No, I don’t have superpowers. I cannot leap over tall buildings nor run faster than a train. I don’t have metal armors, laser vision eyes, magic potion, a powerful ring, telekinetic powers, or super speed. But even without these superhuman abilities, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing I can do to help.
There is something I can [...]
Tags: advocacy, bloggers against hunger, Fill the Cup, floods in Pakistan, WFP, World Food Program
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9, and many of us will be expressing our love and gratitude for the greatest person in the world – OUR MOTHER.
We can make this year’s Mother’s Day extra special by doing our share in alleviating the plight of other mothers in other parts of the world.
We are luckier. [...]
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Last month, I joined the whole nation in its campaign to help Efren Peñaflorida win in the search for the CNN Hero of Year.
This time, I join the whole nation in celebrating because Efren won the CNN Hero of Year award!
In a headline entitled “Pushcart educator named CNN Hero of the Year,” the CNN website [...]
Tags: 2009 Hero of the Year, CNN, CNN Hero of the Year, Dynamic Teen Company, Efren Peñaflorida, Filipino, Kariton Klassroom, Philippines, Pinoy, Pushcart Educator, YouTube
The Philippines was included in the National Geographic’s list of “25 Best New Travel Destination in the World in 2010,” and it cited the country’s ancient cultures, structures and biodiversity as main reasons to visit the Philippines.
The magazine, in its November 2009 Adventure issue, said that the Philippines has “as many islands as the Caribbean [...]
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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 where [...]
Tags: CNN, Dynamic Teen Company, Efren Peñaflorida, Filipino, Global, Hero of the Year, heroes, Kariton, online voting, Philippines, Pinoy, Raymundo Gonzalo, Top 10 Heroes of the Year
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 four of [...]
Tags: Cebu's dancing inmates, dancing inmates, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, tribute
Susan Boyle maybe an early favorite to win the finals in “
Tags: BGT, Britain's Got Talents!, champion, Diversity, Finals, internet sensation, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, upset, Winners, YouTube
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 at Silver’s [...]
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A book that was given as a gift to President Barack Obama became an instant bestseller!
The book given by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to Obama during the Americas summit, and in just two days it became a hit!
The book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent has risen to [...]
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There are good things that can result from Twitter after all. An example is a tweet from Demi Moore which helps save the life of a woman.
Demi Moore replied to a tweet which she received, about a woman who threatened to commit suicide. She was in southern France, with actor-husband Ashton Kutcher, when she read [...]
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