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Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo visits Cebu City

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Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo greets supporters as she arrives in Cebu City on Friday, November 12, to pay a courtesy visit to Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. #PHVote #WeDecide LOOK: Presidential aspirants VP Leni Robredo and Senator Manny Pacquiao take a picture together as sponsors for the wedding of Jose Lorenzo and Marie Angelique Abellanosa in the INC Locale of Cebu City. | via @maracepeda Photos from Pacquiao’s office pic.twitter.com/Dyu4tKhwiH — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) November 13, 2021 LOOK: Vice President Leni Robredo arrives at the Archbishop's Palace in Cebu City Friday. | via Aldo Banaynal and Joy Torrejos/The Freeman pic.twitter.com/Y3kOBEK19L — Philstar.com (@PhilstarNews) November 12, 2021

WBO Champ John Riel Casimero excited for pay-per-view debut

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After months of training for a unification match that didn’t happen, WBO Bantamweight Champion John Riel Casimero is eager to defend his crown in his pay-per-view debut on Sept. 26 in Connecticut. John Riel Casimero still wants Naoya Inoue, but won’t look past Duke Micah on Sept. 26 #CasimeroMicah #CharloDerevyanchenko #CharloRosario More: https://t.co/H8mYg5u22H pic.twitter.com/Ulj3uxw54p — Bad Left Hook (@badlefthook) August 31, 2020 5 world title bouts. 2 cards. 1 night. 1 PPV price. 🏆 Charlo 🆚 Derevyanchenko 🏆 Charlo 🆚 Rosario - 154lb unification 🏆 Figueroa 🆚 Vasquez 🏆 Casimero 🆚 Micah 🏆 Nery 🆚 Alameda pic.twitter.com/FVX0ifiD0d — SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 26, 2020 John Riel Casimero  (born February 13, 1990 in  Ormoc, Leyte , Philippines), more commonly known as  Johnriel Casimero , is a  Filipino   professional boxer . He is a  three-weight world champion , having held the  WBO bantamweight ...

Cebu-born Kim Adis stars in the hit TV series “Get Even”

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Kim Adis as Kitty Wei, a girl who feels pressured to overachieve due to her parents' high expectations. I'll have to watch this with my teen daughters. In what is considered a rare role for Filipinos in Hollywood, Kim Adis is a trailblazer in the young adult movies scene in the United Kingdom. On Showbiz Tonight, Yong Chavez has this exclusive interview with the Filipina actress about her hit TV series on BBC, that is now streaming on Netflix. Get Even  is a British  teen   thriller  series that premiered on  BBC iPlayer  on 14 February 2020. The series was adapted by Holly Phillips from the book series  Don't Get Mad  by Gretchen McNeil, and focuses on a group of schoolgirls who form a group to expose bullies at their school. [4]  In August 2020, the series was acquired by  Netflix  and distributed internationally.

Today's US State Dept. Report: #PHILIPPINES

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The U.S. Embassy just received information regarding an additional flight from Cebu to Manila at 9:30 AM on April 21. Reposted via Mel Orpilla : • Seats are available for U.S. citizens on PR5846 which will depart Cebu at 9:30 AM on April 21. Sweeper Flights to Manila on April 23: • Siargao Sweeper Flight to Manila on Thursday, April 23: • Seats are available for U.S. citizens on a sweeper flight from Siargao to Manila planned for April 23. • Register for the flight by emailing the Belgian Consulate at manila@diplobel.fed.be. • The cost is approximately 17,400 pesos. PAL advised that to receive a boarding pass, travelers will need to be able to demonstrate they meet at least one of the criteria below, which is set by the Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF): o A health/quarantine certificate (see below). o An onward international airline ticket within 24-hours of the sweeper flight. o Confirmed hotel accommodation until travel and a confirmed international flight if longe...

Jessica Arong-O’Brien: First FilAm judge in Cook County

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CHICAGO,IL: Jessica A. O’Brien broke many barriers on her journey to becoming the first Filipina American judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2012. Before that, at John Marshall Law School, she was the first student to graduate with a J.D./L.L.M joint degree in tax law. Most recently, O’Brien became the first Asian American woman to become president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), an organization that has been around for over 100 years. The Asian American Bar Association of Chicago awarded the Honorable Jessica A. O'Brien with the 2016 Vanguard award. But the first time she ever saw a courtroom was as an acting litigator working for a mid-size firm. She usually handled the transactional side, but one day she was asked to do some litigation, the process of bringing a civil case to either a trial or resolution. She was understandably nervous. “I get to court, and prepare to read my speech the attorneys told me to read, but the judge never l...

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