Philippine Blog Awards 2010Dinagyang Festival 2012 Kicks Off
January 22, 2012 by admin
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Dinagyang Festival is an annual religious/cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.
This year, the Iloilo City Goverment and the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. are gearing up for a more peaceful and “greener” celebration where 1 million people are expected to participate.
According Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, he wants the city to be free from thrash, as well as crime.
This year’s festival theme is “Beyond Awards: A Culture of Excellence.”
UPCAT Passers List for SY 2012-2013 Released
January 18, 2012 by admin
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UPCAT results have been released!
The list of students who passed the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT Results) for the school year 2012 to 2013 has been released by the University of the Philippines on website.
Check out if you are one of them here: http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/
Around 10,000 senior high school students passed the test this year compared to last year’s more than 13,000. Approximately 60,000 high school students took the five-hour examination in English and Filipino that includes subtests on language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics, and science every year. The passing ratio is 20/100.
Oblation scholarships were awarded to the Top 50 UPCAT qualifiers who will all enjoy miscellaneous and laboratory fees, a semestral book subsidy, a monthly incentive, and transportation allowance, aside from the free tuition.
2012 Philippine Holidays Released by Gov.ph
December 2, 2011 by admin
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2012 Philippine Holidays are now officially released by the government via its official website http://www.gov.ph!
Time to book those promo flights and plan your much-awaited vacation for 2012 as the Philippine Holidays are declared under Presidential Proclamation 295:
Regular Holidays
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday- April 5
Good Friday – April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Monday)
Labor Day -May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day – June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day – August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day – December 25 (Tuesday)
Rizal Day – December 30
Special (Non-Working) Days
Chinese New Year – January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day – November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day – November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year- December 31 (Monday
Special Holiday (for all schools)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Saturday)
Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha
(These are tentative only, official dates to be announced by our Muslim brethrens)
Eid-al-Fitr – August 20 (Monday)
Eid-al-Adha – October 26 (Friday)
Long Weekends are:
January 21-23, 2012 (Chinese New Year)
April 5-9, 2012 (Holy Week and Araw ng Kagitingan)
April 28-29 (April 30) May 1, 2012 (Labor Day)
August 18-21, 2012 (Eid-al-Fitr and Ninoy Aquino Day)
August 25-27, 2012 (National Heroes Day)
October 26-28, 2012 (Eid-al-Adha)
November 1-4 (All Saints’ Day)
November 30-Dec 2 (Bonifacio Day)
December 29-Jan 1 (New Year)
Solgen Joel Cadiz Talks About CGMA’s Electoral Sabotage Case this Saturday in ‘The Bottomline with Boy Abunda’
November 30, 2011 by admin
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Amid issues of the so-called operation “Put the Little Girl to Sleep” and appeals for Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona to inhibit himself from the cases of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Solicitor General Joel Cadiz takes the ‘hot seat’ this Saturday (December 3) in “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda” to address issues concerning his office, the Department of Justice and the Aquino government.
Join King of Talk Boy Abunda and get to know the real status of the electoral sabotage case filed against the former President at his take on the recent statement of the Arroyo camp that the motives of President Aquino in going after CGMA are part of his political vendetta on the past SC ruling on the distribution of stocks of Hacienda Luisita.
What took them so long to file the electoral sabotage case against Arroyo? Is he in favor of house arrest? Can they really prove to the court that CGMA cheated in the 2007 elections?
With students from De La Salle University and Far Eastern University; and “bottomliners” Nini Borja, Mike Lopez, Dr.Denis Ngo, Gibby Gorres, Xiao Chua, Atty. Ernest Maceda, and Atty.Sal Panelo; witness how Cadiz answers tough questions concerning the hottest issues of the land in the 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Public Affairs Program, “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda,” every Saturday night, 11:30pm, after “Banana Split” on ABS-CBN. For more updates, log on to www.abs-cbn.com or follow abscbndotcom on Twitter.
Atty. Jose Midas Marquez Gay Moment (Video)
November 22, 2011 by admin
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Atty. Jose Midas Marquez had a gay moment during a press conference captured by DZMM camera.
A funny video clip of Supreme Court Spokesperson Atty. Jose Midas P. Marquez is now getting a lot of hits on YouTube. The 19-seconder clip features Midas Marquez in a press conference showing a very gay reaction when one of the microphones fell.
Marquez is happily married with 2 kids.
Watch the video here:
Arroyo Mug Shot is Illegal According to Sen. Miriam
November 22, 2011 by admin
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Arroyo mug shot was leaked and went viral in social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
But according to Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, it’s illegal as the former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s right to privacy was violated when her mug shots were leaked by the authorities and even published by the media.
“When the mug shot of the accused is taken, could it be a violation of her personal right to privacy if this is published? The answer is yes,” Senator Santiago told reporters.
Sen. Santiago also questioned the newspaper and websites that published Arroyo’s mug shot.
“It is another question whether a newspaper or a website can publish a mug shot,” she said. “It is not a usual, common photograph. It already suggests guilt on the part of the person. What’s more is that it catches the individual at his most embarrassing moment.”
Senator Panfilo Lacson, on the other hand, has a different opinion regarding the mug shot.
“Lahat na mina-mug shot, pwedeng i-release anytime. That’s part of court records. Pag court records, that becomes public document,” he also told reporters on Tuesday.
The Philippine National Police (PNP), however, questions the authenticity of the mug shots that made its way to the internet. Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome said there were discrepancies with the caption of the official mug shots and the published versions.
“I would like to state for the record that the published pictures are not the authentic mug shot photos of Rep. Gloria Arroyo,” Bartolome said in an interview by TV Patrol on Tuesday.
The PNP Chief likewise said that authorities are currently tracking down the source of the leaked photos.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is currently under hospital arrest at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) filed charges against her for electoral sabotage over the weekend.
Ampatuan Massacre Victims to File Case Against Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
November 21, 2011 by admin
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Ampatuan massacre victims, the relatives of the 57 people massacred in 2009 in Maguindanao, are suing former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over the killings, which they claim she could have prevented, their lawyer said.
The Maguindanao Massacre, dubbed as the country’s worst politically motivated bloodbath and the worst single killing of journalists in the world (32 media workers dead), is now on its 2nd year tomorrow, November 23, and justice is still elusive to the victims’ relatives.
Two Arroyo allies, including former Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., are among about 100 suspects being tried on murder charges, and now they are about to file charges to the former President who has been arrested last week for electoral fraud.
Although Arroyo has condemned and denied any knowledge of the killings, lawyer Harry Roque believed she should have known that Ampatuan and his son were a danger.
“She not only funded and armed the Ampatuans but gave them the sense of influence. She could have prevented it. She knew about possible dangers,” he said.
The lawsuit is set to be filed today, November 22, seeking 15 million pesos in damages.
