Manny made history yesterday’s fight held at the MGM Grand Arena in a technical knockout victory against the Puerto Rican fighter, Miguel “Angel” Cotto.
Millions of Filipinos were glued to their TV sets just to witness the momentous event. For every punch that landed on Cotto’s face comes the deafening cheer of the crowd.
Pacquiao made history yesterday in boxing. Yes, he is a legend. Manny Pacquiao, the once poor boy from General Santos City, South Cotabato in the Philippines, got his seventh title after yesterday’s win (and he’s the first to do such feat).
Well, after-fight analyses were given by Filipino boxing analysts here and Pacquiao, according to them, was just amazing. He came into the ring very much prepared and was in his top shape.
On the first two rounds, Cotto was the one who bombarded Pacquiao with his signature left jabs little did he know that the challenger, Pacquiao, was just measuring his speed. It can be noted that Cotto was already releasing his bombs to the face of Pac-Man.
But the surprise came in the third round where a hook coming from nowhere landed to Cotto’s face which made him kneel to the canvas. Referee Kenny Bayless was alert for counting the fall as a knockdown, but ofcourse, the champion got up.
On the fourth round, Filipinos all over rejoiced on Cotto’s second knockdown. It can be noticed that Cotto already succumb to Pacquiao’s speed and power. Cotto’s face was badly cut and beaten but still he managed to continue the fight.
After the fifth and sixth round, it can be noticed that Manny does his version of “rope-a-dope” tactic which was used in the past by Muhammad Ali. He does this by just guarding his face with his arms while he curls his body for defense. This tactic was described by analysts as dangerous because it means that Pacquiao will be beaten and punched by Cotto at his will, yet, Pacquiao was unscathed not hurt by doing so which simply implied that he can take the Champion’s punches.
The demoralized Cotto switched stance in the seventh and eighth round, hoping to get his second wind, yet failed to do so because of the Pac-Man’s pressure. According to some news, it was noted that Cotto’s wife already left in between these rounds because she can’t stand to watch his hubby being beaten by the Filipino fighter.
Cotto then, “rode his bicycle” on the later rounds definitely, just to prevent Pacquiao from making his combinations and for him to just finish the match. Cotto was not responding to Pac-man’s punches anymore. Cotto’s cornermen were already telling him to stop and surrender the fight to prevent further beatings from the six-time world champion. But Cotto was hardheaded and just backpedaled and backpedaled until the twelfth round.
Fifty-five seconds after the twelfth round, Pacquiao once again tagged Cotto to the ropes. Seeing that Cotto was not responding already and just mere dodging the punches, Referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight.
It was a glorious night for Manny and the Filipino people.
The Pac-Man is an example of strength, courage, and determination.
Even when we were young, we were lovers of music back then. Music has been part of our lives even when we were small.
I could still remember in grade school that we were the "regular" representatives for singing competitions in our school in South Cotabato in the Philippines. Me, Celeste Mae, and Jasper Ian not there for any monetary prizes or whatsoever, it was just part of our talent that we share to other people.
There was even this instance where my brother and sister competed against each other in a singing competition representing their own grade level.
But ofcourse, much has changed now. Even I believe my sister has the voice and the high notes that can get her to the spotlight like Charice Pempengco did, she preferred to prioritize her studies.
My brother on the other hand went on with his career working at NCO, a multinational company located in Clarkfield, Pampanga (which was a former American Naval Base in the Philippines). I continued my schooling and entered law school.
But eventhough me and my brother and sister were already separated and are on our own ways now. What is nice is that we still keep the music part of our integral lives. My sister never fails to sing and even get invited to be the wedding singer for her friends and relatives. I sing alternative and rock songs while in my sparetime still developing my beatbox skills.
My brother still makes and writes songs as he ever did. He is a member of the FILSCAP, an association of Song Composers in the Philippines. I believe he has more than fifty songs written, and seven are already copyrighted by FILSCAP.
This I believe has been a problem here in our country, many talents, but little nurture and support coming from the government. Hope this will be addressed in the future.
But as for me, my sister and my brother, we'll just still continue to sing our hearts away.
(P.S. My parents were not good singers. Just us. :-)
1. The Declaration of Philippine Independence. Remember the composer of the first Filipino National Anthem, the national language of the Philippines, the independence dates: June 12, 1898 and July 4, 1946, the Mock Battle of Manila Bay, and more.
2. The American Occupation. Focus on the contributions of the Americans as compared to the Spanish contributions.
3. Lastly, the Philippine Presidents. Check your notes about my compact lecture about it. All is there.
The examination will never be difficult if you just studied. God bless and Have a fun-filled semestral break to you all! :-)
Study the whole of Chapter 8 of Romana and Sta. Maria's book, "Rizal and the Development of National Consciousness".
The following are the pointers: 1. Study the Subtopic on the Revolutionary Leaders such as: Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Aguinaldo, Emilio Jacinto, Andres Bonifacio, Claro M. Recto. The secret society called Katipunan.
