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Philippine's New Product Cited

2008-01-28T20:29:00.000-08:00

*SPECIAL EDITION* (Violet)

Philippines was cited:

The Philippines is a well-known producer of handcrafted Christmas
decorations, with more than 2,000 suppliers making up the industry. In general,
most manufacturers focus on low-volume, midrange to upscale production, and
offer flexible minimum order quantities.
Creativity and intricate, handmade
craftsmanship are among the major advantages of Philippine-made Christmas
decorations. Skilful and capable workers and designers, a trainable workforce
and availability of a variety of indigenous natural materials are factors that
contribute to the country's success in the line.

from the "Business Wire".

Increased Tourist Arrivals

2008-01-25T20:08:00.000-08:00

*SKY BLUE - TOURISM *

There's been an increase in tourist arrivals here in Davao City according to the Department of Tourism's regional director Sonia Garcia who said that there's been 49,057 foreign visitors as of November 2007.

Most of those visitors are from East Asia having the most number of 22,396 and the ones from Japan having the most numbers, followed by Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Travellers from North America (US of A and Canada) followed suit with a total number of 9,923 visitors.

From ASEAN totaled 3,001 from (in order of the most visitors) Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei.

Our visitors from Europe was about 2,383 and once again in order of the most visitors from countries in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, Finland, Belgium, Spain and Holland.

From Oceania would be 1,950, Australia and New Zealand.

Around 134 visitors from Middle East and and 8,621 others who weren't specified.

The Balikbayans numbered about 7,154 and there were a total of domestic travels that comprises of 530,538 and if you add the total of foreign travellers it would be 586, 749.

According to Garcia there was about 10.80 % of increase in our tourism industry.

original source : Philippine Information Agency

Philippines and South Korea a TIE.

2008-01-21T02:09:00.000-08:00

Updates of CURRENT EVENTS *RED*

South Korea dropped to a share of the lead with the Philippines after a triple-bogey on the 17th hole Saturday at the Women's World Cup of Golf.
Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of the Philippines shot a 4-under 68 and the teams were tied at 11-under 133 after foursome play at the Gary Player Country Club.

The Korean pair of Ji-Yai Shin and Eun-Hee Ji held a comfortable lead at 14 under until posting a 7 when their tee shot got caught in thick rough in the hazard.

from: USAtoday

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For the second year in a row, Cristina Corpus of San Jose State University finished in the top 5 at the Ladies Philippines Open golf championship.

News from: SJSpartans

'Champion for Life' Honors For 'Paeng' Nepomuceno

2008-01-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

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President Arroyo presents a presidential citation to the world bowling champion Rafael 'Paeng' Nepomuceno, conferring on him the Order of Lakandula with the Special Class of Champion for Life (Photo/OPS).

It was awarded to Nepomuceno in simple rites during his courtesy call at Malacanang Palace's Music Room, Thursday. He presented to the Chief Executive the trophy he won in the South Pacific Classic in Melbouorne, Australia last October 2007.

The South Pacific Classic is Australia's most prestigious annual tournament which Nepomuceno first won in 1984, the first non-Australian to win the tournament. "Now, 23 years later, and having won it again, I am the first non-Australian to have won the tournament two times," Nepomuceno told the President.

"Congratulations, the Filipino people are very proud of you," the President replied, citing his extraordinary contribution to Philippine sports and his outstanding achievements in bowling competitions.

and you are right Madam President! We sure are proud of Mr. Paeng Nepomuceno for his extraordinary achievement.

The Champion for Life honors was created by the President to give credit and recognition to the Filipinos who have attained outstanding achievements in international sports, beauty and similar fields of competition, fostering extraordinary national pride and inspiration toward excellence. Those who received similar outstanding citations from the Chief Executive were boxing hero Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, Miss International beauty queen Precious Lara Quigaman, billiards king Efren "Bata" Reyes, and Mount Everest conquerors Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion and Pastor Emata.

Recently, Nepomuceno was declared by both houses of Congress as the "Best Filipino Athlete of All Time" for his six prestigious world bowling championships, making him an international bowling Hall of Famer. Nepomuceno is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as having won the most number of World Cups and has recently been designated Ambassador of Goodwill by the United Nations last July 11. In addition to his long list of well-known achievements as a world champion in three decades, Nepomuceno truly has been and continues to be an extraordinary ambassador for Filipino sports. He is the only bowler who had received the prestigious International Olympic Committee (POC) President's Trophy and was the first to be enshrined in the International Bowling Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri in 1993. In November 1999, the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) named Paeng as the "International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium."

- Pacific News Center International

Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 04.JAN.08

the Philippine Culinary flag in Sarawak

2007-11-14T16:53:00.000-08:00

*MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES(ORANGE)*

Red, blue and white―the colors of the Philippine flag―hung over during lunch and dinner at Crowne Plaza Riverside’s Cafe Majestic for one week.

They got into arranging the centerpiece of the main buffet table with a Pinoy look with tinalak and orange sinamay strips. This is to keep up with the Philippine food festival.

This event also coincided with the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area) 3rd Travel Expo, and the hotel in the capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia relied on the skills of two chefs from Marco Polo Davao Hotel.

