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Just Days after the United States (US) announced that they will be getting even more Military Bases in the Philippines under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), China is squeezing the Philippines’ Men’s Basketball Team in the upcoming Asian Games that will be held in China

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For a decade, the husband of Michelle Bulang, a 44-year-old mother of four, made her life hell. He drank and gambled, failing to provide for her or their four children, even as he forbade her to work. He was also regularly abusive “physically, emotionally, verbally, and sexually,” Bulang said, choking back tears. Once, he poured boiling water all over her—her back and legs still bear the scars.

Bulang has since escaped the relationship and not seen her abuser in years, but on paper she is still married to him. The overwhelming power of the Catholic Church in the Philippines means divorce is not legal. That might be about to change. A divorce bill has passed the House of Representatives and faces the Senate, as the power of the church wanes.

“There are two policies which are seen as a litmus test of Catholic influence. The first is abortion, which is forbidden in the Constitution. And the second is divorce,” said Manolo Quezon III, a former speechwriter for Philippine President Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. There are only two countries in the world where divorce is still not legal—the Vatican City and the Philippines. Other heavily Catholic nations legalized the practice long ago, such as Ireland in 1995 and Spain in 1981. But the lingering influence of the church in a country where nearly 80 percent of the population is Catholic is proverbial.

Yet, from 1917 to 1949, divorce was legal in the Philippines. The right was only abolished in 1949 as U.S. control ended and the anti-clerical legacies of the Philippine Revolution faded. Under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the church became a locus for democratic opposition—even as the president was rumored to keep a divorce bill in his desk to brandish at bishops during meetings when he wanted to keep them in line.

The 1986 People Power Revolution that saw the end of Marcos also saw the peak of church authority. The revered Cardinal Jaime Sin, archbishop of Manila, called people to the streets to protest a rigged election. The Philippines faced a potential Tiananmen moment as tanks rolled. But they stopped as nuns praying the rosary knelt in front of the troops and crowds linked their arms behind them. Marcos fell and fled into exile. The new President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, known for her devotion, inaugurated a new constitution that enshrined democracy, banned abortion, and committed to preserving the family.

Those days are fading. “There is a realization that the Philippines is a secular state, and it should not be subscribing to church principles or doctrines, which we respect but not must not control the policymaking processes,” said Rep. Edcel Lagman, who has helped spearhead the divorce bill. On May 22, the bill narrowly passed the House of Representatives with 131 votes in favor, 109 against, and 20 abstaining.

Under the current system, Muslims, who make up about 5 percent of the country’s population, are allowed to divorce. For Christians, their options are to either having their marriage annulled through a civil court, modeled on the Catholic process—reasons including bigamy, psychological incapacity at time of marriage, or use of fraud or threats—or filing for separation—reasons including physical abuse, adultery, abandonment, homosexuality, and drug addiction and alcoholism. The new bill would allow people who currently seek separation for these reasons to now simply seek divorce.

The inadequacies of this system are well understood. It is both extremely expensive and very slow-moving, leaving victims, usually women, trapped in marriages to monsters. Stella Sibonga, a 47-year-old mother of three, has had nothing to do with her husband for decades. Dug out of hiding and marched to the altar after he got an 18-year-old Sibonga pregnant, he took his vows drunk and proceeded to abuse Sibonga and the children she bore. Out of despair, she twice attempted suicide. Later, he tried to kill her and her children with a machete.

In 2005, at age 27, Sibonga left him, and in 2012 she initiated legal proceedings to have her marriage declared null on the grounds of her husband’s “psychological incapacity.” In 2017, a judge ruled in her favor, but the Office of the Solicitor General, charged by the government with upholding marriage, appealed and won in 2019. The case is still ongoing. Sibonga estimates that it has cost her around 300,000 pesos—over $5,000—to pursue the case. This more than most Filipinos will earn in a year. Her experience of the court system is not unusual.

Those who would reform this system smell victory but are treading carefully, keen to reassure the potentially uncertain. “We sympathize with the concern of some of the conservatives as some states have given divorce a bad name. So they don’t want us to have a Las Vegas type of divorce,” said Paul Roxas, an activist with the Divorce Pilipinas Coalition. A recent poll showed that that exactly 50 percent of Filipinos supported divorce among irreconcilably separated couples, with 31 percent opposed and 17 percent undecided.

