Saturday, December 27, 2014

Social experiment video. How do Australians react to Muslims?


Islamophobia is coined a term for prejudice against, hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islam, Muslims, or of ethnic groups perceived to be Muslim. It is just sad to see people stereotyping Muslims to be terrorists and dangerous people, when in fact they are just as kind and loving as anybody else.
Many people join the Islamophobia bandwagon basing everything on what they see on TV. We should realize that many Muslims co-living with Christians have nothing to do with the ongoing war, and they should not be treated as “bad” people.
In other parts of the world, the alleged incompatibility of Islam with the other country’s historic gay-positive culture is a critical argument in anti-Islamic rhetoric. Some countries can hold onto its antiquated model of Christian-inflected secularism, or it can make space for new peoples and cultures, and become stronger and more vibrant as a result.
This social experiment just proved that people are changing as well, slowly accepting new cultures and socializing with other people regardless of race and/or religion.

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Friday, December 26, 2014

Philippine communist rebels say peace talks may resume soon.

The Philippine government and communist rebels said Friday that formal negotiations to end a lengthy insurgency could restart shortly, though the rebels' armed wing announced it was beefing up its guerilla campaign.

Peace talks regarding one of the world's longest-running insurgencies, which have been on-and-off since the 1980s, may resume as early as the second half of January, Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said in a video message on Facebook.

Back-channel talks to "prepare the agenda" for formal negotiations have been ongoing since September and agreements on a ceasefire and social and economic reforms may be finished before President Benigno Aquino steps down in 2016, said Sison, who is in exile in the Netherlands.

Teresita Deles, presidential adviser on the peace process, did not give a timeline for the negotiations, but told AFP that Sison's remarks were "very positive" and indicated that common ground between the two sides was "broadening".

"Friends of the peace process have been shuttling between the two parties to explore possible parameters for restarting talks at the earliest time possible," Deles said of the back-channel negotiations.

"So far, feedback has been positive but there remain matters to be clarified in order to ensure that, if ever we do resume talks, it will not go the same way of an early, major impasse that has happened too often in the past," she said.
In a goodwill gesture amid a Christmas ceasefire, the rebels on Friday released two soldiers held captive for four months in the southern province of Bukidnon, military spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla told AFP.

However, the communists' armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), marked the 46th anniversary of its founding on Friday with a call to intensify its guerilla campaign.

"(We) must seize and control the initiative by launching more frequent and sustained tactical offensives with occasional blows to the head of the enemy," the group said in a statement.

Running for almost half a century, the communist insurgency has claimed 30,000 lives, according to military estimates.

The military declared a month-long ceasefire with the NPA for the Christmas holidays and Pope Francis's scheduled visit in January. The rebels said they would observe a shorter truce.

The NPA's strength has dwindled to 4,000 fighters from a peak of more than 26,000 in the late 1980s, according to the military.

Negotiations under Aquino faltered after the government turned down the rebels' demands that their detained comrades be released.
Separately however, Aquino has succeeded in forging a peace deal with Muslim rebels.
The agreement, signed in March, calls for the expansion of the autonomous Muslim region in the south and the disarming of thousands of guerilla fighters.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Maguindanao town celebrates unity through dancing

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By Jake Soriano, VERA Files
Upi, Maguindanao—Drums beat loud and fast. A showcase of moves with the bilao and the indigenous basket biton for props, a splash of colors and folk rhythms thundering from the agong and the kulintang filled the streets of this town up in the mountains.

Already on its 12th installment, Upi’s Meguyaya festival on Monday had its biggest year yet with nine teams of street performers from Cotabato City, Datu Piang in Maguindanao and Esperanza in Sultan Kudarat, as well as a local team of grade school pupils.

The festival serves as a great reminder for Mindanao and the rest of the country that unity among people with different religious and cultural backgrounds is not only possible but is here a reality.

“We can’t help but reminisce the good relations, the good working together of everyone to make the Meguyaya festival more meaningful, especially for the tri-people of Upi,” said Mayor Ramon A. Piang Sr.

The mayor was referring to the lumad group Teduray whose thanksgiving feast the festival takes its name from, the Bangsamoro people, and the Christian settlers from Luzon and the Visayas.

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Street dancers showcase different moves and cultures.
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Upi’s own delegation of elementary pupils in the end won the competition for their performance that highlighted the tri-people’s varied courtship and marriage rituals.
Kung titingnan po natin ang ating Meguyaya festival, nakatulong ito para mas lalong maging buo, para lalong maging mag-isa ang ating pananaw: pananaw sa ating kaunlaran, pananaw sa development, pananaw sa pag-buo ng ating samahan dito sa ating bayan ng Upi (If we observe the Meguyaya festival closely, we see that it helps us unite and be one in our outlook for progress, development and harmony here in our town of Upi),” said Piang.
Datu Piang Mayor Genuine Piang Kamaong, a guest at the festival celebrations, praised the Meguyaya festival for being “a manifestation that the municipality of Upi is not only a peaceful municipality but also one of the progressive municipalities in the province of Maguindanao.”
The festival is now already making its name in important festivals across the country, he added.

