By Rose Ann Gonzales
Photo Courtesy of Google Images Filipino marketing executive Jonathan Allen Yabut won in the first season of the reality series “The Apprentice Asia,” besting 11 other contenders from seven countries.
The 27-year-old product manager was “hired” by AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes for a year-long apprenticeship after besting 11 other Asian contestants.
By Frances Gutierrez and Dada Grifon
In commemoration of the fourth death anniversary of the late President Corazon C. Aquino, an exhibit showcasing her artworks was on display at the lobby lounge of the historic Manila Hotel from July 29 until August 2, 2013.
The exhibit, spearheaded by Deedee Siytangco and organized by the Manila Hotel in partnership with Adamson University, featured more than a hundred artworks which included paintings on canvas, wooden plates, and fans.
The artworks were personally given by Aquino as gifts to her relatives, colleagues and peers.
Aquino’s former spokesperson, Siytangco said that the exhibit was entitled A Gift Of Self because “everytime she painted, and gave it away as a gift, she was giving a piece of herself.”
By Maraiah Meily
Courtesy of gmanetwork New Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and traffic czar Vice Mayor Isko Moreno banned buses from traveling in busiest roads of the capital last week.
Estrada said the ordinance does not ban all buses from entering the city, the resolution only targets colorum buses or those which were not issued with franchise.
By Frances Gutierrez, Dada Grifon and Chrixy Paguirigan
To usher in the start of the Buwan ng Wika celebration, the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) held a forum in the auditorium of the Beato Angelico building yesterday.
The student-organized forum spearheaded by the AB Student Council with the assistance of AB History Society and support of Ms. Imelda de Castro highlighted the importance of the Filipino language through the discussion led by two well- known Filipino writers.
By Anjeanette Manuel
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge face the world for the first time carrying their new born child, which is said to be the third in the succession line as the King of England.
By Eloisa Lopez
Photo Courtesy of Inquirer.net Last-minute registrants gathered at the last day of voter's registration at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Arroceros, Manila on Wednesday, July 31.
Majority of them were youths who stayed overnight outside the Comelec office.
Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said by 2 p.m. the Comelec has registered more than 1.15 million would-be voters.
Earlier, Comelec said that they are expecting around two million new registrants for the coming SK elections on October.
By Eloisa Lopez
Courtesy of runningfreemanila.com Marathon enthusiasts Eric Panique and Luisa Raterta dominated the 42k division race of the 37th National MILO Marathon Manila leg in Pasay City on Sunday.
Athletes, students and elite runners alike gathered together at the starting line in SM Mall of Asia Grounds.
By Frances Gutierrez
Photo courtesy of senate.gov.ph During the inaugural session of the 16th Congress, Aquino-administration ally Senator Franklin M. Drilon was elected as the new Senate President.
Drilon won by a 17-6 vote against Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, who resigned as Senate President last June 5 in the 15th Congress.
Newly-elected senators Juan Edgardo Angara and Grace Poe-Llamanzares nominated Drilon, while fellow neophyte senators Maria Lourdes “Nancy” Binay and Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito nominated Enrile.
By Dada Grifon
Official Logo of KWF Pilipinas to Filipinas?
A language body has recently proposed to change the country’s name Pilipinas toFilipinas.
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) issued the Resolution 13-19, dated April 12, 2013 which recommends the use of Filipinas instead of Pilipinas.
Beyond the difference a letter would make, KWF believes that the switch of the country’s name is a matter of national identity and historical significance.
KWF Chairman and National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario, the leading advocate of the change, says that the usage of Filipinas would promote the official and modern name of the country and could unite Filipinos with better sense of history.
By Eloisa Lopez
Photo Courtesy of pep.ph Another lawmaker has been engaged in the supposed misuse of pork--- formally known as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
On Friday, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that P5 million worth of Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid's pork was used in a scam.