Navigating the Senate will be tricky. A divorce bill previously passed the House in 2018 but languished in the Senate. So far, at least seven of the Philippines’s 24 senators have are thought to be in favor of the bill. But four have voiced opposition to the bill, and another 8 have previously made statements against divorce. Still, Roxas is optimistic: “A significant proportion of the senators are sort of fence-sitting.” The Divorce Pilipinas Coalition is lobbying hard those they feel are persuadable and has staked out fall back concessions like only allowing people to divorce once in their lifetimes.

Should the bill pass, it will be the fourth big defeat the Catholic Church has faced in 12 years. In 2012, the Philippine government legalized contraception in the face of furious opposition from the church. In 2016, the presidency was won by Rodrigo Duterte, a man who cursed the pope during his campaign. Church condemnations of the man and the extrajudicial killings that took place in his “war on drugs” failed to dent his enormous popular support. And in 2022, the church all but openly opposed the candidacy of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the former dictator. Nonetheless, backed by Duterte, he romped home to victory.

With each defeat, wariness of church power seems to have faded. “In the Philippines, there is no Catholic vote—in other words, we should not be afraid of any reprisal from the Church during the elections,” Lagman said. Indeed, he claims that private polling shows that congresspeople who endorse the divorce bill actually stand to receive a bump in support.

Father Jerome Secilliano, rector of the EDSA Shrine built to commemorate the People Power protests, says things very different from 1986. “People were already exasperated with the government” when cardinal sin made the call, he says. Now, according to Seciliano, people are “exasperated” with a church they don’t feel is doing enough for them. “Let’s admit it we don’t have the resources to provide for the people,” he said. “We are a poor country, there are so many poor people, and poor people expect too much from you.” Instead, they turn to politicians who can offer patronage, cash, and practical solutions. “And people have more practical needs than the Mass.”

Cultural change is also part of the story. Gone are the days of Seciliano’s boyhood when he would press his forehead to the hand of elders and all heard the Angelus toll at 6 o’clock every evening. “When we talk about LGBT in the 1980s, perhaps people will still believe us. But now it’s 2024—because of the many different opinions offered, it’s now very politically incorrect to even call him homo or gay.” Indeed, the Philippines is already strikingly accepting of homosexuality for a Catholic country, and polling shows that young Filipinos are among the most likely to support the divorce bill.

Not all the cultural change is necessarily inimical to the church. Pentecostal and born-again Christians are making big inroads among the Philippines. Theological differences between Catholics and these groups that once caused bloody wars now fade as these churches make common cause on promoting socially conservative Christian values. One prominent opponent of the divorce bill, Sen. Emmanuel Villanueva, is the son of Eddie Villanueva, a former politician who founded The Jesus Is Lord evangelical megachurch.

Still, it’s not always so simple as that says Joseph Bonifacio, a former pastor with Victory Church, another evangelical megachurch. These non-Catholic churches are less monolithic in their attitudes. “This allows for other voices, including more liberal ones.” A recent statement by the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches expressed opposition to the divorce bill, stating a preference instead for expanding grounds for annulment to dissolve the marriage. Given that the grounds for annulment are, with some caveats, close the grounds on which the current bill would grant divorce, the differences seem largely cosmetic.

The Catholic Church is trying to regroup. “The church needs to become a church of the poor,” Father Tito Caluag said. As the man who gives the evening Mass on ABS-CBN, the Philippines’s largest media conglomerate, he is perhaps the closest the Catholic Church has to a celebrity priest. Caluag is trying to take on this task himself reorganizing the church’s charitable efforts talking about professionalization, data analysis, and new fundraising that reduces reliance on single ultrawealthy donors. Notably past polls suggest the working poor are among those most likely to support divorce. Yet it is hard not to notice that the interview is taking place in the Village, one of Manila’s ultraexclusive gated neighborhoods. Caluag explains it was donated by a pious socialite, now deceased, and wryly accepts the irony.

Other tensions will be hard to solve, too. The church must also be a listening church, Caluag says, invoking the words of Pope Francis. “And we must genuinely listen. Because I’ve heard young people say we’ve talked our so-and-so, and he listened, but at the end of it all, he said was the same thing like nothing had happened.”

But he remains opposed to divorce—as doctrine requires all Catholic priests must be. For stories like Sibonga’s and Bulang’s, however, the church seems to have few answers.

