All About Philippines

The use of English language in the Philippines is contemporaneous and is America's visible legacy. The most commonly played sports in the Philippines are basketball, and billiards. There is also a wide influence of American Pop cultural trends, such as the love of fast-food, and Films; many street corners exhibits fast-food outlets. Aside from the American commercial giants such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC, Starbucks, and Shakey's Pizza, local fast-food chains have also sprung up, including Goldilocks, Jollibee, Greenwich Pizza (acquired by Jollibee in 1994),[55] and Chowking (acquired by Jollibee in 2000).[55] Modern day Filipinos also listen to contemporary American music, and watch American movies. However, Original Pilipino Music (also known as OPM), and Philippine movies are also widely appreciated.

Various sports are also enjoyed, including boxing, basketball, badminton, billiards, football (soccer), and ten-pin bowling being popular games in the country.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Delahoya Pacquiao "Dream Match"

On December 6, 2008, in Las Vegas, Boxing’s golden boy, Oscar De la Hoya will fight the current best pound for pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao. Oscar de la Hoya holds a record of 10 world titles (in 6 different categories) while Manny Pacquiao has won 4 official world titles in different weight classes.

Oscar De la Hoya started his professional career with a Super featherweight (130 lbs) title and worked his way to the Junior Middleweight (152 lbs) and finally, the middleweight (160 lbs) crowns. Compared to De la Hoya, Pacquiao’s start was in the measly 106 lbs category and it was only recently when he jumped into the 135 lbs division. He made his mark (at 126 ~ 130 lbs.) when he twice won over boxing legends Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales and drew and conquered another legend Juan Miguel Marquez. After that, he gained 5 lbs to defeat the current world champion David Diaz via a spectacular display of boxing prowess, speed, agility and a 9th round knockout punch.

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