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Meguyaya means thanksgiving.
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In fact, earlier this year, the Meguyaya festival placed second in the annual Aliwan Fiesta street-dance championships in Manila presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, among others.
“Upi has actually leveled up in terms of tourism,” said Nelly Nita Dillera, the Department of Tourism’s director for Region 12 and chairperson of the board of judges of the Meguyaya street-dance competition.
“Festivals are just one area of tourism because they’re seasonal,” Dillera added, before further challenging the Upi local government to also capitalize on its other tourism potentials. “Hindi pa last ito (This won’t be the last),” promised Piang.“We will move on and upgrade our festival celebration.”
(VERA Files is put out by veteran journalists taking a deeper look at current issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”)

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President Aquino signs distance learning law


BAGUIO CITY – Formal education is just a click away.
Online courses are now accepted as formal education with the signing of the distance learning law.

Authored by Baguio Rep. Nicasio Aliping Jr. and signed by President Aquino last Dec. 9, Republic Act 10650 has institutionalized distance education as a mode of delivery of open learning.

Distance education is a mode of delivering instruction, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting such as a classroom. 

Aliping noted that students who have no means to attend formal schools are hesitant to enroll in distance learning programs, fearing that courses offered through these programs will not be acceptable to companies.

But he said students need not worry anymore because RA 10650 has institutionalized distance learning.

“This law applies to public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that have existing open learning and distance education programs, and prospectively, other higher education institutions that will be authorized as qualified implementers of open learning and distance education programs,” said Aliping, vice chair of the House committee on higher and technical education.

RA 10650 mandates the Commission on Higher Education to assist HEIs in developing their capability to offer open learning distance education programs.

“It (also) mandates the University of the Philippines to lead in the development of the open distance learning and design model curricular programs that will serve as prototype programs to be implemented by other higher educational institutions,” Aliping added.

Several private schools are already providing distance learning through correspondence and online courses.

Graduates from these schools include people who have no time to attend regular classes like businessmen and senior citizens who want to have a bachelor’s degree.

“The passage of this law now allows us to have alternative quality programs to educate our countrymen who are seeking college education that will enable them to get better employment and gain better quality of life,” Aliping said.

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Pacquiao Fights For The Fans; Mayweather Says It’s All About The Money!

A possible fight between two of the greatest boxers ever lived continues to surface as they share their sentiments about it.

Photo credit to Best Boxing Blog
Manny Pacquiao still says that he wants the fight to happen for his fans. According to him, he can do a charity fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. early this year to which the latter strongly opposed as he clearly said to Fight Hype that it is impossible for anyone to claim that they are just doing the fight for the sake of money. He also added that if Manny is truly serious about it, he could just give the money to them but should not stop him from letting him share the money to everyone as he will definitely not fight for free!
Photo Credit to Round by Round Boxing
In addition to this, reports from ABS-CBN News says that Mayweather wants to end his career in boxing with a lot of money in his bank account without hurting himself too much in his remaining fights.

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Amazing Girl Beats Mariah Carey In Singing O Holy Night

Christmas is all around the world and it will not be possible if we can’t even hear someone sing a Christmas Song which would stand out among the rest!

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Take this instance as an example…
Serena Onasis, a young girl from Jakarta, Indonesia started to made herself a household name online since 2012 when she sang O Holy Night higher than Mariah Carey’s and beat out the latter.
It is said to be the method called “muscle coordination” to which Serena practiced her voice to widen her vocal range from C3 to E7. Indeed, it is effective because after watching the video, you’ll surely be amazed by this amazing girl:
Watch the her amazing voice below
Source: KBL VocalCourse
The video lasted for five minutes and it showed the capabilities of Serena as she reached the “higher notes” twice than of Carey
The video has more than 3 million views, as of the writing.

