Rise Filipinas

WOW Philippines!!! Manila Ocean Park

2010-07-20T20:28:00.000-07:00

Click Here for a Manila Travel Guide or Here for more choices http://astore.amazon.com/wanted06-20

(You blog here)

(Your blog here)

(Leave your URL on the comment portion so I can add it on the list above)

WOW PHILIPPINES!!! Mount Mayon

2010-07-20T11:31:00.000-07:00

MayonVolcano, also known as Mount
Mayon
, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetrically conical shape,
Mayon
forms the northern boundary of Legazpi City. Local folklore refers to the volcano as Bulkang Magayon (Filipino: 'Magayon Volcano'), after the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon (Bikol: 'Lady Beautiful').On October 13, 2008 it was included in New 7 Wonders of Nature Top 10 list. However, it did not make the cut to the Top 25 finalists, giving way to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, another site in the Philippines.

Ref: Wikipedia

Other sites about Mayon Volcano:
http://thefilipinotraditionalromancatholic.blogspot.com/2010/02/province-of-albay-and-mayon-volcano.html
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

Click here for Philippine Travel Guide

Leave your blog URL on the comment portion so I can add it on the list above.

WOW PHILIPPINES!!! Cloud 9 Siargiao

2010-07-19T07:01:00.000-07:00

One of the best known surfing waves on Siargao and the Philippines , with a worldwide reputation for thick, hollow tubes is "Cloud 9" . This right-breaking reef wave is the site of the annual Siargao Cup, a domestic and international surfing competition sponsored by the provincial government of Surigao del Norte.

The wave was discovered by travelling surfers in the late 1980s. It was named and made famous by American photographer John S. Callahan, who published the first major feature on Siargao Island in the United States- based Surfer magazine in March 1993, and hundreds of his photos in many other books and magazines since his first visit in 1992. Callahan has put the island on the international map and has drawn thousands of surfers and tourists to Siargao. Cloud 9 also has a reputation for being a relatively cheap destination for surfers with many cheap accommodations and restaurants and bars to choose from.

There are several other quality waves on Siargao and nearby islands, but Cloud 9 has received more publicity than any other, indeed in the Philippines as a whole. It is the only wave easily accessible without a boat, leading to overcrowding and the nickname of "Crowd 9" among surfers. Eager foreign and locally owned accommodation and tourist facilities have profited from the magazine publicity and the influx of visitors drawn by the annual Siargao Cup competition in September.

Siargao is well known as "The Surfing Capital of the Philippines" with a reputation among surfers within the Philippines and the International scene.

Eddie Florano has also written a song called "Surfin' in Siargao" from the 2006 Ukulele World: Acoustic & Power Ukulele compilation album.

Mabuhay an mga Surigaonon!

(Ref: Wikipedia)

Other Websites/Blogs :

http://www.surigaoislands.com/

(Your blog here)

(Post your Blog/Website URL on the Comment portion and I'll add it on the list above)

Click here for Philippines Travel Guide

Special thanks to the following for their suggestions:
Shari Faith

WOW PHILIPPINES!!! Palawan

2010-07-18T14:54:00.000-07:00

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. Its capital isPuerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Puerto Princesa City stretch from Mindoro in the northeast toBorneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island,Palawan Island, measuring 450 kilometers (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometers (31 mi) wide.

Palawan is composed of the long and narrow Palawan Island, plus a number of other smaller islands surrounding the main island. The Calamianes Group of Islands, to the northwest consists of Busuanga Island, Culion Island, and Coron Island. Durangan Island almost touches the westernmost part of Palawan Island, while Balabac Island is located off the southern tip, separated from Borneoby the Balabac Strait. In addition, Palawan covers the Cuyo Islands in the Sulu Sea. The disputed Spratly Islands, located a few hundred kilometers to the west is considered part of Palawan Philippines , and is locally called the Kalayaan Group of Islands.

