Despite crashing out of their respective events in the recently capped Beijing Olympics, athletes who represented the Philippines to the world’s biggest sporting event should still be hailed heroes. “Mahirap na talagang mag-qualify palang sa olympics, imagine you have to be in the top 60 or even top 30 in the world in your sport? (more…)
Twenty-five years ago, a man named Ninoy Aquino fought nobly for a cause he believed in. He was a man who believed in heroism, in justice, in freedom, and he committed his life to upholding these values in a manner he thought would be for the greater good. (more…)
By Mia Saavedra – He loves Ferraris and Apple Macs. He goes to basketball games and checks out the pretty girls. From the outside, Juan Benedicto looks like your average 30-year old guy. Except that most average 30-year old guys are neither confined to wheelchairs nor breathe through bi-pap machines, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (more…)
BEIJING — Finally, a gold for the Philippines in the Olympics—but it does not really count. Reigning world champion Willy Wang swept taolu’s two-discipline competition Friday night to capture the gold medal for the Philippines at the Beijing Olympics wushu competition at the Olympic Sports Center here. (more…)
BY NIDA BUENAFE – With the Team Philippines coming home from Beijing empty-handed, sports officials in the country are pushing for a revitalized grassroots program, like the Batang Pinoy competition, that will prepare Filipino athletes for future Olympic Games. (more…)
by ROSE ECLARINAL – The Philippine Generations is a group of like-minded young professionals who were raised and educated in the UK. Some of them were born in the UK to working class parents who came to the country as overseas migrant workers aiming for a better life for their children. (more…)
By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Amnesty International warned local politicians in the troubled southern Philippine island of Mindanao against arming civilians for protection against Muslim rebel attacks, saying it could set a dangerous precedent and further escalate the violence there. (more…)
