June 2007 Nursing Exam Results

On August 26, 2007, in Baguio, Education, by bill bilig

Congratulations to the following examinees from Baguio schools who made it to the top ten:

Top 6: Cecilia Arceo Dacanay, Baguio Central University (BCU), 86.60
Top 9: Divina Zuerte Pasetes Diomampo, Pines City College (PCEC), 86.00

Congratulations too to St. Louis University for having a 99% passing rate (299 out of 302) which ties it for first place — among schools that have 100 and more examinees — with the Trinity University of Asia (Q.C.) and St. Paul University (Iloilo).

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The Noel Sumingwa Story

On August 26, 2007, in Art/Entertainment, Igorot Achievers, Sports, by bill bilig

If you are looking for something to inspire you, this story of Noel Sumingwa dramatized in GMA-7′s Magpakailanman might be the answer. Noel is a gay Igorot karatista who ruled as the regional shotokan-karate champion from 1994-1998.


PART 1: Noel wins a gay beauty title and gets beaten by his dad.


PART 2: Noel tries out for his school’s martial arts team. He makes the team and gets to be his school’s “pambato”.

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Blog Visitors: Your Search Words

On August 26, 2007, in Uncategorized, by bill bilig

We told you earlier that we will be coming up with some tidbits about this blog. Here’s a start. In this post we will share with you the interesting keywords typed in search engines (Google, Yahoo, AOL, etc) which led some visitors to this blog. Here it goes:

1. “Where to find Mompo wine.” Trublue’s comment about sipping Mompo wine made us the number one site to go to for those typing said keywords in Google. Trublue’s comment is here.

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Update: Hundreds Honor Sgt. Michael Tayaotao

On August 25, 2007, in Outside Cordi, by bill bilig

From the North County Times: On Friday, hundreds of family members and friends gathered at Poway’s St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of [Sgt. Michael] Tayaotao.

The son of Filipino immigrants was remembered for his positive outlook, hearty laugh and ready smile.

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Still want to know more about our kailiyans in Canada? We don’t have more information about them but we do have this essay by Mildred Dacog on how our colonial history shaped our identity as a people.

How exactly is that connected to the topic? Well, good friends, Mildred was a graduate student at the University of Alberta [which is in Canada] at the time she wrote this essay. We’re also presuming that she is still based in Canada.

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