Oks! News from the Philippines

Apple has finally unveiled its latest entertainment device, the iPad. This over-sized iPod Touch is 9.7″ across and does what an iPhone can do, and more.

Apple iPad specs:
9.7″ display screen
16Gb to 64GB Flash Drive
1GHz Apple A4 Chip
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11n
3G optional (uses new micro-SIM)
10 hours battery life
30 days standby

iPad WiFi 16GB: $499
iPad WiFi 32GB: $599
iPad WiFi 64GB: $699

iPad WiFi+3G 16GB: $629
iPad WiFi+3G 16GB: $729
iPad WiFi+3G 16GB: $829

Shipments start in 60 days for the WiFi and 90 days for the 3G version.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 550 out of 1,092 or 50.37% passed the Architect Licensure Examination given by the Board of Architecture held in Manila last January 15 and 17, 2010.

List of Architecture Board Passers January 2010 here.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held on March 14, 2010, 1PM at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park, Manila.

Channel V has a new VJ in the name of Georgina Wilson. Here’s the latest promo photo of Georgina.

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde was found dead in his Bel Air house early this morning. The attending doctor has not determined the cause of his death. He died on 19 January 2010 after being found unconscious in his office bathroom.

Cerge M. Remonde (b. Argao, Cebu, 21 December 1958 – 19 January 2010) is a Philippine broadcast journalist who has held a number of important positions in the field of media. He is the Presidential Press Secretary under the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

One of Remonde’s early jobs in media included being a stringer at the Philippine News Agency (PNA). He was an anchor for DYLA Interaction, a primetime news and commentary program. He eventually became National Chairman of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), and was the first KBP chair to be elected to a 6th term. In 2001, Remonde became press undersecretary in charge of broadcast and the executive director of the Radio Television Malacañang Presidential Broadcast Staff. He also became the president of IBC Channel 13 and of RPN Channel 9. He became Secretary of the Government Mass Media Group (GMMG) in 2004. In October 2006, he became the lead convener of the National Anti-Poverty Commission while still serving as Secretary of the GMMG. Later, he became Director-General of the Presidential Management Staff, and finally, on February 1, 2009, he was appointed as Press Secretary.

The Ateneo College Entrance Exams Results are now out. Here’s a copy of the exam results.

The 2010-2011 ACET results are now posted in the Ateneo Gym grounds at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Jumpstart the summer travel season with Cebu Pacific’s Php999 “Go Lite” seat sale starting today until January 15, 2010. Travel time is from February 1 to April 4, 2010.

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Her name is Carmina Topacio — she’s a sexy Filipina teenager is the new Pinoy YouTube sensation after her music TV version of the Wonder Girl’s “Nobody, Nobody” was posted on YouTube.

Here are pictures/phos of Carmina Topacio and her renditon on YouTube:

Google has finally unveiled its flagship phone called the Nexus One. The Nexus one will ship for only $529 or Php24,000 (unlocked).

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Globe Telecom aided in the successful recovery of a truck carrying Nestle products worth over Php3 million through its Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker service. The truck was hijacked by seven armed men in the morning of December 11, 2009.

GPS is a satellite navigation system that determines a precise location of anything almost anywhere on earth. Offered by Globe Business, the corporate arm of Globe, Globe Tracker GPS is a service that provides Globe enterprise customers with a real-time and accurate way of tracking their mobile assets to ensure tighter security and provide enhancement to their existing processes.

Globe Business and Nestle signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) last year to allow the trucks of Nestle’s third party service providers to use Globe Tracker GPS in checking the whereabouts of its delivery trucks by viewing the information on electronic maps via the Internet or tracking software.

The recently concluded 35th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2009 awards night held at the SMX of Mall of Asia in Pasay City made “Ang Panday” as the winningest film of the season.

Complete list of MMFF Awards are:

Best Director – Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6)
Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award – Mano Po 6
Best Supporting Actress – Heart Evangelista (Mano Po 6)
Best Supporting Actor – Phillip Salvador (Panday)
Best Actor – Bong Revilla (Panday)
Best Actress – Sharon Cuneta (Mano Po 6)
3rd Best Festival Picture – Ang Darling Kong Aswang
2nd Best Festival Picture – I Love You Goodbye
Best Picture – Ang Panday
Best Production Design – Ang Panday
Best Visual Effects – Ang Panday
Best Theme Song – Ang Panday
Best Child Performer – Robert “Buboy” Villar (Ang Panday)

Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines (MMFF-P) is the annual film festival held in Manila. The festival, which runs from the 25th of December to the first week of January, focuses on locally-produced films.

The MMFF was established in the year 1975, during which Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa (Water the Thirsty Earth with Fog) by Augusto Buenaventura won the best film award.