Charice Pempengco in Oprah’s Show (Thanks for making us proud to be Filipino)

Somehow, this is a delayed reaction on my part, but when best friend Bing sent me the You Tube segment showing Charice Pempengco singing in The Oprah Winfrey’s Show, I was just so amazed and touched, tears were profusely falling down my pretty face. I can’t help but share with all other Filipinos the pride [...]

Happy Slip: Experience Philippines! Episode 1 is here.

Hear ye, hear ye!

Happy Slip has posted her first of six videoblogs, entitled Experience Philippines! It was posted on 14 March. True to her name—an Ambassadress by the Dept of Tourism. Makes one proud to be Filipina!

Manny Pacquiao Wins! But how I wish…

CONGRATULATIONS, PACMAN!

Again, Manny Pacquiao wins, and he makes the Filipino proud, the Filipino whose hope has been dwindling with the current political fiasco that has been invading the country. Same as the split decision of the judges in the Pacquiao-Marquez fight, we need someone or something or an event, whatever, which would break the [...]

National Women’s Day Celebration

This morning, a program was held at the Gymnasium of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila to celebrate the National Women’s Day. About 2,000 students and representatives from CHED, DepEd, DOH, GSP, NCCA, and NYCA came to grace the occasion. The program was orgnized by the National Commission on [...]

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today, 8 March is International Women’s Day, a global day of celebration. It is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential.

Let us greet each other HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

International Women’s Month Celebrations, An Interview at She-Ka

It used to be that year in and year out in the past many years when I was working in an international oganization, I was just an attendee, or a bystander during the celebration of International Women’s Day. It would always be a morning program, a chance for staff to come together with free breakfast [...]

International Women’s Month Celebrations

March is International Women’s Month, and 8 March is International Women’s Day.

Celebrated on 8 March, IWD is the global day—a day of celebration, connecting all women around the world and inspiring [...]

Beijing in 2000: An adventure (and witnessing actions for bid in 2008 Olympics)

I was in Beijing in 2000, from July to December—that was the time when Beijing was planning its bid for the 2008 Olympics. Imagine! THE DRIED GRASS WAS PAINTED GREEN, large pots of flowers, fresh and natural were placed in strategic place all over the parks and streets, and the city was decorated (the likes [...]

In Search for the Truth–The D Spot Opens its doors to your opinions, suggestions, reactions, atbp

Inspired by son Vincent’s gallant gesture when he gave Engr Lozada his St Ignatius pin, a pin he worked so hard for this school year, The D Spot would like to open its doors to your opinions, suggestions, questions, etc. on the current issue—IN SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. If you have written about this, send [...]

Jun Lozada’s Testimony: Will Sec Romulo Neri stand up please? and BLOGGERS, UNITE!

Not only I, but the whole nation perhaps, except the powers that be, would like Sen Neri to stand up please. On the urging of the Senate—to speak up the truth and nothing but the whole truth (so Help us all, God), Engr Jun Lozada, who has been consistent all the time, is talking some [...]

WYSIWYG with Happy Slip

By now, Christine Gambito aka Happy Slip would have been back to the USA. But definitely, she has left a mark in the hearts of many Filipinos—those who have known her just recently (through her trips around the country and TV guestings) or to the many who have been her fans for a long time [...]

WikiPilipinas:Filipina Writing Contest

Just a little backgrounder before we go to the business of the details of this writing contest. Since the birth of the Portal, Filipina Images: Reshaping the Filipina Image Online, launched by Noemi Dado, her sister Lorna Lardizabal-Dietz, and myself Dine Racoma last 9 August 2007, a lot of momentum has already been gained. [...]

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