Articles Archive for January 2008

FREE ABS-CBN Regional TV Patrol on the Web (including Socsksargen)
Posted in GenSan News on 31 January 2008

Good news to all Pinoys abroad who missed watching their favorite regional editions of the TV Patrol. ABS-CBN’s TFC NOW is offering FREE video streaming on the internet of all their provincial news programs in Iloilo, Cebu, Laoag, Negros, Davao, Dagupan, Baguio, Cagayan, Tacloban and Gensan!!! This won’t be for long because they will eventually be charging a fee for the access.But as of now, since it’s still FREE, just click on to TFC NOW and see what’s happening to your hometown.

GenSan Mayor Acharon’s Statement on Philbest Blast
Posted in GenSan News on 30 January 2008

At 6:50pm today, Wednesday, an explosion wracked the waiting shed in front of the gates of the Philbest Canning Corporation in Barangay Tambler, in this city of Gen. Santos. As of 11:01pm, 4 innocent lives have been lost and 24 others injured. This is the official statement of Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, Jr on this GenSan bomb blast on one of RD Group of Companies’ subsidiaries.

PAL clarifies ratings downgrade report
Posted in GenSan News on 30 January 2008

Received thru my email this Press Release from Philippine Airlines since I am a Mabuhay Miles subscriber. Recently, the Philippines was once again in the news because of the ratings downgrade by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the Philippines’ compliance with international air safety standards last December 2007.
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The USS Blue Ridge in Gensan (Part 3) or Cocktails with Kristie
Posted in Gigs and Events on 28 January 2008

This is US Ambassador Kristie Kenney’s invitation card for moi to her “reception onboard the USS Blue Ridge” which I received a week prior to the arrival of the navy ship (read account here). Military personnel were asked to wear “Summer White/Class B” while civilians like me - “Smart casual”.

The confirmation or reply form which [...]