abs-cbnNEWS - MANILA, Philippines – Pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is once again nominated for the Best Fighter award in the ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly), awarded by ESPN.Pacquiao is up against fellow boxer Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez, and MMA fighters Jon “Bones” Jones and George St. Pierre.Pacquiao last won the award in 2009. Floyd Mayweather Jr. won it last year.The ESPYs Awards Show will be held in the Nokia Center in Los Angeles on July 13. Fans can vote through ESPN.com.According Examiner.com,...
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Search for Miss Southern Leyte 2011
Miss St. Bernard - Chellon Agoylo
Miss Sogod - Beryll Lynn Yu
Miss Silago - Rose Marie Grace Penaverde
Miss san Ricardo - Sarah Ching
Miss San Juan - Nattie Tahil
Miss San Francisco - Maricar Torentera
Miss Pintuyan - Hydee Tiempo
Miss Padre Burgos - Mary Angelyn Bactindon
Miss Macrohon - Sheila Diokno
Miss Maasin - Beverly Oraiz
Miss Libagon - Jonnalyn Ren
Miss Hinundayan - Sushmieta Bacoy
Miss Hinunangan - Loreles Galleto
Miss...
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Gilas wins FIBA Asia slot by trashing Indonesia
(abs-cbnNEWS) – Smart-Gilas Pilipinas routed Indonesia, 94-54, on Friday’s Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship.It was the Nationals’ second-straight win since beating Malaysia on Thursday.The victory assured Gilas a slot in the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship, which serves as a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics..Gilas will wrap their eliminations campaign in SEABA against Singapore on Saturday.The top 2 teams to come out of the eliminations will dispute the SEABA tit...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Smart-Gilas rips Malaysian 5 in SEABA
(abs-cbnNEWS) – Smart-Gilas Pilipinas dominated Malaysia, 97-71, in the opening round of the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.Despite having an injury-depleted line-up, the Nationals were still able to overpower the smaller but faster Malaysians at the Britama Arena Sports Mall.Naturalized citizen Marcus Douthit led Gilas with a double-double performance as he registered 14 points and 15 rebounds. He also added 3 blocks to complete his all-around effort for the Nationals.JV Casio top scored...
Monday, June 20, 2011
Millions still die due to lack of midwives: U.N.
(Reuters) - More investment in midwifery could save many of the millions of babies and hundreds of thousands of women who still die every year because of a lack of skilled healthcare during childbirth, the United Nations said on Monday.
In the first global midwifery report for 35 years, the United Nations said as well as saving lives and preventing disability, good midwives can also help contribute to a country's human and economic development.
"If we want to stop these women and babies dying, we need to invest in skilled care," said...
Refugees on rise and poor countries bear brunt: UNHCR
(Reuters) - The number of people forced to flee their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest for 15 years, with four out of five refugees in developing countries, the United Nations said on Monday.
In all, there were 43.7 million displaced people worldwide at the end of 2010, up from 43.3 million a year before, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.
They include 15.4 million refugees who fled across borders -- 80 percent of them to nearby developing countries -- and 27.5 million uprooted within their own...
Top 5 features that make Android a better choice over iOS 5
The competition between iOS 5 and Android is getting more intensed day by day. With each update and head-to-head comparison between the biggies, striking similarities as well as dissimilarities have forced millions of gadget lovers to think twice over their smartphone of choice.
Check out the top five useful features of Android that will make it a better choice over Apple's latest build of iOS.
Flexible home screen and widgets
The beauty of...
