Monthly Archives: July 2013
Absence of Transparency in PWC Pageant Will Be its Downfall
At a bridal shower I attended two weeks or so before the Philippine Week Committee (PWC) Fundraising Pageant, I spoke in defense of the organization to a known leader of its archrival, the PIWC. The lady commented that PWC shouldn’t be calling its contests beauty pageants because everyone knows it’s a money contest. Instead, they should call it popularity contest, she said. Continue reading
Justice delayed is justice denied for Maguindanao massacre victims
July 1, 2013
Something really stinks in the Philippine justice system. Almost four years ago on November 23, 2009, 58 persons, 32 of them journalists and media workers, were massacred in an isolated area in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao. The heinous crime triggered worldwide condemnation, especially from international media organizations like the Reporters without Borders, International Federation of Journalists and the Committee to Project Journalists. This massacre gave the Philippines the title as the Most Dangerous Country for Journalists. Continue reading
Kris Aquino firm on political plans
July 1, 2013
Presidential sister and Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has confirmed again her plans to enter politics in 2016. Kris said she plans to run for local position first before entering national politics. It is widely known in her home province of Tarlac that Kris may run for governor, a post once held by his late father, Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Continue reading
Sangley Point in Cavite pushed as international airport and seaport
July 1, 2013
BACOOR CITY, Cavite (PilipinasNews) – Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. has revived his proposal for the conversion of former United States naval station Sangley Point in Cavite City to an international airport and seaport which he claimed to be long overdue.
Revilla, chairman of the Senate committees on public services and public works, made the call after learning that a consortium is now aggressively pushing for the project. Continue reading
NBA’s Spoelstra, Miami Heat players invited to PHL
July 1, 2013
MANILA — Basketball-mad Filipinos welcomed Samahang Basketbol Ng Pilipinas president Manny V. Pangilinan’s invitation for NBA champion Miami Heat Filipino-American coach Erik Spoelstra to come to the Philippines in the hope of inspiring members of the Philippine team as part of their preparation for the coming FIBA-Asia championship here on Aug. 1-11. Continue reading
Pnoy swears in 4 senators, 80 congressmen
July 1, 2013
MALACANANG, Manila (PilipinasNews) – President Benigno S. Aquino III swore in four senators and 82 administration lawmakers, many of them neophytes, who won during the May 13 midterm election in ceremonies in Malalcanang. Continue reading
CHINESE SHIPS IN AYUNGIN
July 1, 2013
On May 8, 2013, three Chinese naval ships were spotted by Philippine maritime surveillance vessels surrounding the Ayungin Reef (Second Thomas Shoal), which is located just 105 nautical miles from Palawan, well within the 200 mile exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. The Ayungin Reef is guarded by a Philippine marine detachment on board the BRP Sierra Madre ship that is permanently moored in the Ayungin Reef to protect it. Continue reading
U.S. Senate approves immigration reform bill
July 1, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC (PhilAmPress) – Measures to reform the immigration system of the United States have been approved by the U.S. Senate, buoying hopes for some 15 million undocumented residents, many of them Latinos and Filipinos. Continue reading