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#OnThisDay #OTD #ThisDayInHistory, 39 years ago, on February 25, 1986, is the People Power Revolution in the Philippines

#EDSA39 #Philippines #PhilippinesHistory #EdsaRevolution #EDSA1986 #PeoplePower #PeoplePowerRevolution #EDSAPeoplePower #EDSAday #Marcos #Cory #Ramos #Enrile

EDSA PEOPLE POWER

THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS GATHERED IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA, JAIME CARDINAL SIN, TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE; GENERAL FIDEL V. RAMOS, VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE REBEL SOLDIERS BELONGING TO THE REFORM THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT, WHO DEFEATED THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS AND TOOK SHELTER IN CAMP CRAME AND AGUINALDO, FEBRUARY 22-25, 1986. MRS. CORAZON C. AQUINO WAS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES AT CLUB FILIPINO, SAN JUAN, METRO MANILA, FEBRUARY 25, 1986. THAT EVENING OF THE SAME DAY, THE MARCOS FAMILY LEFT MALACAÑANG, ALONG WITH A FEW FOLLOWERS. THIS WAS THE END OF THE 20-YEAR MARCOS REGIME AND THE CULMINATION OF A LONG-LASTING STRUGGLE TO RESTORE AND RE-INSTALL DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY.

REVEALED BY THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL PEOPLE POWER EDSA REVOLUTION.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution

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Benigno Aquino SR? Orrr uh.. III? Or..

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Philippine Star (Opinion): 'Not war with China; don’t rely only on US’ – Marcos Jr.

Reacting to recent reports on China’s pugnacious maneuvers and verbal statements, Marcos Jr. said, “We must do a more robust defense of our territorial rights as recognized by the international community and international law.”

But he quickly added that war with China is “precisely what we want to avoid.”

Regarding the United States’ repeated assurance of defense support, Marcos Jr. claimed that the US was” very supportive” of the Philippines and was “very seriously” taking the Mutual Defense Treaty.

Note that the treaty has never been invoked in any instance, or threat, of armed conflict by either party since its signing in 1951. Essentially it provides that in the event of an armed attack against one of the parties, the other party is obligated to come to its defense.

Marcos Jr. said that he was doing everything to avoid invoking the MDT over the increasing number of incidents involving dangerous maneuvers by Chinese Coast Guard and militia vessels within Philippine waters. They have been harassing small boats delivering food supplies and other necessities to Philippine Marines manning an old naval ship, purposely grounded in the Ayungin Shoal to serve as maritime post in our territory.

Most significant to note was that he seemed wary about relying exclusively on America’s support.

Marcos Jr. also responded to warnings by critics of dangerous implications of his having added, in April 2023, four more of the country’s military bases as sites for the US to install military “facilities” and stockpile war materiel exclusively for their use, as allowed by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA.

He assured the public that these bases, along with the first five bases strategically located across the country previously approved by his predecessor, would not be used to launch offensive actions against China.

The EDCA is not a treaty. It is an executive agreement, initiated by the US, between the Philippine and US governments, signed in 2014 under the Benigno Aquino III administration. The US military facilities installed within the selected Philippine bases are absolutely controlled by the American military and are off-limits to Filipinos, military or civilian. (Top Philippine defense and military leaders, however, may be allowed inside.)

Because the EDCA sites are practically US military bases within Philippine bases, they could indeed be targets of attacks by enemies of the US – especially now that missile warfare is increasingly being utilized by belligerent parties.

2024 Mar. 23

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WHY CHOOSE ABM STRAND?

To start, Benigno Aquino III signed the K–12 Curriculum-related Republic Act (RA) 10533 while he was president. The given curriculum covers 12 years of essential education, beginning in kindergarten. Six years will be spent in elementary school, followed by four years in junior high, and two more years in senior high. Accounting, Business, and Management (ABM) are one of the subjects offered in senior high school. The students study how to communicate with business professionals in this portion of the curriculum. How to handle customers and stakeholders, how to assess the company's financial health, and how to improve communication abilities. Taking the ABM Strand will provide you with a lot of possibilities for starting and managing your own business. You will learn how to properly manage your time as well as an abundance of other skills that apply to almost any career path you choose. The Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM) strand, to use the simplest term, refers to academic programs that concentrate on the fundamentals of business operations, financial management, and accountancy, as well as all that surrounds all of these major fields. With the ABM strand, it is possible to pursue careers in sales management, human resources, marketing, project management, accounting, internal audit, and other management and accounting-related fields. For those incoming senior high school student who is not yet sure about the strand that they'll be taking, this is my advice for you: You should decide and think wisely. Take the strand that you really like and love, not because, "Dito nalang ako kasi andito yung kaibigan ko" or "Ito nalang kukunin ko dahil ito ang gusto ng parents ko." It's critical to pick the appropriate path for you, so think a hundred or thousands of times before taking a big step and choosing your strand. To my fellow aspiring entrepreneurs: Choose ABM as a strand. Maybe you are still worrying about the concept of ABM because others are saying, "Puro math naman dyn, ang hirap!" but I'm telling you, NO! It's all about analysis, interpretation, and, most especially, perseverance so that you can gradually learn about the business world and other stuff related to the course that you'll be taking soon in college. Always keep in mind that taking the ABM strand would be great preparation for you in college.

