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IN PHOTOS: Mar Roxas gets snubbed in Hong Kong?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – Former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and her running mate Congresswoman Leni Robredo didn’t waste any time and just continued their campaign tour. But this time, they went out of the country and tried to appease our fellow Filipinos in Hong Kong on Sunday morning, April 3, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLcFK_VOClOpMy1CyD-o0XowE7tJCVvg7O2XE95YTHTpn16tRi1clxn-KNOy512nwDL9xguDnTobBtAKPtORtYQ4ZpqZZavXHwZBqKtZGl1STtsLpMhlCI6Ip7NMsRjFReKnTNqtYGq1m/s1600/mar-ets-snobbed-in-hongkong-leadimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLcFK_VOClOpMy1CyD-o0XowE7tJCVvg7O2XE95YTHTpn16tRi1clxn-KNOy512nwDL9xguDnTobBtAKPtORtYQ4ZpqZZavXHwZBqKtZGl1STtsLpMhlCI6Ip7NMsRjFReKnTNqtYGq1m/s640/mar-ets-snobbed-in-hongkong-leadimage.jpg" title="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" width="560" /></a></div><br />In line with their international visit, various photos are now circulating in the world wide web showing Roxas camp’s failure to get the nod of our modern heroes due to lack of physical support from the OFW Community in the said country.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Owok34Jbz3RtfN8i1IE0Rzvcy8ng_H3cmaaNnxC2vy2sqhtbPU6gTcwlry48caWGWVqW9kTJTRSuPgo9_aMA5eTw2p1D5vM5l4N3OoPKav5onWJB0pioQCI0vlEFMzI185dUwnFQ0d0u/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Owok34Jbz3RtfN8i1IE0Rzvcy8ng_H3cmaaNnxC2vy2sqhtbPU6gTcwlry48caWGWVqW9kTJTRSuPgo9_aMA5eTw2p1D5vM5l4N3OoPKav5onWJB0pioQCI0vlEFMzI185dUwnFQ0d0u/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo1.jpg" title="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hy9XPTqOwHpQz0dFr9pZdcj9sJNeC7eZHTM1WhjlzmLhakv4R0yDhOyCgv592Ee0ozlw97SQukxzusyrtcZhnISb7aB2UWWWIZXFeyisqAd0IGUhfUaPSMnekyNJttlZCGMZzSNVOLw4/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hy9XPTqOwHpQz0dFr9pZdcj9sJNeC7eZHTM1WhjlzmLhakv4R0yDhOyCgv592Ee0ozlw97SQukxzusyrtcZhnISb7aB2UWWWIZXFeyisqAd0IGUhfUaPSMnekyNJttlZCGMZzSNVOLw4/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo2.jpg" title="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Roxas believers accused the supporters of Mayor Rody Duterte for disseminating wrong information and misleading the public. In defense, Roxas’ camp explained the real meaning of the photo where the Secretary was just closely listening to an OFW’s story of survival in Hong Kong. The lady in blue named Marites Palma, later came out and supported Secretary Roxas side’ s claims on the infamous and viral photos.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqggnuQPVNZb5X35BCCST850oViNGdAh1526ssGC5epGA36gelXzG8_KO572hwWUDlPCeaCv1OlEaKvrQQ3mWlnR3X403mbfkAQ2CUnBvVztQzabxWa9gz-kAIuYgDwK_eZTjUpPs7GaB/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqggnuQPVNZb5X35BCCST850oViNGdAh1526ssGC5epGA36gelXzG8_KO572hwWUDlPCeaCv1OlEaKvrQQ3mWlnR3X403mbfkAQ2CUnBvVztQzabxWa9gz-kAIuYgDwK_eZTjUpPs7GaB/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo3.jpg" title="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" width="412" /></a></div><br />To prove that Roxas and Robredo’s out of country trip was a big  success, “RoRo” (Roxas-Robredo) advocates took photos of their event and posted them online to counter the black-propaganda images which were allegedly released by the Duterte Camp.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WFKMyqNhfCHMwGpWQ8iL_uG9sfKtet_OgfUTLdlYc0jI0N6m-pji2cdnNqdtbUs7RXoPQyIR1Z1JyV3wZ1SlnGm-zOCoxIa_z1qpMm-vcfPw7nQMusUMU8dm6RSbZNNahrYRAJLJWxeP/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. " border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WFKMyqNhfCHMwGpWQ8iL_uG9sfKtet_OgfUTLdlYc0jI0N6m-pji2cdnNqdtbUs7RXoPQyIR1Z1JyV3wZ1SlnGm-zOCoxIa_z1qpMm-vcfPw7nQMusUMU8dm6RSbZNNahrYRAJLJWxeP/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo4.jpg" title="“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. <br />Photo Credit: Mark Dandino via Freedom Wall FB Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>Unknown to many, Roxas’ political archrival, Davao City Mayor Digong Duterte also held his own rally in Hong Kong with the same objective of winning the votes of the 90,000 OFWs based there and other Pinoys working in different parts of the globe led by all-female group Mocha Girls. Although, the Furious Leader was not physically present in the gathering.<br /><br />Mocha Uson, a publicly-confessed Duterte supporter and leader of Mocha Girls threw jabs at the local TV stations for not covering their own rally. As evidences, the sexy singer had posted pictures of the event on her Official Fan Page.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRbWjcAttS2D2vObPDiUHBK4uApkE4V_SIGOa2erfuJt01DhcYGw4ChYBRhEDsUmjMtfdLYRJquhi9hORsW17MVDQjtXuBlAtnx77bzBE_DZ9_YNjgGjhgh-U26jUEsxHdTYCYaXNiLES/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. " border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRbWjcAttS2D2vObPDiUHBK4uApkE4V_SIGOa2erfuJt01DhcYGw4ChYBRhEDsUmjMtfdLYRJquhi9hORsW17MVDQjtXuBlAtnx77bzBE_DZ9_YNjgGjhgh-U26jUEsxHdTYCYaXNiLES/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo5.jpg" title="Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. <br />Photo Credit: Mocha Uson Blog</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside from the Duterte-favored photos, there are also few videos showing a parade of Filipinos intentionally passing by Roxas’ booths displaying that majority of OFWs in Hong Kong are Pro – Duterte.<br /><br />Among all the photos released by both camps during the Hong Kong leg, one image really stood out with a strong message of courage and gallant stand: A picture of an OFW named “Gie” wearing Duterte apparel beside Mar Roxas.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPFGi46SKuOebWrRyIIJhr4IO8UKv02-BbimAzspdFUFMCpVz-hs8QJVjA79TM_gMehmIEBSNkOqgZWrGet6Q7qVjjWknC8Pwlw_eRoxv9eHV6PxMleXI0y_6OKAAk4l9h7FVNbZEiz-E/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo6.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPFGi46SKuOebWrRyIIJhr4IO8UKv02-BbimAzspdFUFMCpVz-hs8QJVjA79TM_gMehmIEBSNkOqgZWrGet6Q7qVjjWknC8Pwlw_eRoxv9eHV6PxMleXI0y_6OKAAk4l9h7FVNbZEiz-E/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo6.jpg" title="A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas." width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas.<br />Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>The voice of the entire OFW Community globally brings big impact to majority of Filipinos in decision making on whom they should vote for. Everyone treats them as the modern day heroes for helping our economy grow. And this is the main reason why politicians love OFWs.<br /><br />Based on data, there are at least 1.5 Million OFWs who are eligible to vote remotely. That number matters a lot for every presidential down to senatorial candidates. Aside from that number, they are also looking after the influence that our fellow compatriots can give to the entire nation.<br /><br /><b>-Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

IN PHOTOS: Mar Roxas gets snubbed in Hong Kong?

