass the Saudi Licensing Examinations for Health Specialties before working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the Philippines, the accredited testing centers are Prometric Testing Center, Ateneo Professional Schools, 130 H. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City. Telephone No.: (632) 892-0383, Website: http://www.prometric.com and Tread, Inc., Suite 308, Centro Maximo D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City. Tel no. 032-2535514. The …

This is an e-mail I received to day and I think worth sharing. You might want to help.
Dear friends and fellow Filipinos,
By now, most of you will have known the situation that Isabela Governor Grace Padaca is in.. After beating fiercest opponent, former Gov. Benjamin Dy of the 40-year-old political dynasty, by more than 17,000 votes last 2007, she resumed her job of being Isabela’s chief executive for a second term. Under her leadership, Isabelinos enjoyed more than five years of good governance.
However, early last week, the Commission on Elections …

Please find below a complete copy of DFA Statement regarding the Terrorist Attack in Kabul and the Death of Filipina U.N. Worker Jossie G. Esto :
29 October 2009 – The Philippine Government condemns the terrorist attack perpetuated against United Nations personnel in Kabul yesterday (Oct 28) that claimed the life of Jossie G. Esto, a Filipina Electoral Outreach and Training Coordinator under the United Nations Volunteers Program, and those of four of her U.N. colleagues.
The Filipino nation joins her bereaved family and friends in mourning the loss of Ms. Esto, …

Just want to inform you that Criminologist Board Exam Results | September 2009 Released congratulation to those who got the top ten (10) highest place in their examination . You may follow the link to see the list of board passers. Again Congratulation and I hope all of you become a very good policeman in Philippines.

Adamson University Falcons won over University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons in the 72nd UAAP men’s basketball on Saturday with the score of 74-61. Adamson ended with the slate of 5-9. The fifth ranked team will play in the Cebu leg while the sixth placer will joust in the Naga leg of the PCCL’s wildcard series for a slot in the Sweet 16.
The UP Fighting Maroons, on the other hand, duplicated their 3-11 record last season.
Below are the final scores of the each team and their players.
AdU 74 – …

Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante of the Philippines’ team B won  the PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool over Germans Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann with the score of 11-9 in the race to 11 match. This German Tandem defeated Ronnie Alcano and Dennis Orcullo, Philippines’ team A in the semi-finals. The PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool champions won over the Chinese Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo in the semi-finals. The said event was held at the M North EDSA in Quezon City.
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