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Filipino Efren Peñaflorida vie for CNN Hero of the Year

He was featured last March as a modern-day hero by CNN because of his simple act of teaching poor children how to read and write. His trademark ‘kariton‘ (push cart) always goes with him wherever he goes on a mission. That recognition has brought Efren Peñaflorida to the Top 10 CNN Heroes of the Year [...]

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Remembering Ninoy…

Today is the 26th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, the man who fought against Ferdinand Marcos… whose death was responsible for bringing back democracy in the Philippines. But do we really know him? Senator Nene Pimentel remembers him as a man of destiny and hero of the people. The youth of today, unfortunately doesn’t know [...]

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Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo

The APO Hiking Society and nd various artists sing “Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo,” an EDSA song, after Cory’s funeral mass on August 5, 2009.

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Rest in peace, Tita Cory

I woke up today with the news about the death of Corazon Aquino all over the net. Followed some link, and was saddened by veracity of the news. Nobody can deny the fact that Tita Cory, as she was fondly called, was instrumental in bringing back democracy in our country. She died Saturday morning at [...]

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Cebu’s dancing inmates pay tribute to the King of Pop

They after all gained international fame and recognition, when they’re performance of Thriller was uploaded on YouTube in 2007. It has since reached more that 25 million hits, with their performance even reported at CNN, BBC and other international media outlets. Last Saturday, the dancing inmates from Cebu gave tribute to Michael Jackson by performing [...]

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Diversity won over Susan Boyle in Britain’s Got Talent!

Susan Boyle maybe an early favorite to win the finals in “Britain’s Got Talent!” being an overnight internet sensation and all, but it was the 10-men troupe of street dancers from Essex that bagged the first place, with Boyle settling for the second place. Diversity won over Susan Boyle, and even the group was shocked [...]

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iBlog5: So many bloggers… so little time…

So this is my not-so-late post about my iBlog5 experience, and just like everybody else, I enjoyed the day. And why can’t I? I’m in the company of friends! The trip all from Angeles City was really worth it! Thanks to Zorlone who picked me up from MRT North Station, otherwise I wouldn’t know my [...]

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Aside from Manny Pacquiao…

There are lot of events worth taking note of in the recent Pacquiao-Hatton match, aside from the fact that Pacquiao knocked Hatton out in Round 2… and that is most especially true when you are watching a (very) delayed telecast on free-TV. Here are my observations:

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The punch that knocked Hatton out

I’m sure most, if not everybody saw it, the punch that knocked Hatton out in the second round of the match. Wouldn’t you like to see it again? I bet it’s already in YouTube. But they could be long and you only want the punch… the exact moment. Well, here’s a gif image I found [...]

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Gig Book Story Writing Contest

I just want to share a ‘real world’ writing contest that I stumbled upon the other week. Winners in this contest will be publish in a book, of course with other prizes too. This the Gig Book Story Writing Contest which is organized and sponsored by Gig and the Amazing Sampaguita Foundation Inc. with business [...]

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