Several children born with cleft palate in Rwanda were among the beneficiaries of the Charice-led fund raising campaign for Operation Smile last year.

Oprah Winfrey, who is involved in Charice’s international career, has been recognized for her efforts to alleviate the plight of poor children in Africa. Charice was able to raise at least $5,000, her target, for Operation Smile, a non-government organization that provides free surgeries to children born with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.

Charice helping Rwandan children is a good example to Filipino Youth worldwide.

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Manny Pacquiao says a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. may not happen if the undefeated American fighter will continue to insist on his blood-test demand. This is because Mayweather may lose his coming fight against Shane Mosley which is set on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

If Mosley wins, Pacquiao may instead face Mosley before the end of the year. Freddie Roach thinks it will be tough for Mosley to beat Mayweather who, aside from his defensive agility, is also good at setting up his opponent for counter blows.

Pacquiao and Mayweather were supposed to meet last March 14 but their talks bogged down after the American insisted on an Olympic-style blood testing 14 days before their bout.

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Chris Evans will be playing Marvel Comics' iconic hero Captain America in the big-screen adaptation. The movie will be titled "The First Avenger: Captain America," was announced in 2008 after Marvel Studio's first production, "Iron Man," became a box-office hit.

Chris Evans was a late addition to the roster of potential leads, but he had already established himself as a comic-book hero by playing the Human Torch in the two "Fantastic Four" movies.

"The First Avenger" is an origin story set predominantly during the 1940s, when the red-white-and-blue suited hero first appeared in comics. But the movie will also set up "The Avengers" -- based on Marvel's long-running team series -- where Captain America will lead a group of superheroes that will include Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man.

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The World's only Immortal animal: turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth. Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, and so on and so forth. That gives it no natural limit to its life span.

Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).

The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.

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Mayweather, Mosely, Marquez, Morales and Valero line up for Pacquiao as recent news unfold. Boxing coach Freddie Roach said he would pick undefeated Edwin Valero as a possible opponent for his prized fighter Manny Pacquiao. This is if things still don’t still work out with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Roach also said he is also open to having another match between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. If Mosely wins against Mayweather, then he gets a shot. Erick Morales also is open for a 4th clash w/ Manny Pacman Pacquiao. Edwin Valero is being consired as well before the PACMAN retires.

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Manny Pacquiao is now a certified Philippine billionaire w/ his earnings on his recent fights. With these four fights alone, he has earned, on paper, a grand total of P2.438 billion, which is enough to fund a presidential campaign in the Philippines.

Manny Pacquiao's earnings through the years:

1. Lehlo Ledwaba 2001 $40,000
2. Agapito Sanchez 2001 $120,000
3. Fabbrakob Rakkiatgym 2002 P1 million
4. Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov 2003 P1 million
5. Jorge Julio 2002 $70,000
6. Marco Antonio Barrera 2003 $500,000
7. Juan Manuel Marquez 2004 $750,000
8. Fashan 3K Battery 2004 P3 million
9. Erik Morales 2005 $1.75 million
10. Hector Velasquez 2005 $750,000
11. Erik Morales 2006 $2 million
12. Oscar Larios 2006 $1 million
13. Erik Morales 2006 $2.5 million
14. Jorge Solis 2007 $2 million
15. Marco Antonio Barrera 2007 $3 million
16. Juan Manuel Marquez 2008 $3 million
17. David Diaz 2008 $3 million
18. Oscar de la Hoya 2008 $15 million
19. Ricky Hatton 2009 $13 million
20. Miguel Cotto 2009 $13 million
21. Joshua Clottey 2010 $12 million

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Magnitude-5 quake hits Surigao. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was recorded at 5:50 p.m., with the epicenter traced to 38 km southeast of Tandag. A magnitude-5 quake rocked Surigao del Sur province in Mindanao Sunday evening, with state seismologists warning of possible aftershocks.

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World's Billionaires 2010. Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery. For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.


1) Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth: $53.5 billion
Source: Telecom
Residence: Mexico

2) Bill Gates

Net Worth: $53 billion
Source: Microsoft
Residence: U.S.


3) Warren Buffett

Net Worth: $47 billion
Source: Investments
Residence: U.S.


4) Mukesh Ambani

Net Worth: $29 billion
Source: Petrochemicals, oil and gas
Residence: India


5) Lakshmi Mittal

Net Worth: $28.7 billion
Source: Steel
Residence: India


6) Lawrence Ellison

Net Worth: $28 billion
Source: Oracle
Residence: U.S.

7) Bernard Arnault

Net Worth: $27.5 billion
Source: Luxury goods
Residence: France


8) Eike Batista

Net Worth: $27 billion
Source: Mining, oil
Residence: Brazil

9) Amancio Ortega

Net Worth: $25 billion
Source: Fashion retail
Residence: Spain

10) Karl Albrecht

Net Worth: $23.5 billion
Source: Supermarkets
Residence: Germany

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Here are the Winners for the Oscars 2010 or the 82nd Academy Awards, held Sunday, March 7, 2010 (March 8, 2010 in the Philippines) at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin:

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Foreign Language Film
'El Secreto de Sus Ojos', Argentina

Best Cinematography
Avatar

Best Art Direction
Avatar

Best Documentary Feature
The Cove

Best Visual Effects
Avatar

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Song
“The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart, T-Bone Burnett & Ryan Bingham

Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker

Best Adapted Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious

Best Animated Short Film
Logorama

Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell, The Young Victoria

Best Makeup
Star Trek

Best Sound Editing
The Hurt Locker

Best Sound Mixing
The Hurt Locker

Best Original Score
Up

Best Editing
The Hurt Locker

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Watch free online: Clottey – Pacquiao fight this March 13 in the US and March 14 here in the Philippines. But, one needs only search the net to be able to know where else to watch the Clottey – Pacman fight for free.

If you are willing to pay, use Pay Per View or watch the fight in your local Gymnasium, Town hall, Carenderia, Malls and Cinemas!

The Pacman will win this, but the fight is still going to be action packed!

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