I remember when I was in college, I need to buy medical scrubs for a school play so I went to Divisoria and got a Php 150 medical scrub. Compared to the mall, it’s a lot cheaper.

Directions on how to get to Divisoria:
From Quezon City and Marikina:
Option 1. Take the LRT2 Purple Line and go down at Recto Station. From here, ride a jeepney bound for Divisoria or walk just walk westward until you reach 168 Mall.
Option 2. From Cubao, you can ride a jeepney/FX that is bound for Quiapo and asked to be dropped at Divisoria.

From the south (Pasay, Makati, Paranaque area):
Option 1. From SM Mall of Asia or along Taft Avenue, take a jeepney bound for Divisoria either via Taft or Mabini route.
Option 2. Ride an FX or bus bound for Manila City Hall or Lawton and from there either ride a jeepney or FX bound for Divisoria.
Option 3. Ride the LRT 1 Yellow Line bound for Doroteo Jose and then walk towards Recto Avenue westward until you reach 168 Mall or Meisic Mall.

Labor Day in the Philippines was first celebrated in 1903, when the Philippines was still under U.S. rule. That year, more than a hundred thousand workers organized by the Union Obrero Democratica de Filipinas (UODF) marched to Malacañang on the first of May to demand better working conditions. The American colonial government was alarmed. The Philippine Constabulary, composed of Americans and Filipinos, raided the printing press of UODF and arrested its president, Dominador Gomez, for illegal assembly and sedition.

Ten years later, on May 1, 1913, Congreso Obrero de Filipinas was organized. Led by Herminigildo Cruz, it fought for an eight-hour working day, abolition of child labor, just labor standards for women, and liability of capitalists.

Since then, Labor Day in the Philippines has been commemorated not only with parades and celebrations, but also with rallies and demonstrations of the labor sector. [Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/]

So better take off your work gloves, and celebrate your day as a worker! And as for me, I’ll enjoy this long weekend.

Cory’s cortege from Manila Cathedral to Manila Memorial Park took roughly eight hours. The funeral procession slowed down by tens of thousands who lined up on the streets and braved occasional heavy rains to bid her farewell. So many people whether rich and poor came together to bring the Philippines’ Icon of Democracy in yellow to her final resting place.

Though I was just watching the coverage online, I can’t help but cry because of President Cory. Even my friend cried. Because of the death of President Cory, she decided to go home to her mom who has malignant Mesothelioma. She wants to care of her like what Aquino sibling did to their mom.

Anyway, to Tita Cory, thank you so much for bringing back democracy to the Philippines.

After the 8th round, Oscar Dela Hoya decided to stop the game and making Manny Pacquiao as the winner of the Dream Match.

“You’re still my idol,” Pacquiao told him.

“No, you’re my idol,” De La Hoya said.

Congratulations Manny Pacman Pacquiao! You really made us (Filipinos) proud!

If you want to watch the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight live and free, download the SopPlayer software (free to download). Install and then launch SopPlayer, login as anonymous and tune in to

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/24267

- or -

sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002

Again, To watch the fight, do the following:

1. Install the SopPlayer software, download it from http://download.sopcast.cn/download/SopCast.zip

2. Install the software, and then launch it.

3. Login as anonymous

4. Enter this sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/24267 or this sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002 and click on the right arrow

5. Sit back and enjoy the fight.

If you want to watch the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight live and free, download the SopPlayer software (free to download). Install and then launch SopPlayer, login as anonymous and tune in to

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/24267

- or -

sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002

Again, To watch the fight, do the following:

1. Install the SopPlayer software, download it from http://download.sopcast.cn/download/SopCast.zip

2. Install the software, and then launch it.

3. Login as anonymous

4. Enter this sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/24267 or this sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002 and click on the right arrow

5. Sit back and enjoy the fight.

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: EASTWOOD CENTRAL PLAZA
City/Town: Quezon City, Philippines

Contact Info: eastwoodcity@megaworld-commercial.com

Pre Awarding at 5:00 pm
Show Proper at 7:00 pm

Featuring:

SANDWICH • SUGARFREE • TRUE FAITH • NIKKI GIL • URBAN DUB • HALE • IMAGO • MYMP • PEDICAB • JULIANNE • RICHARD POON • 6 CYCLEMIND • CALLALILY • ITCHYWORMS • CUESHE • SITTI • NYOY VOLANTE • PAROKYA NI EDGAR • KAMIKAZEE • JOHNNY CROSS • RONNY LIANG • AICELLE SANTOS • TONY GONZAGA • CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA

Batangas is one of the places in the Philippines which houses several tourist spots that the country is being proud of. It is approximately two and a half hours from Manila proper and is strategically located at the southern coast of Metro Manila where you can find Anilao, which is known for its diving sites. Here you can also find Taal Volcano and Taal lake and of course, Tagaytay.
There are a lot of things to do in Batangas that a short vacation will not do. You can see caged tigers, swim in their one-of-a-kind swimming place where the reef is carved at the foot of the ladders to make it as a small swimming area, snorkel at Sombrero island to see the beautiful colors of various corals.

There are fresh-water beaches in the towns around the Lake — San Nicolas, Agoncillo, Cuenca, Balete, Tanauan and Talisay. Salt-water beaches abound in the following towns: Matabungkay (Lian town), Nasugbu, Calatagan, Calaca, Lemery, Taal, San Luis, Bauan, Lobo, and Laiya (San Juan town). Or you can opt to explore their mountains! There is mountain trekking in Mt. Maculot and in Mabini and Nasugbu towns. There are also several island tourist destinations, like Tingloy, Verde Island, Ligpo Island, and Fortune Island and also Industrial Parks and various manufacturing industries dotting the shoreline.

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