Palawan almost 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) of irregular coastline are dotted with roughly 1,780 islands and islets, rocky coves, and sugar-white sandy beaches. It also harbors a vast stretch of virgin forests that carpet its chain of mountain ranges. The mountain heights average 3,500 feet (1,100 m) in altitude, with the highest peak rising to 6,843 feet (2,086 m) at Mount Mantalingahan. The vast mountain areas are the source of valuable timber. The terrain is a mix of coastal plain, craggy foothills, valley deltas, and heavy forest interspersed with riverine arteries that serve as irrigation.

Click here for Diving & Snorkeling locations in the Philippines

Other blogs/websites related to Palawan:
http://www.palawan.gov.ph/
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave your URL/blog site on the Comment so I can add it on the list above)

WOW PHILIPPINES, The MassKara Festival

2010-07-16T08:56:00.000-07:00

The MassKara Festival is a week-long festival held each year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines every third weekend of October nearest October 19, the city's Charter Anniversary.

The MassKara Festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis. The province relied on sugar cane as its primary agricultural crop, and the price of sugar was at an all-time low due to the introduction of sugar substitutes like high fructose corn syrup in the United States. It was also a time of tragedy; on April 22 of that year, the inter-island vessel Don Juan carrying many Negrenses, including those belonging to prominent families in Bacolod City, collided with the tanker Tacloban City and sank. An estimated 700 lives were lost in the tragedy.

In the midst of these tragic events, the city's artists, local government and civic groups decided to hold a festival of smiles, because the city at that time was also known as the City of Smiles. They reasoned that a MassKara Festival was also a good opportunity to pull the residents out of the pervasive gloomy atmosphere. The initial MassKara Festival was therefore, a declaration by the people of the city that no matter how tough and bad the times were, Bacolod City is going to pull through, survive, and in the end, triumph.

The word "MassKara" is a portmanteau, coined by the late artist Ely Santiago from the word "mass" meaning "many or a multitude of the people", and the Spanish word cara meaning "face". A prominent feature of the MassKara Festival is the mask worn by participants; these are always adorned with smiling faces. MassKara thus means a multitude of smiling faces.
TheMassKara Festivall features a street dance competition where people from all walks of life troop to the streets to see colorfully-masked dancers gyrating to the rhythm of Latin musical beats in a display of mastery, gaiety, coordination and stamina. Major activities include the MassKara Festival Queen beauty pageant, carnivals, drum and bugle corps competitions, food festivals, sports events, musical concerts, agriculture-trade fairs, garden shows, and other special events organized ad-hoc every year. (Ref : Wikipedia)

Other related blogs/websites about Bacolod City:

Click here for Diving & Snorkeling locations in the Philippines

(Your blog here)

(Leave your URL/Blog site at the comment portion so I can add it on the list above)

WOW Philippines!!! Banaue Rice Terraces

2010-07-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

The Banaue Rice Terraces (Tagalog: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Banaue Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the Banaue Rice Terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The Banaue Rice Terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 ft) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces. It is said that if the steps are put end to end it would encircle half the globe.

The Banaue Rice Terraces are part of the
Rice Terraces of the
Philippines
Cordilleras, ancient sprawling man-made structures from 2,000 to 6,000 years old. They are found in the provinces of Kalinga, Apayao, Benguet, Mountain Province and Ifugao, and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Locals to this day still plant rice and vegetables on the Banaue Rice Terraces, although more and more younger Ifugao do not find farming appealing, often opting for the more lucrative hospitality industry generated by the Banaue Rice Terraces. The result is the gradual erosion of the characteristic "steps", which need constant reconstruction and care. In 2010 a further problem was drought, with the Banaue Rice Terraces drying up completely in March of that year.

Other blogs/websites about Banaue Rice Terraces:
http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2009/11/banaue-rice-terraces.html
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave your Blog URL on the Comments below for me to add it on the list above.)

WOW PHILIPPINES, Colors of the Philippines

2010-07-16T08:52:00.001-07:00

This is the Philippines . Home to many vacations spots like the Boracay and Palawan White Beaches, diving spots like the Tubbataha Reef and Apo Island, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor, amazing landmarks like the Banaue Rice Terraces , Mount Mayon, Bohol Chocolate Hills, surf spots like Siargao and La Union, and many more. Come visit the Philippines !