Both chefs were expecting to find similar ingredients in the country since Philippines and Malaysia are just closely related. But, they found out there are large differences. Every day was a time for experimentation, an exercise in trial and error as they worked with ingredients they were not quite accustomed to. They then treated it as a culinary challenge.

main story from: Philippine Inquirer

Philippines 6th in Gender Equality.

2007-11-09T08:01:00.000-08:00

from: Xinhuanet.

Out of 115 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2007 study, the WEF showed that the Philippines is in the 6th place that achieved a gender equality score of 0.7629 from 0.7516 last 2006.

We retained the rank as the 6th sixth most woman-friendly country in the world, according to the latest study by World Economic Forum (WEF).

"The Philippines was the only Asian country included in the study's top 10, which was dominated by European countries. Topping the list was Sweden, followed by Norway, Finland, Iceland and New Zealand. Following the Philippines in the rankings were Germany, Denmark, Ireland, and Spain."

Davao Has World's Most Modern Airport

2007-10-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

Updates of CURRENT EVENTS *RED*

As of date, Davao City, Philippines has World's Most Modern Airport and the safest one at that.

An Australian engineer named William Krelle said that even if your aircraft is crippled with only one engine flying and you try to land in the middle of a storm, you can still land safely in Davao's International Airport. - from Bernama.

Very few people know the fact that Davao is "undoubtedly the safest airport in the world".

Davao's landing facilities are the latest and are state of the art computerized equipment that were installed by a Norwegian airport systems engineer that are being used by some of the world's biggest airports.

Most facts from Bernama.

Philippines Tops in Women Managers

2007-10-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

*UPDATES of CURRENT EVENTS *red*

International Survey shows that women are breaking barriers in the Philippines and that they hold half of all senior management positions, and even one of the highest levels in the world.

Of course you would probably guess by then that our country is being run by a woman - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Women hold half of our senior management jobs in our country, representing 81% of the world economy, the highest rate in the study of 32 nations. Also, 97% of businesses in our country have women in senior management positions, actually the highest in the poll.

Men in the Philippines are actually used to women in authority. There are less sexist here so women can really say what they want to say and do what they want to do without the fear of being discrimanated just because you are a woman.

According to Dina Salonga from an article in VOAnews:

"I think that the Philippine society is basically a matriarchal one," she says.
" And that men don't really mind reporting to a higher authority who is female.
So that in the home the children, sometimes even the husband, would take orders,
if that's right word for it, from the wife. So they don't really mind reporting
to a woman manager."
The Philippines is often portrayed as having a macho
culture in which men dominate. But Salonga says this is only a façade and women
control things from behind the scenes.
"I think from the outside that's what
the men want the other people to perceive them to be. But inside the home I
think it's really the woman who enjoys the power," she says. "And sometimes they
just make the husbands feel that they are the ones who are powerful. So they do
it in a really subtle way and they get their way around it."

Even the Philippine Labor Department says women have outnumbered men in executive positions for several years.
from VoaNews:
Dan Roces, chief of research for People Management Association, says women are accepted in business.
"There really isn't any discrimination," he says. "We really tend to trust our businesses with [to] females. Our culture is more maternalistic. We tend to trust our women more because we were taken care of by our mothers. So we really don't mind if we take orders from them."

Hollywood: "I come with the Rain"

2007-08-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

*Updates of CURRENT EVENTS(RED)*

Hollywood shoots in Diwalwal, Philippines.

The movie "I come with the Rain" started shooting the movie in the gold rush mountain of Diwalwal, Monkayo Compostela Valley. It would then be starred by actor Josh Harnett. :)

Most Music-Mad Youngsters

2007-06-02T19:03:00.000-07:00

*UPDATES of CURRENT EVENTS(RED)*

Source: Televisionpoint.com

A survey said that Indonesia and the PHILIPPINES have ASIA's MOST music-mad YOUNGSTERS, while the youth of Hong Kong and Singapore prefers the sound of silence. This was from the study done by the entertainment channel MTV to find the Asia's most avid pop music fans.

Results:

71 percent - India's Youth
70 percent - Indonesia's Youth
64 percent - Filipino Youth

All three described themselves as passionate over music and they were followed by:

61 percent - Thailand Youth
45 percent - South Korea's Youth
43 percent - Malaysia's Youth
42 percent - Mainland China and Taiwan's Youth

However Singapore and Hong Kong's Youth finished the bottom:

38 per cent -Singapore's Youth
27 percent- Hong Kong

Young people in these two territories(Singapore and Hong Kong) appears to prefer studying or working than listening to music.

According to MTV nearly 4,000 people with ages that ranges from 15 to 34 were interviewed for the said survey and those who scored their passion for music at seven out of 10 or above were classified as passionate.

Anti-Smoking Model City in Asia

2007-05-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Current Events Updates *RED*

The World Health Organization has been eyeing Davao City as their model city for their anti-smoking campaign.

Davao City is the only city in the Philippines strongly implementing the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.

Based on some reports, Davao City has arrested 5,000 + violators from the start the Anti-Smoking Ban was implemented.

2007-05-10T23:47:00.000-07:00

*ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES(BLUE)*

Tingi. (Retail) Sari-Sari Store (Variety Store)

(Image from Google Images)

Where else can we buy soap, junk foods, candies, shampoo, softdrinks, ice water and other essentials in small affordable amounts and is located everywhere we go?

