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Philippines
NEWS
Leaders want K-12
Fears for Pacquiao
MANILA – Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas said Manny Pacquiao has been fighting for so long that
it might hurt the
Filipino superstar when he faces unbeaten Chris Algieri.
He believes that
Pacquiao is battle-
scarred with 63
fights under his
belt and has been
busy with several commitments outside boxing. Aside from being a boxer, a congressman, and a preacher, Pacquiao also became a playing coach for a PBA team. He’s got a lot of distractions, had a lot of miles on the odometer,” said Atlas.
Algieri, on the other hand, is focused on one task and that is to challenge Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight belt.
Atlas admitted that the 5’10” American may be lacking when it comes to experience, but he said Algieri has hunger and youth on his side.
“It could be a tougher fight for Pacquiao.
Fears for Pacquiao
MANILA – Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas said Manny Pacquiao has been fighting for so long that it might hurt the Filipino superstar when he faces unbeaten Chris Algieri.
He believes that Pacquiao is battle- scarred with 63 fights under his belt and has been busy with several commitments outside boxing. Aside from being a boxer, a congressman, and a preacher, Pacquiao also became a playing coach for a PBA team. He’s got a lot of distractions, had a lot of miles on the odometer,” said Atlas.
Algieri, on the other hand, is focused on one task and that is to challenge Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight belt.
Atlas admitted that the 5’10” American may be lacking when it comes to experience, but he said Algieri has hunger and youth on his side.
“It could be a tougher fight for Pacquiao.
MANILA - Business leaders have sealed an alliance with educators to fight possible moves to delay the shift to K-12 schooling.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV earlier called for the suspension of the K-12 program, saying the government and schools aren’t ready and provisions hadn’t been made for tens of thousands of college teachers who will lose their jobs.
Ayala Corp. Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said, while there are
Philippines
NEWS
PHL Slowest Net
MANILA - The Philippines still has one of the slowest average connection speeds in Asia Pacific, according to Akamai.
The Philippines 2.5 Megabits per second (Mbps) was far behind South Korea, which topped the list, with average speed of 24.6 Mbps.
“At 430%, the Philippines’ year-over- year increase was particularly strong, as was its 150% quarter-over-quarter increase. However, with such a low high broadband adoption rate and fewer than 25,000 unique IP addresses connecting to Akamai at speeds over 10 Mbps in the second quarter, these large changes do not necessarily represent significant improvements to connectivity within the country,” Akamai said.
Earlier this year, the Senate opened an investigation into why Internet providers don’t seem to be delivering speedy connections at fair prices.
challenges, the country can no longer delay the shift.
“K-12 is absolutely necessary. Problems are there to be solved but we have to align ourselves to the global standard. The standards are set, we are the only ones that are off,” he said.
“This is vital to turning the country around and making it relevant to the future,” he added.
K-12 will keep students in high school for 2 more years, meaning for 2 years there will be no students entering college.
State colleges and universities have the budget for their teachers who may do research or other work. More than 80,000 private college teachers may be affected.
While up to 40,000 may be able to find other work, especially teaching in the new senior high school levels, up to 35,000 could lose their jobs.
The National Industry Academe Council is led by business leaders like Zobel and Ramon del Rosario, and educators like Ateneo President Jett Villarin and UP’s Alfredo Pascual.
PAL Fly NY Again
QUEZON CITY - A proposed ordinance has been filed before the Quezon City Council that would restructPhilippine Airlines will start flying to New York City on March 15, 2015, marking the carrier’s much-awaited network expansion to the US east coast.
“This auspicious start of regular flights to New York will coincide with PAL’s 74th founding anniversary,” said PAL chairman and chief executive officer Dr. Lucio C. Tan.
The Manila-Vancouver-New York flights will operate at Terminal 1 of New York’s JFK International Airport. The New York route will bring to five PAL’s US destinations -- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Guam.
PAL’s return has been keenly anticipated by the Filipino-American communities along the U.S. eastern seaboard since the carrier’s pull out in 1997.
Jodi wants to be a doctor
Thirty two-year-old actress Jodi Sta. Maria is determined to finish college and be- come a doctor to serve as an inspiration to her son.
“I want to set a good example for
my son. I don’t want to be in a situation where I will force him to go to school, and then he will tell me, ‘But you didn’t even finish school,’” Jodi shares in “Tapatan Ni Tunying.
She pursued medical biology at De La Salle University-Dasmarinas.
“I want to be a doctor. I went to col- lege but haven’t finished my course yet.
I don’t know how to divide my time. But, I will return to school eventually,” she tells.
Will Jodi take a break from showbiz?
Meanwhile, the “Maria Leonora Teresa” star once again dispels rumors that she has split from her boyfriend, Cavite Vice Gov. Jolo Revilla and insists that their relationship is going strong.
“We may have faced problems through the years, but those are part of the learning process. We’ve learned from our mistakes,” Jodi says in the episode.
Don’t miss “Tapatan ni Tunying” on ABS- CBN’s Kapamilya Gold. For updates, fol- low @TNTunying on Twitter and Instagram, or like its Facebook page www.facebook. com/TNTunying.
Toni Gonzaga
is female Luis
Manzano
Alex Gonzaga is now being tagged
as the female version of Luis Manzano because of her bubbly personality dur- ing the first season of “The Voice of the Philippines.” And now that Luis is going to be a part of the second season of the hit singing contest, netizens are abuzz over how similar their personalities are. Alex said they are both aware of the observa- tion as it was even Luis who texted her to tell her about it.
Jolina Magdangal returns to Kapamilay in new TV drama, ‘Flordeliza’
MANILA, Philippines – Actress-singer Jolina Magdangal is a “kapamilya” again.
According to a report on ABS-CBN, the actress-singer reported for her first shoot- ing day for the drama Flordeliza, Monday, October 27. The drama will reunite her with on-screen partner Marvin Agustin.
The actress said she is excited to work again with ABS-CBN.
“I’m so happy. Kakaibang (It’s a differ- ent) feeling,” she said. “Hanggang ngayon, parang di pa rin ako makapaniwala.” (Up to now, I still can’t believe it.)
Magdangal said her role in the drama is something she has never tried.
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“Lahat nung mga ‘di ko nagagawa dati, parang ipagagawa sa akin ni Direk dito, eh!” she said. “First time ko talaga siya gagawin. Hinanda ko talaga sarili ko. Na- kailang beses ako ng basa ng script!”
(All the things that I have not yet done, I think Direk will make me do. It’s really my first time to take on such a role. I really prepared for it. I read the script so many times.)
Flordeliza will be directed by Wenn De- ramas who worked with Marvin and Jolina in the 2002 movie Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panag-inip.
When asked what the fans of the
Marvin-Jolina can look forward to in the drama, the director said: “Dahil nga sa Marvin-Jolina ‘to, hindi puwedeng basta kakawalain na lang natin ang nakasanayan at kung saan sila gustong panoorin.”
(Because its a Marvin-Jolina, we cannot just let go of what we had gotten used to and what we want to watch.)
“Magkaka-light moments, siyempre. Marvin-Jolina ‘yan, eh. Kahit magkatalikod ‘yan, alam na nila kung ano ang gagawin nila.”
(There will still be light moments, for sure. It’s Marvin-Jolina. Even if they’re back-to-back, they know what to do.)
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