16 years old Filipina win Bronze Medal in Germany

Good news Filipinos!!!! Another young Filipina bring prides to our country in the field of Mathematics. Carmella Antoinette Lao won bronze in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Bremen,Germany.

Lao a 16 years old third year high school student from St.Jude Catholic School in Manila won a bronze medal in International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO),the oldest math contest in the world. Lao made history in IMO by becoming the first female Filipino contestant who won a medal in the contest.

The contest was held in the Germany from July 10-22. The contest was participated by 565 contestant from 104 countries including, China,USA Russia,Japan South Korea etc..

Hard work, training and support from the loving parents was her instrument for her success. Lao thanked God and her loving present for her success in the contest.

The Philippine Team was composed of 4 student from different school namely Carmela Lao- St. Jude Catholic School, Carlo Francisco Adajar- PAREF Southridge School,Earl John Cua and Jonathan Wong- Grace Christian High School.

Another proof that Filipino are very competent worldwide and highly intellectual that can compete with the giant competitors. A salute to the young mathematicians of our race.

Proud to be Pinoy!!!!!!

State of the Nation Address ( SONA)

Earlier this afternoon the Pres. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo will deliver her ninth and probably the last State of the Nation Address for the people of the Republic of the Philippines. As I watched it on the delayed telecast (because of different time here in Dubai).

The SONA is one of the biggest and awaited political events for the politicians and concern citizen of the nation. In this event the chief of staff of the Philippines state her plans, vision and accomplishment. Some politicians preparing for this event shown in their nationalism and expensive dress as a fashion.

The event was held in Session Hall, Batasan Pambansa Complex Batasan Hill Quezon City Philippines. The SONA of the president started with the prayer offer to former president Ms.Corazon Aquino.

The president strongly declare the nation that she will never ever declare Martial Law. She also told the public that she will not step down the presidency until 2010 election is done. She reply on her critics and some political issue throw to her administration.

The president elaborate all the accomplishment under her administration such as education, health, infrastructure, jobs and a strong economic status of the country despite of the global recession. Is this really happen? Why lots of Filipino still in the poverty? How about the corruption of her cabinet member and relatives?

She also inform the public of what to expect under her leadership for the next year. I have no question or objection with this just hoping that it will happen not just a promise.

Being the president of the country, it is not easy to face all the pressure and criticism. The expectation of her administration and the economics situation is also not easy to solved. Leadership need support from her subordinate and what ever the failure of her cabinets is also a failure for her.

I'm not a pro or anti administration but I am a concern Filipino citizen. I just trying to be fair, that it is not the leader who succeed but the followers and supporter. We criticized the president, it OK because we are in the democratic country but do we also do something to help the country? Or we just like to criticized?

For complete story of her SONA, click here.

Jeepney (dyip-nee)

Did you heard the word "patok" (popular). Patok is the term usually used for the jeepney loaded with accessories and with pleasing sound to the passenger and the fast running vehicles from the Philippines known as " jeepney"
The Philippine "king of the road" and only found in the Philippines. Jeepney are the most popular means of transportation in the Philippines, in Metro and in the provinces. The jeepney became a part of the culture and tradition of the Philippines. A multi- seater vehicle PUV (Public Utility Vehicle) which very common on the main roads of the country. A cheap way of transportation that fit the allowance of the student and a minimum base salary for the employee.
It was also a symbol of Filipino creativity,innovativeness and ingenuity.Nowadays it became a tarnished icon, its threatented from many fronts such as rising cost and competition of the "cheaper alternative" (is there any cheaper than this vehicle) as bullied goverment regulation. Whatever happens jeepney become a part of our tradition.

Some of the well-known jeepney manufacturer /mark in the Philippines includes:

Sarao (pioneer in jeepney production)
Armak ( one of the largest)
Mega (which also produces the Lanceta line in Lipa)
Malagueña (well known factory in Cavite)
LGS Motors
Morales
Marinel (jeepney makers based in Rizal)

Pinoy Students Bagged 27 Medals in Math Quiz

Check this out fellow Filipino!!! Another news breaking for the young Filipinos who compete in the worldwide event.

A group of Filipino High School student from different school bagged 27 medals in Math quiz held in Durban South Africa from July 5- 10, 2009. The 10th Inter-cities competetion (IWYMIC) was participated by 19 different countries. The success of the young mathematician was reported by Mathematics Trainers Guild( MTG )- Philippines.

