Ben Askren Visits Manila to Promote One FC: Honor and Glory

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Ben Askren, a legend in collegiate wrestling but already transitioned to mixed martial arts, has come to the Philippines this May 12, 2014 so that members of the media can catch him as he works out at the Ultimate Fitness Gym located at Metrowalk in Pasig city.

He comes to Asia in search of new challenges and will get one when he meets Bakhtiyar Abbasov at One FC: Honor and Glory on May 30, 2014.

He won all 87 of his matches in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 season while competing for the University of Missouri and picked up the prestigious Dan Hodge trophy twice and also the Rev Wrestler of the Year and the Schalles Award. He finished his wrestling career at the University of Missouri with a record of 153-8. 91 of those victories came by way of pins, which are third most in NCAA Division I history.

NCR Dominates Palarong Pambansa Anew

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The National Capital Region delegation once again proved that they are the best of the best at the conclusion of the 2014 Palarong Pambansa at various places in the province of Laguna.

The Big City team amassed 107 gold medals, 64 silver medals, and 56 bronze medals to top this year's Palaro after the weeklong games.

Host team CALABARZON is second with 38 golds, 51 silvers, and 51 bronzes, while Western Visayas is third with 32 golds, 33 silvers, and 38 bronzes.

Central Visayas finished fourth overall with a 24-27-41 medal count, while Cordillera won 24 golds, 11 silvers, and 12 bronzes to finish fifth and Northern Mindanao placed sixth with 21 golds, 21 silvers, and 31 bronzes.

Next year's host team SOCSKSARGEN garnered 15 golds, 17 silvers, and 30 bronzes for seventh place.

Viking Screamfest : Open Air Cinema of Norway’s Notable Horror Films

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Welcome to Viking Screamfest, an open cinema featuring the scariest part of Norwegian culture.

On the 17th of May, Norwegians all over the world will celebrate the 200 years Bicentenary of the Norwegian constitution, also known as “the people’s constitution”. Since the best way to celebrate a people’s constitution is with a party for the people, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila is hence proud to present Viking Screamfest, a one night open air film festival, hosted in partnership with Kanto Artist Run Space, supported by Vinyl on Vinyl, WabiSabi, B-side and The Collective.

As Norway celebrates its 200 years of independence, the Norwegian cultural roots dates from much earlier times.Living far from each other, surrounded bydark woods, tall mountains and deep fjords, Norwegians have partly entertained and partly scared each other with myths and folk tales about trolls and gnomes for thousands of years.

Even in our days, the creatures from Norwegian folk tales and folklore still exists in Norwegian culture, and Norwegians still like to scare each other. In fact, this is partly the source of the continuous production of Norwegian horror films, embracing the gloomy parts of the Norwegian history, fantasy and scenery. These films are both nationally and internationally acclaimed and loved, and on the 17th of May, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila wishes to offer a glimpse of this part of the Norwegian culture for those who dare.

To quote the author Strindberg August: “To fight with trolls, free princesses and kill werewolves, that is to live!”