Top Ten News Updates About the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant

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We've had a lot of proud moments recently, like when Pia Wurtzbach won the Miss Universe 2015 title! For more than six decades, the Miss Universe has empowered women to showcase their beauty, intellect and advocacy!

Now with the pageant being held in Manila, there is a lot of pressure to Maxine Medina for a back-to-back win. However, with the viral videos of her showing how she answered during her interviews, people are saying that her chances of winning may be a bit slim if she will answer in English at the Question and Answer portion of the coronation night. Should Maxine get a translator?

However, becoming Miss Universe is a destiny. Some of our girls gave the best answers but failed.

As the other candidates of the Miss Universe beauty pageant continue to come in to Manila, a big flurry of activities leading up to Miss Universe coronation night are continuously being held in Manila. Nothing like a beauty pageant that turns downtown Binondo in Manila into a fashion playground.

The candidates just came from Boracay, Oriental Mindoro and Vigan, Ilocos Sur a few days ago, and now back in Manila for the Governor's Ball but will continue in other places like Cebu, Baguio, Batangas, and Davao soon before they finally gather again for the coronation night on January 30.

One of the best parts of this whole beauty pageant experience is making friends from all around the world...or the "Universe." Or is it sincerely like that? Since they are all competing with each other, some are saying that the engagement is not as "pure" but more likely "fake" or "forced" just like their smiles everytime they face the cameras of photo and video-graphers. Winning the Miss Congeniality or "friendship" is a good enough award than bringing home nothing at all. Well, every candidate wants to make their country proud of them, but only one will be wearing the Miss Universe crown.

The Miss Universe 2016 ...or is it 2017?... coronation night will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on January 30, 2017 at 8 am Philippines time.

Ube Express Airport Bus Service introduces its Manila Hub at Robinsons Place Manila

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Making trips to and from the airport is now a breeze for OFWs, Balikbayans, and frequent travellers with the help of UBE Express, your Preferred Airport Bus Service.

UBE Express, now introduces its newest Hub at Robinsons Place Manila. Being at the center of city life with its proximity to the Airport and Hotels and with their wide array of stores and services to choose from, Robinsons Place Manila is the ideal place to do your last minute shopping, meet-ups with friends, and spend more time with your loved ones before leaving for the airport. Making Robinsons Place Manila as the UBE Express Hub in Manila is an effort of both parties to provide a more convenient way of traveling between Manila and the NAIA terminals.

The route now includes stops at Heritage Hotel, Midas hotel, Hotel Jen, Century Park Hotel, Diamond Hotel, Luneta Hotel, New World Hotel, Pan Pacific Hotel, Bayview Hotel, Manila Pavilion, Manila Hotel, Bayleaf Hotel, and Robinsons Place Manila. Look out for the UBE Express stop signs (which will include a large display of the logo and other key information) to guide you as to where you should queue to avail the service. Schedule is 6am (First Trip), 8am, 10am, 12nn, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm, and 11pm (Last Trip).

“With the support given to us by Robinsons Place Manila, UBE Express can now provide service to the Filipino people especially OFWs by providing quality transportation – convenient, comfortable, and world class quality. Because in UBE Express, we want to give every Filipino an Ultimate Bus Experience.”– Garrie David, President – UBE Express

Vitaly Bigdash Retains One Middleweight World Championship with Victory Over Aung La N Sang

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The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship (ONE), returned to the Jakarta Convention Center for another evening of world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) action. ONE: QUEST FOR POWER set the tone for what will be an amazing 2017 for ONE Championship with a series of compelling bouts featuring the absolute best in local and international MMA talent. In the main event, ONE Middleweight World Champion Vitaly Bigdash retained his title, defeating top contender “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang by unanimous decision after five rounds.

Visit the official ONE: QUEST FOR POWER photo gallery by clicking: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ivh34n9pza3q94o/AADwuMwRg-gnDecd5AIBoQyTa?dl=0

In the main event of the evening, ONE Middleweight World Champion Vitaly Bigdash of Rostov-on-Don, Russia impressed with a great show of strength in a dominant performance over “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang of Myanmar. Throughout the bout, Bigdash kept N Sang at bay with his sharp combinations, while on the mat he connected with multiple elbows. After five rounds of action, it was a clear win for Bigdash who met very little resistance in outlasting the durable N Sang to remain undefeated, retaining his ONE Middleweight World Championship.

In the co-main event of the evening, 27-year-old Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen of Sydney, Australia authored one of the most spectacular finishes of the evening, stopping Japanese MMA veteran Kazunori Yokota with strikes to win by technical knockout just past the midway point of the first round. Yokota stalked Nguyen, looking to throw combinations but Nguyen timed Yokota with an overhand right that dropped him to the canvas. From there, Nguyen jumped on his foe and rained down punches from the top to earn the stoppage victory.

Lightweight contenders Vincent “MagniVincent” Latoel and Vaughn “The Spawn” Donayre put on an exciting show for fans in attendance, tagging each other with intense combinations for the majority of the three-round lightweight contest. On the mat, Donayre showcased his grappling skills, threatening with various submissions off his back. Latoel however was more consistent throughout and scored points with his takedowns and cage control. All three judges saw the bout in favor of Latoel to win by unanimous decision.

