Bayani Fernando for President 2010!

July 30, 2008 · Filed Under celebrities, event, news, opinion, people · 8 Comments 

After 2 days of President’s SONA, a lot of Filipinos either reacted pro or con to what she promised – again. What is most popular to what she said is the E-VAT. Many people think E-VAT is a burden, but what they don’t know is a lot is benefiting from this tax collection.

Bayani Fernando

Anyway, that isn’t the topic today. It’s more of Chairman Bayani Fernando announcing he is really running for president this coming election. He was a guest in the morning show Good Times with Mo, Mojo, ang Grace Lee and he seem to have won the hearts of the listeners. His program in the MMDA as chairman of the Agency is giving the beneficiaries what they deserve.

Few of the things he discussed are the side-walk being cleaned and free to walk to, the U-turns that made the people reach their destination in shorter time than before, the walk way being more safe, the pedestrian crossing, the graffiti’s he’s cleaning up, the busses that he gave its own lane and dispatching time so as not to congest the EDSA, the motorcycles that is in the process they’re giving a lane too, for them to keep the street safe, wiping out the kotong MMDA’s, among others.

He also mentioned about the banks that accept payment if ever you’re issued tickets, its convenience, and how it would wipe out the kotong MMDA’s. What’s impressive about Chairman Bayani Fernando is his being knowledgeable of his program, as what DJ Mo Twister said.

Ask him about anything regarding the agency and he knows it. He has the political will to make the Philippines a great country again. He even said Philippines could be in the 2nd world country if there is what you can call it, with the cooperation of the people. Bottom-line is the people should have discipline, and that rules should be implemented. He said if rules are followed, people even get surprised at what the result came out to be, that he said things if given the chance to change for the better, it could be possible.

He was thankful to PGMA for giving him the position because he was able to learn the problems at the countryside as well, and if given the chance to be in the same position, he would do his best to help the country. Drawing from that interview, it can be concluded that he has the political will to make this country in its prime state again.

A lot of callers showed their support for Chairman Bayani if he runs, so it should be a taken as a sign, he has his supporters too. What he needs now is the machinery to get the message to the people.

If he gets more than enough supporters that could be enough to put him to the President’s sit. Let’s support MMDA’s program to make Philippines Gwapo again.

Article Contributed by: Monette Santos of Mr.Laundryshoppe.

 
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2nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival

July 29, 2008 · Filed Under event · Comment 

This is great news for all pinoy animators!

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The Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) is calling on all Filipino animators to submit their entries to the 2nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival to be held on November 12-16, 2008. 

The 2nd Animahenasyon 2008 aims to continue to showcase original content in Philippine animation and to recognize the Filipino talent in the field of animation, aiming for local and international animation excellence and competitiveness.

The competition is composed of a professional and a student/amateur divisions and includes the following categories: one minute up to five minutes; 6 minutes up to 20 minutes; 21 minutes up to 60 minutes; Full-animated feature (more than 60 minutes); music video; OBBs, TVCs, infomercials, demo reels; and TV series.

Entries must be made frame by frame, including computer graphics animation and must be submitted in the DVD format for pre-selection. They must also be submitted together with three (3) photo stills from the work; one (1) photo of the Animation Director; and brief biography of the Animation Director (not more than five sentences).

All entries will undergo a preliminary screening and the finalists will compete and be shown during the festival in November. Animators of chosen entries and their work will also be featured in all promo materials for the event.

Application forms and mechanics to the competition can be downloaded from the ACPI website, www.animationcouncil.org.

Deadline for submission of entries is on October 8, 2008 and must be sent to:

ANIMATION COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (ACPI)  

9F The Palisades Condominium
107 Perea Street, Legaspi Village
Makati City

The Animation Council of the Philippines is a non-stock and non-profit organization whose member companies specialize mainly in, but not limited to, either 2D or 3D animation. It is an organization recognized and supported by the Philippine government whose aim is to promote the Animation Industry globally with the intention of creating an identity for the Philippines to be considered amongst the preferred countries that service the animation industry.

For more information regarding the competition, please call 8172727 loc 108 or email animationcouncil@ gmail.com.

Goodluck, guys!

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Ninoy Month: Public Speaking Competition

July 29, 2008 · Filed Under event · Comment 

“The Filipino is worth dying for” — this is, undoubtedly,Ninoy Aquino’s most famous, hard-hitting line. This August, let’s celebrate the hero who proved that, yes, we are all worth dying for…

Theme: The Filipino is worth Dying for, Living for the Filipino in the 21st Century
Proponent: Upsilon Sigma Phi

Objective(s):
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr.’s supreme sacrifice.
To inspire nationalism among the Filipino youth.
To promote excellence in the field of public speaking.

Specifics:

Date: August 23, 2008
Venue: CM Recto Hall, Faculty Center UP Diliman (tentative venue)
Participants: High School Students in Metro Manila; UP College Students (Manila and Diliman)

Mechanics:

The project has two (2) categories:

Category A:
· Category A is open to all secondary schools in Metro Manila (NCR), with one high school student representative per school.
· Each participant will submit a written speech on the theme “The Filipino is worth dying for, living for the Filipino in the 21st century.” The delivered speech must not exceed five minutes.
· Entries may be emailed to: benignoaquino3@yahoo.com .
· The speech will be written in English, not exceeding 2000 words.
· Deadline for submission is on August 09, 2008.
· The 20 best written speeches will qualify for the elimination round on August 15, 2008.
· Participants will be accompanied by their coach. Coach(es) must be a faculty member of their respective schools.
· There will be panel of judges (3) to critique both the delivery and the written speech during the elimination round.
· The panel of judges will select among the 20 qualified entries as 1st placer in written speech.
· During the Elimination round, among the 20 qualified entries, five (5) speakers will be selected to qualify for the final round.
· During the final round, each speaker will be given 5 minutes for the delivery of the speech.
· The panel of judges (composed of three – UP Speech Communication Faculty member, UP Deb.Soc member, representative from Ninoy Aquino Foundation) will choose the best Public speaker among the 5 participants.