MANILA, Philippines – Former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and her running mate Congresswoman Leni Robredo didn’t waste any time and just continu...

NAIA invites "world's worst airport" title anew - Miriam

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago on Monday warned that the five-hour blackout that stranded thousands of passengers threatens to put the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back in the list of worst airports in the world.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRe5jdSTWmN1oQi2RZlCno5q6IOr1UGOTKhzDUO77N5L9Kgsl6l3Okus6QxSgqRs8x21oYMoJxwt6LB-y9hLmsJWCtyG2PX23br6A-E29_k0zL4gqD-6ctplPK5I8Nf90YfHHx5uND92S/s1600/NAIA-terminal3.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night" border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRe5jdSTWmN1oQi2RZlCno5q6IOr1UGOTKhzDUO77N5L9Kgsl6l3Okus6QxSgqRs8x21oYMoJxwt6LB-y9hLmsJWCtyG2PX23br6A-E29_k0zL4gqD-6ctplPK5I8Nf90YfHHx5uND92S/s640/NAIA-terminal3.JPG" title="Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Five-hour power outage hit NAIA Terninal 3 on Saturday night. Photo Credit: Twitter/iambryanbanquil</td></tr></tbody></table>Santiago, laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service said the administration must immediately investigate the NAIA-3 incident on Saturday and remove from office those who are found responsible.<br /><br />"The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) seems eager to regain the 'world's worst airport' title which it lost only in 2015, not only for inconveniencing passengers, but for not working as it should," the senator said.<br /><br />The NAIA was the world's worst airport from 2011 to 2013, and the fourth worst in 2014, according to online travel website Guide to Sleeping in Airports, which ranks airports based on comfort, convenience, cleanliness and customer service.<br /><br />Santiago was responding to news that as of Sunday, some 80 domestic flights from NAIA Terminal 3 have been cancelled and another 80 international and<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/in-photos-brownout-hits-naia-terminal-3.html" rel="nofollow"> local flights have been delayed due to the blackout</a>, affecting some 15,000 passengers.<br /><br />The airport administration blamed the outage on a Manila Electric Company (Meralco) supply trip, and claimed that even after Meralco restored power, the NAIA remained without electricity. Meralco has meanwhile denied a power outage.<br /><br />Santiago, for her part, said that the NAIA must have uninterrupted power supply. "Assuming for the sake of argument that the Meralco line tripped, where were the generators? The explanation that they were not working is unacceptable," she added.<br /><br />The infrastructure agenda Santiago posted on her website includes the development of a modern international airport. The NAIA runway design, she said, is one of the main factors for congestion.<br /><br />"The runways are perpendicular to each other, barring planes from using one runway when the other is in use. If NAIA will be expanded, we must build runways parallel to each other," the senator said.<br /><br />"In the meantime, it would be wise to reallocate some flights to the airport in Clark, which is currently underutilized. Clark Airport should complement and not necessarily replace NAIA," she added.</div>

NAIA invites "world's worst airport" title anew - Miriam

MANILA, Philippines - Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago on Monday warned that the five-hour blackout that stranded thousands o...

Courier mass-dismisses employees?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – On Friday afternoon of April 1, 2016, one of the start-up courier companies in the country, Fastrack Courier posted nineteen photos of its employess with Caption: DISMISSED EMPLOYEES.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwbK_22z9vYDccj13E5MFa8l31472bKhjnu7zhHQXowXV_6pAWrC7KhDcfTz_k2xNANopC6I90p6dEBGYiy6XpnqFoh9oV9AACTjATqTzg_IG9zTz9SyppDVnr6lR7oP5QjZ5jbbj-KJx/s1600/fast-track-courier.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fastrack Courier dismissed employees" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwbK_22z9vYDccj13E5MFa8l31472bKhjnu7zhHQXowXV_6pAWrC7KhDcfTz_k2xNANopC6I90p6dEBGYiy6XpnqFoh9oV9AACTjATqTzg_IG9zTz9SyppDVnr6lR7oP5QjZ5jbbj-KJx/s640/fast-track-courier.JPG" title="Fastrack Courier dismissed employees" width="560" /></a></div><br />Many were puzzled by this post since it was shown during “April Fools Days.” Many thought that it was a prank. But it’s not.<br /><br />Fastrack Courier is one of the many reliable local couriers which is loved and preferred by many Filipinos especially the small business owners due to its fast and super affordable service rates.<br /><br />But come April 1, Fastrack fired nineteen of its employees who seemed to be its regular riders. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaKz_7n20ReuExyVPsgXwVRRFdJS3mbRtbPnL6YYOQojP9XrQTxVYIGqQ21ZohnP28Rxj_7RY12KJHg-MuYPQrovGuuI0KpCIibdjiiEDeuINq2idwXbMTqQpxLgI_IPzNFsfE0q3Wtit/s1600/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fastrack announced the firing of its nineteen employees via their official Facebook Fan Page" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaKz_7n20ReuExyVPsgXwVRRFdJS3mbRtbPnL6YYOQojP9XrQTxVYIGqQ21ZohnP28Rxj_7RY12KJHg-MuYPQrovGuuI0KpCIibdjiiEDeuINq2idwXbMTqQpxLgI_IPzNFsfE0q3Wtit/s640/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo1.png" title="Fastrack announced the firing of its nineteen employees via their official Facebook Fan Page" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Fastrack announced the firing of its nineteen employees via their official Facebook Fan Page.<br />Photo Credit: Fastrack Courier Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>Customers began to fume on the courier’s poor service that day.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw2DIX3lo-HTx6W7vNWAhutErRyGIDmtQcF1cdVQeqg84AImNzr4UEfCLCXixZRIGVEGXKmGEoVxUWJ9clh9C-YdbQJb1I8M21Ffii8_bZ8H69fdH7ivLu97-45pwoWBAGslJaF8waAiP/s1600/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw2DIX3lo-HTx6W7vNWAhutErRyGIDmtQcF1cdVQeqg84AImNzr4UEfCLCXixZRIGVEGXKmGEoVxUWJ9clh9C-YdbQJb1I8M21Ffii8_bZ8H69fdH7ivLu97-45pwoWBAGslJaF8waAiP/s640/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo2.png" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Regular patrons started to get mad at their reliable courier. Photo: Fastrack Courier Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>The loyal patrons also started questioning Fastrack for the real reason of the mass-firing of its employees for security purposes but as of publishing time, the courier has no response on the queries posted as comments on their post.<br /><br />People are really wondering for the main reason of the dismissal. Some are now guessing that the dismissed employees possibly didn’t remit the service fee that they had collected from their clients. While some think that the items that they had picked-up were not delivered to the respective recipients because those riders might kept the items for themselves.<br /><br />It has also come to our knowledge and based on the courier’s post way back in 2015, that some crooks are using the company name to pick-up the items from their regular customers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Xs2kApJJpEpK1BkyVjQ45p60qh3ZoBR7CYCAyKgtTT_7fo3Nacr7C4gO0pSFeGssNlzXRlAODGx2b6dfKiL_cg62vZNg0c7foHThiT6bs9UhKxlAHKTgYrUrMP4nbWmNmoqpWyAb0-v/s1600/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo3.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="No customer liked this warning from Fastrack." border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Xs2kApJJpEpK1BkyVjQ45p60qh3ZoBR7CYCAyKgtTT_7fo3Nacr7C4gO0pSFeGssNlzXRlAODGx2b6dfKiL_cg62vZNg0c7foHThiT6bs9UhKxlAHKTgYrUrMP4nbWmNmoqpWyAb0-v/s640/courier-mass-dismisses-employees-photo3.png" title="No customer liked this warning from Fastrack." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Credit: Fastrack Courier Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>But the question is, how could these bad guys know that there are items ready for pick-up from the courier’s valued clients? There must be someone or some insiders giving tips on this group of wrongdoers.<br /><br />Could this possibly the case of the nineteen dismissed employee? As of the moment, only the courier management knows. If the courier remains mum on this issue, their clients will keep on wondering and might look for other courier companies to serve them in order to protect their valuables and money.<br /><br />There’s no such thing as easy money. Every thing “is” and “must” be hard-earned. So let’s be wise and vigilant. Ask for company IDs if possible and call your courier or Police Stations should suspicisions arise.<br /><br />It’s safe to be ready than sorry.<br /><br />Just a public reminder from The Summit Express.<br /><br /><b>-Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