The students and their coaches arrived in Manila Saturday. This is reportedly the first time in the country's participation in the contest that all Filipino contestants won a medal each. “The training of these students paid off. Accomplishment is easy when we work the hardest,” said Dr. Simon Chua, head of the Philippine delegation and president of the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild (MTG), which trained the contestants for the competition. Besides Dr. Chua, the other leaders of the group were Dr. Eduardo Dela Cruz, dean of the School of Education and Normal of Arellano University; Dr. Isidro Aguilar, supervisor of the Division of City Schools of Taguig and Pateros; and Sheryl Lejos from the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). About 228 high school students from 19 countries joined the contest including Canada, China, Australia, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and the Philippines.Another batch of Filipino students will compete in several math contests in China and Singapore in August.

The following is the name of our great Mathematicians:

Bronze Medalist

1. Geraldine Baniqued (St. Paul College- Pasig)

2.John Russel Virata (Gideon Academy)

3. Zheng Rong Wu (Zamboanga Chong Hua High School)

4. Matthew Chris Chan ( St. Stephen's High School)

5. Vance Eldric Go (St Jude Catholic School- Manila)

6. Elvis Jeremy Ayroso (Philippine Science High School- Main Campus)

4 Student with Individual Merit

1. Andrian Raphael Co ( Xavier School)

2. Ostin John Ong (Bacolod Trinity Christian School)

3. Arielle Elise Chua (St. Jude Catholic School)

4. Paolo Manuel Iyulores (Ateneo de Manila High School)

Group Contest Team A (First Runner-Up)

1. Geraldine Baniqued (St. Paul College-Pasig)

2. Arielle Elise Chua ( St. Jude Catholic School)

3. John Russel Virata (Gideon Academy)

4. Zheng Rong Wu (Zamboanga Chong Hua High School)

Group Contest Team B (Second Runner-Up)

1. Matthew Chris Chan

2. Andrian Raphael Co

3. Vance Eldric Go

4. Ostin John Ong

Group Contest Team C

1. Elvir Jeremy Ayroso

2. Paulo Manuel Iyulores

3. Jannsen Khotahv (Philippine Cultural College)

4. Hanz Vladimir cabanes (Zamboanga Chong Hua High School)

Others

1. Sarah Jane Cua ( Pangasinan Universal Institute) -Bronze Medalist Individual Contest

Another reason to be proud of as Filipino. A salute for you young Mathematicians.

EDSA People Power

EDSA was fill of Filipino during People Power

Religious people,offering prayer and peace to the soldier during EDSA 1

Filipino expressing their victory

One of the biggest history happen in the Philippines that out bust the dictatorship of Marcos was happen in 1986. The Filipinos make a world history by showing the world the Filipinos can be united and willing to give their life for the native land.

The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1986. It is sometimes referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the arrival of Ninoy Aquino.These protests were the culmination of a long resistance by the people against the 20-year running authoritarian regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world". The majority of the demonstrations took place at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, known more commonly by its acronym EDSA, in Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila and involved over 200,000 Filipino civilians as well as several political, military, and religious figures, such as Jaime Cardinal Sin. The protests, fueled by a resistance and opposition of years of corrupt governance by Marcos, occurred from February 22 to 25 in 1986, when Marcos fled Malacañang Palace to the United States and conceded to Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines.

Now a days the EDSA became a place for people power to express their protest to the Government. People power 1 and People power 2 became succesfully outbust the president of the Philippines.

This event was simply show us the we Filipino people can be better if only united. Set aside our conflict and have the common goal for the country.

Filipino we can do it!!!!!!

Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius Syrichta )

Did you know that this cute tiny animal can be only found in the Philippines. One of the tourist attraction in Bohol (one of the province in Visaya Philippines). The tour in Bohol will not be completed if you miss to see the cutie cutie tiny winnie tarsier.

A cute tiny animal you can only found in our own land,Philippines with measuring about 4 to 6 inches (15 cm) in height. The small size makes it difficult to spot. The average mass for males is around 134 grams, and for females, around 117 grams. The average adult is about the size of a human fist and will fit very comfortably in the human hand.

