It’s another HOLIDAY!!!
August 9, 2013 is non-working holiday, Feast of Ramadan. CONFIRMED. DECLARED.
July 23, 2013 by
Yepee doodle doo! 🙂
*victory dance* *sun dance* *rain dance* y’all!
August is a fun fun fun month! <3
Grilling Time! 😉
Itchy Feet Wanderlust walks the world!
August 9, 2013, Friday
Special Non-Working Holiday
The Feast of Ramadan
(UPDATE as of July 25, 2013): I got this info from someone who works in the government but apparently it hasn’t been announced by Malacanang so it’s not official yet. BOO. 🙁 but there are still 2 official non-working holidays in August, and if you work in San Juan or Quezon City, make that THREE!
Read ALL the holidays this August!
(Update as of August 1, 2013): IT IS OFFICIAL. (No, I’m not pregnant. I just have a big tummy.)
AUGUST 9 is as HOLIDAAAAAAY as Billy Holidaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
August 19, Quezon City Day (Monday) Non-working Holiday
July 15, 2013 by
August 19, 2013, Monday, is declared as a special non-working holiday in Quezon City to commemorate the city’s anniversary.
In this regard, employees who are based in Pasig City and will be assigned to work on this day will be given premium pay in accordance with their company’s existing policies
July 2, 2013 Special Non-Working Holiday in Pasig City
June 25, 2013 by
Malacanang declared Tuesday, July 2, 2013, as a Special Non-Working Holiday in the City of Pasig in commemoration of their 440th Foundation Day Anniversary.
Since I can’t seem to take a leave (isn’t this a corporate birth right) nowadays…
Raise your hands up and say YABADABA YAHOOOOOO! 🙂
June 19, 2013 is a Philippine Holiday?
June 17, 2013 by
UPDATE as of June 18: Malacanang has issued Proclamation 600 declaring June 19, 2013 as a Special (Non-Working) Holiday in the Province of Laguna to commemorate 152nd Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal. In this regard, employees who are assigned to work on this day will be given premium pay in accordance with their company’s existing policies.
It’s a holiday in Laguna tomorrow!!!!! WOOOT.
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The Palace declared last year that June 19, 2012 is a Philippine special non-working holiday in the city of Calamba and regional province of Laguna to commemorate the birthday of our national hero, Jose P. Rizal.
I wonder if Malacanang will declare the same this year for Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s 152nd birthday on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
The BIG Outlet & Travel Sale 2011
October 3, 2011 by
I’m DEFINITELY going!!! 🙂 It’s the outlet and travel sale that cannot be missed!
Now enjoy all the best deals with the biggest brands plus Book & Buy and discounted rates on hotels, resorts and airfare! Buy everything you need for your next big getaway in this 3-day extravaganza!
Where: The Megatent, 30 Meralco Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City (bet DepEd and Renaissance)
When: October 14-16, 2011, Friday-Sunday, 10am-9pm
What: Up to 90% off on Select Merchandise + Book & Buy Promos from Resorts & Hotels
Free Entrance to BPI Cardholders (with valid ID)
Additional perks for BPI Express Credit Edge and Petron Mastercard holders!
Hourly Raffle Draws for BPI Edge & Petron Mastercard holders
Chance to win Sun Cellular post-paid line + Mobile Phones!
I can feel you want to go… I’m clairvoyant that way 😉 EMAIL ME your FULL name and contact number at betweenbites@gmail.com for free entrance tickets to this much awaited event. I can allot 2 tickets per reader / email request.
Update as of Oct. 4, 2011: I am receiving all your ticket requests through email. I’ll collate all the requests and send you confirmation by end of Oct. 10. I only have 40 tickets to be given away and I’m almost out. Thank you and see you there!
The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2010
December 5, 2010 by
The MUCH awaited sale event of the holiday season is now less than three weeks away! For most of you who haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, this is your chance to finally complete your Christmas gift list!
What: THE BIG HOLIDAY OUTLET SALE 2010
Where: SMX Convention Hall 4, Mall of Asia Complex
When: December 17-20, 2010 Fri-Mon 10am – 9pm
WHO: Free Entrance for all BPI Cardholders, additional discount + Raffle for BPI Express Credit Edge Card
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Sponsored by: BPI Express Credit Edge, SUN Cellular, Stylebible
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Robinsons Starmills in Pampanga and its Outlet Stores
August 8, 2010 by
Pampanga is not only a haven of wonderful and delectable Pampanga dishes, it’s also home to Robinsons Starmills who is known to carry the most outlet stores in one venue.