Courier mass-dismisses employees?

MANILA, Philippines – On Friday afternoon of April 1, 2016, one of the start-up courier companies in the country, Fastrack Courier posted ni...

List of Passers: April 2016 ECE, ECT board exam results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Those awaiting results of April 2016 Electronics Engineer (ECE) and Electronics Technician (ECT) board exam can find here the full list of passers, topnotchers (top 10), top performing schools and performance of schools as the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Electronics Engineering (BEE) released results in few working days after the exam.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ibKkdE04afiedqA5MblUBST0id-Dzsa7TghR6dD8TSJN2GXhO7bM4XJ_eqMXQIZtWTiC4dwfjdX3YSi9HWg36Qgnw54j8GGHYk6kka6fbVee0ECM1dEx5aydb7HclBSkzkGqusmgO_nT/s1600/ece-board-exam-results-april-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="List of Passers: April 2016 ECE, ECT board exam results" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ibKkdE04afiedqA5MblUBST0id-Dzsa7TghR6dD8TSJN2GXhO7bM4XJ_eqMXQIZtWTiC4dwfjdX3YSi9HWg36Qgnw54j8GGHYk6kka6fbVee0ECM1dEx5aydb7HclBSkzkGqusmgO_nT/s640/ece-board-exam-results-april-2016.jpg" title="List of Passers: April 2016 ECE, ECT board exam results" width="560" /></a></div><br />PRC administered the recent Electronics Engineering board exam this year on April 3-4 (ECE) and April 5 (ECT) simultaneously in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Davao.<br /><br />Due to the huge fire that hit University of the East-Manila on Saturday, PRC immediately announced new examination venues for the electronics engineering exam.<br /><br />The members of the Board of Electronics Engineering who gave the licensure examinations are Engr. Alnar L. Detalla, Chairman, Engr. Enrico Claro R. Delmoro and Engr. Herminio J. Orbe, Members.<br /><br /><b>Roll of Successful Examinees in the</b><br /><b>ELECTRONICS ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION</b><br />Held on APRIL 3 & 4, 2016<br />Released on APRIL 2016<br /><br /><i>Updating for the list of passers...</i><br /><br /><b>Roll of Successful Examinees in the</b><br /><b>ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION</b><br />Held on APRIL 5, 2016<br />Released on APRIL 2016<br /><br /><i>Updating for the list of passers...</i><br /><br />ECE board exam covered the following subjects: mathematics, electronics engineering, general engineering and applied sciences (GEAS) and electronics systems and technologies (EST). Meanwhile, ECT exams covered various technical subjects, laws and ethics.<br /><br /><b><i>According to PRC, the target date of release of the recent Electronics Engineering board exam is on Friday, April 8, 2016 or in 3 working days after the exam. We advise examinees to monitor results starting 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 in the evening.</i></b><br /><br />In April 2015 exam, results were released in 3 working days. 892 out of 2,552 passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 1,066 out of 1,483 passed the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination.<br /><br />In October 2015, results were also out after 3 days. PRC named 1,784 out of 4,467 who have passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 2,984 out of 3,518 for the Electronics Technician Licensure exams.<br /><br />Aside from the full results, the registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be announced. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2016-2019. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.<br /><br />The Summit Express will update this page for the list of passers, topnotchers and performance of schools. <br /><br />Like Us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive more updates.</div>

List of Passers: April 2016 ECE, ECT board exam results

Those awaiting results of April 2016 Electronics Engineer (ECE) and Electronics Technician (ECT) board exam can find here the full list of p...

North Cotabato governor slams politicians planning to donate rice to Kidapawan farmers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- A video of North Cotabato governor Emmylou "Lala" Taliño Mendoza  warning politicians planning to donate rice to drought-hit Kidapawan City farmers is making rounds on social media.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaXb3uH2vIM531NwxBFapwX31_YqyXjbLu5VpNTEJEucSF2GLudjEUswvsbyOPEHFAozgYi_6f-PocSnyfCJeYVz4LkuC2DOTpSKIi78T1iaPSAhBAzV2IEvwFVd9mDD-EqgiiZTVfTLI/s1600/kidapawan-north-cotabato-governor.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="North Cotabato governor slams politicians planning to donate rice to Kidapawan farmers" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaXb3uH2vIM531NwxBFapwX31_YqyXjbLu5VpNTEJEucSF2GLudjEUswvsbyOPEHFAozgYi_6f-PocSnyfCJeYVz4LkuC2DOTpSKIi78T1iaPSAhBAzV2IEvwFVd9mDD-EqgiiZTVfTLI/s640/kidapawan-north-cotabato-governor.jpg" title="North Cotabato governor slams politicians planning to donate rice to Kidapawan farmers" width="560" /></a></div><br />In the short video clip, Mendoza was heard telling the media: "Bigla kayong darating, magbibigay ng bigas? Nang-i-insulto ba kayo o namumulitiko kayo?”<br /><br />(You’ll suddenly arrive to give rice. Is that an insult or are you politicking?)<br /><br />Mendoza also cautioned politicians not to use North Cotabato as their staging ground for propaganda in order to get support from the international community and collect money.<br /><br />Watch the video.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LsYeSi847Fg" width="560"></iframe></center><br />According to reports, Mendoza was pertaining to the camp of presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte who have gathered 30 sacks of rice for the hungry farmers of Kidapawan City. <br /><br />However, Duterte Presidential Campaign Team head Peter Laviña clarified that Duterte advised them not to meddle with the ongoing problem in Cotabato. He also alleged Mendoza of not performing her duties. <br /><br />"We do not have intentions to interfere with the trouble there but there is a problem, people are getting harassed so we have to help,” Laviña said.<br /><br />About 5,000 farmers coming from different parts of North Cotabato province held a protest  on Wednesday, March 30 to demand government assistance after their farms were hit by the El Niño. Portions of the Cotabato-Davao Highway were blocked during the protest.<br /><br />But instead of getting calamity fund and rice provision, the protest turned into a violent dispersal between policemen and the farmers. The clash resulted into the death of three protesters while 116 others were injured. A farmer reportedly died on the spot during the encounter.<br /><br />According to Apo Sandawa Lumadnong Panaghiusa sa Cotabato leader Norma Capuyan, the police, who were trying to protect the National Food Authority provincial office from the protesters, were trying to disperse them using water cannons. However, when the farmers stood their ground, the police began firing.<br /><br />In an interview with ANC, Mendoza insisted that the police officers had exercised maximum tolerance during the protests.<br /><br />Meanwhile, actor and known Duterte supporter Robin Padilla donated 200 sacks of rice to the farmers. Expressing his disgust over the incident, wrote on the caption of his Instagram post: "Ang mga magsasaka ng Inangbayan Pilipinas pinagbabaril sa kanilang mapayapang paghingi ng tulong sa kanilang gobyerno.”<br /><br />(The farmers of our motherland Philippines were shot during their peaceful protest to the government.) <b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