It is locally known as "Maumag" a Cebuano/ Visayan local name of Tarsier is now an endangered endemic to the Philippines archipelago. The Philippine Tarsier has thick and silky fur which is colored gray to dark brown. The thin tail, usually used for balance, is naked or bald except for a tuft of hair at the end, and is about twice the body length. Its elongated "tarsus," or ankle bone, which gives the tarsier its name, allows it to jump at least three meters from tree to tree without having to touch the ground.

The Philippine Tarsier has been called "the world's smallest monkey" or "smallest primate" by locals before. However, the Philippine Tarsier is neither a monkey nor the smallest primate. It is related to other primates, including monkeys, lemurs, gorillas and humans but it occupies a small evolutionary branch between the strepsirrhine prosimians, and the haplorrhine simians. While it is a prosimian, and used to be grouped with the rest of the prosimians, it has some phylogenetic features that caused scientists to classify it as a haplorrhine and, therefore, more closely related to apes and monkeys than to the other prosimians.

Kingdom : Animalia

Phylum : Chordata

Class : Mammalia

Order : Primates

Family : Tarsiidae

Genus : Tarsius

Species : T. Syricha

Scientific Name : Tarsius Syricha

Paeng Nepomuceno 3rd Guiness Record in his 118th career

I was looking for the one of the best Filipino to feature in my blog when I remeber our own finest bowler Paeng Nepomuceno. As I search the internet one article from inquirer features Sir Rafael "Paeng " Nepomuceno.

Paeng made it to the Guiness World Record for the third timeafter clinching hi 118th career championship late last year,making him the holder of most number of tenpin bowling titles.

The six time world champion topped Melbourne's South Pacific Classic last on Sept.18, 2007 beating World Tenpin Masters Champion Jason Belmonte for his 118th crown.

The win in Melbourne also earned the 51-year-old southpaw the title Order of Lakandula with the special class of Champion for Life from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

It was Nepomuceno’s third presidential award after the Presidential Medal of Merit conferred by the late President Ferdinand Marcos in 1984 and the Philippine Legion of Honor given by former President Joseph Estrada in 1999. The Senate and Congress have also recognized him as the greatest Philippine athlete of all time.

Nepomuceno’s name first appeared in the Guinness book as winner of four World Cup titles in three different decades—in Tehran on Nov. 19, 1976; in Jakarta on Nov. 1, 1980; in Le Mans, France, on Nov. 8, 1992; and in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Nov. 23, 1996.

Paeng is one of our finest sports personality that raise up the pride of the Filipinos, every game, every championship battle he dedicate and inpired the game for his fellow kababayans.

We salute your greatness and proud as Filipino.

Sabong (Cock Fighting)

One of the old tradition and hobby of Filipino are so called "Sabong". Two cock are fighting for their lives while people watching them are having some fun and bet who will gonna the fight. Some of the term you will here from this event are :

"Kristo"- the person who communicate to fix the bet and which cock they think will win.

"Tari"- the blade or weapon of each cock put in their feet to destroy the oppponent.

"Wala"-the undercard cock is usually called wala

"Meron"-the cock who is more aggressive than the opponent.

Sabong was been known for its excitement and a trademark of being Filipinos. Now a days there are cities constructed a cockpit arena where some sabungeros can go to enjoy the sabong.

Some of rich Filipino who like sabong build their own farm where they train and breed the cock to prepare for a big time derby.

One made me amaze of this game is that the sabongeros are so honest when they loss in the bet, they throw their money to their fellow sabungero who win the bet.

Bayanihan = Bayan ni juAn

Last night we celebrate the 18th Anniversary of our praesidium (small group usually use for Legion of Mary) Immaculate Queen of Mercy. We celebrate our anniverssary together with our fellow kababayan in POLO-OWWA here in Dubai. While celebrating the event I remember that culture of Bayanihan which is the of helping each other without asking anything in return. Bayanihan for me is a abbreviation of "Bayan ni juAn" which is the Philippines.



Filipinos are naturally born friendly and always smile and laugh with their problems.

Filipina

One reason why Filipinas are loved is because of their simplicity and charm. Their smiles radiate the warmness and sweetness of their personality.

Manny And Francis Uplift the pride of FIlipinos

What is common with these two persons? They make Filipinos more proud of their race. Being nationalists, they show it in their fashion.

Manny : every fight he wears a jacket with a Philippine Flag design. Francis M(deceased) : He promotes the "Three stars and the Sun" which expresses nationalism and that has become a fashion statement for Filipinos of this generation.