Other blogs/ websites about the Philippines :
http://www.wowphilippinestravelagency.com/
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave your blog/website URL on the Comments portion so I can add it on the list above)

WOW PHILIPPINES Europe Ad

2010-07-16T08:50:00.001-07:00

(Leave your blog/website URL on the Comments portion so I can add it on the list above)

WOW PHILIPPINES! Home by Leah salonga

2010-07-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES! by apl.de.ap (The Black Eyed Peas)

2010-07-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

Allan Pineda Lindo Jnr., (born November 28, 1974) better known by his stage name apl.de.ap, is a Filipino hip hop musician, record producer and is best known as a member of the Black Eyed Peas.

Check this out for other Apl.de.ap and Black Eyed Peas album and MP3s:

I Gotta Feeling

Elephunk

THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)

Other related sites:
http://www.apldeap.com/
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave you URL on the Comment portion so I can add it on the list above)

Pilipino Invents Oxygen Gas Saver!

2010-07-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

Brows these books for more information about inventions:

Other websites / blogs:
http://inventors.about.com/od/filipinoscientists/Filipino_Inventors_and_Filipino_Scientists.htm
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave your URL on the comment portion so I can add it on the list above)

Babalik ka Rin

2010-07-15T18:56:00.001-07:00

Bubble Gang!

2010-07-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

I guess you're wondering why I added this video. I just think Philippines is not Philippines without the BUBBLE GANG!! Hope you agree with me. Thanks!

WOW PHILIPPINES Advertisement!

2010-07-15T18:22:00.001-07:00

Charice Sings Lupang Hinirang

2010-07-15T18:16:00.001-07:00

Philippine National Symbols

2010-07-15T18:14:00.000-07:00

Tribute to the Philippines

2010-07-15T18:11:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Foreign Students Love the Philippines!

2010-07-15T18:08:00.000-07:00

Street Foods!!!

2010-07-15T17:59:00.000-07:00

Only in the Philippines!

2010-07-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

Jeep

2010-07-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Lechon Festival

2010-07-15T17:40:00.000-07:00

Amazing Philippine Theatre , Serpent of the Nile

2010-07-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Butanding Festival

2010-07-15T17:31:00.001-07:00

Kabayan Mummies

2010-07-15T17:27:00.000-07:00

The Kabayan mummies and the bendiyan cañao

Pilipino Superheroes!

2010-07-15T16:32:00.000-07:00

Filipinos Cookies!

2010-07-15T16:27:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Longanisa Festival, Vigan

2010-07-15T16:19:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Honesty Store, Batanes

2010-07-15T16:14:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Sagada

2010-07-15T16:09:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Bayanihan Sa Pinas

2010-07-15T16:05:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Chocolate Hills Bohol

2010-07-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES Tubbataha Reef, Palawan

2010-07-15T15:58:00.000-07:00

Proud to be Pinoy Documentary

2010-07-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

Walang Iwanan sa Bayan ni Juan

2010-07-15T12:02:00.001-07:00

I Walk With Pilipino Heroes

2010-07-15T12:01:00.000-07:00

I Walked With Heroes: The Autobiography of General Carlos P. Romulo
Carlos P. Romulo: Voice of freedom
Carlos P. Romulo: The Barefoot Boy of Diplomacy

Efren Penaflorida

2010-07-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

OFW Returns P2M Pesos in Singapore

2010-07-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

Hoest Pinoy Returned 1.2 Million Riyals!

2010-07-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

Paeng Nepomuceno

2010-07-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

Jose Rizal

2010-07-15T11:35:00.001-07:00

Efren Bata "The Magician" Reyes

2010-07-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Ana Julaton

2010-07-15T11:22:00.001-07:00

Karen Po! (McDonalds)

2010-07-15T11:18:00.001-07:00

Bebot by Black Eyed Peas and Jasmine

2010-07-15T11:16:00.000-07:00

Funny Pinoy Signs

2010-07-15T11:09:00.000-07:00

Jabbawockeez!

2010-07-15T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hella Pinoy!

2010-07-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Margie Moran

2010-07-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

A Paradise of 7,100 islands...

2010-07-15T10:44:00.001-07:00

Live Your Dreams!