North Cotabato governor slams politicians planning to donate rice to Kidapawan farmers

MANILA, Philippines- A video of North Cotabato governor Emmylou "Lala" Taliño Mendoza warning politicians planning to donate rice...

Filipinos bid final goodbye to 'Courageous Caitie'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – After spending almost two months in a well-known hospital in Singapore, undergoing intensive medication and battling one of the rarest form of leukemia, the body of Caitie Lucas, also known as “<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/03/courageous-caitie-girl-with-rare-disease-passes-away.html" rel="nofollow">Courageous Caitie</a>” arrived last Friday night at the Arlington Memorial Chapels in Araneta Ave., Quezin City via Philippine Airlines. Today, April 3, 2016, families, friends and admirers of  Caitie bid their final farewell to the little warrior.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0enThOnjoqzec4lsxjYQ2x5kUuJzEDLRVoEZHOhyqrqIsyBbqpnDSn1QJ5iSLu8NbzTNPpa6JZjDURMsqnYIyIf26gAn7SQNPD0X8B9lSUJfZ26i69HKfMP7pvSv-pyg-EPi78ZJMmOaX/s1600/filipinos-bid-courageous-catie-final-goodbye-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Goodbye 'Courageous Caitie'" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0enThOnjoqzec4lsxjYQ2x5kUuJzEDLRVoEZHOhyqrqIsyBbqpnDSn1QJ5iSLu8NbzTNPpa6JZjDURMsqnYIyIf26gAn7SQNPD0X8B9lSUJfZ26i69HKfMP7pvSv-pyg-EPi78ZJMmOaX/s640/filipinos-bid-courageous-catie-final-goodbye-5.jpg" title="Goodbye 'Courageous Caitie'" width="560" /></a></div><br />Confetti showered and filled the air as the black vehicle carrying the girl’s body touched the vicinity of the memorial chapel along with unsuppressable claps and cheer as symbols of honor and admiration not only for Caitie herself but also for JayJay and Feliz Lucas, the parents of our tiny hero.<br /><br />Caitie’s wake  was totally different from all the funeral services that we know. The memorial chapel was fully decorated with colorful designs and was transformed into a children party themed ambience. The family wanted the memorial service to be a happy and fun-filled event in memoriam of Caitie. The visitors were encouraged to wear cartoony or colorful bandaids to commemorate the little one’s bravery while she was on her sick bed. According to JayJay, Caitie loved to wear bandaids because it calmed, gave comfort and removed her anxieties.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5DnolJ-EK_ixHX_xumBZ6esAd1AKMA3uU6R53TqKgFWcfVP01FX2BFhH58scqc0q8AKsxw9Mn5hTd405w1tCU2mH7rbEUeZmkWAvh8M4AgUU3la58sEZyyIZ1WEqJI8UNhi5ylVepPS_/s1600/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Courageous Caitie wears her colorful bandaids" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5DnolJ-EK_ixHX_xumBZ6esAd1AKMA3uU6R53TqKgFWcfVP01FX2BFhH58scqc0q8AKsxw9Mn5hTd405w1tCU2mH7rbEUeZmkWAvh8M4AgUU3la58sEZyyIZ1WEqJI8UNhi5ylVepPS_/s640/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye.jpg" title="Courageous Caitie wears her colorful bandaids" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Courageous Caitie wears her colorful bandaids. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo Credit: </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Courageous Caitie Fan Page</span></td></tr></tbody></table>It was pure and overflowing love for Caitie, as her visitors filled the biggest funeral room of Arlington Memorial Chapels with lots of singing and testimonies from her loved ones. Feliz, during her eulogy, narrated that Caitie’s last words before she left was all about Jesus’ love for her and love for others. They even sang little miss’ favorite kids’ church songs on her death bed and that’s why her parents taught the the crowd Caitie’s favorite songs with matching actions during the memorial service like they were in kids’ church, praising and worshiping.<br /><br />People from different parts of the nation came to see Courageous Caitie for the very last time. She and her father were true Star Wars fans so as a sign of respect, fellow Star Wars fanatics dressed-up as Storm Troopers paid the “brave and little Jedi” a visit and volunteered to be her honor guards.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6M2MH1Y8-9tqJG58C-PsVll9HBqW4qS1KrczzANKLkvj44oB2VQq5YTNn7-wNEgfQF5AV1-zgjKiXY1kIX7nC5r6F6cU8JQqq5BcEnR1xFLqkbjaqIucyTmItK7A-AHAZyWKwQ-eGNTS/s1600/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Storm Troopers were Caitie’s honor guards" border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6M2MH1Y8-9tqJG58C-PsVll9HBqW4qS1KrczzANKLkvj44oB2VQq5YTNn7-wNEgfQF5AV1-zgjKiXY1kIX7nC5r6F6cU8JQqq5BcEnR1xFLqkbjaqIucyTmItK7A-AHAZyWKwQ-eGNTS/s640/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-2.jpg" title="Storm Troopers were Caitie’s honor guards" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Storm Troopers were Caitie’s honor guards. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo Credit:</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> Courageous Caitie Fan Page</span></td></tr></tbody></table>When Caitie was confined in one of the popular hospitals here in Philippines, the same cosplayers along with Darth Vader character visited her and the other children-patients in the floor where she was admitted and cheered them up.<br /><br />At exactly 4:00 in the afternoon, Caitie’s body was brought to the crematorium for her cremation. As her body was on her way to the cremation room, people greeted her waving their pink balloons with smiles on their faces as signs of their ultimate love for the brave little warrior.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Nxw-HHHup2VBC0dP0t_WO3JuN0tUxKpiQUU3vPGGnjGKru3A1d6Z9vjeMU-qt4kCl9XRO_6haaRDcjGidhyfcHvmRLuTVaKCHYzLjNFDWrQ5KmGTsz0xdwlLS6h4Mt7Sp3z2YBhaKLz/s1600/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Nxw-HHHup2VBC0dP0t_WO3JuN0tUxKpiQUU3vPGGnjGKru3A1d6Z9vjeMU-qt4kCl9XRO_6haaRDcjGidhyfcHvmRLuTVaKCHYzLjNFDWrQ5KmGTsz0xdwlLS6h4Mt7Sp3z2YBhaKLz/s640/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-photo3.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Lots of love for Courageous Caitie from her friends and loved ones. Photo Credit: Courageous Caitie Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>JayJay and Feliz, are also known for being supporters of children with rare diseases. Couple of months ago, a law has been passed and signed giving all patients with rare diseases priority and financial assistance. And just hours after Caitie’s cremation, her parents posted on her Facebook encouraging the big pharmaceutical companies to combine efforts in building a facility where there are modern technologies which can detect mystery diseases like what their children had.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXC1skUNfyhbgsE_e6-x9opwyD6aaWbnZfBHmk1drmSnO1SCVf-Uns8RmsbT_72LlaaUxo_4p7OmUYejgaqhsJeeNsbP-rFBIKr0rkTviINWlHEx-_61D7OuXBTUsi9lOCSq_5ck0s4Em/s1600/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-photo4.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Courageous Caitie Fan Page" border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXC1skUNfyhbgsE_e6-x9opwyD6aaWbnZfBHmk1drmSnO1SCVf-Uns8RmsbT_72LlaaUxo_4p7OmUYejgaqhsJeeNsbP-rFBIKr0rkTviINWlHEx-_61D7OuXBTUsi9lOCSq_5ck0s4Em/s640/filipinos-bid-courageous-caitie-final-goodbye-photo4.png" title="Courageous Caitie Fan Page" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Credit: Courageous Caitie Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>Truly, Courageous Caitie’s passing didn’t go to waste. The 257,274 likes and counting on her page were not just random likers. They are people whose lives were touched by the child’s unbelievable display of hope, faith and bravery. These hundred of thousands of people were taught by Caitie not to give-up and keep the faith and hope alive despite of any difficult circumstances that life may bring us.<br /><br />You will never be forgotten Little One. You fought well. You’re in safe place now.<br /><br />Goodbye and thank you for the indelible lessons, Courageous Caitie!<br /><br /><b>-Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

