Some CKC-YSO members in the news report of GMA-7 Reporter Dano Tingcungco

GMA news report on the CKC YSO

The celebrity hound struck again

That's me with Jay Taruc, host of GMA Channel 7's "Motorcycle Diaries". He was in town to shoot an episode for his Documentary program.

Break Anay: GMA7's Think Before You Click Campaign

CKC Jose Gomez Orchestra on Mel and Joey

The CKC-Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra was featured recently in a segment of GMA-7's Mel and Joey.

Congratulations Julie Anne Abanilla Co

Congratulations to Julie Anne Abanilla Co. She was one of the 32 young Pinoys who won in the Math Olympiad in China. Julie Anne is the eldest daughter of Ace lensman Joselo Co and Dr. Alet (Abanilla) Co. Julie Ann is currently enrolled at the Philippine Science High School in Leyte.

Here's the GMA news report about the young achievers

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more on Jean Reni Briones De Guzman

Here's a news report I got from GMA-7 News:

And from the Manila Bulletin:

4 young Filipinos win in world science tilt
By INA HERNANDO-MALIPOT

The Intel Corporation and Society for Science and the Public announced Thursday that four Filipino students won major awards in the world’s largest pre-college science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in San Jose, California, USA last May 9 to 14 . . . (read more)

break anay: Prof. Winnie Monsod denies writing article expressing support for Noynoy

Have you come across an email with an article supposedly that of Winnie Monsod expressing support for Noynoy Aquino? Alas, the article is a hoax. Winnie Monsod went on TV a few weeks ago to clear things out.


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break anay: C-5, bag-o nga brand san Iced Tea?

I thought I was just gonna let the never-ending issue on "C-5" go and die a natural death. That is until I came across an analysis which Ms. Winnie Monsod reported on QTV. I thought I'd like to share it with you.

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Cory's passing is most significant death this year - TIME magazine

by SOPHIA REGINA M. DEDACE, GMANews.TV12/17/2009 03:31 PM

Her death not only brought sorrow to a nation of ninety million, it also brought grief to the world. In TIME Magazine’s yearend round-up of people who mattered in 2009, former President Corazon Aquino, Philippine democracy icon, topped the list of 45 people whose deaths created a global impact, ensuring that they would be remembered fondly.

"She (Aquino) patiently restored constitutional democracy to her country, where she died a revered figure. But her legacy was global…and she helped inspire peaceful upheavals around the world," TIME quoted US Senator Richard Lugar as saying. “She showed that one person of modest demeanor can change history."

The "Fond Farewells" list also includes CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite (No. 6), the King of Pop, Michael Jackson (No. 18), and US Senator Ted Kennedy (No. 22).

The 76-year-old Aquino passed away last Aug. 1, 2009 after months of battling colon cancer. The transfer of her casket from the La Salle Greenhills campus in Quezon City to the Manila Cathedral – a route that traversed major points in the Philippine capital – took five hours.

Hundreds of thousands supporters and well-wishers also lined the streets, braving the intense noonday heat and intermittent rains, during Cory Aquino’s funeral cortege, which took more than eight hours.

The scenes were reminiscent of the protests that culminated in the 1986 EDSA people power revolt that ended the dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos and installed Mrs. Aquino to the presidency.

The outpouring of grief and affection also took place online, through the Cory Aquino tribute page set up by GMANews.TV.

The page combined live streaming video of the wake and funeral cortege with Twitter feeds and Facebook Connect, creating a "virtual wake" where Filipinos overseas were able to pay tribute to democracy icon.

'The Woman Who Changed Asia'
Only days after her she was laid to rest on August 5, Mrs. Aquino graced TIME’s cover again. The international publication’s August 17, 2009 Asian edition devoted three special reports chronicling Mrs. Aquino’s ascent to power, how she ran the Philippine government as “a miracle worker," and how people-backed, nonviolent protests across the world drew inspiration from the historic 1986 EDSA Revolution.

In 1986, Aquino was named Woman of the Year, making her the first female to receive TIME’s annual distinction after Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.

She was also recognized in 2006 as among the 60 Asian Heroes, along with Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Mohandas Gandhi, and fellow democracy icon, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi.

People who mattered
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao (No. 13) was also among TIME’s the people who mattered, ranking next to US President Barack Obama (No. 12). US Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke was named Person of the Year for helping rein in the effects of the global economic crisis.

Pacquiao made it TIME’s Asia Edition cover last November, but his five-page feature story was published in all editions.Pacquiao and Mrs. Aquino are among the Filipino personalities – from former Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay, and Ferdinand Marcos, to actress Chin-Chin Gutierrez – to be featured on the cover of TIME. - GMANews.TV

a year and a half ago today

Exactly a year and a half ago today (or tonight), GMA7 News featured this report in 24 oras. It's a report by JP Soriano on a Hawk in one of the restaurants in the City. I would like to refer to it as an offshoot of the sad story (in Gadgaran) which caused JP Soriano and Joey Villarma of ABS-CBN to be in Calbayog for a good number of days.

I thought I'd like to share with you this archive video which I got from GMA News.

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