The sari-sari store is pretty much a very important place in our community. It is usually available in every village, subdivision, and in streets as well. The word sari-sari is Tagalog for "variety" or "various kinds". These stores are usually owned by families living at the back.These sari-sari stores are usually located as an extension of a house in front. Different essentials are displayed inside. A small window can be seen usually at the center where you place your payment and your item would be given there as well. A cigarette lighter tied to the window is almost always present in every stall. Sometimes, there are even benches and table available in front and a shade could be placed above it.

This is very convenient for everyone and strategically located close to every cluster of houses and when they want to buy something and either they usually find large establishments close or far away from them. The items being sold are usually low of cost since you are buying them in retail.

This is also a good social meet-ups for our society. Most men go here and hang-out during nights after work and have drinking sessions. Women and housewifes meet up and talk about their lives and current events. Children even go here when they want to eat and drink after playing.

First Filipina West Point Graduate

2007-04-09T20:16:00.000-07:00

UPDATES of CURRENT EVENTS(RED)

Christy Isis “Ice” Achanzar, a 24-year-old woman from Davao City, makes history as the first Filipina to graduate at the prestigious US military school West Point Academy.

To join the military was her lifelong dream. She is a graduate of a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering from the University of the Immaculate Conception in Davao.

Manny Dominates over Morales

2006-11-20T19:51:00.000-08:00

*UPDATES of CURRENT EVENTS(RED)*

It was a mission accomplished for Ronnie “Calamba” Alcano, Champion in the 2006 World Pool Championship that was held here in the Philippine International Convention Center. Alcano won over Ralf Soquet of Germany into a score of 17-11. CONGRATULATIONS

Everyone was psyched up last Sunday (Nov. 19, 2006) when Manny Pacquiao won the fight. 3 rounds and it was all over. Congrats Manny!!

*ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES(BLUE)*

Po, opo, mano po.

They are the speech suffixes that define courtesy, and respect to the elders.

Po and opo, is more like a "yes" with respect.

If someone older than you asked:

Granny: Did you get a high grade in your exam?
Grandson: Opo.

or if you are being called you can also use this for an answer.

Granny: Child, come here (*Anak, halika dito*)
Child: Po?

or in certain conversations when somebody asks how you are doing.

Uncle: How are you? (*Kumusta ka na?*)
Nephew: Doing great po. (*Ok lang po*)

It does exactly means yes... but more like an addition(suffix) to every answer you make to someone older than you. Sometimes, this is not just used for elder people but also for teenagers with the same age as well. :)

Mano po. -_-

Is an act of respect for elder ones also. When one sees Granny, Granpa, Mom, Dad, Uncle, Aunt for the first time during that day, they usually come up to them and say "Mano po Granny", and then Granny would extend her right hand and then the child would then place it on his forehead in respect.

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100 significant events in the Philippines

2006-09-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

SPECIAL EDITION -=VIOLET=-

This post is from ABS-CBN by -- Christine G. Dulnuan, National Historical Institute

1. Trading with the Chinese. 10th century. They dominated Philippine commerce from then on.

2. Arrival of Arab traders and missionaries. Mid-14th century. They conducted trade and preached Islam in Sulu that later spread to other parts of the country.

3. Arrival of Ferdinand Magellan. March 1521. It marked the beginning of Spanish interest in the Philippines as several Spanish expeditions followed.

4. First Mass in the Philippines. March 31, 1521. It was held in Limasawa, an island in Southern Leyte. Symbolized the conversion of many Filipinos to Roman Catholicism.

5. Death of Ferdinand Magellan. April 27, 1521.

6. Landing of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in Cebu. 1565. This marked the beginning of Spanish dominion in the Philippines as Legazpi later established the seat of Spanish colonial government in Manila.

7. Blood Compact. March 1565. Spanish Captain General Legazpi and Rajah Sikatuna performed the blood compact in Bohol as a sign of peace agreement between their parties.

8. First agreement for peace in the Philippines. June 4, 1565. Rajah Tupas and Legazpi signed this treaty of peace. Through the treaty, Cebu would recognize the Spanish government, which, on the other hand, would provide protection to Cebu in times of wars.

9. Construction of the Church and Convent of Santo Niño, the first Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines, in Cebu by Rev. Father Andres de Urdaneta. 1565. This marked the beginning of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines as Spanish priests from other religious orders followed. The priests played significant roles in developing the country as a Spanish colony.

10. Shipbuilding. Early 1600s. Ships were built on Biliran Island and later in Cavite.

11. Longest Revolt in history. 1744-1829. Francisco Dagohoy led this longest uprising in Bohol against the Spanish government.

12. British invasion of Manila. September 23, 1762. The British invaded and occupied Manila until March 1764, when the Seven-Year War in Europe ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The treaty compelled the British to return Manila and its environs to Spain.

13. Tobacco Monopoly. 1781. The Spanish government established this for business purposes. It served as a big source of revenue for the Spanish government until it was closed in 1882. During the period, tobacco farms and cigarette plants in the country increased and employed many Filipinos as farmers and factory workers.

14. Surnames for Filipinos. November 21, 1849. Governor Narciso Claveria y Zaldua issued a decree that provided for the use of Spanish surnames by Filipinos to facilitate census, tax collection and administration.

