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The picture was the inauguration of a three-storey, 27-classroom building of the Zamboanga City High School. The guest of honor was Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro. The host was Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat.
Julie said officials of the Department of Education-Western Mindanao were present. So were the city councilors and barangay officials.
The picture showed the Master of Ceremonies, who was later identified as Joseph Wee, standing behind the podium. Behind him was a student holding a desk electric fan. He was made a stand of the electric fan!
Last Monday, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales filed before the Sandiganbayan plunder charges against Gloria Arroyo who is now detained at the V. Luna Medical Center and nine others for allegedly pocketing P365, 997,915 from confidential and intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in several transfers from January 2008 to June 2010.
Charged along with Arroyo were former PCSO Board of Directors chairman Sergio O. Valencia; former PCSO general manager Rosario C. Uriarte; former PCSO directors Manuel L. Morato, Jose R. Taruc V, Raymundo T. Roquero and Ma. Fatima A. S. Valdes; former PCSO budget officer Benigno B. Aguas; former Commission on Audit chairman Reynaldo A. Villar; and former COA-Intelligence Fund Unit head Nilda B. Plaras.
Another good news: Government demolishes illegally constructed resort rumored to be co-owned by Manny Pacquiao.
Lawyers Harry Roque and Joel Butuyan, counsels of BFI, said “the ruling will protect the best beach on earth and the country’s tourism crown jewel.”
Known as the Boracay Marina Project, the reclamation was supposed to reclaim 40 hectares costing P1.3 billion in the areas adjacent to the jetty ports, Barangays Caticlan and Manoc-manoc in the Municipality of Malay.
Nakakalungkot. Wala na si Maita Gomez.
Pumanaw si Maita habang siya ay natutulog Huwebes ng hapon, habang ang buong bansa ay namimighati sa pagkamatay ni Dolphy.
Sabi ni Anna Leah Sarabia, kaibigang matalik ni Maita, natulog si Maita pagkatapos niya kumain ng tanghalian. Ginising siya ng kanyang anak nang tumawag ang kanyang opisina. Hindi siya sumasagot at nang buksan ang kanyang kuarto, patay na siya.
Napaka-payapa ng kanyang pagpanaw.Sabi nga namin ni Human Rights Commissioner Etta Rosales nang magkita kami sa burol ni Maita,kung pwede lang sana hilingin kay Lord, ganun na rin niya kami kukunin.
Nakakatuwa nga kung isipin ang buhay ni Maita na laki sa mayamang pamilya, kolehiyala, naging model, beauty queen, na naging amazona.
Nag-aral si Maita ng medisina sa University of the Philippines. Siguro doon umigting ang kanyang pagka-mulat sa hindi makatarungan na pamamalakad ng pamahalaan at ang maaring papel na gampanan ng bawat mamamayan.
Tomorrow, July 14, 2012, the Alejandro Melchor Jr. Foundation in collaboration with the Far Eastern University (FEU) will sponsor a “Pathways to Leadership: Young Leaders Conference” in commemoration of the 10th Death Anniversary of Alejandro Melchor Jr., to be held from 8am to 5pm at the FEU-IAS Conference Center, at Nicanor Reyes St. (formerly Morayta St.) Manila.
Among the Conference participants are the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP); the Ayala Young Leaders (AYLC); FEU student leaders and FEU alumni young leaders; the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) senior Cadets, and the University Leaders’ Consortium with Student Council presidents from the premier universities and colleges of the country. This Conference is being held for the purpose of gathering, unifying, molding and organizing men and women, with wisdom, character, audacity and commitment, into a new breed of transformational leaders to build the nation.
A Commemorative Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Raul Martirez, DD. at 11am. This will be followed by a special luncheon with the honorable DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson as the Guest Speaker.
Last Monday, the U.S. Embassy launched a new blog: “Peace, Prosperity, and Partnership in Mindanao.” (http://blogs.usembassy.gov/mindanao)
The U.S. Embassy release quoted Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. saying, “Every time I visit Mindanao I am impressed with its rich cultural diversity, the enthusiasm of its youth, and its tremendous potential.
We are trying to do our part to help create opportunities, foster understandings, and promote good governance and human rights.”
By PABLO A. TARIMAN,VERA Files
With soprano Rachelle Gerodias as Rosina, Barber of Seville is the first comic opera seen at the CCP after more than a decade. The less-heralded Don Giovanni by Mozart staged at the CCP in the mid-90s would have been a good introduction to the genre. But as it turned out, Don Giovanni had some opera lovers walking out even before the opera’s last arias were heard.
All eyes of course will also be on the PPO ex-music director, Ruggero Barbieri who figured in an earlier Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the CCP, followed by Don Giovanni (1999) and Il Trovatore in Singapore (2001)
DFA explains why there was no ASEAN communique: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/44771/why-there%E2%80%99s-no-asean-joint-communique
Update:Southeast Asian summit breaks up in acrimony
Agence France-Presse
Posted at 07/13/2012 2:52 PM | Updated as of 07/13/2012 3:02 PM
PHNOM PENH – Days of heated diplomacy ended in failure Friday as splits over territorial disputes with China prevented Southeast Asian nations from issuing their customary joint statement at a summit Friday.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/07/13/12/southeast-asian-summit-breaks-acrimony
As of late afternoon Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, who were meeting in Pnom Penh, Cambodia, had not released the joint communiqué which usually concludes the meeting.
Reporters covering the 45th ASEAN FMM said the discussion Monday was contentious between the Philippines and the chair, Cambodia over the subject of Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippines, represented by Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, introduced the following paragraph in the draft communiqué. The capitalized phrases were taken out by Cambodia, apparently in consideration of China, but the Philippines insisted on its restoration: “ In this context,we discussed in depth the recent developments in the South China Sea INCLUDING THE SITUATION IN THE SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, and expressed serious concern over such development in the area PARTICULARLY THOSE CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1982 UNCLOS RELATED TO THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND CONTINENTAL SHELVES OF COASTAL STATES. In this connection we called on all parties to respect THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AND CONTINENTAL SHELVES OF COASTAL STATES as well as the freedom of navigation in and overflight over the South China Sea as provided for by the universally recognized principles of international law,inclusing the 1982 UNCLOS. “
Sa dami ng ating mga mambabatas, dapat may mag-file na ng ganung batas. Huwag nang hintayin pa ng magbuwis pa ng maraming buhay sa aksidente.
Noong Miyerkules, naaksidente ang isang “Don Mariano” bus sa EDSA-Ortigas flyover. Sumampa sa railing. Mabuti lang hindi nahulog . Walong pasahero ang nasugatan. Maulan nang oras na iyon.
Hindi na nga maganda ang panahon na dapat maingat ang pagmamaneho. Ang siste, nagti-text pa ang driver kaya naaksidente, ayun sa mga pasahero.
Kapag nagmamaneho, dapat ang mata ay sa kalsada. Tapos itong driver, na nasa kamay ang buhay ng maraming pasahero, magti-text?