2010-07-15T10:42:00.001-07:00

Biyahe Na!

2010-07-15T10:41:00.001-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES , More Than Usual!

2010-07-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

WOW PHILIPPINES

2010-07-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

Ninoy Aquino

2010-07-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

Assassinations That Changed The World (The History Channel) [VHS]

Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo

2010-07-15T10:30:00.001-07:00

Orange and Lemon- Pinoy Ako

2010-07-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

Arnel Pineda

2010-07-15T10:24:00.000-07:00

Arnel Pineda (born September 5, 1967) is a Filipino singer-songwriter and is currently the lead singer of the American rock band Journey. Pineda has had a successful musical career in Asia for the last 25 years. Arnel Pineda was born in Sampaloc, Manila, in the Philippines. His mother instilled his love for singing at an early age, encouraging him to sing along to songs from his favorite singers like Karen Carpenter and Barbra Streisand. Growing up, his parents entered him in many singing contests.

His mother, who had been suffering from rheumatic heart disease, died when he was twelve. Her illness had left their family deep in debt. Being 6 months or one year behind on their rented apartment and unable to sufficiently provide for the family, his father decided to move out and ask relatives to take in Pineda's siblings. To ease his father's burden, Pineda quit school and volunteered to strike out on his own.

For about two years his life was spent out on the streets, sleeping wherever he could: in public parks, or on a narrow bench outside a friend's crowded house. He earned meager money by collecting glass bottles, newspapers, and scrap metal and selling them to recyclers. He would also go to the pier with his friends and take on odd jobs like cleaning scrap metal and docked ships. He didn't have much to eat, sometimes rationing a small package of Marie biscuit as his meal for two days. Despite all these hardships he tried to remain optimistic about his future.

In 1982, when Pineda was 15 years old, he became the lead singer of the Filipino musical group called Ijos Band. He used to sing in Shakey's taft. In 1986, some members of Yjoz formed a group called Amo. Amo entered and won the Rock Wars contest in the Philippines.

In 1988, Amo entered and won the Philippines leg of the Yamaha World Band Explosion. They went on to the finals in Hong Kong, but were not qualified to win due to a technicality. The rules stated the winning song had to be an original composition. However, they also stated that the song entry in the finals had to be the same song with which the band won their country's leg of the competition. Amo's winning song in the Philippines was Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", obviously not an original. After the contest, the band continued as Amo, performing live. They opened for Robert Palmer in Manila in 1989. Amo played in clubs in Quezon City, Olongapo City and Makati City, which are located in Luzon, the biggest island in the Philippines. Amo was very popular in the Chinese-owned California Jam club in Olongapo City, which was frequented by United States military personnel.

In 1990, Pineda and other members of Amo formed another band called Intensity Five and once again entered the Yamaha World Band Explosion. Pineda won the Best Vocalist award and the band came in as first runner up.

Later in 1990, five of Amo's original members split from the band leader, Ulysis Ablang (Uly) and formed another band behind Pineda, "New Age". This occurred prior to the release of Amo's one-and-only album released in 1990 titled Ang Tunay na Amo ("The Real Master") on BMG records which spawned one popular radio hit called "Running Away". (The song was popularized again in 2006 by another Filipino artist Erik Santos, who won an American Idol type Filipino TV show, Star In A Million.) The remaining members of Amo went on to become "The Boss Band", while Pineda's band, New Age, played regularly at Fire and Rain in Makati City.

In 1991, during one of those performances, a talent agent spotted Pineda and New Age and asked them to move to Hong Kong to perform at a very popular entertainment restaurant called Grammy's. With New Age, Pineda performed six nights a week, Tuesday through Sunday, for several years thereafter. After a long-term serious relationship failed in 1994, Pineda suffered health problems, which almost destroyed his voice. He returned to the Philippines. After six months of recuperation, he was able to sing again. He returned to Hong Kong and resumed singing with his band. In 1998, the owner of Igor's, the premiere theme restaurant/nightclub in Hong Kong, asked New Age to perform there. Dressed in skeleton outfits, they called themselves "The Rolling Bones".

