DOT Backs LGU Capacity-Building Initiatives

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The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently partnered with the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro in an effort to help the local government units (LGU) in crafting their individual tourism master plans.

In a simple ceremony held on 20 December 2013, the DOT-Region IV awarded to the Municipal Governments of Mansalay and Roxas, together with the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, their remaining and last cash tranches amounting to an aggregate of over one million pesos.

DOT Region IV Director Rebecca Villanueva-Labit personally handed over the check to the LGU representatives at the DOT-Calamba office in Laguna, which was witnessed by Oriental Mindoro 2nd District Representative Rey V. Umali.

MetisEtrade Declares Forex Trading Champion for December 2013

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MetisEtrade held the Happy Trading Hours December 2013 Finals at their head office in Fort Bonifacio Global City. The defending top trader, Gabriel Vergara (5.27% gains), was able to keep his title, securing him a spot for the finals on October 2014.

Happy Trading Hours is a weekly financial event conceptualized to cater for trading enthusiasts. HTH happens every Friday, during the hours when the financial market moves the most. This infotainment (information with entertainment) is a combination of a seminar and a demo competition - to educate the basics of volatile forex trading.

The 13 teams that participated can only trade Gold, USDJPY, EURUSD, and GBPUSD where each member of the team can trade at least 3 times with only one instrument out of the four. Team Gabriel was only ahead by $1 against his closest competitor, Mariestelle who finished second. Mariestelle was the best trader in trading Gold (25.4%) while Team Louie Ngo excelled in trading the British Pound (9.82%) and the Euro (7.93%). Team Gabriel dominated in trading the Yen (3.24%).

Dear Macaroni How's Spaghetti Sincerely Yours Daddy and Mommy

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Filipinos are truly creative....even in naming their children.

Last December, when the University of the Philippines released their UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) results, we saw one name that was quite odd and thought it was some sort of clerical error. Later we found out that it was confirmed correct as per Facebook post of Sincerely Yours 98 herself.

Yes! You've read it right! Sincerely Yours 98 it is! Truly for short!

Sincerely Yours 98 Pascual or Sincerely Pascual on her Facebook page is actually the third among three siblings with very unusual names given to them by their parents. Their father was the one responsible in giving the "yummy" food names to them composed of his kuya names Macaroni 85 and her ate Spaghetti 88.