The highly-anticipated lightweight showdown between Georgi Stoyanov of Bulgaria and Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev of Russia ended on an unfortunate note, as the bout resulted in a No Contest ruling. Although Arslanaliev swarmed Stoyanov from the beginning of the bout and completely outclassed the Bulgarian, an ill-advised technical ground kick landed for Arslanaliev and Stoyanov was unable to continue.

Dutch featherweight standout based in Jakarta, Anthony “The Archangel” Engelen, put on a masterful performance, stopping Malaysian fight veteran A.J. “Pyro” Lias Mansor in under two minutes in the first round of a scheduled three-round bout. Engelen pressed Mansor up against the cage fence with a combination before a beautiful right hand felled Mansor, earning Engelen one of the most spectacular knockouts of his career.

Fans were treated to an action-packed clash of colossal light heavyweights as Igor Subora of the Ukraine and Sherif Mohamed of Egypt pushed each other to the limit in a tremendous three-round show of determination from both fighters. Subora effectively used his reach advantage to keep the smaller, stockier Mohamed at bay with his boxing throughout the bout. In the third round, both fighters fought through sheer exhaustion to make it to the final bell as Subora did just enough to outlast Mohamed to earn the unanimous decision.

Local martial arts hero from Jakarta, “The Terminator” Sunoto, brought the crowd to its feet with a riveting performance to defeat Cambodia’s Chan Heng by technical knockout just a little under three minutes into the first round. Sunoto wasted no time in taking the fight directly to Heng, challenging the Khun Khmer practitioner to a striking showdown at the center of the ONE Championship cage. Sunoto however, proved too much for the Cambodian after he gained mount and unleashed the ground-and-pound.

Unbeaten Indonesian flyweight prospect Stefer Rahardian defeated Jakarta-based Liberian fighter Jerome S. Paye via unanimous decision in the second preliminary bout of the evening. Rahardian showcased tremendous cage-control for the majority of the fight, smothering Paye with a consistent attack that left the Liberian stifled throughout the contest. The 30-year-old Rahardian left very little openings for Paye who just couldn’t get his offense going. In the end, Rahardian had just enough in the tank to complete a comprehensive three-round performance, earning the nod on all three judges’ scorecards.

Strawweights Rene Catalan of the Philippines and Adrian Matheis of Indonesia kicked off ONE: QUEST FOR POWER with a spirited display of mixed martial arts action, on a bustling Saturday night in Jakarta. After a dominant first round from Catalan, one that saw the Filipino attempt various finishes, the end came swiftly in the second when Catalan was able to execute an armbar to earn the submission victory.

Official results for ONE: QUEST FOR POWER

ONE Middleweight World Championship bout: Vitaly Bigdash defeats Aung La N Sang by Unanimous Decision (UD) after five rounds
Featherweight bout: Martin Nguyen defeats Kazunori Yokota by TKO (Strikes) at 3:36 minutes of round 1
Lightweight bout: Vincent Latoel defeats Vaughn Donayre by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Lightweight bout: Georgi Stoyanov, Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev (No Contest)
Featherweight bout: Anthony Engelen defeats AJ Lias Mansor by Knockout (KO) at 1:42 minutes of round 1
Light Heavyweight bout: Igor Subora defeats Sherif Mohamed by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Bantamweight bout: Sunoto defeats Chan Heng by TKO (Strikes) at 2:30 minutes of round 1
Flyweight bout: Stefer Rahardian defeats Jerome S. Paye by Unanimous Decision (UD) after three rounds
Strawweight bout: Rene Catalan defeats Adrian Matheis by Submission (Armbar) at 2:08 minutes of round 2

In case you missed the action log on to www.onefc.com/livestream for the full replay of the fights at only US $9.99.

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Walang Pagbabago, Kung Wala Tayo, ASEAN ng Taumbayan, Hindi ng Estado Lamang

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On 16 January 2017, more than 100 members of broad civil society network in the Philippines that came together to engage ASEAN and develop new form of regional integration will hold a symbolic action on 16 January 2017. This action is aimed to deliver a message to our government in response to the Philippine Government’s launching of 50th ASEAN Founding Anniversary Events in Davao City on January 15, 2017.

Representatives of ACSC/APF 2017 Philippines-National Organizing Committee wearing tubaws and bearing torches will march from Plaza Rajah Sulayman near Malate Church to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Roxas Boulevard to deliver their statement to the Philippine Government as ASEAN Chair this year. The statement contains the collective message of NOC, reflecting people's vision for ASEAN. The tubaws symbolize the people -- the various sectors, communities -- coming together. The leaders will also give tubaws to DFA representatives who will receive the statement. Participating organizations are Freedom from Debt Coalition, Sanlakas, DIGNIDAD Alliance, Asia-Pacific Resource Network, Focus on the Global South, Initiatives of International Dialogue, Network for Transformative Social Protection, AYLA, ASIADHRRA, SPELL, and IRDF.

