Imus, Cavite Mayor Manny Maliksi officially declared open the National Volleyball Open Championship last Feb. 7, 2010 at the municipality’s covered courts with seven teams led by powerhouse Philippine Airforce, Philippine Army and University of Perpetual Help in Las Pinas and Molino.
Philippine National Volleyball Open
(PNA photos by Boy Antonio)
A collection of paintings by Angono artists are sold for about P 1,600 to P 1,900 at an upscale part of Quezon City during lunch and dinner time.
Lunch hour crowds were enticed to buy one of those paintings which depicts life in the Philippine countryside.
A painting by Federico Mendoza, a protege of multi-awarded artist Mauro Malang Santos, shows how farmers live and what they do during harvest time in rural areas of the country.
The paintings are sold by out-of-school youths (OSYs) all throughout the week infront of Tramway Restaurant along Timog Avenue, Barangay South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City.
The OSY introduced themselves as Alexander Santos and Eric Alurao, both from Angono, Rizal. They make both ends meet by selling paintings made by members of the Neo-Angono artists such as Malang and Mendoza, a low profile artist. Read the rest of this entry »
“Raise your bets! Choose your roosters!” bet collectors call off as they begin raising bets in a cockpit arena in Pasig City.
Roosters clashing. Cockfighting aficionados shout their bets.
At a snap, roosters fitted with “tare” sharp blades on their legs fly up in the air and battle for supremacy to the thundering delight of the crowd.
A victorious cock emerges the winner while the loser bleeds on the ground waiting to sewed or stewed.
It’s bedlam inside the cockpit arena.
“Cockfighting should not be abolished because many people earn a living from it. If it’s taken out of the Philippine culture, it’s like you have stripped the Filipino way of life,” said cockfight aficionado and journalist Rolando Luzong, lead convenor of Bantay Sabong (Cockfight Watch). Read the rest of this entry »
Directories Philippines Corporation (DPC) reintroduced the Yellow Pages to the public last December 11, 2009 at the Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia with an entertaining magic show that culminated with an impromptu marriage proposal and wedding ceremony. With the help of new multi-platform search channels of DPC Yellow Pages, the groom was able to effortlessly stage a grand wedding that demonstrates just how the DPC Yellow Pages continues to deliver its promise of bringing both buyers and advertisers closer together.
The event validated the company’s testament that with DPC Yellow Pages, “kita agad!” because it was able to show that it provides a source of directional information in a manner that is both timely and convenient for the consumer. “Unlike the general search engines, which give thousands of generic search results, DPC Yellow Pages provides localized and specific information anytime, anywhere.
Relevant search results are delivered in the manner that is most convenient whether in print, through the Internet, on mobile phones or through one of the Value Added Services it offers. Search results can also be limited to specific locations such as streets, buildings or malls making the search experience more locally reliable,” said Ms. Edna Villena, Vice President for Marketing. Read the rest of this entry »
A jubilant Philippine team of differently-abled athletes returned him with 11 medals, including five gold medals from the recently-concluded International Wheelchair and Amputees Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 09 at Bangalore, India.
Josephine Medina, who missed the 6th Southeast Asian Para Games last September in Kuala Lumpur, spearheaded the RP team with three gold medals in table tennis with the help of teammate Minnie de Ramos who also won two silvers.
Adeline Dumampong-Ancheta lived up to expectation as she bagged the gold medal in the women’s powerlifting with a lift of 110 kilograms.
Arnel Aba, an amputee swimmer, delivered the fifth gold for the Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (Philspada-NPC Philippines) squad, dominating the 400m freestyle even aside from two his silvers in the individual medley and 100m back. Read the rest of this entry »
For the second leg of its series “Underrated Films, Forgotten Filmmakers,” the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA) presents La Paloma: Ang Kalapating Ligaw by Joey Gosiengfiao, to be screened for free at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theater) on Thursday, November 26, at 4 pm.
Shot in 1974 in black and white, the humorous film tells the story of flamboyant actress Paloma Corazon (Celia Rodriguez), who’s unexpected visit to the wake of the late Don Lorenzo (Ricky Belmonte), her lover, causes unwanted tension as she is deemed unwelcome by Don Lorenzo’s wife Anida (Vina Casino).