Category B:
· Category B is an inter-collegiate Public speaking Competition in UP Diliman and Manila, with at most three student representative per university or college.
· Participants should be a bona fide student of the university registered for the 1st semester of academic year 2008-2009.
· Each student representative will submit a written piece of his/her speech on the theme: “The Filipino is worth Dying for, Living for the Filipino in the 21st Century. ” Five minutes will be allotted for the delivery of the speech.
· Entries may be emailed to: benignoaquino3@yahoo.com
· The speech will be written in English, not exceeding 1500 words.
· Deadline for submission is on August 09, 2008.
· The 20 best written speeches will qualify for the elimination round on August 15, 2008.
· There will be panel of judges to critique both the delivery and the written speech.
· The panel of judges will select among the 20 qualified entries as 1st placer in written speech.
· During the Elimination round, among the 20 qualified entries, five (5) speakers will be selected to qualify for the final round.
· During the final round, each speaker will be given 5 minutes for the delivery of the speech.
· The panel of judges (composed of three – Representative from Upsilon Sigma Phi, UP Deb.Soc member, representative from Ninoy Aquino Foundation) will choose the best Public speaker among the 5 participants.

Criteria for Judging:

Written Speech: 30%
Delivery: 50% (Persuasion - 20, Fluency - 15, Clarity -10, Diction - 05)
Audience Impact: 20%
Total: 100%

Prizes:

Best Written Speech
(Category A) 2,500.00Php
(Category B) 2,500.00 Php

Public Speaking Champion
(Category A) 7,000.00Php cash prize, Trophy and certificate
(Category B) 7,000.00Php cash prize, Trophy and certificate

Each school or college participant is allowed to invite at most 50 (fifty) supporters inside the Economics Auditorium.

(For inquiries, you may contact us at +632 284 51 44, or at +63 916 543 84 81. You may e-mail your query at benignoaquino3@yahoo.com)

The Upsilon Sigma Phi is the oldest-born and greatest known fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918, we pride ourselves on having produced student and political bastions of leadership, such as Wenceslao Vinzons, former president Ferdinand E. Marcos, Senators Joker Arroyo, Dick Gordon and Kiko Pangilinan and former senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr., to name but a few. The fraternity has proudly been at the forefront of academic excellence, political awareness, and socio-civic service in the University of the Philippines, as well as the country.

This year, the fraternity will commemorate the 25th death anniversary of one of our most esteemed fellows, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Batch 1950—a leader, martyr, and Upsilonian. We will be joining the country in celebrating 25 years of his heroism through a series of events, namely: Ninoy Aquino Shirt design competition, Gawad Kalinga Build, A Soul’s Sonata: a night of poetry and music, and a public speaking competition.

With this, we would like to invite you and your school to participate in Passion for Democracy: a public speaking competition with the theme “The Filipino is worth dying for—Living for the Filipino in the 21st century”.

As Filipino youth, we are the hope and salvation of the country. We are the most keenly aware of the various sociopolitical realities that shape our country. With this event, we seek to rekindle the flame of nationalistic passion among the different youth sectors, and show that even at an early age, we can make a difference.

For further inquiries, contact:

Dr. Chrysanthus Herrera
University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital
09178294123
chrysanthus.herrera@gmail.com

or Jonathan Gino (09165438481).

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Shocking News: Baguio City in State of Calamity Due to Garbage

July 28, 2008 · Filed Under lifestyle, opinion, places · 2 Comments 

Read: Calamity because of Garbage. This is shocking! To think Baguio City is one of the top tourist destinations in our country. The government there is desperately looking for town to accept their garbage, and they’re looking at the Province of Tarlac to be the place.

This is depressing, especially for Baguio residents. How can they allow this to happen?

This shouldn’t be happening. Garbage is definitely avoidable. But thinking of this scenario in Baguio City, it could be a blessing in disguise. People should learn from this disaster.

Having no garbage collector in a single household in a day is already a major problem, what more if its a city-wide disaster? They have to think fast before impending danger creeps in. Uncollected garbage may cause health risks to the residents especially during rainy season.

The problem and the solution cannot be passed on to the mayor alone. This should be dealt with by its residents and it should be a collective effort. Baguio City used to be a pleasant place to visit, especially during Holy Week but due to traffic and smog,  Baguio City slid down bottom of the Tourist Destination. To add to that this gross problem, now it seemed hopeless.

Garbage problem shouldn’t be difficult to solve. There’s only one solution to this: practice “Zero Waste Management”. It is doable. It only takes practice to make it a habit.

Let’s hope this doesn’t happen in Boracay, another top tourist destination. Let’s wake up! Don’t make your place be in state of calamity due to garbage!

*photo credit:http://dvice.com/archives/2006/09/big_brother_is_watching_your_g.php

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