Friday, January 20, 2006
using the cellphone during a committee hearing
What do you do in a committee hearing that was taking too long for you to speak?Sleep?
Daydream?
Nah!...
Just text some friends.
That's what Michaelangelo Zuce did.
tears of gratitude
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski was on hand at a Gawad Kalinga Summit in Ateneo de Manila last Monday. She, her father and another athlete represented Team Philippines as they were feted for their commendable performance as well as the joy they brought to the country as year 2005 ended.
I was also quite happy with the adulation the other athletes got after the said event. I saw our triple gold medalist Sheila Mae Perez having a photo session with people. She could have gotten blind with so many cellphone and digital 'brownie' cameras being put to her face.
Congratulations once again to our athletes.
the ID
The United Opposition held a press conference Club Filipino before beginning their meeting to dicuss their moves for 2006.As the presscon finished, Rep Imee Marcos eyes my Press ID and sights the "Newsbreak" logo and greets me "Newsbreak, pasaway din kayo ah." I did not care to ask or for her to elaborate her greeting to me.
'nuff said from her.
the general's republic
Heard this from a radio report as I was going to the Senate hearing this morning. I was late (beacuse of the horrendous EDSA traffic) but I still got the photos.Radio reporter overheard Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile telling this to Ret Gen Fortunato Abat. "Oh, General, what are you doing here? I thought you had your own republic."
'nuff said.
Monday, January 02, 2006
magic act of the year
Virgilio Garcillano, the former COMELEC commissioner was deemed the magic act of the year by publications and broadcast networks that made their year in review for 2005.Garcillano crosses paths here with Representative Francis Escudero in the early parts of the Congressional Hearings that continued last December 7 on the wiretapping controversy.
It was Representative Escudero's privilege speech at the House that began this hearing where a monumental number of 5 committees joined together to inquire about this controversy.
hail to our athletes
The SEA Games last November-December gave me the oppurtunity to flex my muscle on shooting sporting events. The last time I shot a sporting event was during my high school years when we won the championship. And I was using film then.
The Women's Footaball competition was successfully held at Marikina. A great number came to watch the match, especuially with the Philippines playing.
The team had help from some Filipinos who lived abroad and practically had played the game in international setting.
Photo above shows Angeline Impelido scoring a goal here in their match against Myanmar. Her goal tied the match 1-1, but Myanmar prevailed with the score 3-1.
The Women's Football team for the past SEA Games had been throughly outmatched against out SouthEast Asian rivals but they looked competitive and burned with desire especially playing in front of a home crwod.
wedding - a passage of time
When you see one of your high school classmate getting married, it's a point that everyone's getting older. 
