http://www.thephilippineisland.com Discover and Explore Everything About This Island of Paradise Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:53:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sandugo Festival, otherwise known as the Blood Compact Commemoration is Bohol’s famous festivity. The “dugo” is a Visayan dialect put into a cup and then drinking the contents thereof. Henceforth the Boholanos celebrated this special event although not as consistently as being done now. It takes place every year ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-festivals/sandugo-festival-philippines.html Time Magazine has named Manny as the 56th most influential person in the world. Forbes magazine has also listed him the 6th richest athlete in the world. President Gloria Arroyo keeps receiving Pacquiao as a Palace guest like royalty. She has recently appointed him as an Ambassador of peace and ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-sports/manny-pacquiao-is-the-56th-time-magazine-most-influential-person-in-the-world.html Raelene Elaine Ebaler VillanÃa or commonly known as Iya Villania, is a Filipina-Australian actress, host, vj, print, and commercial model. She was born on June 29, 1986 in Camperdown, Australia. Her parents, Ray and Elena Villania, are both Filipinos although they are living in Australia. Iya is one of the ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-celebrities/filipina-actress-iya-villania.html Oil price is again affecting RP which increases up to $70 per barrel today in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Tuesday, it dipped $1.60 to settle at $69.89. The American Petroleum Institute said that the US inventories dropped by 6.8 million barrels last week. Some investors will ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-news/oil-price-hike-strikes-rp.html Wilfredo Buendia Revillame or known as Willie Revillame is a Filipino actor, show host, singer, and comedian which hailed as the "highest-paid" and "most bankable" star in the Philippines today. He was born on January 27, 1961 and has his biggest break in Philippine Television when he started hosting the ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-celebrities/wowowee-man-willie-revillame.html Kamikazee is a Filipino rock band which composes of five members such as Jay Contreras (lead vocalist), Jomal Linao (guitar/back-up vocals), Led Zeppelin Tuyay (guitars), Jason "Puto" Astete (bassist), and Allan "Bords" Burdeos (drummer). They have firstly met in college at the College of Fine Arts of the University of the ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-music/rock-and-roll-with-kamikazee-band.html Malapascua is a tiny island which found in the northernmost part of Cebu. The island is approximately about 2.5 kilometers long and 1km wide covered by the insular barangay of Logon (part of the Daanbantayan municipality), with eight hamlets. It only took 45 minutes pumboat ride away from Maya. You ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-attractions/malapascua-island-cebu.html Recently, an Australian man with multiple ailments, such as swine flu has died on his hometown in Adelaide, Australia. Rumor has been spread that the virus was the caused of his death but authorities still can't be sure about this. The 26-year-old Aboriginal man could be the first one to be ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-news/aussie-dies-with-swine-flu.html This old time Filipino recipe known as Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Fish) is highly rated as the most common dish which often available on any events or occasions. The dish is being so much loved by most Filipinos because of its unique blending taste of sweet ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-recipes/filipino-escabeche-sweet-and-sour-fish-recipe.html With only less than five weeks of preparation with the most anticipated fight of the year between the current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, Manny is looking very sharp in his preparations leading up to the fight. Roach, who added predicting how his prized ward’s fights would ... http://www.thephilippineisland.com/philippine-sports/roach-wants-a-3rd-round-ko-win-for-manny.html