Bubba and I visited Pampanga for a whole day of food-tripping at Everybody’s Café and Zapata’s in December 2008. In between our food adventures, we decided to stop by Robinsons Starmills to check out the Mango outlet store there we heard from Marie. We went home both very happy about our purchases –I had some good fashion finds from Mango and a few tops from Terranova. Bubba bought a pair of jeans from Levi’s, regularly priced, but he didn’t mind, it was a great fit.
I was able to get 4 dresses from Mango that time that totaled only less than 5K, one of which is a Grecian-type Maxi dress that cost only PHP 1,400.
That’s why I was a bit excited to be back in Robinsons Starmills last Wednesday afternoon (yes, I filed a half-day leave and took a midweek break from work). It’s been almost two years since my last visit but my hunger to search for good deals never deterred.
It was relatively a short drive of 50 minutes to 1 hour to Pampanga taking the North Luzon Expressway. Upon arriving, we had some refreshments from the Rosemary and Thyme restaurant.
Armed with a satisfied tummy and a quick run-through of where the stores are located, shopping in the outlet stores has come to full swing.
American Rag Outlet
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Shirts at P200
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Ajay checking out pants
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Men’s Jeans
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A Quirky Store called Mogao
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Levi’s and Dockers
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The Popular 501 Jeans of Levi’s
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Bag Levi’s for Less
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Cute Levi’s for Kids
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The Blues
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For Men
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Mango Outlet
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Cocktail Dresses
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LBDs
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Space
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Plains and Prints
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High Premium Sports Outlet
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All Flip Flops
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Colorful sandals for sale!
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Brazil
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Netherlands
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Nigeria
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Colombia
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Collezione C2
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Adidas Outlet Store
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After shopping, we had a yummy-rific dining experience at Fiesta Kapampangan with live band to entertain us with their music. Fiesta Kapampangan is a melange of restaurants and food stalls that boast of Kapampangan Cuisine specialties all in one place.
Shopping review: I got a classy gray turtleneck from Mango (PHP 449), 4 belts (PHP 50 each) and 1 bracelet (PHP 129) from Gozum and 3 shoes from Nine West (total of PHP 1,700) -which would normally retail between PHP 5,000-6,000 a pair!!! 🙂 I got everything for less than PHP 3,000. What a steal!
Be amazed with big big discounts on great selections from International brands like Mango, Adidas, Havaianas, Guess, American Rag, etc. and from popular local boutiques like Plains & Prints, Space, etc. If you’re looking for a year-round sale, Robinsons Starmills in Pampanga is where a shopaholic like yourself should be headed! 😉
Robinsons Starmills Outlet Stores Album
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National Election Results
May 11, 2010 by
National Election Results as of May 11, 2010 11:35 AM:
Presidential Candidates:
| 1 | AQUINO, Benigno Simeon III C. | 12,688,024 |
| 2 | ESTRADA EJERCITO, Joseph M. | 8,084,861 |
| 3 | VILLAR, Manuel Jr B. | 4,525,913 |
| 4 | TEODORO, Gilberto Jr. C. | 3,367,778 |
| 5 | VILLANUEVA, Eduardo C. | 951,622 |
| 6 | GORDON, Richard J. | 440,626 |
*Villar concedes to Aquino (11AM)
*Presidential candidate De Los Reyes concedes to Aquino and calls for their camp to provide a more defined platform
*Sen. Gordon concedes to Sen. Aquino (2:40 PM)
Dick Gordon’s Post-Election Statement
I would like to congratulate Sen. Aquino for his spectacular victory. I call upon this nation to unite and support him.
I would like to thank everyone who supported me especially my volunteers and those who gave up their limited resources as a manifestation of trust in my brand of leadership and track record.
I ran a very truthful, straightforward and candid campaign and thought we could run on the basis of our platform, track record and volunteerism.
I would like to congratulate all the winners and pray that they serve our country well.
We accept the will of the people.
Today, we have a victory for democracy with the successful exercise of our first nationwide automated election despite naysayers and doubters.
The fight for this country goes beyond this day. Let us forge on in building a Bagumbayan foe our people.
*Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro concedes presidential race (2:55 PM)
-Gibo will go private after this race. He will continue civic duties but is no longer interested to hold a government position.
*4 more candidates (Jamby Madrigal, Nick Perlas, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Former President Joseph Estrada -who’s filing a protest regarding trending of the votes) have not yet conceded.
As of 5:15 PM, Bangon Presidential Bet, Bro. Eddie Villanueva congratulates Sen. Aquino on apparent victory. Claims this might be the last time he will run.
*Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada will not contest the Presidential result but will not concede the Presidential race at this time. If his lawyer contests the result and protest before the commission, he will supposedly let his lawyer be.
