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Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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MANILA, Philippines - After house hunting last month somewhere in the south, Ryan Agoncillo remains mum about his and Judy Ann Santos’ wedding date.

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Mr. Ripley, believe it or not, these things we do:

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We Filipinos have our own share of quirks and weird practices. Some of these have stemmed from folk superstitions and are really funny. But no one is laughing. It’s all part of the colorful thingamajig we call Philippine culture.

Mr. Ripley, believe it or not, these things we do:

• We season our food with salt, pepper, patis, etc., without tasting it first.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134672 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1464774 [AuthorName] => LIVING ALIVE By Dero Pedero [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160126 [Title] => Internalizing with Amanda Griffin [Summary] => Amanda, currently one of the most frequently photographed young women in Manila, has been starring in commercials since the age of 12. Although the work has been demanding, the income proved handy as pocket money for her college days at Bond University in Australia. No pictorial assignments came her way during those campus years because she became overweight by 40 pounds.
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