Monthly Archives: December 2013
Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber brings cheers to Tacloban City residents
December 16, 2013
TACLOBAN CITY — Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber made Taclobanons, especially children, momentarily forgot Yolanda with his presence here last Monday.
Bieber arrived by private plane in Manila and hours later took a chopper to the Tacloban Grandstand past 1:00 p.m. and proceeded to the City Central School where he held a mini concert rendering five of his popular songs and one Christmas song before the awed audience, mostly children. Continue reading
More visitors trek to Sagada caves as tourism picks up
December 16, 2013
SAGADA, Mountain Province — More tourists arrived here last week compared to the number of visitors who came in August to December this year bouying up officials claim that tourists’ confidence to this “hinterland resort” has been regained. Continue reading
WBC sets stage for Pacquiao-Mayweather dream fight as Pinoy champion battles BIR, US green card issue
December 16, 2013
QUEZON CITY (PhilAmPress) – Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao showed up for the first time on Tuesday in the session hall of the House of Representatives amid his P2.2 billion tax battle with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Continue reading
Erap delivers P16-million assistance, relief aid to typhoon-hit Leyte, Samar
December 16, 2013
TACLOBAN CITY — The city of Manila has extended P16-million assistance to selected local government units (LGUs) affected by super typhoon Yolanda. Mayor Joseph Estrada last week turned over to Tacloban City P5 million together with five dump trucks full of relief goods. Continue reading
“Viva Senyor San Miguel!!! Viva!!!”
December 16, 2013
Such was the resounding cheer of the more than 300 Iliganons, Lanaonons and their friends at the Iligan-Lanao Association of the Midwest, Inc.’s (ILAMI) Iligan Fiesta Celebration last September 29, 2013 at the Avalon Banquet Halls, which showcased the multiple talents of the ILAMI members. Continue reading
Arroyo, 19 solons, 4 governors told by Comelec to vacate posts
December 16, 2013
MANILA (PhilAmPress) – The Commission on Elections has ordered 424 elected officials led by former President and now Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 19 other congressmen to vacate their posts for failure to submit their full statements of election contributions and expenditures. Continue reading
Not Nukes but a Shared Future Makes Opening to Iran Important For the World ?
Watching the negotiations over the nuclear deal with Iran, I was struck by how tentative and narrow the focus and tone were. It seemed as if the Iran being negotiated with was the alien incomprehensible “rogue” state caricatured in the hit movie “Argo” recounting how six American captives secretly escaped in 1979, Continue reading
Rest in Peace, Anita Sanchez
Anita Sanchez passed away quietly in her own bed at her San Francisco home at 2:35 AM on November 19, 2013 finally succumbing to colon cancer. On June 29, 2012, Anita was honored at San Francisco’s City Hall when she retired as Executive Director of the San Francisco Civil Service Commission which oversees Continue reading
Modern DanceXercise
What is DanceXercise? I coined the word DanceXercise in 1997 to denote a type of aerobic exercise in the form of dancing, either ballroom dancing or regular rock, salsa, swing, boogie, etc. executed to the tune of music, for cardiovascular fitness and mental health. Dance exercise, Continue reading
Lindol at Lumang Simbahan (Huling Bahagi)
Law student ako sa Lyceum of the Philippines nang mangyari ang lindol sa Luzon noong 1990. Kasama ang mga klasmeyt, kami’y nasa law library ng unibersidad sa ikalawang palapag ng gusali nang maramdaman na malakas na umaalog ang kinaroroonan namin. Iyon ang pinakamalakas na paglindol na naranasan ko na ganap nang may malay ako. Sapul nang ipanganak ako’y marami-rami na rin ang Continue reading