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'Floyd may be using Pacquiao to get Cinco de Mayo'



Floyd just wants the fight date, says Kellerman

MANILA, Philippines – Floyd Mayweather Jr. may only be using Manny Pacquiao as a ''pawn'' to get the May 2 fight date which coincides with the Mexican holiday ''Cinco de Mayo,'' according to HBO color commentator Max Kellerman.
Kellerman said the Cinco de Mayo weekend is important for Mayweather because the most popular boxer traditionally fights on that date.
“Cinco de Mayo, that weekend is the signature of the biggest fighter in boxing,” Kellerman said in Tha Boxing Voice.
Kellerman thinks Mayweather was already aware that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Miguel Cotto are fighting on the Cinco de Mayo weekend when the American boxer demanded that his super fight with Pacquiao take place on May 2.
“I believe the reason Floyd is so seriously engaging with the Pacquiao talks now is [he doesn’t want to lose the date to Cotto-Canelo], otherwise Floyd, for the first time in six or seven years, can get bumped by a bigger fight. So if he fights Pacquiao he bumps them,” speculated the analyst.
But Kellerman said Mayweather is likely to fight another boxer on May 2. He thinks “Money Mayweather” will be saving Pacquiao for a latter date for lengthier promotion time.
“I do not believe he will fight Pacquiao in May, it’s too soon to get the promotion going the way [it needs to be done], he’ll fight like Amir Khan or someone like that in May, but have that date for him using Pacquiao as leverage to scare the other fight off,” he said.
''Then, I believe Floyd and Pacquiao, if they both win their next fights, will fight in September [of next year].''

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Trending: Girl Sends Ex-BF Pics With Another Guy

Accordingly based on  Jefferson Manayao is believed to be the boyfriend of  Iya Mendoza. According to his post, Mendoza sent him photos of her with another guy, inside Manayao’s car.  She did this while the former was away, working on a ship. Added insult to injury was how the girl’s relatives deny and told Manayao that the pictures are not substantial evidences that she is having an affair. The post went viral to the point that it reached almost 4,926 shares (as of writing) and 100+ comments from different social media users and affected parties as well.



kung pano ko pingsigawan s mundo pgmamahal ko sau nuon, ganun ko din ipagsisigawan kahayupang ginawa mo sken, hayup ka iya mendoza..kapal ng mukha mo pra isend mo sken mga pictures nyo ng hayup mong lalaki habang nsa barko ako, walang kasing kapal ang mukha mo pra isakay p lalaki mo s kotse ko at ipadrive mo pa..sasabihin pa ng tito mo at ng pinsan mo n d matibay n evidence yang mga pics n yan..kapal ng mga mukha nyo!!! hindi p kau nhulog s bangin habang dala nyo kotse ko mga imoral!
screenshot from Jefferson Manayao’s social media

 friend also said,


References:
  • Jefferson Manayao Social Media Account;https://www.facebook.com/jefferson.manayao/posts/823342917685068
  • IyaMendozaSocial Media Account;https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008026934640


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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Paolo Bediones scandal video trending online

One of the most trending news nowadays is the alleged spreading of scandal video of Paolo Bediones
who allegedly had it with a female personality. There was this blond item
about a male TV personality who allegedly has a scandal 
video with an actress.

With regards to the video, Paolo Bediones admitted that he one with an acress
but they already destroyed it to avoid spreading, this is according
certain blogger. The issue now is who is the girl whom Paolo had a scandal
video with? There are so many opinions online regarding the name of the celebrity
some are serious, some are funny.

 

The TV personality is expected to release a statement to confirm or deny the existence of such video any moment now. So far, here is his last message on Twitter:


Paolo Bediones is currently the news anchor for Aksyon Tonite and host of Rescue 5, Demolition Job and Astig! on TV5
Cristy Fermin and Richard Pinlac discuss the scandal (blind item) on their radio program:





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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Timothy Bradley: I Don’t Need A Knockout To Win Against Manny Pacquiao

Timothy Bradley is convinced that he doesn’t need a knockout against Manny Pacquiao to get a definite result, similar to what Juan Manuel Marquez did when he stopped Pacquiao in their fourth showdown in December 2012.
Bradley, who will face Pacquiao in a rematch on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, pointed out that Marquez was in a different situation in his fourth showdown with the Filipino boxing icon.
Bradley pointed out that Marquez failed to defeat Pacquiao in their first three showdowns, which was the reason why he had no choice but to score a knockout.
“Marquez was in a little bit of a bigger hole when he knocked him out. He had fought him three times and was not able to secure a win in any of the first three fights. He had tried everything and had failed so a knockout was the only way he would win,” Bradley said.
Bradley scored a split decision win against Pacquiao in their first showdown, but the undefeated American did not get the credit he believes he deservedas the decision was highly criticized by most boxing experts.
While he is itching to prove that his first win was no fluke, he said that his current situation is different from Marquez’s situation before the Mexican boxing icon’s fourth showdown with Pacquiao.
“I am in a slight different position than Marquez was,” Bradley said. “I have already beat Pacquiao once and that was on my first try. I don’t think I have to knock him out to get a definite result but if the knockout presents itself I will take advantage of it.”
Bradley, who successfully defended his WBO welterweight title against Ruslan Provodnikov and Marquez last year, is confident that he can win convincingly against the former pound-for-pound king in their upcoming rematch.
“I will be faster than Pacquiao, I will have better defense than Pacquiao, I will be hungrier than Pacquiao,” Bradley declared. “I have been in the ring with Pacquiao so I know exactly what to expect. There are a few adjustments that I will make and with two good feet under me and at the end of the night I will be victorious again.”
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Kostya Tszyu Believes Manny Pacquiao Lost Hunger, But Will Regain Old Form In Rematch With Timothy Bradley