Filipinos bid final goodbye to 'Courageous Caitie'

MANILA, Philippines – After spending almost two months in a well-known hospital in Singapore, undergoing intensive medication and battling o...

ABS-CBN topples GMA-7 in March 2016 nationwide TV Ratings

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Media and entertainment company ABS-CBN toppled broadcast giant GMA Network in the nationwide TV ratings based on the survey of Kantar Media for the month of March 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SgYlNHh7gXdnUrcaFz9PtlsmGzj8wKUdKM2Lia51G1aqKOjE1lWbu2uyEwYm5mzpLV6fn_2GHvKUnM8eKLEXox9f-DHQyHJphjukqFipXaaH27yz8bGILAtkbw0SqIO-pMSu_XHl8I0u/s1600/ABS-CBN-vs-GMA-tv-ratings.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ABS-CBN topples GMA-7 in March 2016 nationwide TV Ratings" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SgYlNHh7gXdnUrcaFz9PtlsmGzj8wKUdKM2Lia51G1aqKOjE1lWbu2uyEwYm5mzpLV6fn_2GHvKUnM8eKLEXox9f-DHQyHJphjukqFipXaaH27yz8bGILAtkbw0SqIO-pMSu_XHl8I0u/s640/ABS-CBN-vs-GMA-tv-ratings.jpg" title="ABS-CBN topples GMA-7 in March 2016 nationwide TV Ratings" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The Kapamilya Network had the most TV households tuned in last month, after garnering an average audience share of 44% from combined urban and rural homes vs GMA 7’s 35%.<br /><br />Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population, while the other ratings data supplier AGB Nielsen reportedly has only 2,000 homes based solely in urban areas that represent only 57% of the Philippine TV viewing population.<br /><br />ABS-CBN stands mighty in the primetime block after hitting an average audience share of 49% compared to 33% of GMA 7. The primetime block is the most important part of the day when most Filipinos watch TV and advertisers put a larger chunk of their investment in to reach more consumers effectively.<br /><br />Still topping the list of most watched primetime programs during the previous month is “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” with an average national TV rating of 41.2% followed by “Dolce Amore” with 34.5%. The two leading shows’ rivals, “Little Nanay” and “That’s My Amboy” only had 17.8% and 16.1% respectively. “The Story of Us” and “We Will Survive” meanwhile had 18.8% and 15.2% with their direct competitors, “Because of You” and “Wowowin” only garnered 14.6% and 14.7%.<br /><br />Completing the top ten programs of the month are “Pilipinas Got Talent” at number 2 with a 35% average rating, its fellow weekend fares “MMK” (32.9%) and “Wansapanataym” (29.5%), the only news program in the list “TV Patrol” (28.3%), “Home Sweetie Home” (24.3%), and “Rated K” (23.7%).<br /><br />The company recently reported a 25% surge in its net income in 2015 to earn P2.55 billion, higher than 2014’s P2 billion. Its revenue, meanwhile, was up 11% to P38.28 billion, from P33.5 billion in the previous year.<br /><br />Kantar Media is a leading television (TV) audience measurement provider with capabilities in gathering TV viewing data in both digital and analog platforms. It is a multinational market research group that specializes in audience measurement in more than 80 countries, has 26 TV networks, ad agencies, and pan-regional networks subscribing to its ratings services.<br /><br />Among its local current subscribers are ABS-CBN, Peoples Television Network Inc., The Huddle Room Media Inc., JRA Advertising (J. Romero and Associates), 720 Consumer Connect, Viva Communications Inc., Manprom, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Starcom, Havas Media Ortega, and Media Agency groups IPG Mediabrands (Touch BPN, UM), Dentsu Aegis Network (Dentsu, Mediaforce, Carat), Omnicom Media Group (OMD, PHD and M2M) as well as Group M (Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, and Maxus).<br /><br />International subscribers to Kantar Media include Turner Broadcasting System Asia, NBCU Global Networks Asia Pte Ltd, Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Home Box Office (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Scripps Networks Interactive (Asia) Pte. Ltd., MTV Asia, Fox International Channels, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, CSM Media Research (China), AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd, Celestial Tiger Entertainment and Sony Pictures International.</div>

ABS-CBN topples GMA-7 in March 2016 nationwide TV Ratings

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Marcos wants postponement of 2016 barangay elections

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" R Marcos Jr. has called on Congress to approve a measure to postpone the barangay elections scheduled on October this year.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Yc-fvMGsV8GWrKFqzQ4ckzA1YSsjxLFZarYkG-CuustMxvTvEGZsJ03K1HrCEC4WEyMlXMwByns_E63n8PmbtuNbpgCCA1H9mETkKkff-VlWgcv60K5iaH7SLzf22VPAJ9Nx2xgTjEQf/s1600/marcos-postponement-barangay-elections-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bongbong Marcos pushes postponement of barangay elections" border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Yc-fvMGsV8GWrKFqzQ4ckzA1YSsjxLFZarYkG-CuustMxvTvEGZsJ03K1HrCEC4WEyMlXMwByns_E63n8PmbtuNbpgCCA1H9mETkKkff-VlWgcv60K5iaH7SLzf22VPAJ9Nx2xgTjEQf/s640/marcos-postponement-barangay-elections-2016.jpg" title="Bongbong Marcos pushes postponement of barangay elections" width="560" /></a></div><br />Marcos, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, made the call in Malolos, Bulacan during his Unity Caravan. He said approval of such measure can still be done since the current 16th Congress still have sessions from May 23 to June 10, 2016.<br /><br />"Kapag nakapag-approve na ang House of Representatives, sasalubungin ko agad sa senado at wala na akong babaguhin aaprubahan ko agad at paaaprubhan ko sa aking mga kasamahan para mabilis," he said.<br /><br />There are two bills in the House of Representatives seeking to postpone the 2016 barangay elections.<br /><br />The Liga ng mga Barangay has been lobbying for a change of the term of officer of barangay captains to 5 years per term and a maximum of 3 consecutive terms. Currently, they have 3 years per term with a maximum of 3 consecutive terms.<br /><br />He said the postponement is necessary to give time for the next Congress to make a thorough study of the proposal.<br /><br />"Tulad ng ginawa namin sa Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) na nagpasa kami ng batas na nag-postponed ng October, 2014 SK eleksiyon. 'Tapos habang walang eleksiyon, trinabaho namin 'yung SK reform hanggang sa naging batas nga itong SK Reform Law," he said.</div>

