Marcos, no war hero – educators A group of Catholic school educators spoke out against a house resolution calling for the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, claiming the Martial Law dictator as a “fake war hero.” The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) urged congressmen to withdraw [...]
Archive | April 11, 2011
KBP on Willing Willie
Fr Robert Reyes led a protest march on the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) head office demanding for action regarding the alleged Child Abuse incident in Willing Willie, last March 12. KBP Chairman Hermano Basbano went down and met the group to inform that a letter, dated March 29, was sent to TV5 [...]
A facebook wall post that changed the lives of 200 kids in Zamboanga
I never quite understood Public Private Partnerships (PPP) until Jay Jaboneta shared me this touching story of over 200 elementary students living on that dot of an island in the middle of the Zamboanga gulf fronting Basilan . To be exact, the address is Layag-Layag, Brgy. Talon-Talon, Zamboanga City. These kids go to Talon-Talon Elementary [...]
Binibining Pilipinas 2011 pageant, the spoilers and winners
Looked like my timeline was flooded with Binibining Pilipinas pageant. I didn’t fee like watching TV but monitored Twitter. Here’s the official results of the Binibining Pilipinas 2011 pageant via adhor.tumblr.com: Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2011 (Miss Philippines – Universe): #26. Shamcey Supsup, 24, General Santos City Binibining Pilipinas International 2011 (Miss Philippines – International): #33. [...]
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Revolution from different definitions means CHANGE. Whether from politics or organization, there’s always resistance and always if not seldom means sacrificing. Internet is very powerful. I attended an Internet forum at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna way back 17 years ago. The speaker was a graduate of AMA Computer College and [...]