Manny Pacquiao won over Oscar de la Hoya, scoring a TKO in the ninth round in their “dream match”.
How did the media report it?
Category: Roundups
The “dream match” between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao unravels today at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — and we’re all looking for commentary, predictions and live coverage!
If you’re looking for a roundup of some compelling articles and predictions as well as a tip on how to get live coverage, this is a good place to start.
Last Saturday, the online newsmagazine Pinoy Weekly and several other groups convened the Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
Here is the presentation I shared with the participants:
Leaders of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) have agreed to do what was virtually unimaginable just a few years ago — bat for doses of market regulation — at the “summit on financial markets and the world economy” at the US capital, amid the worse crisis to hit capitalism in recent memory.
Today, their feet are in their mouths.
Do yourself a favor by reading up some really good stuff on the web.
Plenty of stuff available, but I suggest the following:
Various sectors are up in arms over a new policy laid down by PNP chief Jesus Verzosa regarding access to police blotters.
In an Oct. 20 memorandum, Verzosa banned media and public access to blotters unless allowed by the station commander or by a court order. The PNP claims the new policy is in consideration of requests made by victims of crimes.
What is this thing called “police blotter”?
As we wait for the election of the next US president, it is good to remember the Democratic and Republican platforms affecting Filipino-Americans.
Americans have started voting in the most highly anticipated elections in recent memory, with the world following closely the developments on whether the next US president would be the first black US leader or the oldest to assume the post.
Thanks to The Blog Herald for compiling a splendid list of blogs and social media sources for political junkies who follow the US presidential elections which the Democratic candidate now leads by double digits a few hours before voting.
Thank you to everyone who joined the Blog Action Day 2008 here in the Philippines.
This flurry of blogging about poverty continues for yet a few hours in other parts of the world.
Here’s a sampling of what Filipino bloggers wanted to say:
Walang Iwanan: Kahirapan at ang Ilusyon ng Corporate Social Responsibility
No one disputes the President’s power to give pardon to offenders of the law. But we can all criticize and question the wisdom of each pardon and what better example could there be than the one given to Claudio Teehankee Jr., the convicted murderer of Maureen Hultman.
As expected, the Philippine government rushed to save the reputation of our country’s overseas Filipino workers after news broke out about the racist, anti-Filipino comedy skit on BBC. High officials (and cause-oriented groups) made the following reactions and statements:
Many have tried to read the FAQs but I am certain that a number still fail to understand the highly-technical terms.
How about if we try to visualize what has happened/what is happening?
The Bureau of Food and Drugs bared in an advisory that it found melamine content in Chinese milk brands Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk and Mengniu Drink, and cleared 28 other products for possible contamination.
Filipino athletes who joined the Beijing Olympics meanwhile have been asked to undergo testing for melamine poisoning.
The US House of Representatives has given its stamp of approval to the bailout bill which the US government thinks will help stem the economic crisis that struck Wall Street, the very heart of world capitalism.
TV and the internet appear to be the formidable duo for being the principal sources of news and information among a growing number of American voters who will soon elect the next US president.
But radio remains a powerful medium for candidates.
Wondering about the effects of the meltdown on the IT industry?
The “cataclysmic” events that hit major US companies is sending shockwaves across the world.
Advocates of “laissez faire” and neoliberal policy are surprised over the US treasury department’s rescue of global insurance firm AIG. The rescue has reportedly been inadequate to calm markets across Asia.
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