Vice-President Candidates:
| 1 | BINAY, Jejomar C. | 12,464,331 |
| 2 | ROXAS, Manuel A. | 11,629,706 |
| 3 | LEGARDA, Loren B. | 3,426,781 |
| 4 | FERNANDO, Bayani F. | 872,564 |
| 5 | MANZANO, Eduardo B. |
Senatorial Candidates
| 1 | BONG REVILLA, Ramon, Jr. B. | 16,407,143 |
| 2 | ESTRADA, Jinggoy E. | 16,115,025 |
| 3 | DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, Miriam P. | 14,747,874 |
| 4 | DRILON, Franklin M. | 13,490,275 |
| 5 | ENRILE, Juan Ponce -. | 13,349,517 |
| 6 | CAYETANO, Pilar Juliana S. | 11,676,882 |
| 7 | MARCOS, Ferdinand, Jr. R. | 11,293,762 |
| 8 | RECTO, Ralph G. | 10,536,077 |
| 9 | SOTTO , Vicente III C. | 10,147,602 |
| 10 | OSMEÑA, Sergio III D. | 9,865,737 |
| 11 | LAPID, Manuel M. | 9,253,940 |
| 12 | GUINGONA , Teofisto III D. | 8,762,785 |
| 13 | HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, Ana | 7,797,410 |
| 14 | BIAZON, Rozzano Rufino B. | 7,358,332 |
| 15 | DE VENECIA, Jose III P. | 7,114,594 |
| 16 | REMULLA, Gilbert Cesar C. | 6,411,373 |
| 17 | LIM, Danilo D. | 6,255,972 |
| 18 | ROCO, Sonia M. |
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Your Vote is Your Voice- May 10, 2010 is Special Public (Non-working) Holiday
May 6, 2010 by
Malacanang has issued Proclamation No. 2020 declaring Monday, May 10, 2010 as a Special Public (Non-Working) Holiday throughout the country to give the people the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections.
In this regard, employees who will be assigned to work on this day will be given premium pay in accordance with their company’s existing policies.
Locate a Precinct! Tech Tanod’s Precinct Mapping Party
May 5, 2010 by
Image Source:
Aileen Apolo
Last Saturday, I was at Krispy Kreme Jaka Branch to participate in Tech Tanod’s Precinct Mapping Party. This was organized to help people find the exact locations of their voting precincts on the Google map. This will be extremely helpful for first-time voters and since there were some changes to the old precinct locations and voting centers, it makes it easier to navigate and locate the exact voting site.
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Google has provided an online tool to allow voters like yourself, to place the locations of each voting center on a map. Your contribution helps others find their precinct voting center too! It’s quite addicting to pin a precinct once you find it in the map.
http://www.findyourprecinct.ph/
Other people might find it geeky but I had so much fun!!!! I found pleasure every time I located the precinct and it was quite addicting dropping one pin after the next.
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My first photo with the MAC
(thanks yogajane)
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It was great to see the Pembo kids as well who we met during the blogging forum that Juned, Arpee and I participated in.
There are still a number of precincts out there to pin. Try it out for yourself and contribute in tagging Philippine precincts.
Also, there is going to be SUNDAY SILENCE FOR CLEAN, SAFE & HONEST ELECTIONS this Sunday.
Date: May 9, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Baywalk stretch across Malate Church, along Roxas Blvd., Manila
If you’re in town, participate and wear white.
Let’s pray for a clean, safe and honest elections on May 10, 2010.
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Locate Your Precinct Number
April 21, 2010 by
I can’t wait to cast my vote in this upcoming national election. I’m also excited for first time voters who got to register and will exercise their right to vote on May 10, 2010.
I wonder how the automated election will go. I pray that whoever wins the presidency or the LGU seats, at the very least, it was really an honest election… with the right count and no tampering of the actual results.
Locate your Precinct number online. Just click on the link below:
http://www.comelec.gov.ph/precinctfinder/precinctfinder.aspx
PLEASE VOTE!
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PBB Double Up
October 6, 2009 by
I missed the opening night of the Philippine reality hit TV show, PBB. This newest season dubbed as PBB Double Up launched last Sunday with 10 housemates and 2 pairs of male twins. The housemates were chosen from 57,824 applicants who personally went to the 18 audition sites located worldwide.
Princess, the Sassy Vamp ng Cebu
Tom, the Romantic Stud ng Samar
Delio, the Simpatikong Kusinero ng Batangas
Paul Jake, the Negosyante Prince ng Cebu
Jason, the Boy Astig ng Mindoro
Melissa, the Inday Kengkay ng Gen San
Yuri, the Multilingual Hottie ng Japan
Carol, the Conservative Pharmacist ng Tondo
Mariel, the Struggling Mom ng Davao –is she the one who looks a bit like Wendy Valdez from PBB Season 2?