Marcos wants postponement of 2016 barangay elections

MANILA, Philippines - Vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" R Marcos Jr. has called on Congress to approve a me...

Full Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout- MIAA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Full power has been restored to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday morning, April 3, after more than 5 hours of brownout.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GCd7KsHvaXsb7SyQXSL6eMH41JEX-SJOZ0yy5Bc0ggYeCpz_COgxKoB7rkP1KHj8zMQBdjb5GJ82GRLgeqpDWREg0htVc8bAY5YOlboOmExkTQHK9toQjD6DHyJaKYyzbZkQi2WPdom7/s1600/NAIA.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ull Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GCd7KsHvaXsb7SyQXSL6eMH41JEX-SJOZ0yy5Bc0ggYeCpz_COgxKoB7rkP1KHj8zMQBdjb5GJ82GRLgeqpDWREg0htVc8bAY5YOlboOmExkTQHK9toQjD6DHyJaKYyzbZkQi2WPdom7/s640/NAIA.jpg" title="ull Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout" width="560" /></a></div><br />In an official statement posted on Facebook, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the terminal started operating on full power as of 2:00 AM, Sunday, following a technical glitch with the airport's electric source.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/in-photos-brownout-hits-naia-terminal-3.html" rel="nofollow">IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3</a><br /><br />A substation of Meralco at NAIA tripped causing Terminal 3 to lose power at 8:45 PM, Saturday.<br /><br />The substation was able to relay stable power to the terminal starting 12:30 AM.<br /><br />Terminal facilities were fully functional an hour and half later.<br /><br />Passengers with affected flights were advised to get in touch with their airlines.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Airport Authority has apologized for this inconvenience.<br /><br />"Measures are now being worked out to make sure that a power outage does not occur again in the future," MIAA said.</div>

Full Power at NAIA Terminal 3 restored after 5-hour brownout- MIAA

MANILA, Philippines - Full power has been restored to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday morning, April 3, a...

IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 experienced power outage on Saturday night, April 2 causing delay of flights and disruption in the processing of passengers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2s8z10jyhIIOIYQWDcy08nOjy1eahLZs_TjxB9wWw4HcbjyKbDlmxkRIcOynj9z18AphTFFvgGh4RPUfR5Pu83vfXZaJf2ZY3MKzvpMPe14r_KPgc3pKf7oKtlFSED9p2uiibUrv5i8N/s1600/NAIA-brownout.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Power outage hits NAIA 3" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2s8z10jyhIIOIYQWDcy08nOjy1eahLZs_TjxB9wWw4HcbjyKbDlmxkRIcOynj9z18AphTFFvgGh4RPUfR5Pu83vfXZaJf2ZY3MKzvpMPe14r_KPgc3pKf7oKtlFSED9p2uiibUrv5i8N/s640/NAIA-brownout.jpg" title="Power outage hits NAIA 3" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power outage hits NAIA 3. Photo Credit: Twitter/iambryanbanquil</td></tr></tbody></table>"Terminal 3 is currently experiencing a power outage. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our terminal team is currently assessing the situation to have the power back on. Thank you for your patience," the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) posted on Facebook.<br /><br />Reports say that the blackout started at around 8:45 p.m. As of press time, the power outage persists with some people outside NAIA Terminal 3 are already sleeping on the floor. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Look owhhh there sleeping na on the floor!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiafail?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiafail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiaproblem?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiaproblem</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gmanews" rel="nofollow">@gmanews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YouScoop" rel="nofollow">@YouScoop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MovePH" rel="nofollow">@MovePH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z5I95QpkmF" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Z5I95QpkmF</a></div>— thegr3atbryan (@iambryanbanquil) <a href="https://twitter.com/iambryanbanquil/status/716299373483700225" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Several international and local flights were affected by the brownout.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Tingnan: mga flights na nadelay dahil sa brownout sa NAIA T3 <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo" rel="nofollow">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/jwa8HSFwze" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/jwa8HSFwze</a></div>— Junry Hidalgo (@junryRP31DZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/junryRP31DZMM/status/716293152223535104" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Netizens on microblogging site Twitter shared their photos, videos and reactions on the incident.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">To all first-time Manila visitors haplessly stuck in NAIA Terminal 3 or the runway now, on behalf of our country, I'M SO SORRY. We all are.</div>— Chiki (@chikinonymous) <a href="https://twitter.com/chikinonymous/status/716294980847869952" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">And here's what you get for the continued effort of our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaangMadilim?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DaangMadilim</a> program @ NAIA Terminal 3 <a href="https://t.co/4yVEqAAGDs" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/4yVEqAAGDs</a></div>— excel cuenca (@ExcelCuenca) <a href="https://twitter.com/ExcelCuenca/status/716298639350439936" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">NAIA Terminal 3 nakakaranas ngayon ng brownout <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo" rel="nofollow">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/bzWg9EUzXo" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/bzWg9EUzXo</a></div>— Junry Hidalgo (@junryRP31DZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/junryRP31DZMM/status/716250907575345152" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Seriously NAIA!! Sobrang tagak na to ahh.. Mga 3 hours na kami dito!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naiafail?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naiafail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naia?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#naia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gmanews" rel="nofollow">@gmanews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YouScoop" rel="nofollow">@YouScoop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MovePH" rel="nofollow">@MovePH</a> <a href="https://t.co/df0GtM4yVK" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/df0GtM4yVK</a></div>— thegr3atbryan (@iambryanbanquil) <a href="https://twitter.com/iambryanbanquil/status/716293613819269122" rel="nofollow">April 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center>In May 2012, a similar incident that disrupted operations happened at NAIA Terminal 3 where the cause was the failure of electric sensor that supplies electricity to the terminal a day before the scheduled maintenance checkup.<br />This is a developing story. Refresh page for the updates.</div>

IN PHOTOS: Brownout hits NAIA Terminal 3

MANILA, Philippines - The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 experienced power outage on Saturday night, April 2 causing d...