2. Study Rizal and the Later Leaders, still under Chapter 8: Specifically read about: Manuel Quezon, ASEAN, Martial Law, Osmena and the World War II, and the radical groups such as NPA.
3. Lastly, remember the lines of YOUR SONG during our activity and try to reflect and think about Rizal's ideas there as embodied in the poem.
4. Study Rizal's Cosmopolitan concepts.
God bless and have an enjoyable Semestral Break! :-)
Read this as some of the things that came out of the exam’s from here.
Prostitution in the Philippines is illegal. It is a serious crime with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment for those involved in trafficking.[1] It is covered by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act.[2] Prostitution is sometimes illegaly available through brothels (also known as casa), bars, karaoke bars (also known as KTVs), Massage Parlors, street walkers and escort service.
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - Asia Pacific (CATW-AP) [1], quoting from Kyodo News, estimated that in 1998 there were 400,000 prostituted women in the Philippines.[3][4] The International Labor Organization estimated that in 1993/94 there were nearly half a million prostitutes in the country.[5]
[edit] Prostitution in various regions
Prostitution catering to local customers and foreigners . Media attention tends to focus on those areas catering to sex tourism, primarily through bars staffed by bargirls. Cities where there is a high incidence of prostitution are Angeles, Olongapo, Subic Bay and PasayCity[6] , with the customers usually foreign businessmen from East Asian and Western nations.[6]
Prostitution in Olongapo City and Angeles City was highly prominent during the time of the U.S. military bases called Subic Bay Naval Base and Clark Air Base, respectively.[7][8] When Mount Pinatubo, a volcano, erupted in 1991, it destroyed most of Clark Air Base and the US closed it down in 1992.[citation needed]
Most of the associated prostitution trade closed with it, but when the mayor of Manila, Alfredo Lim, closed down the sex industry area of Ermita in Manila during his first term, many of the businesses moved to Angeles, finding a new customer base among sex tourists.[9]
Other tourist areas such as Cebu have also developed a high profile prostitution industry.
[edit] Violence and coercion against prostitutes
For information about Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution in the Philippines please see Human trafficking in the Philippines
Women and children involved in prostitution are vulnerable to rape, murder, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.[10]
Surveys of women working as masseuses indicated that 34 percent of them explained their choice of work as necessary to support poor parents, 8 percent to support siblings and 28 percent to support husbands or boyfriends.[5] More than 20 percent said the job was well paid, but only 2 percent said it was easy work and only 2 percent claimed to enjoy the work.[5]
Over a third reported that they had been subject to violence or harassment, most commonly from the police, but also from city officials and gangsters.[5]
A survey conducted by the International Labor Organization revealed that in the experience of most of the women surveyed, prostitution is one of the most alienating forms of labor.[5] Over 50 percent of the women surveyed in Philippine massage parlors said they carried out their work “with a heavy heart,” and 20 percent said they were “conscience-stricken because they still considered sex with customers a sin.”[5] Interviews with Philippine bar girls revealed that more than half of them felt “nothing” when they had sex with a client, the remainder said the transactions saddened them.[5]
There are 400,000 to 500,000 prostituted persons in the Philippines. Prostituted persons are mainly adult women, but there are also male, transvestite and child prostitutes, both girls and boys. (International Labor Organization. Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
For DRUGS, Study this:
Illicit drugs: domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in rural areas where Manila's control is limited.
Definition: This entry gives information on the five categories of illicit drugs - narcotics, stimulants, depressants (sedatives), hallucinogens, and cannabis.
These categories include many drugs legally produced and prescribed by doctors as well as those illegally produced and sold outside of medical channels.
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is the common hemp plant, which provides hallucinogens with some sedative properties, and includes marijuana (pot, Acapulco gold, grass, reefer), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol), hashish (hash), and hashish oil (hash oil).
Coca (mostly Erythroxylum coca) is a bush with leaves that contain the stimulant used to make cocaine. Coca is not to be confused with cocoa, which comes from cacao seeds and is used in making chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter.
Depressants (sedatives) are drugs that reduce tension and anxiety and include chloral hydrate, barbiturates (Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, phenobarbital), benzodiazepines (Librium, Valium), methaqualone (Quaalude), glutethimide (Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl, Valmid).
DRUGS are any chemical substances that effect a physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in an individual.
Drug abuse is the use of any licit or illicit chemical substance that results in physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral impairment in an individual.
Hallucinogens are drugs that affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness, and emotion. Hallucinogens include LSD (acid, microdot), mescaline and peyote (mexc, buttons, cactus), amphetamine variants (PMA, STP, DOB), phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust, hog), phencyclidine analogues (PCE, PCPy, TCP), and others (psilocybin, psilocyn).
Hashish is the resinous exudate of the cannabis or hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).
Heroin is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine.
Mandrax is a trade name for methaqualone, a pharmaceutical depressant.