Amazon.com Widgets

In 1999, Pineda caught the attention of Warner Bros. record label and flew back to the Philippines on his days off to record a solo album, the self-titled Arnel Pineda. Most of the album’s ten original songs were slow ballads, with only two upbeat numbers, one of which carries a Latin style. One of the songs, “Iiyak Ka Rin” (You Will Cry Too) became a karaoke favorite in Asia, while another song "Sayang" (Too Bad) became a radio favorite. Pineda wrote and arranged several songs. Pineda continued to perform with New Age while making his album and for several years thereafter. In 2001, Pineda sang one song with Filipino band, South Border’s album The Way We Do. The song is called “Looking Glass”. Earlier that year, Pineda formed a new band,eventually called "9mm" and played around the city's top bars including The Hard Rock Cafe in Makati City.The band played a three month stint at “The Edge” in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong in 2002.

In 2004, three members of the New Age band reformed with a female singer sharing lead vocals with Pineda and called themselves “Most W@nted”. This band played 3–4 hour sets Monday through Saturday at The Cavern Club in Hong Kong. On their only day off, Sundays, the band often performed at Filipino community events.

In 2005, Arnel recorded the theme song of the short-lived Filipino radio show "Dayo". A band named The Visitors was briefly formed for promotion purposes of the "Dayo" soundtrack consisting of three members from Ijos/Yjoz, Amo, New Age and Most W@nted.

Amazon.com Widgets

In 2006, encouraged by well-respected Filipino talent manager and TV director, Bert de Leon, Pineda moved back to the Philippines with Monet Cajipe, the guitarist who had been in all of Pineda’s previous bands. They formed The Zoo with Emil Bondoc on bass, Edgar Mendoza on keyboards, and Mckoy Alcantara on drums. They signed on with de Leon's company, Sundance Entertainment Corporation. The Zoo performed several nights a week at clubs in Manila and Olongapo during 2006 and 2007. Shows regularly spanned 3–5 hours. The Zoo’s first album Zoology was released by MCA Universal in September 2007 featuring 12 original tracks and one cover song ("Pain in My Heart," originally recorded a decade earlier by Second Wind), five of which were penned by Pineda, and another was co-written by Pineda and Mark Valliente.

Journey

Arnel Pineda at the PNC Bank Arts Center, New Jersey, 8/11/2008

Videos of The Zoo performing cover songs by Journey, Survivor, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Air Supply, The Eagles, Kenny Loggins and other popular acts from the 70s, 80s and 90s, began appearing on YouTube.com in February 2007. On June 28, 2007, Neal Schon of Journey contacted Noel Gomez, a longtime fan and friend of Pineda who uploaded many of these videos, to ask for Pineda's contact information. Schon sent an e-mail to Pineda inviting him to audition for Journey. Pineda initially dismissed the e-mail as a hoax, but after being persuaded by Gomez, he finally replied to Schon's e-mail. Ten minutes later, Pineda received a phone call from Schon. On August 12, Pineda, along with his manager Bert de Leon, flew to Marin County, just north of San Francisco, for a two-day audition. The star-struck Pineda was welcomed warmly but he described the audition as "nerve-wracking, tense". On December 5, 2007, Pineda was announced as the lead singer of Journey. CNN Headline News ran the story as part of their "News to Me" segment.

Pineda debuted as the lead singer of Journey on February 21, 2008 at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival held at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Chilean media acclaimed Pineda's performance (translated to English): "The new vocalist fit very well with the band, his vocal aptitudes shining through, which are very similar to the legendary musician of the band, Steve Perry." Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain described Pineda's performance in a radio interview: "We went to Chile just recently, where we had never played and they went crazy, they absolutely went nuts...Arnel's first show — talk about a stressful thing — we had a televised concert for 25 million people...Is the guy a winner? Yeah, he's a winner. He's a clutch player."

Journey returned to the US for a private Remax Convention event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 6, 2008, then performed at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood on March 8, 2008 (this concert was recorded and used, in part, for the Revelation DVD).

On February 1, 2009 he performed with Journey at the Super Bowl XLIII Pregame Show.