15. Cofradia de San Jose. 1832-41. Founded as a religious cult which attracted many members and alarmed the government. It was disbanded after one of its prominent leaders, Apolinario de la Cruz or Hermano Pule, was killed by the government forces on November 4, 1841.

16. Quarantine Station. 1850s. The Spanish government established the Lazareto de Mariveles in Bataan as a way of checking and sanitizing passengers and cargoes of foreign ships from contagious diseases before they could enter Manila. The Americans continued this practice in 1902 by establishing quarantine services in ports of entry.

17. Sugar industry in the Philippines. 1859. Nicholas Loney from England pioneered the sugar industry that contributed to the economic growth of Iloilo and Panay.

18. Cavite Mutiny. January 20, 1872. Sergeant Lamadrid led artillery regiments and some naval crews in capturing the arsenal of Fort San Felipe in Cavite. The event was local in scope and easily quelled, but Spanish priests used it to implicate their enemies in the clergy, resulting in the execution of Fathers Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora.

19. Execution of Burgos, Gomes and Zamora. February 17, 1872. The three priests, known in history as Gomburza, were garroted by the Spaniards in connection with the Cavite Mutiny.

20. Founding of La Solidaridad. 1889. The Filipino propagandists in Spain established this as the organ of the Propaganda Movement. Graciano Lopez Jaena and Marcelo H. del Pilar served as editors. It published essays and articles in Spanish expressing the Filipino demands for reforms in the Philippines. One of the writers was Jose Rizal.

21. Telephone system. 1890. The first telephone system in the Philippines is inaugurated. In 1906 the government put provincial telephone systems. In 1928 PLDT was granted franchise for the entire Philippines.

22. Establishment of Masonic Nilad Lodge or "Logia Central y Delegada." 1891. Pedro Serrano Laktaw, Moises Salvador and Jose Ramos established this Masonic lodge that was approved by Grande Oriente Español on March 10, 1892. Other lodges followed. Many Katipuneros were members of the Masonry.

23. Construction of Manila-Dagupan Railroad. 1892. It hastened transportation from Manila to Dagupan. Used by revolutionists and by American soldiers during the revolution. Another railroad was constructed in Iloilo in the early 1900s.

24 Founding of the Katipunan. July 7, 1892. Andres Bonifacio, Ladislaw Diwa and Teodoro Plata composed the first triangle of the secret society.

25. Exile of Dr. Jose Rizal. July 17, 1892. Rizal arrived in Dapitan to serve his exile. This agitated many Filipinos to fight the Spanish colonial government. The hero contributed much to the development of Dapitan during his exile.

26. Discovery of the Kati-punan. August 19, 1892. Its discovery led to the government’s crackdown on suspected members and Bonifacio’s immediate declaration of war against the Spanish government.

27. Cry of Pugad Lawin. August 23, 1892. The Katipuneros gathered in Pugad Lawin, tore their cedulas and declared war against Spain.

28. Battle of Pinaglabanan. August 31, 1896. The first battle between the Katipuneros and Spanish forces in San Juan, Rizal. Over a hundred Katipuneros were killed.

29. Battle of Zapote Bridge. February 19, 1897. One of the major battles of the Philippine Revolution.

30. Tejeros Convention. March 22, 1897. The Kati-puneros belonging to the Magdaló and Magdiwang councils changed the Kati-punan into a revolutionary government and elected its officers. Subsequent events resulted in the execution of Andres Boni-facio in Maragondon.

31. Acta de Tejeros. March 24, 1897. Bonifacio nullified the results of the elections during the Tejeros Convention.

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32. Naic Military Agreement. April 20, 1897. Bonifacio signed this document declaring the results of the elections during the Tejeros Convention null and void and established its own army separate from the Revolutionary Army formed during the convention. This led to his capture and later his execution in May of the same year.

33. Pact of Biyak-na-Bato. December 14, 1897. Signed by the Spanish government and the Filipino revolutionary leaders. This provided for the secession of hostilities between the two parties and the voluntary exile of revolutionary leaders in Hong Kong.

34. Uprising of Leon Kilat in Cebu. April 2, 1898. Leon Kilat (Pantaleon Villegas) led the uprising against the Spaniards in Cebu, which was suppressed after a week with the arrival of reinforcements from Iloilo and Manila. Leon Kilat continued his cause through guerrilla campaigns.

35. Battle of Manila Bay. May 1, 1898. The American naval fleets led by George Dewey fought against the Spanish fleet under General Patrocinio Montojo. This signaled America’s colonization of the Philippines.

36. Proclamation of Philippine Independence. June 12, 1898.
General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite. During the event, Marcha Nacional Filipina, which what would become the National Anthem composed by Julian Felipe, was played by the band of San Francisco de Malabon and the Philippine national flag was hoisted in public.

37. Bates Treaty Agreement. August 20, 1898. Signed in Mindanao between US Representative John C. Bates and the Filipino Muslim leaders Rajah Muda, Datu Calbi, Datu Joakanain and the Sulu Sultan, the agreement signified noninvolvement of the Muslims in the Filipino-American War.

38. Republic of Negros. November 5, 1898. Revolutionary forces under General Juan Anacleto Araneta proclaimed the Republic of Negros.