Yhel, the Young Widow ng Pampanga
Toffi, the Basket Bolero ng Rizal, and his twin brother Kenny, the Joker Jock ng Rizal
JP, the Jetsetter Dad ng Quezon City,and his twin brother JM, the Delightful Dad ng Quezon City.
Paul Jake, Kenny, Yuri, Princess and Tom are the ones emerging to have interesting personalities.
The housemates are billeted separately in two houses and right after the opening night, the twin pair were put to a challenge. Inside the confession room that adjoins the two houses, Big Brother instructed the two sets of twins—JP and JM as well as Toffi and Kenny not to inform the other housemates about the other twin.
Image Source: PBB Multiply Site
The twins went to separate houses and spent some time there when Big Brother called them again to instruct them to exchange places. If they failed in this task, they will incur the penalty of forced eviction. Last night’s first official EP showed that the house where most of the girls are staying suspect that something is up, particularly Carol, the conservative pharmacist and instructor from Tondo. Melissa, the supposedly funny one from the group noticed the difference in weight and facial features when the other pair substituted.
Tune in to know if the big double secret will be busted before the actual reveal. This ABS-CBN show airs every weeknight, right after Dahil May Isang Ikaw.
The Big Winner of PBB Double Up will get P1 million cash, a house and lot worth P2.5 million, a water business franchise, and an Asian tour. Aside from that, the Final Four will get to choose charitable institutions that will receive cash amounts equivalent to what they would be taking home.
PBB Steaming is available on SKY Cable. Call 631-0000 for more information.
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Pacquiao Floored Hatton
May 4, 2009 by
Three KOs’ a charm.
Pacquiao has really bolstered the path in becoming a boxing legend after knocking out Ricky Hatton. With consecutive wins and 2 straight wins from bigger guys, Pacquiao has definitely more than put the Philippines in the world map. He has gained a worldwide respect from boxing critics and fans. Pacquiao with a record of 49-3-2, 37 knockouts supposedly earned $12 million for the fight, while Hatton (45-2) was paid $8 million.
The pound-for-pound contender Hatton was knocked down twice during the first round. It quickly quieted a boisterous crowd of 16,262 at the MGM Grand arena, we know how loud the Brits can cheer. Many of them flew from England to sing and chant Hatton’s praises. The first knockdown was from a thundering right of Pacman, one that he has developed brilliantly through the help of his trainer Freddie Roach. Opponents have a hard time reading where Pacquiao will be coming from since he has become an ambidextrous boxer.
Referee Kenny Bayless rushed to Hatton’s side and started counting. By number 8, Hatton was back on his feet, still startled by the blow. He tried to buy time. Pacquiao knocked him out again with 11 seconds left. Pacman could have gone for the kill before the staggering Hatton lost his footing. But like a self-assured king of the jungle, he stepped back and circled his prey, knowing that there’s a perfect time to attack the jugular. He let the 1st round pass (A collective sigh of relief of advertisers, PPV sellers and buyers and boxing fans can be heard from East to West).
At the start of the 2nd round, Hatton looked unfazed by the first round. Hatton was on the offensive, remembering his brawling style. He became re-energized a bit. He kept charging at Pacquiao trying to return the favor. A seasoned athlete, Pacquiao stick to their game plan even with Hatton’s wild advances. He threw a flurry of punches with precision that left the Hitman helpless. Pacquiao’s speed left him confused.
Image Source: Dave Thompson/PA www.guardian.co.uk
Hatton probably thought Manny would target his body and left his head wide open. He threw a punch to where Manny’s face was supposed to be, only to have his knuckles kiss the wind. Manny dodged and released a left hook, the moneymaker, and it landed squarely on Hatton’s jaw. Hatton lay motionless on the canvass. 2:59 of the 2nd round, the fight was over.
Pacman threw 73 punches in 2 rounds against Hatton’s 18? The 2 rounds of Pacquiao v. Hatton were more exciting for me than the 9 rounds of Pacquiao v. Dela Hoya. I saw the aggression from Hatton at the start of the 2nd round but unfortunately Pacquiao has already sized him up.
Pacquiao sealed the deal of being the best pound-for-pound boxer Saturday night with this stunning performance. That left hook that separated Hatton from his senses is a dynamite of a punch and it exploded right at the target area where it’s supposed to hit. He is not only skillful, he is a smart boxer. He knows where the weak spots are and targets it. His increasing speed and accuracy make him an unbeatable title holder.
On the same day Mayweather announced his return to the ring with a July 18 fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
Do we see a Pacquiao versus Mayweather fight at the end of the year? How about a Marquez next year?
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