Former boxing champion Kostya Tszyu echoed the statement of Timothy Bradley, saying that Manny Pacquiao really lost his hunger based on his previous fights.
In an interview with On The Ropes Boxing Radio, Tszyu boldly said that Pacquiao is not the same fighter as he was before, saying that a fighter cannot be on top of his game if he has no hunger.
“I agree with what Timothy said, that Manny Pacquiao is not hungry anymore,” Tszyu said. “You can’t be on top of your game if you’re not hungry anymore. I lost my hunger in the last couple of weeks of my fights because when you achieve everything in sports, it’s so hard to push yourself over and over the limit.”
Tszyu added that Pacquiao can also regain his old form in his rematch with Timothy Bradley on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Boxing Hall of Fame inductee said that Pacquiao’s loss in his first showdown with Bradley could lit the fire inside him again. Bradley escaped with a controversial split decision win over Pacquiao in their WBO welterweight title showdown in June 2012 – a decision that was highly scrutinized by boxing experts.
“Manny did tremendous, became a legend in the ring, but he lost a bit of hunger. Maybe the loss against Timothy may help him to find his hunger, maybe, you never know. Timothy is still a young fighter and still got lots of goals ahead of him and for Manny there’s just one thing, to prove that he’s the best, only one,” Tszyu added.
And when asked about his thoughts about the upcoming Pacquiao-Bradley rematch, Tszyu said that it could go either way, depending on who can handle the pressure better.
Tszyu pointed out, though, that Pacquiao will have a walk in the park if he can forget about his previous knockout loss to rival Juan Manuel Marquez, and if Bradley commits mistake in their rematch.
“I still think if Timothy can make some mistakes, like he did against Provodnikov — try to brawl against the fighter that can brawl — he can lose. For Manny, he has to take a very good game plan and should forget the knockout he had and then he can be successful again,” Tszyu stressed.
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Manny Pacquiao Wants A Knockout, But Vows Not To Get Reckless In Timothy Bradley Rematch

Manny Pacquiao is still convinced that he clearly won in his first showdown with Timothy Bradley, and the former pound-for-pound king vowed to settle the score in their rematch.
Pacquiao, who will face Bradley in a rematch on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, vowed to make the undefeated American pay for saying that he has lost his hunger and killer instinct.
The Filipino boxing icon said that Bradley seemed to have lit the fire in him again, saying that, on fight night, Bradley will face the same fighter who defeated boxing greats like Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales, and Marco Antonio Barrera.
“I have all the respect for Bradley and what he has accomplished but I have no fear of him,” Pacquiao said, via BoxingScene. “He has inspired me to exceed my previous performances inside the ring. If Bradley wants to meet the fighter who stopped Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera, he’s going to get his wish on Saturday.”
Pacquiao is being criticized for being too compassionate in his previous fights, particularly in his last bout against Brandon Rios. The 35-year-old champion looked poise to score a knockout against Rios, but Pacquiao opted not to go for the kill, and run away with a decision win instead.
But while he is looking to stop Bradley in their rematch, Pacquiao, who has not scored a knockout win since his stoppage win against Miguel Cotto in 2009, vowed not to get reckless.
Pacquiao said that he won’t force a knockout to avoid suffering the same fate that he had during his fourth showdown with rival Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012 in which he absorbed a devastating sixth-round knockout loss.
“The one thing I learned from my fight against Marquez was patience,” Pacquiao said. “When I had him teetering I became reckless and went in to finish him. I was careless and he landed the perfect punch. That was learning a lesson the hard way. But I learned it.”
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Pacquiao vs Bradley 2 Weigh In Results

             Pacquiao vs Bradley 2 Weigh In Results

Pacquiao vs. Bradley Weights
  • Manny Pacquiao: 145 lbs
  • Timothy Bradley: 145 lbs
Undercard Weigh-in Results
  • Raymundo Beltran: 134.5 lbs
  • Arash Usmanee: 135 lbs
  • Khabib Allakhverdiev: 139.5 lbs
  • Jessie Vargas: 140 lbs
  • Bryan Vasquez: 130 lbs
  • Jose Felix Jr:. 130 lbs
  • Adrian Perez: 130 lbs
  • Oscar Valdez: 129 lbs
  • Pubilo Pena: 162 lbs
  • Esquiva Falcao: 161 lbs
  •  Joe McCreedy: 173 lbs
  • Seanie Monaghan: 175 lbs




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