39. Cry of Santa Barbara. November 17, 1898. The revolutionists led by General Martin Delgado waved the Filipino flag and established the revolutionary government in Iloilo.

40. The Treaty of Paris. December 10, 1898. This was signed between the United States and Spain ceding Spanish colonies, including the Philippines, to America. The Americans received the right to colonize the Philippines after paying Spain $20 million.

41. Benevolent assimilation of the Philippines. 1898. President William McKinley proclaimed this as there was nothing left to do with the Philippines after the Spanish-American War but to take it as a colony.

42. Assassination of General Antonio Luna. June 5, 1899. General Luna and his aide Col. Paco Roman were assassinated by fellow revolutionists in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. This event is considered one of the tragedies of the Revolution.

43. La Independencia newspaper published Jose Palma’s poem. September 3, 1899. The poem became the lyrics for the Marcha Nacional Filipina of Julian Felipe, thereby completing a national anthem for the Philippines. On September 22, 1943, the Commonwealth government adopted the flag and the anthem as national symbols.

44. Arrival of the Presbyterian Missionaries. April 21, 1899. They were the first group of Protestant missionaries to arrive and established missions in the Philippines. They established the first Protestant University in the Philippines, Silliman University, in August 1901.

45. Battle of Tirad Pass. December 2, 1899. General Gregorio del Pilar died in action while defending Tirad Pass from the Americans soldiers.

46. Balangiga Massacre. September 28, 1890. About 180 Filipinos attacked 72 American soldiers and killed many of them. Soon after, the Americans retaliated by killing every Filipino who refused to surrender and were capable of carrying arms, including 10-year-old boys. America’s pacification policy turned Samar into a "howling wilderness."

47. Capture of General Emilio Aguinaldo in Palanan, Isabela. March 23, 1901. The American colonial government considered this the end of the Revolution.

48. Public education system. 1901. The Philippine Commission passed Act 74 providing for the public education system, which includes the use of English as the medium of instruction, free primary education and a normal school for the training of teachers. The Thomasites arrived in the Philippines to serve as teachers. The normal school on Taft Avenue in Manila is now known as the Philippine Normal University.

49. Antisedition Law. October 1, 1901. The American colonial government passed Act 292 to quell armed nationalist sentiments during the era.

50. Founding of Union Obrero Democratica. 1902. This first labor federation in the country was established at Teatro Variedades in Sampaloc, Manila, with Isabelo de los Reyes as president and Hermenigildo Cruz as secretary. The organization celebrated Labor Day the following year.

51. Establishment of civil government. July 2, 1902. The US Congress signed the Cooper Bill that provided for the establishment of a civil government in the Philippines.

52. Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church). August 3, 1902. The first Filipino church independent of Rome to be established with Gregorio Aglipay as the first bishop. It was a result of the disparagement and prejudice felt by nationalistic priests.

53. Manila Electric Railway and Light Co. (Meralco). March 24, 1903. Granted franchise by the government to supply Manila and its environs with electricity and the electric street-railway system.

54. Pensionado Law. August 27, 1903. Act 854 provided for scholarship of Filipino students to universities in the United States and their return to the Philippines to serve in various fields, including government.

55. The first Labor Day rally in the Philippines. May 1, 1903. Organized by the Union Obrero Democratica de Filipinas. Thousands of participants marched to Malacañan to publicly demand for working conditions.

56. Philippine Constabulary School. February 19, 1905. It was first established at the Santa Lucia Barracks in Intramuros, transferred in 1908 in Baguio City as the Philippine Military Academy, and developed into a premier military school.

57. Inauguration of the first Philippine Assembly. October 16, 1907. It served as the lower house of a bicameral legislature with the Philippine Commission as the upper house.

58. Creation of the University of the Philippines. June 18, 1908. The country’s premier state university was created by Act 1870.

59. First court case of libel. October 30, 1908. El Renacimiento published in its editorial "Aves de Rapina" (Birds of Prey) about a man who preyed on his enemy the way an eagle, vulture, owl and a vampire do. American Secretary of the Interior Dean C. Worcester felt alluded to in the article and sued the paper’s editor and publisher Teodoro M. Kalaw and Martin Ocampo. Worcester won the case and the newspaper was closed.

60. Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas. February 28, 1909. The first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines founded by Nicolas Zamora as a result of the separation of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

61. Iglesia ni Cristo. 1914. An indigenous church founded by Felix Manalo. Its leaders are often wooed by politicians who are aware of the church’s tendency to vote by block.

62. Founding of Congreso Obrero de Filipinas. May 1, 1913. Organized by Hermenigildo Cruz, the organization battled for an eight-hour working day, abolition of child labor, just labor standards for women and liability of capitalists.

63. Flag Day. October 31, 1919. Proclaimed by the National Assembly.

64. National Federation of Women’s Clubs. 1921. It was organized primarily to advance the political rights of Filipino women and later on developed into an organization of women leaders for national development. Among its prominent members were Pilar Hidalgo Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda and Trinidad F. Legarda.

65. Radio stations. June 1922. First serviced Manila and Pasay before they expanded to the provinces. Most of the stations were confiscated by the Japanese during the war.

66. Communist Party of the Philippines. August 27, 1930. Crisanto Evangelista established the Party, which later merged with the Socialist Party of Pedro Abad Santos and composed the Hukbalahap during the Second World War. The government declared it illegal.

