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.
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A week after Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II dropped his long-established plan to capture the presidency, “Probe Profiles” tries to make sense of his 180-degree turn on Wednesday (Sep 9) on ABS-CBN.
 
In one-on-one interviews with Cheche Lazaro before and after he decided to give way to Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as the Liberal Party standard bearer, Roxas talks about his aborted plans and addresses the speculations about his surprise announcement.
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“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
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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.
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There are things history books won’t tell you about the last journey of Ninoy…
…And these are things you should know, to continue the legacy of Ninoy.

From the days leading to his decision to return to Manila, backtrack to Ninoy’s roots as a brash
and talented young man, forward to his long and arduous journey as a private family man and
statesman.
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National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced the premiere of “Asia’s Titanic,” a one-hour National Geographic Channel exclusive that probes into the world’s worst peacetime maritime disaster ever recorded.

This is the first documentary produced by NGCI in collaboration with a Filipino film production group under the NGCI-EDB (Economic Development Board) development fund grant.

“Asia’s Titanic” will premiere exclusively on NGC (Sky Cable Channel 41) on August 25, 2009, Tuesday, at 9 p.m. It will replay on August 26 at 4 am, 9 am, and 1 pm; August 30 at 9 pm; and August 31 at 1 am and 5 am.
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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.
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Four possible presidential aspirants will face-off on Saturday (Aug. 1) for DZMM’s “Usapang OFW: Leaders’ Forum,” to be aired live at 4pm on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo.

Senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Loren Legarda, Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, and Pampanga Gov. “Among” Ed Panlilio will tackle issues concerning the plight of overseas Filipinos worldwide in the forum organized by DZMM and the Blas Ople Center.
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I remember Anton Diaz’s during his talk at the iBlog5 at The University of The Philippines Diliman, that there are four levels of bloggers, the personal blogger, the celebrity blogger, the advocacy blogger and the maven blogger. With Janet Torral’s Influential Blogger where we acknowledge bloggers and blogs yearly either newbie bloggers or newly launched blogs or a 1 year old blog. Para sa akin I make sure that I do read the blog pero to be honest tamad ako mag-comment and I make sure I’m reading it anonymously in short hindi ko sya binabasa with my Firefox where I’m automatically naka-log in sa Myblog, and Blogcatalog. So here are nominees for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 writing project of Ms. Janette Toral hope i-visit din ninyo sila at basahin ang mga blogs nila.
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The debate on which President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s 9th State of the Nation address this July 27, 2009 at the Batasan Complex will be her last. After the triumph on the Constitutional Assembly the rumor of her term extension is now the talk of the town as 2010 approaches if there will be no election next year which results to PGMA’s extension as president.
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