2007 October | PinOy SPY!

Anne Curtis October 2007

BigBrother on Oct 13 2007 | Filed under: Filipina, Paparazzi, Pinay Celebs

‘Climate Warrior’ Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize

BigBrother on Oct 12 2007 | Filed under: America, Banner Stories, Environment, Politics

Former US Vice President Al Gore was this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of the threat of global warming. Gore shared the award with the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In giving the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee body said Gore, 59, “is probably the single individual [...]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for get rich quick, work-at-home scams

BigBrother on Oct 11 2007 | Filed under: Banner Stories, Crime

Work-at-home scams are fraudulent activities that take advantage of housewives, the unemployed, the underemployed, and those who dream of making money from the comforts of their own home. Also targets of work-at-home scams are employed individuals who want to quit their job to be their own boss, or those lazy people who think they can [...]

Jinky Pacquiao fans demand apology from HBO for wrong “Manny’s wife”

BigBrother on Oct 08 2007 | Filed under: Banner Stories, Cover Page

A group calling itself the United Jinky Pacquiao Fans Club (UJPFC) has demanded an apology from HBO for showing a different “Jinky Pacquiao” during the live coverage of the Manny Pacquiao - Marco Antonio Barrera 2 rematch in Las Vegas last Oct. 6.
Saying the mistake was “a big blow to the real Mrs. Manny Pacquiao,” [...]

Too many commercials? Filipino blogger lambasts GMA-7 TV Pacquiao coverage

BigBrother on Oct 08 2007 | Filed under: Blogging, Cover Page, Manny Pacquiao

The Mawe’s Adobo blog had posted the strongest critique of the TV coverage of the Pacquiao-Barrera “Will to Win” fight, saying it was not the boxers’ lousy blows but “the merciless TV commercials that ruined the whole thing.”
Mawe, the blogger, writes in The Stupid Pacquiao-Barrera II Fight:

GMA-TV’s commercials ran for almost 8 minutes between each [...]