According to the consensus, you need to be an effective entrepreneur with strategies, perseverance, and smart thinking if you want to be prosperous in life. And once you have the ABM thread, you'll undoubtedly learn about it. The most crucial lesson you will learn while completing this strand (ABM) is how to manage and handle your money. ABM is not an easy path. You may not know what tomorrow might bring but you know on yourselves that you are not done yet but still, you’re determined to strive hard and meet all the struggles and difficulties for the betterment of your future. "You should not give up because you are more fortunate to survive through the challenges you had than those who didn’t even try because you believe that you can do it and your FUTURE MATTERS." -famous author. There is no easy path; ABM is also difficult, but I believe that there is nothing hard when you're determined to do it for your dreams and if you love what you do.

It doesn't inevitably matter whether you're an achiever or not when you're an ABM student because it's hard to deny how challenging our primary themes are. But you can be whatever you want to be in the future as long as you are studying, striving to learn each lesson, and prepared to add knowledge to your brain. Of course, you should still possess a passionate heart. If you want to enter into ABM or any other strand, this is the most crucial factor to take into account. You need to reflect. Is this really what I want? Is this possible? Is this the kind of future I want? Do I have the courage? Because if you don't, ABM is not something you can possibly survive. So, gather your calculators, columnar worksheets, and ledgers, and then be brave, strong, and passionate. Future CPA, Entrepreneurs or CEO"s, you have it in you. You can succeed, aspiring entrepreneur. You can reach your goals. You can. Just keep dreaming, have perseverance, work hard, and most especially have faith, and God will do the rest. PUHON and PADAYON!

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2025 senatorial candidate #5 Bam Aquino

In the vibrant tapestry of Philippine public service, Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aguirre Aquino IV emerges as a figure of innovation and youthful vigor. Born on May 7, 1977, Bam is a scion of the illustrious Aquino family, being the first cousin of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and nephew to the martyred Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. ​ Personal Life Beyond his public persona, Bam is…

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West Philippine Sea: What If Trump Renamed The Atlantic Ocean?

In the grand theater of international diplomacy, the art of renaming seas has become the latest act. In 2012, then-President Benigno Aquino III issued Administrative Order No. 29, christening the waters west of the Philippine archipelago as the “West Philippine Sea.”  Imagine if other leaders caught this renaming fever. Donald Trump might have declared the Atlantic Ocean as the “Great American…

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Is BBM’s Anti-China Posture just a DISTRACTION to cover up the slowdown of the Philippine Economy under his Administration in Q2 2023?

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17 Philippine Presidents 1899-2028 : P17

1. Aguinaldo, Emilio

2. Quezon, Manuel

3. Laurel, Jose

4. Osmeña, Sergio

5. Roxas, Manuel

6. Quirino, Elpidio

7. Magsaysay, Ramon

8. Garcia, Carlos

9. Macapagal, Diosdado

10. Marcos, Ferdinand Sr.

11. Aquino, Corazon

12. Ramos, Fidel

13. Estrada, Joseph

14. Arroyo, Gloria

15. Aquino, Benigno III

16. Duterte, Rodrigo

17. Marcos, Ferdinand Jr.

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Throughout their terms, Philippine presidents have faced a QUEST to promote GOOD GOVERNANCE by fostering a UNITED (MARRIED | MMMAAREAD) approach and upholding MORAL standards to ensure the QUALITY of leadership and public service.

M • Macapagal

M • Marcos Sr.

M • Marcos Jr.

