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The
A-Z of 2007 |
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There
weren’t that many natural calamities in 2007
but the man-made ones certainly took the cake. Here
then is an alphabetical listing of everything that
made the past year memorable.
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| Avenida
Rizal |
Blasts |
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Close,
open, close, open (depending on who’s
the Manila Mayor) |
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Glorietta
2, Batasan |
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| Babylove |
Concerts |
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Stars
and their newborns: Kris Aquino and Baby
James; Claudine Baretto and Baby Santino;
Dennis Trillo and Baby Calix |
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Christina
Aguilera, Beyonce Knowles, Akon, Fallout
Boy, America, Josh Groban |
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| Desperadas |
Elections |
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Pops
spills 10-year-old beans on her marriage
to Martin |
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Big
Winners – Woman on top: Loren Legarda;
Now-senator-albeit-jailed Antonio Trillanes
IV; Priest-turned-Governor Ed Panlilio;
12th placer Senator Miguel Zubiri |
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| Elections |
Feuds |
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Big
Losers – Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. beaten
by Zubiri; Prospero Pichay who reportedly
spent P202.746 M during the May senatorial
campaign; Manny Pacquiao who believed that
fame can win him a seat in Congress |
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GMA
7 and ABS-CBN; Joey de Leon and Willie Revillame;
Senator Bong Revilla and Optical Media Board
Chair Edu Manzano |
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| Fused |
Green |
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Danica
Sotto + Marc Pingris; Vandolph + Jenny Salinao |
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Color
of the year, the birth of electric jeeps,
and the rise of eco bags, the Nobel peace
prize |
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| Goodbyes |
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Pete
Roa, Ace Vergel, Adrian Cristobal, Rene Villanueva,
Baywalk, Ernest Santiago of Coco Banana fame |
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| Human
Rights Violations |
Hollywood |
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Human
rights violations blamed on the AFP and
on Malacañang. UN Special Rapporteur
Philip Alston released a report about the
Philippines’ human rights situation,
placing the blame on AFP’s system
and on Malacañang’s passivity. |
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Hollywood
welcomes the remake of Sigaw via The Echo
which co-stars Iza Calzado. |
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| It
Girl |
Jonas
Burgos |
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Marian
Rivera |
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Jonas
Burgos, an activist and son of the late
freedom fighter Joe Burgos, abducted and
still missing. |
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| Julia
Campbell |
Jailhouse
Rocks |
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Julia
Campbell, a Peace Corps Volunteer in the
Philippines, was found murdered in Benguet.
Suspect Juan Dontungan later surrendered. |
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Conviction
Erap, yes
Pardon
Erap, yes; Jalosjos, no
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| Kissing
Photo |
Least
Popular |
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Kissing
photo of John Estrada and Gretchen Baretto.
Delicious. Scandalous. |
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For
six years in row
Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo |
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| Mount
Everest |
Never
Again? |
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Mount
Everest conquered by Pinays for the first
time, May 2007. |
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Curfew
imposed by GMA after Senator Trillanes and
his gang of soldiers staged another hotel
siege - this time, at the famous Manila
Peninsula. Together with Trillanes, journalists
who covered the event were |
also
"processed" for questioning... while
handcuffed. Smells like Martial Law? |
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| OOPS! |
Paris |
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Columnist
Malu Fernandez offended millions OFWs abroad
when she wrote a very condescending article
about getting "trapped" with OWFs
from Dubai in an Emirates flight. |
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Paris-based
KC Concepcion comes home for good, jions
ahowbiz. |
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| Queens
of Controversy |
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Kris
Aquino, Gretchen Baretto and Ruffa Gutierrez |
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| Relationships |
Satur
Ocampo |
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Out:
Regine and Ogie |
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Arrested
for crimes he allegedly 20 years ago. |
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| Sikat
ang Pinas |
Third
World Scandal |
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Philippines
mentioned by Teri Hatcher's character in
Desperate Housewives; by Britney Spears
in her latest song "Piece of me." |
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Kris
Aquino, James Yap, and that former-Belo
clinic employee named Hope |
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| Unexplained |
Victorious |
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Priest-turned-politician
Fr.
Ed Panlilio blew the whistle
about the Pera sa Bayong
P500 thousand (or more)
Malacañang give-aways to
governors and congressmen. |
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Manny
Pacquiao beat Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera
in one of the mostwatched
boxing matches at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. |
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| Wowowee |
Xeno-Fascination |
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Wowowee
“Wilyonaryo”
cheating scandal. |
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Hollywood
Director Quentin
Tarantino wore a Barong
Tagalog when he announced
the nominees for this year’s
Golden Globes. |
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| Youtube |
Zte |
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YouTube
made world-famous
Cebu Provincial Detention
Center’s dancing prisoners. |
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ZTE
scandal involving First Gentleman Mike
Arroyo. Still unresolved. |
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