Amazon.com Widgets

Revelation album and tour

Journey's first album with Pineda, Revelation, debuted at No. 5 in the Billboard Top 200 album charts in the week following its release (released June 3, 2008), and remained in the Top 20 for six weeks. It was certified gold by the RIAA with more than 336,000 units sold within the first few days.. It achieved platinum status by October 1, 2008.

The US version of the album (distributed exclusively through Wal-Mart) consists of 11 new songs and 11 re-recorded classics, plus a live in-concert DVD filmed during the March 8, 2008 concert in Las Vegas. The European version distributed through Frontiers Records contains 11 new songs, 11 re-recorded classics, plus one new bonus track, but does not include the DVD. All of the music on Revelation was produced by Kevin Shirley (who previously worked with Journey on their Platinum-certified Trial by Fire album).

Jonathan Cain described the album in an interview: "We recorded our greatest hits with our brand new singer from the Philippines, Arnel Pineda, and it's unbelievable when you listen to it. We paid a lot of attention to the details because everybody loves those hits and we weren't about to step all over it. We've got that and a brand new CD as well, and then there's a bonus DVD of what the band looks like now, about an hour of songs... It's a 3-disc package... We're excited because we think Arnel is the future for our franchise... We knew that if we were ever gonna move on, we had to get somebody that was really gonna be our future and sound like Journey is supposed to sound...I think Journey fans are in for a real treat."

In an interview soon after Pineda joined the band, Neal Schon said, "We feel reborn. I think there’s a lot of chemistry among the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it’s escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone’s so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel."

Journey's 2008 tour accompanying the release of Revelation began on June 8, 2008, in Spain, followed by four dates in Germany, and one date in the Netherlands. Journey toured the United Kingdom and Ireland from June 17 through June 28, 2008. The US tour (with Heart and Cheap Trick) began on July 9, 2008, in Denver, Colorado, and continued through October 4, 2008, in Albuquerque, NM. Many dates were already sold out, well in advance. Pineda celebrated his 41st birthday on September 5, 2008 during a concert at the Molson Amphitheater inToronto, Canada. In September 2008, Journey performed back-to-back sold-out concerts at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Pineda sang in 57 concerts during the 2008 Journey World Tour. Journey's recent visit to the United States Gulf Coast performing at the Wharf Amphitheater, Orange Beach, Alabama and at the Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida was a tremendous hit due to the large Filipino communities living in that area.

In the second leg of the tour, Journey went on an Asian–Hawaiian tour, going to Tokyo, Japan, Nagoya Japan, Osaka Japan, Manila Philippines, Macau China, Kahului Hawaii, Honolulu (2) Hawaii, and Waikoloa, Hawaii. The Manila concert was released as a live concert DVD. Total concert revenue for Journey in 2008 was $35,695,481.

Amazon.com Widgets

Related Websites:

http://arnelpinedarocks.com/

(Your blog site)

(Leave your Blog site URL on the Comment portion in order for me to add it on the above list)

Nonito Donaire

2010-07-15T10:20:00.000-07:00

Nonito Donaire, Jr. (born on November 16, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional boxer. Currently, he is the WBA World Super Flyweight Interim Champion, and is currently rated by Ring Magazine as the number four pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Donaire is also the former IBF World Flyweight and IBO World Flyweight Champion.

As an amateur, Donaire won three national championships: the National Silver Gloves in 1998, National Junior Olympics in 1999, and the National USA Tournament in 2000. He also won the International Junior Olympics in 1999. Donaire and his brother Glenn reached the final stages of the light-flyweight US Olympic trials in 2000 and were eliminated by fellow Filipino-American Brian Viloria.

Donaire turned professional in 2001, and on July 7, 2007, he won the IBF and IBO World Flyweight Title with a 5th round knockout of then-undefeated Vic Darchinyan. He defended the titles a total of three times before vacating them to move to the super-flyweight division. Donaire then won the WBA interim World Super Flyweight title on August 15, 2009, after defeating Rafael Concepción by unanimous decision. (Ref: Wikipedia)

Related blogs:
http://www.filipinoflash.com/public/home.php
(Your blog here)
(Your blog here)

(Leave your URL/blogsite at the Comment portion if you want me to add it on the list above)