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - American Touristar Ryan Gallagher has once again captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Gary Valenciano's "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" during the Gate 3 round of ABS-CBN's music competition "I Love OPM" on Saturday, April 2, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS-QbnBC-HqgKBcVyY9Ujd1UyC6q_HZJ3AqccPmQ4EvOvff1Zxjtiar0RWeipOdFTK486__NezeG4INxkmBl1CCI039om1EO3PoyhW00WsiWKcBpo2RHH6LkgDVkQL-TMNROtgzzHlQE/s1600/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ryan Gallagher sings "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM" border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS-QbnBC-HqgKBcVyY9Ujd1UyC6q_HZJ3AqccPmQ4EvOvff1Zxjtiar0RWeipOdFTK486__NezeG4INxkmBl1CCI039om1EO3PoyhW00WsiWKcBpo2RHH6LkgDVkQL-TMNROtgzzHlQE/s640/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" title="Ryan Gallagher sings "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM" width="560" /></a></div><br />The  27-year old artist was able to impress the judges called "Himig-gration Officers" and the "100 Kababayans" on his heartfelt rendition. Ryan received 95 Love Hearts from the latter and was the "Judges Choice" as key to enter Gate 4 round.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cVqysZrnJYDAcTG4RubfbC9KGZsQdXNLfQpyzeEeZgatEH74iVvnLHUznkcdxcTlcZImTIQIVLIgD-dg7DpDTYGOZJiGfx4YzK6Fza_NXBgvnbvmyUWGj-ZF3-JAQm-W0pVDanZ-9hhH/s1600/ryan-95-votes.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="95 hearts for Ryan Gallagher" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cVqysZrnJYDAcTG4RubfbC9KGZsQdXNLfQpyzeEeZgatEH74iVvnLHUznkcdxcTlcZImTIQIVLIgD-dg7DpDTYGOZJiGfx4YzK6Fza_NXBgvnbvmyUWGj-ZF3-JAQm-W0pVDanZ-9hhH/s640/ryan-95-votes.jpg" title="95 hearts for Ryan Gallagher" width="560" /></a></div><br />Judges Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha picked Ryan to move to the Gate 4 of the competition.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: I Love OPM: Ryan Gallagher - "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" by Gary Valenciano (<a href="http://entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/iloveopm/videos/2016/04/02/3240216-the-kababayan-bump-off-ryan-gallagher-sa-dulo-ng-walang-hanggan-by-gary-valenciano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video courtesy of ABS-CBN</a>)</b><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the Gate 3 round, the top 12 artists were divided into groups of 3. Gallagher was grouped with Yohan Hwang and Daniel Herrington. <br /><br />The studio audience served as the fourth 'Himig-gration Officer' as they will give Love Hearts or Broken Hearts.  At the end of the round, only two Touristars will move on to the next phase of the competition.<br /><br />"Intensity is like the 'big one,' said one of the Kababayan to Gallagher.<br /><br />What did you think of Ryan's performance? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div></div>

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM

MANILA, Philippines - American Touristar Ryan Gallagher has once again captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Gary Valenciano's ...

VIDEO: Korean Yohan Hwang sings "Gusto Kita" on I Love OPM Gate 3

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Korean heartthrob Yohan Hwang was named "Kababayan's Choice" as he sang Ronnie Liang's "Gusto Kita" in the Gate 3 round of ABS-CBN's music competition "I Love OPM" on Saturday, April 2, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6q7rjZtRgYgeSzn5BDh-ytzzzzsQFniwhvPqMrBBgzv0yNosqBzWqoeGbjnVjJTgfC2FItSsYiJ9Hd7kYXk8d2G2xlrgf3BC1HodrbJW1-raS8N6-nw6EvCsc1m1T3acI88mwQ4TaUMJ/s1600/yohan-hwang-i-love-opm.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Korean Yohan Hwang sings "Gusto Kita" on I Love OPM" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6q7rjZtRgYgeSzn5BDh-ytzzzzsQFniwhvPqMrBBgzv0yNosqBzWqoeGbjnVjJTgfC2FItSsYiJ9Hd7kYXk8d2G2xlrgf3BC1HodrbJW1-raS8N6-nw6EvCsc1m1T3acI88mwQ4TaUMJ/s640/yohan-hwang-i-love-opm.JPG" title="Korean Yohan Hwang sings "Gusto Kita" on I Love OPM" width="560" /></a></div><br />Yohan toppled American contestants Ryan Gallagher and Daniel Herrington with the latter being eliminated in the competition.<br /><br />Yohan received praises from the judges called "Himig-gration Officers" and the "100 Kababayans" who gave him 98 'Love Hearts.'<br /><br /><b>WATCH: I Love OPM: Yohan Hwang -"Gusto Kita" by Ronnie Liang (Video courtesy of ABS-CBN)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1eB4dFnVC_g" width="560"></iframe></center><br />In the Gate 3 round, the top 12 artists were divided into groups of 3. The studio audience served as the fourth 'Himig-gration Officer' as they will give Love Hearts or Broken Hearts.  At the end of the round, only two Touristars will move on to the next phase of the competition.<br /><br />What did you think of Yohan's performance? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div>

VIDEO: Korean Yohan Hwang sings "Gusto Kita" on I Love OPM Gate 3

MANILA, Philippines - Korean heartthrob Yohan Hwang was named "Kababayan's Choice" as he sang Ronnie Liang's "Gusto K...

Kidapawan Massacre: A sequel to Yolanda?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A multi-sectoral coalition denounced President Aquino and heads of concerned cabinet departments and agencies not only their failure to address the issues raised by peasants and Lumads but also for the violent dispersal in Kidapawan City last Thursday.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06f25J2WlvDZDSbV9GSkZqMgeRZXy67JgKBVwegEjI_eQduoGqD425QT8QRekDQ0dfqdiTFrxJnoxLMkCCS7LHJTPjji1H7V6Nqcy2pFP5aBo-qkDV1WJ6dCzkPYI2ONylYIFU3I1uSai/s1600/kidapawan-dispersal.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06f25J2WlvDZDSbV9GSkZqMgeRZXy67JgKBVwegEjI_eQduoGqD425QT8QRekDQ0dfqdiTFrxJnoxLMkCCS7LHJTPjji1H7V6Nqcy2pFP5aBo-qkDV1WJ6dCzkPYI2ONylYIFU3I1uSai/s640/kidapawan-dispersal.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The result of violent dispersal vs. law enforcement in Kidapawan. <br />Photo Credit: Kidapawan City Government Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table>The police dispersal claimed three lives so far from the ranks of the farmers and dozens more injured and unaccounted for by their families after protesting the lack of government support in face of the impacts of the El Nino phenomenon.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/posts/1709528435956446" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/posts/1709528435956446">Violent Dispersal vs. Law enforcementNaging madugo ang nangyaring dispersal ng mga pulis laban sa mga raliyesta matapos...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/" rel="nofollow">Kidapawan City</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/posts/1709528435956446" rel="nofollow">Thursday, March 31, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />Sanlakas said in an e-mailed statement that the much-delayed statements of condemnation from Malacanang spokespersons and it Liberal Party bets and pledges of sanctions for those accountable on the ground is “rubbing salt into the wounds inflicted on the hapless bodies of the starving farmers”.<br /><br />“The President and national government officials are washing their hands and pinning the blame on the local government.  It is the responsibility of government at all levels – but the national government especially - to address the impacts of El Nino and the state of climate-induced calamity. ” said Lidy Nacpil, Sanlakas chairperson.<br /><br />The group deplored the inadequate preparations made by the government despite the fact that the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) had foreseen its impacts as early as March 2015.<br /><br />“The incompetence, insensitivity and gross neglect of responsibility on the part of the Aquino administration is condemnable,” Nacpil said.<br /><br />Meanwhile Roldan Gonzales, chair of Sanlakas Mindanao called on the government to declare all 68 provinces affected by El Nino in a “state of calamity” to avert any more violence that may ensue between starving farmers and security forces.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-video" data-allowfullscreen="1" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/videos/1709669575942332/"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/videos/1709669575942332/"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/videos/1709669575942332/" rel="nofollow"></a><br />RALLYISTA VS KAPULISAN(c) LykFM Teleradyo<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidapawancityncot/" rel="nofollow">Kidapawan City</a> on Friday, April 1, 2016</blockquote></div></div></center><br />He asserted that the government should not wait for the El Nino impacts to be fully felt before declaring a ‘state of calamity.’ “The government has to cushion impacts by ordering a price freeze on basic commodities, expedite the release of financial aid, provide immediate employment, and ensure proper management of water resources among others”.<br /><br />As of January 2016, PAGASA studies established that El Niño phenomenon will likely cause meteorological drought to as much as 85 percent of the Philippines by April this year, affecting 68 provinces. Of the 68 provinces, Mindanao will suffer the most with 22 provinces to experience drought up to June or July 2016<br /><br />“The protests in Kidapawan will soon spread to other places in Mindanao. Our members in Mindanao are talking about hunger and worsening water crisis in Bukidnon, the Lanao and Davao provinces,” he warned.<br /><br />Roldan, who also is an active leader in the campaign for climate justice and in the struggles of Mindanao communities against the impacts of mining, says that the water crisis is the combined impacts of El Nino as well as massive mining activities in Mindanao.<br /><br />He also cautioned against the use of social services by state relief agencies to promote administration candidates.<br /><br />“The farmers maybe hungry and desperate but they are wise enough to distinguish public service from political patronage, the Ozamis City native said.</div>