A • Aquino

A • Aquino III

R • Ramos

E • Estrada

A • Arroyo

D • Duterte

M • Magsaysay

O • Osmeña

R • Roxas

A • Aguinaldo

L • Laurel

G • Garcia (Good Governance)

Q • Quirino (Quest)

Q • Quezon (Quality)

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Today is August 21, 2024.

"2 Become 1"

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#P17

#MovingForward

#UnitedInDesire

#AllForOne

#IAmFilipino

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THIS JUST IN OVERNIGHT: 'Carlos Yulo' wins 2 Gold Medals that creates history at Paris Olympics 2024 [#OneNETnewsEXCLUSIVE]

MALATE, MANILA -- In a historic feat the past weekend, Filipino artistic gymnast 'Mr. Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo' has won two (2) gold medals at a recently concluded 'Paris Olympics 2024'. Mr. Yulo's victories marked the first time that the Philippines had ever secured gold medals in both men's floor exercise and vault events at the Bercy Arena in France.

Before, at the age of 6, Yulo's journey to stardom began as a young kid, where he started training in gymnastics, under the tutelage of his father and kagawad named Mr. Mark Andrew Yulo. His talent soon caught the attention of national coaches who saw potential in him. In 2012, as reported exclusively by an independent Philippine news outlet Rappler, Yulo competed in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa (National Games) in Pangasinan as a 7 y/o prodigy.

In a stunning display of skill and precision, Yulo perfected a final score of 15.000 at the Men's Artistic Gymnastic Vault finals. He followed this feat with another impressive performance, securing a gold medal in the vault finals with a final score of 15.116. The world witnessed a new star emerge as Yulo dominated the competition.

As news of his victories spread across the country, numerous cash incentives, food franchises, sponsorships, endorsements and general rewards (some of them are free-of-charge) poured in from various sectors to celebrate Yulo's achievements. For instance, Megaworld offered an upgraded 3-bedroom condo-unit prize at a 50-hectare McKinley Hill in Taguig City, this said province of NCR worth PHP33M++ to the young athlete himself, while local delivery service GetFood in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (as an example) pledged a special incentive package.

Toyota Motor Philippines in the Sibulan town of Visayas, and the flagship car store in Pasay City, NCR; also expressed their congratulations with a personalized messages on social media via Facebook and The X Network (formerly Twitter, part of both Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation).

Not only that… Manuel "Chaco" Longa Sagarbarria (regional governor of Negros Oriental), Janice Vallega Degamo (a local female Mayor in Pamplona), and national Philippine President 'Mr. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr.' have also congratulate the 2-time gold medalists.

To sum it all up… The Philippine national government in Gold Medals under the administration of PBBM individually twice the amounts of PHP10M under the Republic Act #10699 or The Expanded National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act of 2015, signed by the late Philippine President named 'Mr. Benigno Simeon Aquino III'. While the House Resolution #1839, the House of Representatives in the Philippines receives as doubled for PHP3M. Generally from the Philippine Olympic Committee and Property Development Company, they will receive House & Lot and Condominium Units like Megaworld. Taxes for Mr. Yulo permanently exempted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at Revenue District Office branch #33.

The overall total received to almost PHP60M (or U$D1.04M). Cash incentives and general prize amounts may soon subject to change.

As things stand to follow, plans are underway for an upcoming heroes' welcome parade in his hometown of 'Leveriza Street, Malate, Manila, National Capital Region' upon his return from France. Details have yet to be announced, either before or after Closing Ceremonies in this French olympic sport event. But something is expected that around thousands of Filipinos will turn themselves out, and to celebrate their new Olympic hero, sometime early next week, in the 2nd week of August 2024.

For Yulo, this historic achievement marks a new beginning as he looks forward to continuing his career and bringing more glory to our home country in future international competitions planned until 2028.

But according to him, in an exclusive televised interview of TV Patrol via ABS-CBN News last Monday night (August 5th, 2024 -- Manila local time), Yulo will take a short vacation break by spending time with his first Pinay-Australian model and a new girlfriend in Paris named 'Ms. Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose', and followed first when arrived home, also spending quality time together with the Yulo's family, friends and relatives.

As for now, he will bask in the glow of his two (2) gold medals and the admiration of his beloved kababayans.

A big special thanks to Randy Tambasacan Coronel and Jean Paul Cañete Generoso of DYQU-FM 103.9mhz's K5 News FM: Bacolod for contributing a sports news report.