Chaos further ensues with the inevitable inheritance split, this time also involving Don Lorenzo’s mother Soledad (Mona Lisa). Adding to the mess is the entry of Joel (Orestes Ojeda), a struggling but handsome guitarist who applies as a gardener in the mansion. Read the rest of this entry »
The awaited boxing match between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto this Sunday will be shown live and for free in different venues in Manila.
Mayor Alfredo S. Lim thus advised the holders of tickets to the free showing of the Pacquiao-Cotto fight to go to the site of their choice early, in order to avoid inconvenience and for assured accommodation.
Lim has tasked his chief of staff Ric de Guzman and city administrator Jesus Mari Marzan to undertake all the necessary coordination and distribution of admission tickets that would allow the city residents to watch the said fight in any of the city’s sports complexes and covered courts.
In doing so, Lim explained that although each of the tickets bore a specific venue, such can be used interchangeably in all of the city’s designated sites in each of the six districts, on a first-come, first-served basis.
As in the past free exhibitions of Pacquiao’s fights, the city government will be shouldering the expenses for the showing of the match live via telecast.
De Guzman said he has already coordinated with the police to augment the security marshalls that have been tasked to maintain peace and order in the areas designated for the purpose of the free showing of the Pacquiao-Cotto match. Read the rest of this entry »
Long before President Barrack Obama chanted his slogan ‘Change We Can Believe In,’ Efren Penaflorida, also known as Kuya Ef, has been building lives of children in dump sites and squatter areas with his group, the Dynamic Teen Company (DTC), with their motto, “We are the Change.”
Kuya Ef is a finalist among the Top Ten CNN Heroes of 2009, under the category, “Championing Children.” The yearly competition extols extraordinary deeds of ordinary citizens from all over the world.
The top CNN Hero who will get the most online votes will be named “CNN Hero of the Year”, and shall be awarded S100,000 and will be recognized during the “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” to be hosted by Anderson Cooper, airing on November 26, at 9PM Eastern Time at CNN.
“Efren Peñaflorida is a shining example of how we can all touch the lives of others with our sense of selflessness. What his group has accomplished with their meager resources drives us to reflect how we – who are blessed with better opportunities – can do so much more,” said Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism.
“Truly, Kuya Ef puts a bright spot on the Philippines, as a Filipino who brings volunteerism to an all new meaning to people all over the world,” added Eduardo Jarque, Jr., Tourism Undersecretary for Planning and Promotions.
For the past 12 years, Peñaflorida led the DTC with its aim to bring education closer to the impoverished children, though the Kariton Klasrum, (pushcart classroom), a mobile classroom stocked with books, pens, tables and chairs, holding lectures in unconventional places such as public cemeteries and municipal dumpsites. Read the rest of this entry »
Iloilo City is now prepared to host this year’s ‘Philippine International Mathematics Competition’ that will gather some 100 teams from about 30 countries worldwide slated November 28 to December 2.
The competition that will gather mathematics wizards will not only serve as avenue for the exchange of ideas and information about the subject matter but will likewise provide an avenue for participants to also experience the Ilonggo hospitality.
The Iloilo City Tourism and Development Office (CTDO), which is facilitating the preparation for the big event, will be showcasing ‘Dinagyang Festival’ a hall of fame awardee for best tourism event in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
A popular United Kingdom-based TV show that airs in the National Geographic and British Broadcasting Corporation channel is featuring the country’s unusual methods of transportation.
Entitled ‘By Any Means,’ the travel documentary presents host Charley Boorman and his cameraman Paul “Mungo” Mungeam, as they go around using rare transport vehicles.
Hosting the crew and providing information on the country’s interesting modes of transport, the Department of Tourism (DOT) accompanied Boorman and Mungeam in their journey which includes sidetrips to alternative tourist spots.
“Apart from presenting accessibility of our different destinations through our creative means of transportation, the show also highlights the unique facets of our tucked- away destinations,” said Joseph ‘Ace’ Durano, Secretary of Tourism. Read the rest of this entry »