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Angry but peaceful anti-pork protest held in Bohol
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Latest beauty pageant gaffe in America goes viral
Last
week’s highlights and surprises:
Surprise:
On Miley Cyrus' twerking performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, many find
it awkward. We were surprised to see her tongue constantly sticking out,
grabbing her crotch, molesting a dancer's butt and grinding aggressively
against Robin Thicke and sucking a foam finger! Looking at the audience
reaction that awarding night, most of them were dumbfounded. Many didn’t find
it sexy including my nephews and cousins who liked her during her Hannah
Montana days.)
Highlight:
In Bohol, less than 200 concerned citizens and taxpayers came to Plaza Rizal in
Tagbilaran City to join the nationwide Million March Protest, demanding an end
to the alleged misuse of public funds.
Spotted
in the event was former provincial administrator Antonio Amora who joined the
crowd in giving burning insights about the pressing issue.
Marianito
Luspo came to protest the pork barrel misuse.
Environmental
activist Zenaida Darunday, who came with
friends Adelia Dela Serna, Rosemarie Schwartz, Winston Bolo, Novis Lagunay, Dr.
Virgie Bube, Roebert Varquez, Bert Gacera, Celio Tomoc, said they attended the
event to show their outrage on the pork barrel system of the government.
Angry
but peaceful Million March anti-pork protest was held in Bohol last Monday banding
people from different walks of life and many sectors of society.- LPU
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Doris
Dinorog-Obena was there as one of the volunteers who “organized” the
citizen-driven activity.
“We
are here to signify our sentiments to scrap the pork and any form, our stand is
not to be resurrected in any form,” said Dinorog-Obena.
There
were also Mitzi Ibaya, teacher DenDen Calope, Lope Hubac, Atty. Alma Aparece
with former CM-SCA Secretariat members, Fr. Dennis Salazar, Pat Ruiz, Dr. Zaldy
Buac, Ric Ramasola, Engr. James Uy and Noel Uy.
Miko
Cañares
was also at the Plaza Rizal to show support to the people's demand for
transparency and accountability from our government officials. His wife Arlene
Salgados and kid were also there.
Mytee
Palo shared the sentiment of the people. There were also NGO people like Alvin
Acuzar and his two kids, Emie Roslinda, Joy Balane, Regina Estorba-Macalandag and
Liza Macalandag.
There
were also Jeff Bernasor, A. Hontanosas, Doy Bantugan, Rey Anthony Chiu, Judith
Sumatra-Uy, Ric Obedencio, Paul Vistal, Nobet Bolo and some BCBP members.
During
the mass at the St. Joseph Cathedral, there were Atty. Myrna Pagsuberon,
Marissa Tuazon of Pakisama, Suki Plaza
Cyrus Lobrigas, Ruben Balistoy, Inting Loquellano and Msgr. Nalzaro.
The
participants also agreed to ask the former congressmen who are allegedly
involved in the pork barrel scam to explain to the Boholano people.
“Nagkasinabot sab mi sa among tapuk karun nga
manawagan sa kanhi congressmen nga naapil sa mga congresman nga nagahatag sa
grupo ni Napoles,” said Acuzar. “Ihatag nila ang responsibilidad nga masabtan
sa lalawigang Bol-anon kung giunsa, ug asa ug kinsa ang gitagaan sa maong
pondo. Tungod kay mituo ta nga ang kausaban sa panawagan sa maong abolition sa PDAF
magsugod diri sa atong lokal.”
After
the Million March, the fugitive Janet Lim-Napoles, alleged
brains of the P10-billion pork barrel scam, surprised the whole nation
when, after hiding for two weeks, suddenly surrendered to Pres. Aquino.
Stay tuned: The night Napoles surrendered, the pork
barrel scam saga is far from over.
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I bet you didn’t know that a Filipina is probably the most
well-known pageant contestant right now.
After US-based Boholano socialite Mikey Gatal
uploaded the video of the QnA portion of the Miss Philippines-USA 2013 held in
California, it has
gone viral, appearing on multiple news sites such as the E! News, Huffington Post, Daily Mail and CNN.
Candidate
Number 13 Joanlia Lising was asked by a presenter which of the “five senses”
(vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch) she would pick if she could only choose
one.
Joanlia Lising's nervous answer was: “Thank you for that wonderful question."If I have to pick out of the five senses, I would pick seeing, because seeing is the best sense that we can ever see, because seeing is believing, and believing into what you see is perfect... and... um... out of all those senses... seeing... would really be wonderful... thank you... that will be it.”
What?!?
Joanlia Lising's nervous answer was: “Thank you for that wonderful question."If I have to pick out of the five senses, I would pick seeing, because seeing is the best sense that we can ever see, because seeing is believing, and believing into what you see is perfect... and... um... out of all those senses... seeing... would really be wonderful... thank you... that will be it.”
What?!?
The Miss Philippines USA 2013
candidate’s cringe-inducing Q&A answer becomes a viral video hit. –Screenshot from CNN
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I’d asked Mikey (who was one of those behind the search) for his comment.
“First of all, thanks for your great understanding, about the pageant thing, I really felt so bad about the whole situation, I did not mean to hurt Joanlia Lising, I just did my part to blog all candidates Q and A, didn't expect this will become a big issue and it went viral,” said Mikey.
In my opinion, Lising was probably overly nervous.
Remember, it is not easy to be onstage. Ask any candidate and she would agree. Right Raul?
The interview portion is always the most dreaded segment in a beauty pageant. It is in this segment that we love to hear how smart and eloquent the candidates are. Most of the time, in beauty contest you can't easily find a perfect mix-up of beauty and brains.
Meanwhile, the annual charity project of
Mikey (thru his Mikey Gatal Charity Inc. in cooperation with Guindulman Association of
California,Southern Area or GACSA) was held on August 24 in Barangay
Canhaway, Guindulman.
Mikey gave out slippers to
children too poor to afford them.
Mikey
came out with the idea years ago during her vacation in Bohol. He had realized the extent of the need for
slippers, which is something a lot of people take for granted.
“More than 300 kids have received new and nice
slippers they can use,” said Nikki Gatal-Quintia who supervised the activity.
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Thank
God, it’s September 1!
Do
you smell Christmas in the air? Welcome the “ber” months!
The
start of September also means that Christmas is just around the corner as the
world’s longest Christmas season unfolds in the Philippines.
Never
mind if the whole country just got shaken by the pork barrel scam, the
Filipinos’ enduring spirit could never be shut down.
Today,
radio programs begin playing holiday tunes. It can’t be denied that Christmas
songs can help lift our moods. And the
thought of Christmas decor and Christmas bonus make the “Ber” months more
exciting!
Now
that the “Ber” month is finally upon us, the mornings are expected to get
colder in the coming days.
Merry
Christmas everyone!
Note: As you read this
paper, I already sent my Christmas greetings to my high school classmate and
VDT-LC principal Elaine Joy Auza. We have had our contest of “Who Can Greet
First Merry Christmas on September 1” since we’re in high school. As expected,
I won for the nth time!
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