67. Inauguration of Rizal Monument. December 29, 1930. The monument to Jose Rizal was inaugurated at the Luneta (now Rizal Park).

68. Sakdalista movement. 1931. Underground socialist reform movement whose members were mostly peasants against the antinationalist policies of the government.

69. Tydings-McDuffie Law. March 25, 1934. This law, signed by Theodore Roosevelt, provided for the establishment of the transition period before America would eventually recognize Philippine Independence.

70. Inauguration of Commonwealth government. November 15, 1935. Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmeña took the oath as President and Vice-President.

71. Commonwealth Constitution. 1935. Used to guide the Commonwealth government, cut off during the Japanese period and was restored after the war until 1973, when President Marcos ratified a new one.

72. Law on Women’s Suffrage. December 14, 1937. For the first time, Filipino women were given the right to vote during elections.

73. Japanese invasion. December 8, 1941. Japanese bombers attacked Clark Air Base and other American camps in Baguio City, Manila and Davao. This signaled the beginning of the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines.

74. Oath-taking at Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor. December 30, 1941. Manuel Quezon took his second term of office as President of the Commonwealth government.

75. New government under the Japanese. December 3, 1942. The Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi) was established and elected Jose P. Laurel as President of the Philippines. This party, however, lasted only until 1945.

76. Tagalog as official language. June 7, 1940. President Manuel L. Quezon proclaimed Tagalog as one of the official languages in the Philippines starting July 4, 1946. Tagalog later became known as the Filipino language.

77. Fall of Manila. 1942. The Japanese forces led by Masaharu Homma occupied Manila.

78. Fall of Bataan. April 9, 1942. General Edward P. King surrendered to spare the lives of battle weary and outnumbered Filipino and American soldiers who were defending Bataan. They ran out of ammunition, supplies and had no reinforcements.

79. Fall of Corregidor. May 6, 1942. General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered the entire USAFFE in the Philippines to General Masaharu Homma of the Japanese Imperial Army.

80. Leyte landing. October 20, 1944. General Douglas MacArthur landed in Leyte Gulf with Sergio Osmeña Sr. and Carlos P. Romulo. This signaled the retaking of the Philippines from the Japanese soldiers. It was also a fulfillment of MacArthur’s promise in 1942 when he said "I shall return."

81. Sergio Osmeña succeeded President Quezon as President of the Commonwealth. August 1, 1944. President Quezon died of Tuberculosis while he was in the United States.

82. Makabayang Kalipunan ng mga Pilipino (Makapili). December 8, 1944. The Japanese used its members, composed of Filipinos, to inform on guerrilla sympathizers. Many of its members were prosecuted after the war for the atrocities they committed against the people.

83. Establishment of the Congress of Labor Organizations (CLO). March 16. 1945. The CLO, first called Committee of Labor Organizations, was a federation of labor organizations organized by former leaders of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap), which was forced to go underground when the government declared it illegal.

84. Liberation of Manila. 1945. The Americans entered Manila and liberated many Filipino and American internees at the University of Santo Tomas. Manila was devastated after the war. General Douglas MacArthur turned over the civilian government to Sergio Osmeña Sr.

85. United Nations membership. September 1945. The Philippines joined the United Nations.

86. Philippine Independence from America. July 4, 1946. America eventually let go of the Philippines.

87. Alto Broadcasting Network and DZXL-TV Channel 9. 1953. The first commercial television station that developed into what is now ABS-CBN.

88. Death of President Ramon Magsaysay. March 17, 1957. The President’s plane crashed in Manunggal, Cebu. His death grieved the Filipino people and caused an immediate transition of leadership in government.

89. Reestablishment of the Communist Party of the Philippines. December 27. 1968. Jose Ma. Sison reestablished the old communist party.

90. Martial law. September 21, 1972. President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081 declaring martial law to "save the Republic" from crime and violence. Marcos abolished the Congress and created the semiparliament Batasang Pambansa. It caused the takeover of many private businesses by the government, exile, disappearances and imprisonment of individuals critical of the government.

91. Assassination of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. August 21, 1983. The senator was assassinated at the Manila International Airport, now named in his honor.

92. COMELEC Employees’ Walk-Out. February 9, 1986. Thirty computer technicians of the Commission on Elections walked out of their jobs after they were ordered to cheat the election returns in favor of President Marcos.

93. Military mutiny. February 23, 1986. Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and AFP Vice Chief of Staff Fidel V. Ramos defected from the Marcos administration. People gathered at EDSA to protect them from pro-administration soldiers. Two days after, President Marcos went on exile to Hawaii.

94. Oath-taking of Corazon C. Aquino, the senator’s widow, and Salvador H. Laurel as President and Vice-President of the Philippines. February 25, 1986. They were sworn into office after the snap elections.

95. Return of presidential government. 1987. President Aquino appointed 48 members of the constitutional convention to draft the Constitution that restored democracy and abolished the Batasang Pambansa.

96. Military coup. August 28, 1987. The Reform the AFP Movement (RAM), led by Col. Gregorio Honasan, staged the coup, demanding the surrender of the Aquino government. The troops penetrated Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame but were repulsed by government forces. There were other failed coup attempts by the RAM (one in 1986, three attempts in 1987), Nationalist Army of the Philippines (NAP) in 1986, and the combined forces of RAM and NAP on December 1, 1989.