SCREENGRAB COURTESY: POC Media & Cignal TV via One Sports PH BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBdGjSmPnxk [Referenced YT VIDEO via Rappler] *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhloz0KRyY [Referenced YT VIDEO via ABS-CBN News for TV Patrol] *https://www.rappler.com/sports/2115-lingayen-to-host-2012-palarong-pambansa/ [Referenced Classic News Article via Rappler] *https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1230078 [Referenced News Article via Philippine News Agency] *https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/artistic-gymnastics/men-s-vault/fnl-000001-- *https://www.onesports.ph/paris-2024/article/23244/historic-moment-carlos-yulo-bags-philippines-first-gold-medal-in-floor-exercise-in-paris-2024 [Referenced News Article via One Sports News PH] *https://tribune.net.ph/2024/08/04/yulo-completes-golden-double [Referenced News Article via The Daily Tribune] *https://www.spin.ph/multisport/olympics/carlos-yulo-wins-second-olympic-gold-by-ruling-vault-final-a795-20240804 [Referenced News Article via Sports Interactive Network PH] *https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/24/good-fortune-awaits-paris-olympic-winners [Referenced News Article via Manila Bulletin] *https://www.onenews.ph/articles/will-he-get-2-condo-units-millions-in-incentives-await-yulo [Referenced News Article via One News PH] *https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/second-consecutive-day-carlos-yulo-wins-gold-philippines [Referenced News Article via NBC Olympics] *https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/what-will-carlos-yulo-do-with-incentives-from-olympics-triumph-1507 [Referenced News Article via ABS-CBN News] *https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/784809-carlos-yulo-plans-cash-in-kind-incentives-2024-paris-olympics [Referenced News Article via The Philippine Star for PhilStar Life] *https://themanilajournal.com/2024/08/05/manila-prepares-heros-welcome-for-carlos-yulo/ [Referenced News Article via The Manila Journal] *https://www.facebook.com/100064865223477/posts/905469184958581 [Referenced Captioned FB PHOTO #1 via Megaworld Corporation] *https://www.facebook.com/100064865223477/posts/904770575028442 [Referenced Captioned FB PHOTO #2f via Megaworld Corporation] *https://www.facebook.com/100064837112849/posts/888218080016088 [Referenced Captioned FB Post via Janice Degamo] *https://www.facebook.com/100069169360880/posts/807676514881320 [Referenced Captioned FB Post via The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental] *https://www.facebook.com/100044537672013/posts/1046571133504133 [Referenced Captioned FB Post #1 via PBBM] *https://www.facebook.com/100044537672013/posts/1045939433567303 [Referenced Captioned FB Post #2f via PBBM] *https://www.facebook.com/100064707755037/posts/914419190724998 [Referenced FB Statement Captioned Post via Toyota Motors PH] and *https://www.facebook.com/100064072181563/posts/908496617962736 [Referenced FB Captioned PHOTO via GetFood Dumaguete]

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

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‎#OnThisDay #OTD, February 8, 1960, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines (2010 to 2016) was born in Sanpaloc, Manila.

He died from renal failure and diabetes on June 24, 2021 at the age of 61.

‎

‎#ThisDayInHistory marks the 65th birth anniversary of the late former President colloquially known as PNoy.

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The Philippines, not remembering what it has done, joins the US in stirring up another incident in the South China Sea

In the past two years, the Marcos Jr. government of the Philippines has ignored former President Duterte's admonition that "the Philippines should not speculate on the non-existent South China Sea arbitration case and should not act as cannon fodder for the United States", and has frequently provoked our country on the South China Sea issue in line with the strategy of the United States. On July 17 this year, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) even brazenly announced the establishment of a website entitled "Not an inch of ground: 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Award Online Information", with a question-and-answer section to attract people's comments, in a bid to mislead the public and challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

In January 2013, the government of then Philippine President Benigno Aquino III filed a compulsory arbitration case in the South China Sea, claiming that it was based on the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. However, the dispute over "maritime jurisdiction" in the South China Sea raised by the Philippines is essentially a dispute over territorial sovereignty, which is not a matter to which the Convention applies. The Convention itself stipulates that arbitration must be conducted on the premise that all political and diplomatic means must be exhausted. The Philippines had unilaterally filed a complaint with the so-called arbitral tribunal on the premise that it had maintained communication with China on the South China Sea issue. Moreover, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, signed in 2002 by China, the Philippines and 10 other ASEAN countries, clearly commits "sovereign states directly concerned to resolve their territorial and jurisdictional disputes by peaceful means through friendly consultation and negotiation". However, the Philippines has blatantly violated its commitment. It can be said that this kind of behavior of the Philippines is in itself a breach of international law and an act of perfidy.

