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Filipino convicted in China executed
Dec 8th
MANILA, Philippines - A convicted Filipino drug trafficker was executed in China at around 12:30 p.m. today (Thursday), Vice President Jejomar Binay said.
Speaking to reporters from Bali via Skype, Binay said he has received information that the Filipino was executed by lethal injection in Liuzhou, Guangxi province.
“Ang ating kababayan ay na-execute alas-12:30 po ng tanghali,” said Binay, who is in Bali, Indonesia to attend an international forum.
The Filipino’s family members were accompanied by a Filipino priest Fr. Emil to the Guilin jail on Thursday morning. At around 8:30 a.m., the Filipino met with consulate officials for 10 More >
Award-winning Filipino films to hit big screens in UAE
Sep 28th
Dubai: Four award-winning Filipino films will be screened at cinemas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on November 25 to 26 as part of the first Philippine Film Festival in the UAE.
The film festival is organised by Kitsch Company in partnership with the Movie Workers Welfare Fund (Mowelfund), a Philippine-based organisation of actors and film industry workers founded by former Philippine president Joseph Estrada.
The event will also feature workshops with Mowelfund executive director Boots Anson-Roa and actor and director Soxie Topacio as resource speakers.
Kitsch Company aims to highlight Filipino tradition and culture through films.
“We chose the right movies to cover all More >
SONA 2011 of The Philippine President – Benigno Aquino Jr.
Jul 25th
Manila July 25,2011:
State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines[Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 25, 2011]
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local Government officials; mga miyembro ng ating More >
State of the Nation Address – Philippines
Jul 25th
The State of the Nation Address (Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa, abbreviated SONA) is an annual event in the Republic of the Philippines, in which the President of the Philippines reports on the status of the nation, normally to the resumption of a joint session of the Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). This is a duty of the President as stated in Article VII, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution:
“ The President shall address the Congress at the opening of its regular session. He may also appear before it at any other time. ”
According to the More >