Marijuana is the dried leaf of the cannabis or hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). This is also the most common kind of drug in the Philippines.
Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain, often induce sleep, and refer to opium, opium derivatives, and synthetic substitutes. Natural narcotics include opium (paregoric, parepectolin), morphine (MS-Contin, Roxanol), codeine (Tylenol with codeine, Empirin with codeine, Robitussan AC), and thebaine. Semisynthetic narcotics include heroin (horse, smack), and hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Synthetic narcotics include meperidine or Pethidine (Demerol, Mepergan), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), and others (Darvon, Lomotil)
Stimulants are drugs that relieve mild depression, increase energy and activity, and include cocaine (coke, snow, crack), amphetamines (Desoxyn, Dexedrine), ephedrine, ecstasy (clarity, essence, doctor, Adam), phenmetrazine (Preludin), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and others (Cylert, Sanorex, Tenuate).
Upon arrival to Moscow, The Godfather will give you this achievement.
After doing your first jobs on Episode 1 of Moscow is Chapter 2, the Godfather will ask you to choose me to choose between Vory or Mafiya.
If I choose Vory, then I have chance to loot Cherepakha Compact as a vehicle on this chapter..
And if I choose Mafiya,I will able to loot Molotok Pistol..
So far, this is all I know about both side.. but great news, guys.. if we have chosen one side, we'll be able to choose again on next mastery level.. So, don't worry and just enjoy. :-)
After my fifteen years of education at school, finally, I was able to apply and share my knowledge to other people.
I've never imagined I'll have this kind of opportunity, really. I submitted my resume last April with little hopes for the profession. But with God's grace, I was able to have this. All I ever wanted before was just to have a decent job while studying law at the same time.
I would want to work because for me, it is the time to do something useful after getting an undergraduate degree, and besides, it will be a big help to my parents financially wherein they're supporting the expenses of my sister for Bar Exam Review.
I know I won't get rich by being a teacher, as what I tell to my students. But there's a fulfillment of being one. All the great men that I've read, most of them were teachers. Socrates, Plato, Rizal, Confucius, John Rawls, Jesus, many more. I believe that sharing someone else's knowledge is one of the best and noblest professions of them all.
As to now, I still have many challenges. Teaching in the morning and studying law in the evening is not that easy. I know. But I need to survive. But either way, whatever happens in the next chapter of my life, my teaching career here in Saint Michael's College will be one of those memories I will never forget.
To all the Teachers in the world, Happy Teacher's Day! :-)
Who says you can't buy friends? You can now do buy your friends in the FFS or Friends for Sale Application on Facebook.
An Australian online marketing company is selling friends and fans to Facebook (which is now the world's fourth-most visited website) after offering a similar service to Twitter users.
The Advertising, marketing and promoting company uSocial (usocial.net) said it was targeting social networking sites because of their huge advertising potential. "Facebook is an extremely effective marketing tool," according to Leon Hill, uSocial CEO.
"The simple fact is that with a large following on Facebook, you have an instant and targeted group of people you can contact and promote whatever it is you want to promote," he added.
"The only problem is that it can be extremely difficult to achieve such a following, which is where we come in. The company offers packages for Facebook, the world's number one social networking site, that start at 1,000 friends up to 10,000 friends at costs ranging from $177 to $1,167.
"All we do is send them a welcome message or friend request from the client. If they decide to go ahead and add that person as a friend or a fan then they will; if not, then they won't," Hill told Australian media.
The company, which counts venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Accel Partners, Microsoft Corp and Russian Internet investment firm Digital Sky Technologies among its investors, has more than 250 million registered users.
But uSocial's packages are not without controversy. According to some Australian websites, Twitter tried to shut uSocial down, accusing it of spamming members, while the Los Angeles Times reported that Digg.com, a website where people vote for their top news stories or websites, has also tried to shut down uSocial because it sells votes.
But all in all, uSocial was successful in putting the FFS Application that let’s you buy your friends and bully them in unclogging the toilet. Hahaha. Let me buy you. :- )
Born and raised in Southern Mindanao’s fruit and vegetable haven of Tupi town in South Cotabato,he currently lives in Iligan City.
He is an advocate of education, environment, and Muslim-Christian harmony. He has been to many different national conventions ranging from science summer camps to schools press conferences. His passion for Mindanao deepened when he saw the disheartening effects of the armed conflicts when he distributed relief goods for the victims of the conflict in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte in 2008.
In 2005, he was the recipient of the Pres. GMA Award of Outstanding Achievement in 2 categories: Student Leadership and Campus Journalism. He served in two different magazines as Editor-in-Chief in 2007-2009. JR is currently the Editor-in-Chief of MSU College of Law - Iligan’s schoolpaper.
He finds philosophical ideas intellectually stimulating. As a college teacher of politics and Philippines history, he is certain that one needs to be critical of the past in order to plan the future.
He is now studying law after obtaining a degree in Political Science at the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology.
You can contact him at:
jrgon_zales@yahoo.com
