Dateline Philippines

Enjoy the benefits of being fit

Thursday, 09 October 2008 12:47 Kelly Misa/Inquirer.net

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MANILA - Fitness is one important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. Taking some steps to be fit can be as simple as walking around the block or taking the stairs instead of riding the elevator.

However, in order to achieve the full benefits of being physically fit, it is better to adjust your lifestyle to include strength training, cardiovascular exercise and a nutritious diet.

Updating the Filipiniana

Thursday, 09 October 2008 12:41 Cheche Moral/Inquirer.net

MANILA - Could it be true that Filipinos have no affection for the national dress?

Despite recent efforts to foster renewed interest in the Filipiniana, specifically the terno, fashion designers admit there’s not much request for traditional wear from their clients, particularly the age 35 and below.

Immersed, literally

Thursday, 09 October 2008 12:39 Bayani San Diego/Inquirer.net

MANILA - As producer Albert Almendralejo recalled it, the first shooting day of “Bakal Boys” in the Baseco compound in Port Area, Manila, was a literal immersion for first-time filmmaker Ralston Jover.

“He fell into a ditch,” Almendralejo reported.

PSC ready to justify budget

Thursday, 09 October 2008 10:44 June Navarro/Inquirer.net

MANILA - Pushing for a budget increase next year, the Philippine Sports Commission is ready to defend its position when the bicameral body decides with finality on the PSC allocation for 2009 in a plenary session on Thursday.

PSC chair William Ramirez will present the flagship projects of the government sports agency for 2009 before the joint committee hearing of the Senate and House of Representatives.

RP ‘jazz queen’ 75, still singing

Thursday, 09 October 2008 09:58 Pocholo Concepcion/Inquirer.net

MANILA - Balloons and flowers adorned Merk’s Bar & Bistro Monday night, as the owner led an intimate group of well-wishers in greeting his mother, RP jazz queen Annie Brazil, on her 75th birthday.

Annie, who flew in from her home base in New York, hardly looked her age. Hair in a short bob and wearing a sequined white top with a black blazer over pinstriped pants, she cut a relaxed figure as she sang both rarely heard and oft-covered classics.