Kidapawan Massacre: A sequel to Yolanda?

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NOT POSTPONED! PRC moves venue of April 3-5, 2016 ECE, ECT board exam

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced today the new examination venues for the April 3 and 4 Electronics Engineers (ECE) and April 5 Electronics Technicians (ECT) board exam for Manila examinees.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9FFzgldAcQBgh5NN0cAzhFDnqeKPOsA0skAAJQPjrvCtG7DOhF74oRLN57R5NwBE5jwMmsYKWve2wll65IQCDvKAyBLd2zr6aZly6k6gDEiS1VJerKBRBF3NLfG4teMpUoA4BoXHfvgm/s1600/ECE-board-exam-room-assignment-manila.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NOT POSTPONED! PRC moves venue of April 3-5, 2016 ECE, ECT board exam" border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9FFzgldAcQBgh5NN0cAzhFDnqeKPOsA0skAAJQPjrvCtG7DOhF74oRLN57R5NwBE5jwMmsYKWve2wll65IQCDvKAyBLd2zr6aZly6k6gDEiS1VJerKBRBF3NLfG4teMpUoA4BoXHfvgm/s640/ECE-board-exam-room-assignment-manila.jpg" title="NOT POSTPONED! PRC moves venue of April 3-5, 2016 ECE, ECT board exam" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />There's no news of postponement of licensure exam contrary to some inquiries and reports due to <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/video-huge-fire-destroys-3-ue-manila-buildings.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">huge fire that hit University of the East (UE) in Manila</a>, the supposed venue of the board exam starting Sunday.<br /><br />The new examination venues include the Marychiles College, Central Colleges of the Philippines, College of the Holy Spirit, and the Southeast Asian College, Inc.<br /><br />The change of examination venue came after a fire hit the College of Arts and Sciences and the Engineering Buildings of the UE-Manila at around 9:30AM today.<br /><br /><b>Here's the updated room assignment for Metro Manila examinees for April 2016 ECE, ECT board exam:</b><br /><div style="display: block; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/306713456/ECE-Board-Exam-Room-Assignment-Manila-Complete" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="View ECE Board Exam Room Assignment Manila Complete on Scribd">ECE Board Exam Room Assignment Manila Complete</a></div><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="undefined" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_22800" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/306713456/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="display: block; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/306713798/ECE-Board-Exam-Room-Assignment-Manila-Removal" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="View ECE Board Exam Room Assignment Manila Removal on Scribd">ECE Board Exam Room Assignment Manila Removal</a></div><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="undefined" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_66632" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/306713798/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><i>Updating for Electronics Technician (ECT) new room assignment.</i><br /><br />Examinees are advised to check their room and seat assignments <a href="http://prc.gov.ph/licensure/?id=26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br />The Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians licensure exam will be held simultaneously in Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Davao.</div>

NOT POSTPONED! PRC moves venue of April 3-5, 2016 ECE, ECT board exam

MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced today the new examination venues for the April 3 and 4 Electron...

VIDEO: Mary Gidget Dela Llana, Maricel Callo enter 'Tawag ng Tanghalan' Grand Finals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN's noontime show 'It's Showtime' has named the first-ever two grand finalists of  “Tawag ng Tanghalan” on Saturday, April 2.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Fqa6dG23nOFjtxqxfqJ85pimgtS6lDuwVZzLeC0NBkkv12wxHkqqQGhNN7M3IECwPUzMMFbiEqQ8FBHfLFF5w51Y74wsjibwHtpZDZOYDax0MUPIZ8FzF7XVYcQKB2sQX1facmaTF_rh/s1600/tnt-grand-finalists-maricel-callo-mary-gidget-dela-llna.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mary Gidget Dela Llana, Maricel Callo enter 'Tawag ng Tanghalan' Grand Finals" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Fqa6dG23nOFjtxqxfqJ85pimgtS6lDuwVZzLeC0NBkkv12wxHkqqQGhNN7M3IECwPUzMMFbiEqQ8FBHfLFF5w51Y74wsjibwHtpZDZOYDax0MUPIZ8FzF7XVYcQKB2sQX1facmaTF_rh/s640/tnt-grand-finalists-maricel-callo-mary-gidget-dela-llna.jpg" title="Mary Gidget Dela Llana, Maricel Callo enter 'Tawag ng Tanghalan' Grand Finals" width="553" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Gidget Dela Llana, Maricel Callo are first-ever grand finalists of  It's Showtime "Tawag ng Tanghalan."</td></tr></tbody></table>Mary Gidget Dela Llana and Maricel Callo emerged as victorious as they got the highest combined scores from the judges and the madlang people’s text votes during the weeklong semi-finals round, 86.53% and 93.45% respectively.<br /><br />Mary Gidget from Luzon and Mindanao contender Maricel Callo edged out other semifinalists Dominador Alviola Jr. (85.63%), Rachel Gabreza (78.53%) and Jaime Navarro (64.41%).<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I5jGwVQfnsw" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lY5dvkzQi2s" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Watch the full announcement of first grand finalists <a href="http://entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/tawagngtanghalan/videos/2015/04/02/4940216-maricel-at-gidget-mga-unang-grand-finalist-ng-tawag-ng-tanghalan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />The Quarter Two of 'Tawag ng Tanghalan' will start on Monday, April 4.</div>

VIDEO: Mary Gidget Dela Llana, Maricel Callo enter 'Tawag ng Tanghalan' Grand Finals

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN's noontime show 'It's Showtime' has named the first-ever two grand finalists of “Tawag ng Tan...