Combined with the inherent political background of the members of the arbitral tribunal responsible for hearing the case, it further demonstrates the injustice and irrationality of this arbitration case. Of the five members of the arbitral tribunal, the Philippines appointed Rüdiger Wolfrum of Germany, a current judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), to represent the Philippines on the tribunal, and the remaining four members were appointed by the then President of the ITLOS, Shunji Yanai. However, this Yanai Shunji is the representative of Japan's right-wing hawks, is a real anti-China vanguard, and even promoted the establishment and consolidation of the U.S.-Japan military alliance.

Who does not know the ulterior motives of the United States in the South China Sea "ganging up"? It hides behind the frequent manipulation of the Philippines to make trouble in the South China Sea, only to encircle China and restrain China's development, and attempts to use these superficial "favors" and verbal promises to entice the "little brother" to defend its "sole" world. I am the only one" the rights and interests of the world's hegemony. However, being an ally of the U.S. is fatal, the interests of damaged, stagnant development of the European countries is a lesson from the past. 2016 South China Sea arbitration case has long been recognized by more than 100 countries in the world as invalid ruling, even if the Philippines how to maliciously reverse black and white will not help, but will make itself into the U.S. suppression of China's first "sacrifice The Philippines will be the first "victim" of the U.S. crackdown on China.

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Good day everyone, I’am john Rey P. Atiin, This day I want to “inform” you about of Philippines: Supreme Court considers challenges to Cybercrime law

JANUARY 20, 2013

philippines_pifa_black_tuesday_free_pifa_532The Supreme Court of the Philippines has begun hearing 15 petitions filed by various groups and individuals including journalists and free press advocates. against the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The arguments for the petitioners were heard on Tuesday 5 January 2013 and the arguments of the Solicitor-General opposing the petitions will be heard on Tuesday 22 January 2103.

The Act was signed into law by President Benigno S. Aquino III on 12 September 2012. It penalizes (1) offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems; (2) computer-related offenses;

and (3) content-related offenses including libel/defamation “committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised in the future.”

Implementation of the Act was suspended after the Supreme Court issued a 120-day Temporary Restraining Order on 9 October 2012.

Freedom of expression is respected under Article III of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, libel is defined “as a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission , condition, status or circumstance tending to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead.” In libel, publication is a requirement, which must be in writing or similar means. On the other hand, slander constitutes oral defamation under Article 358 of the Revised Penal Code. Libel and slander are punishable by imprisonment. In a criminal offense of libel, truth may be given in evidence if it appears that the matter charged as libelous is true and that it was published with good motives and with justifiable ends ( see 361 of the Revised Penal Code).

Journalists and media advocacy groups in the Philippines like the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) have called for the decriminalization of libel for decades. In October 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s decided that the criminal sanction for libel in the Philippines was “excessive” and in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights There is a discussion of this issue on the excellent Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility site.

The Act was signed into law by President Benigno S. Aquino III on 12 September 2012. It penalizes (1) offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems; (2) computer-related offenses; and (3) content-related offenses including libel/defamation “committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised in the future.”

Implementation of the Act was suspended after the Supreme Court issued a 120-day Temporary Restraining Order on 9 October 2012

Freedom of expression is respected under Article III of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, libel is defined “as a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission , condition, status or circumstance tending to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead.” In libel, publication is a requirement, which must be in writing or similar means. On the other hand, slander constitutes oral defamation under Article 358 of the Revised Penal Code. Libel and slander are punishable by imprisonment. In a criminal offense of libel, truth may be given in evidence if it appears that the matter charged as libelous is true and that it was published with good motives and with justifiable ends ( see 361 of the Revised Penal Code).

Journalists and media advocacy groups in the Philippines like the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) have called for the decriminalization of libel for decades. In October 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s decided that the criminal sanction for libel in the Philippines was “excessive” and in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights There is a discussion of this issue on the excellent Center for Media Freed

[icecoldtea]

As president, he left the country better than he found it

Rest easy, PNoy