Quezon City, September 11 Rock The Vote sits with students and some youth advocates and bloggers sa Starbucks Dialogue series in Techno Hub at Philcoa near University of the Philippines Diliman.
Umikot ang discussion sa halaga ng participation ng mga tao sa election lalo na ang mga first time voter, Georg Nava of Rock The Vote and Register & Vote mention na importante ang pagpaparegistro sa darating na election para makaboto sa 2010. Georg who is also part of Youth Vote Philippines with Evita Garcia, her team mate sa RV, ikinuwkento nila how the campaign starts and how this project works. They mention na ngayon nagfofocus sila sa pagpapaalaala at pangangampanya na magparehistro ang mga 1st time voter na nasa magiging 18 na bago ang National at Local Election sa 2010 at hinihimok din nilang makiisa rin pati ang mga taong hindi pa nagpaparehistro. Ayon kay Georg ito ang 1st step na kailangan gawin para makasali sa election at ang 2nd step ay ang i-scrutinize ang mga tatakbo sa posisyon bago sila iboto. Read the rest of this entry
“Ang dangal ng lahing Pilipino ay nakasalalay sa ating pag-ibig sa bayan. Isang Pag-ibig na naka-ugat sa totoo, mabuti at tama. Isang pag-ibig na umuusbong mula sa pananalig at pag-asa” – Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno Read the rest of this entry
Matapos ang ginanap na Senate inquiry ni Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago kasama ang mga cabinet secretaries sa pangunguna nina Vice President Noli de Castro, Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque at Metro Manila Development Authority Secretary Bayani Fernando Jr., ay muling binalikan ni Defensor ang kanyang pagpuna sa mga infomercials na lumalabas ngayon na kung saan kasama pa rin ang mga cabinet secretaries. Read the rest of this entry
Last August 14 at the special screening of The Last Journey of Ninoy at the Rockwell Cinema at Power Plant Mall, nagkaroon tayo ng maikling conversation with Rafael Lopa the Executive Director of Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Foundation (BSAF) kasama si Cesar Buenaventura ang President ng BSAF para kamustahin ang mga future plans nila sa foundation at paano nila matutulungan ang ating mga kababayan.
Ang isa sa mga ginagawa ng foundation ngayon ay mag-create ng awareness sa mga kabataan ngayon kung sino si Ninoy Aquino, mula sa docu-drama nilang ipinalabas sa tulong ng Unitel Production, inilunsad din nila ang Ako si Ninoy the Musical at ang isang taon na nilang campaign na ang I Am Ninoy na inilunsad nila noong August 21, 2008. Ang main goal nila sa project na ito ay makita ng mga kabataan ang kahalagahan ni Ninoy sa bansa at ang makita nila ang katangian ni Ninoy sa kanilang mga sarili. Read the rest of this entry
Ang bawat isa ay may responsibilidad na kailangan gawin para maisalba pa ang kalagayan ngn ating Inang Kalikasan, last August 15 ay nagkaroon tayo ng pagkakataong makausap ang Chief Executive Officer ng WWF Philippines (Kabang Kalikasan ng Pilipinas) na si Jose Maria Lorenza “Lory” Tan at pinaunlakan tayo ng ilang minuto para sagutin ang mga ilang katanungan ukol sa mga proyekto at mga adhikain ng WWF dito sa bansa. Read the rest of this entry
The Philippine International Marathon 2009, A Run for the Pasig River goes to the starting line on November 8, 2009 at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila.
Organized by Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) and under the helm of race director Rudy Biscocho, the run with categories in 3 kilometer, 5 kilometer, 10 kilometer and the full 42 kilometer marathon, aims to boost awareness about the project as well as raise funds to rehabilitate the Pasig River. A unique feature of the race is the 42K full marathon which can also be run by a relay team of 20 people. Read the rest of this entry
Almighty God, most merciful Father
You alone know the time
You alone know the hour
You alone know the moment
When I shall breathe my last. Read the rest of this entry
After the 9th State of The Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on the July 27. ABS-CBN will ba having its third ANC Leadership Forum on the 28th of July with Senators Francis Escudero, Francis Pangilinan, Loren Legarda, Manuel Roxas II, as well as Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio, and Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno as they give their own version of State of the Nation Address and what are their hopes and plans on the 2010 National Election. Read the rest of this entry
After seeing Tuntoy on how he compare the life that his family and friends faces from Baranggay Gutom to Baranggay Busog, Antero Ely shares his struggle on how he learn to stand from the life of being discriminated because of what poverty brought them. Read the rest of this entry
This year, it’s not only the president who’s reporting about the state of the nation. Starting Monday (July 20), Filipinos worldwide who have joined the Boto Mo, iPatrol Mo: Ako ang Simula movement will get a chance to deliver their own state of the nation address (SONA) on national television through ABS-CBN’s “SONA Mo, iPatrol Mo.” Read the rest of this entry
