by anyajulia | Nov 17, 2009 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo enjoins the public to actively participate in the observance of Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week on November 19 to 25, 2009.
Memo Circular No. 186 directs the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change, in cooperation with the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change, to spearhead the 2009 celebration.
All the government agencies are enjoined to participate and help in the awareness campaign on climate change through several suggested activities.
One of the suggested activities is the convening of the National Organizing Committee for the observance of the week-long celebration.
Another suggested activity is the holding of the Friday Climate Change Briefing with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Finally, in order to drum up public support for the week-long activities, the display of Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week banners or tarpaulins in all government offices and GOCCs, is also suggested. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Nov 17, 2009 | Headlines, National News
According to the Social Weather Stations’s 3rd quarter hunger incidence survey, the proportion of families experiencing involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months declined to 17.5 percent from 20.3 percent in the previous quarter.
The 2.8 percentage point decline in Overall Hunger between June 2009 and September 2009 resulted from a 1.5 percentage point decline in Moderate Hunger, combined with a 1.3 percentage point decline in severe Hunger.
Across the major regional groupings, overall hunger sharply declined by 10 percentage points in Mindanao, 2 percentage points in the Visayas and by almost 1 percentage point in Luzon but rose by over 2 percentage points in Metro Manila. (National Nutrition Council/PIA)
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by anyajulia | Nov 17, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has launched its official website for voters’ education on automated electoral process.
The website has been dubbed as “IBA na ngayon” or “I’ts Better Automated (IBA) nga Ngayon.”
The website features articles, slideshows and videos to guide voters on how to fill up special paper ballots for automated polls, how the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines works, Comelec said.
The website aims to give a better understanding of the automation process and to eventually, “trust the new system” that aims to prevent fraud by speeding up the counting of votes at the precinct-level and holding electronic transmission of results to canvassing centers and Comelec servers. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Nov 17, 2009 | Headlines, Major Events
Manny Pacquiao has once again proven himself as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, as he wins his 7th title belt by Technical Knockout (TKO) in the fight for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight title against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao took control of the fight in the second round and never let up, knocking Cotto down twice. The first was in Round 3 where Pacman gave Cotto a 1-2-3, and the second time was in Round 4, with 20 seconds left in the round.
For the most of the fight, Cotto was always back pedalling. Kenny Bayles step in at Round 12 to remind Cotto to keep his hands up, when he couldn’t do that he decided to stop the match at 55 seconds in the 12th round.
The match ended with Cotto bleeding from cuts near both eyes, as well as his from his nose. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches—336-172—as Cotto.
Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.
Manny Pacquiao is the first to start a new record that no Asian boxer has ever achieved until now. which is winning seven world titles in seven different weight divisions – Flyweight (112 lbs), Super Bantamweight (122 lbs), Featherweight (126 lbs), Super Featherweight (130 lbs), Lightweight (135 lbs), Light Welterweight (140 lbs), and Welterweight (145 lbs).
Meanwhile, bantamweight contender Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres, who won a unanimous decision against American Juan Melendez in a 10-round bout and collapsed moments after his victory, is now recovering. He was taken to the University Medical Center, Las Vegas to relieve swelling on the left side of his head which was a subdural hematoma.
Sources:
http://www.pep.ph/news/23869/Manny-Pacquiao-wins-by-TKO-over-Miguel-Cotto!
http://teampilipinas.info/2009/11/pacquiao-cotto-free-live-streaming.html
http://pinoybusiness.org/2009/11/14/pacquiao-wins-against-cotto-makes-boxing-history/
by anyajulia | Nov 16, 2009 | Foreign Exchange, Headlines, National News
AMERICA, through U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced an additional $5.2 million in disaster relief and recovery assistance to the Philippines, upping the US aid to almost $20 M since three storms ravaged most parts of Luzon.
According to Secretary Clinton, the additional assistance will meet vital education, water and sanitation, health, and disaster preparedness needs of the country.
Secretary Clinton visits the Philippines on a two-day trip to show solidarity with the Filipino people in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana (local name Ondoy), Typhoon Parma (Pepeng), and Typhoon Mirinae (Santi), which have affected over 10 million people and claimed almost a thousand lives.
In Marikina, Secretary Clinton visited Malanday High School, in one of the areas hardest hit by the floods. The school lies next to the Marikina River, which overflowed onto the school grounds.
Secretary Clinton, along with U.S. Ambassador Christie Kenney, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza Cabral, and Marikina Mayor Fernando opened a Book Fair.
The American Brother’s Brother Foundation, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 50,000 reading books to Malanday High School and Elementary School teachers.
The teachers were able to select books along with other materials donated by USAID, such as desks and ceiling fans, to gain a new start after the floods.
The Malanday High School, Elementary School and Health Clinic are part of the U.S. Embassy’s Community Partnership Program.
Last weekend over 100 U.S. Embassy employees and family members worked side by side with Malanday community members to repair the schools and Health Clinic.
The Community Partnership Program is a long-term initiative of the U.S. Embassy to participate in the local community as neighbors who work together to improve the health and vitality of Metro Manila. (PIA)