97. Inauguration of President Fidel V. Ramos and VP Joseph E. Estrada. June 30, 1992. President Ramos and VP Estrada were sworn in by Chief Justice Andres Narvasa at the Luneta Grandstand. FVR is the first president who comes from the Protestant faith.

98. Biggest case of corruption. September 24, 1993. Former first lady Imelda Marcos was convicted for the first time of corruption and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Few days earlier, the remains of former President Marcos who died in 1989 in Hawaii was finally entombed at their family mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Sur.

99. First actor President of the Philippines. June 30, 1998. President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, best known as Erap, took his oath as the 13th President of the Philippines in Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan.

100. End of the 20th Century and Millennium Watch. December 31, 2000. The Filipino Nation led by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada joined the whole world in welcoming the new millennium. The President called on Filipinos "to pray for global peace and brotherhood and to world as one in facing the challenges of the 21st Century."

Iba ang Pinoy!

2006-09-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

*OLD NEWS REVIVED(Indigo)*

Pinoy Math Teacher chosen as the Erdos Awardee

Dr. Simon Chua has trained kids gifted in Math to be better ones. Many young Filipino students that he have trained have won international competitions, the latest was on July 16 at the “Primary Math World Contest” in Hong Kong.

He was also awarded by the World Federation of National Mathematics Competition (WFNMC) in England last July.

And now, he has the much-coveted Paul Erdos Award.

Chua is the first Filipino to receive the prestigious award.

3 Pinays are world Junior Golf Champions

The three pinays are Dottie Ardina , Cyna Rodriguez, and Mia Legaspi.

Getting Bronze at World Champinoship

Charming Kerkhof, 16 from Quezon is the first ever Pinay to win a shared bronze medal with Belgians at the World Championship, acrobatique gymnastiques.

Pinays building world class ships

Criselda Garcia and Candelaria Capampangan of Cebu.

Garcia,32 is the only woman among four team leaders in the FBMA metal works department.

Capampangan, 22, on the other hand, is the new girl on the block. A graduate of TESDA. Capampangan can now work on the "critical areas" of the ships under construction at FBMA, particularly the parts that she can go under the water.

The Grand Opening

2006-09-05T06:43:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Finally! This blog is all set and ready to go! I just have to make a layout for this. And I made it right away! I have so many ideas running in my mind, i cant catch up with it. Who to feature, what to feature. Specially when I'm riding the jeepney,ideas like "i wanna post this, i wanna post that. "
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So here goes.

*Current Events RED*

I would just like to commend Dra. Elizabeth Micaller for her article about Q2 in Philippine Star today. She is my mentor in Iridologist. She is the only accredited instructor in the Philippines and Asia as well for Iridology.

*OLD NEWS REVIVED*(Indigo)

I know they are old news.. but i just want them to be honored, since the "OPENING" of this blog was kind of delayed.

Philippines winning the FIRST POOL WORLD CUP

Winning this title, sure is one thing! Imagine, winning the FIRST POOL WORLD CUP?
But of course, we would not be so astounded by it because most of the POOL WORLD CUP critics have been saying that Philippines would sure win this game, and true to the word of that critic(after 2 days he declared that), the PHILIPPINE TEAM WON!

REST OF THE STORY: HERE
CONGRATULATIONS Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante! (STAY HUMBLE!)

MANNY PACQUIAO DOMINATING OVER LARIOS

Yes, i know the heat is over and all that. But, come on i just started this blog and i just want to CONGRATULATE HIM! Even if it's a bit tad too late!

THE PHILIPPINE TEAM CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST

The first successful ascent of Mount Everest by the FILIPINO TEAM, should be seen in a higher patriotic light that could lead us to even greater achievement. Climbing the Mount Everest is like a picture language, saying that we the FILIPINOS can do it too!

Congratulations PHILIPPINE TEAM!

2 sets of Filipino siblings reigned supreme at the “Talent Olympics”

Cercado sisters -- Almira, 18; Irene, 16; Mylene, 14, and Celina, 10 -- have amazing voices that won for them the gold medal in the overall vocal group junior division.

The Marquez siblings -- Beverly, Paolo and Jem Marquez -- bagged the silver medal in the overall senior vocal division.

The 21-member delegation of the Philippines this year all made it to the finals.

"The song entries were limited to 60 seconds each so that choosing and arranging songs that would showcase one’s vocal prowess for such a short time was in itself a challenge." De Leon said.

“In that aspect, it also showed the creativity of the Filipinos. They all performed one-minute songs that were arranged very well,” he said.

The Cercados came home with 16 gold medals, four plaques, and a sparkling trophy after sweeping the top prizes in all the four categories they participated in—Broadway, Gospel, Original Works and Pop/R&B.

They sang “His Eyes on the Sparrow” (Gospel), “Phantom of the Opera” (Broadway), Ryan Cayabyab’s “Paraiso” (Original Works), and “Billy Jean” (Pop/R&B).

“The judges told us they liked Michael Jackson again after hearing us sing Billy Jean,” Almira said.

She and her sisters performed the Jackson hit, complete with dancing the moonwalk.

The judges were so impressed that they awarded The Cercados the Worldstar Champions in the Pop Category in the junior division.

The Siblings had a total of nine silver medals from the same categories.

Rest of the story: HERE

Philippines

2006-09-04T03:19:00.000-07:00

Mabuhay Everyone!

*UPDATES of CURRENT EVENTS(RED)*

Prisoners Donate Hair to Fight Oil Spill

Prisoners here are shaving and donating their head and chest hairs to help clean up the country’s worst oil spill which affected over 40,000 people and 200km of coastline.

Small things/donations really makes a difference.

Davao cagers to watch not 1, but 2 NBA games

You probably did not hear about this. But four Davao City basketball players were invited to watch not just one but TWO Houston Rockets game, by NBA star Tracy McGrady.

The four players are, Nard John Pinto, Ronnierick Wong, Kristoffer Lloyd Lacida and Vincent Lim of the Holy Child School of Davao. Holy Child placed second behind China with just ONE POINT in the Asian Streetball finals held recently in Guangzhou, China but they were awarded a US trip by McGrady because of their "excellent showing".

Mayor Duterte to Holy Child cagers: "Stay healthy"

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! (it is a dream come true for them! Be "excellent" in everything!)

Pinoy Astronomer discovered the Red Spot Junior

Christopher Go of Cebu a Physics graduate of the University of San Carlos and an observer of Jupiter, discovered that the brown spot on the planet, which was previously white in color, had turned brick red.

His observation, which was then reported to the Jupiter Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, has sparked renewed interest in the planet Jupiter.

*A SPLASH OF GREEN*

Filipinos For Better Philippines Plant a Tree of Hope in Cebu

We had this tree planting along the HIGHWAY last August. And there seems to be more "tree-planting events" to come.
One of this was in Cebu.
The tree-planting activity was coordinated with some of the city's Barangay chairmen and was in support of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's goal of transforming the country into a "Green Philippines".

*ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES(BLUE)*

I know i just have to make a writeup about jeepney's
Yes, they are the KING OF THE ROAD in the Philippines. A jeepney ride is always an extraordinary experience and there are no two rides that is the same.
They are usually colorful, and are often accompanie with loud/soft or no music at all.
I usually "think" and "contemplate" while riding in one, whenever i go home. I usually pick "the-lone-jeepney-without-a-lot-of-passengers". Although, I sometimes enjoy the company of one or two people inside a jeepney, I prefer to be alone in one, haha but that rarely happens, usually jeepneys have a LOT of passengers. Carrying more than it's usual capacity. Sometimes, depending on your mood you wouldn't care less, other times.. well.. just forget the "annoying" feeling.
Just enjoy riding in one jeepney, that made us all UNIQUELY PINOY.

* *MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES(ORANGE)*

PINOY SAUCES = SAWSAWAN
Filipinos LOVES SAWSAWAN
Our pinoy seasonings, flavorful dipping sauces, is one of the most sought after ingredients. They are the different sauces that gives "flavor" and additional "taste" to anything you are eating. These "sawsawan" makes you want to eat more, even when you are just having "tuyo/dried fish".

We have the hot, salty, sweet sauces, or anything we can "create/invent" just to find the right "taste" we want. Even if the food is complete and "OK" to eat, we just have to find suka(vinegar), toyo(soy sauce), patis(fish sauce), calamansi, sarsa, sili(chili)... beside everything.

Pinoy's experiment with these various sauces, as they are fairly common place and known to enhance any dish.

--- Popular Sauces ---

*Suka't Sili - (Vinegar + Chili) - Everyone loves this. This is the "overused" sauce in every household. HOT!

*Toyo - (Soy Sauce) - aside from the "suka't sili", everyone <3's to have this on dinner tables. They would mix this with "kalamansi", "chili", or "suka", any of the three or it can also be the three altogether.

*Rufina Philippine Fish sauce(patis) - This one i saw in amazon.

Product Description
We are pleased to offer fish sauce from the Philippines. This has a unique flavor, slightly different than Thai fish sauce due to the blend of fish used to create the sauce. The fish sauce is a bit more salty and does not have a heavy odor.

Patis - is the by product of Bagoong. It is distinguished as the clear refined layer floating on the thicker bagoong.

*"Pinakurat" from Iligan - Best sawsawan in PINAS! Everyone loves this! It is hot.. more like suka't sili but better! Sizzling HOT! If you can be addicted to "suka't sili", i am sure, you would want Pinakurat more.
We have this in our table(supply from Iligan, when my parents went there, they bought a LOT). If you’re lucky enough, you can find one displayed yet partly hidden, at the grocery section(if you are outside iligan). Shake well before using.

*KALAMANSI - a souring "agent". An important ingredient in innumerable dipping sawsawan(sauces). When used as a sawsawan, kalamansi is often mixed with patis (fish sauce) or soy sauce for that indescribable sour-salty taste.

*Bagoong - Not all would be pleased with it's odor because it is distinct and unique, but it's taste has a lot to offer. This is also a flavor enhancing agent. A dipping sauce for chicharon, whole fried fish, green and ripe mangoes, or hard boiled eggs.

*Onions/Tomatoes/Garlic/Chili = additional condiments to be added in vinegar, soy sauce.. or whatever you wish.