The ACSC/APF is a network of Southeast Asian civil society organizations and social movements that engages the ASEAN processes to address the issues and concerns of the people –human rights and access to justice, peace and human security, trade, climate change, migration, and social protection. Its constituents include workers, the peasantry, urban poor, fisherfolk, women, children, LGBT community, indigenous peoples, migrants, older persons, workers, youth and persons with disabilities.

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New PH-IND Shipping Route To Open Soon

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In a move seen to enhance connectivity and boost international trade, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will soon be opening a new and shorter sea route from the Philippines to Indonesia.

With the new Davao City – General Santos – Bitung, Indonesia shipping route, ferrying goods will only take three days as opposed to the current three to five weeks shipping time via the Manila – Bitung route.

Apart from being more time-efficient, the new route is also cheaper with savings estimated to about $1,500 (PHP 75,000) per TEU, creating revenue for local businessmen and the government.

“Having a shipping route such as this is crucial for any maritime region. Sea linkage will strengthen our economies and our partnerships in other areas of development. And it will also improve the quality of life of our people because local businessmen and traders will directly benefit from this,” said DOTr Secretary Art Tugade.

Marketing Convention: “Revelation of the Reunited Brands” Soon to Unveil the Real World

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An open and free admission marketing seminar, entitled: Marketing Convention: “Revelation of the Reunited Brands”, will be taking place on February 08, 2017 (Wednesday) at SM Sta. Mesa, Manila- SM Cinema 1.

Organized by Royalè Production, this event explicitly set to begin with the Registration at 11:00 AM up until 12:00 NN followed by the program proper at 12:01 PM to 5:00 PM. Specifically, this seminar plans to invite a total of 1,200 student attendees from the Marketing Department including the faculties, alumnus of the department, guest speakers, corporate partners as well as students from other College and Universities inside Metro Manila.

Designed to cater excellence in the field of marketing, this seminar plans to work straight through high-caliber and well-respected guest speakers from leading brands and companies from different industries in the Philippine Market. In addition to this, it also aims to give the audience significant marketing knowledge, opportunities and tips that may help them market themselves in whatever industry they want to get in after graduation.

According to Renz Paulite, Project Chairman, “Marketing Convention: “Revelation of the Reunited Brands” aims to gather and celebrate the knowledge, as well as to inspire Marketing Students to pursue their marketing career once they have discovered how corporate world really works.”

About Royalè Production: Royalè Production is a student-based, service-oriented and non-profit organization of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, aimed at promoting academic excellence and competence among 1,800 PUP-Marketing Students and other business related courses.

RACJourn 2017: For the Youth, For the Filipinos

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Unleash your campus journalism skills at “RACJourn 2017: For the Youth, For the Filipinos” happening on February 4, 2017 at De La Salle University-Manila!

Organized by the Rotaract Club of RCDM Scholars and Intellectual Property Advocates of De La Salle University-Manila, the competition invites junior and senior high school students around the metro to share their writing and artistic skills through this year’s theme: “Intellectual Property Rights and the Modern Era of Mass Media Communication.”

Contestants may choose in five categories (individual): News Writing, Editorial Writing, Feature Writing, Sports Writing, and Editorial Cartooning (all in English and Filipino categories). Contestants may also be in groups for the Best School Publication and IP Brochure layout.

The registration fee is P300, inclusive of RACJourn kit, lunch, and freebies from our sponsors.

RACJourn 2017 is powered by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation, Fly Ace Corporation, Rotary Club of Downtown Manila, Brad and Pitts Ribshack, Nissin Yakisoba, Nissin Cup Noodles, with WhenInManila.com and Wazzup Philippines as official media partners.

For inquiries, contact Aubrey Nichole C. Reyes at 09151880262 or email us at racjourn.rotary@gmail.com. You can pre-register at https://t.co/PVnbRnEzhY.

See you there!

Porn Site Blocked by Philippine Government?

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Beko Philippines Holds Kick Your Way to Barcelona Qualifying Round

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Beko Philippines earlier conducted its Kick Your Way to Barcelona qualifying round to determine the finalists for February 10, 2017 where the emerging winner will fly to Barcelona to witness the FC Barcelona football game and enjoy 5 days and 4 nights of an all expense paid tour of Barcelona, Spain.

The qualifying round was held at Sparta Philippines located along Pioneer street in Mandaluyong on January 14, 2017. It was participated by a mixed crowd coming from both newbies and professionals. I was also among the participants but was not lucky enough to qualify.

The top qualifiers were able to shoot 3 points as the highest, while the rest of the qualifiers had one goal. Out of around 30 participants, around 10 qualifiers emerged to compete again for another elimination round.

One one participant was able to shoot the ball on the first round, while less than 10 were able to get a goal on the second round of the qualifying event. I am just glad that a friend made it into the qualifying round as this guy is really so eager in joining similar competitions especially those that are conducted online. This is not the first time that he was lucky enough to get in as among the finalists and he has also even won and joined international competitions for lucky social media followers of different companies or brands.

​​Igor Subora Relishes Opportunity to Train with Former Foe Brandon Vera

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Brandon Vera and Igor Subora stood opposite each other inside the ONE Championship cage over two years ago when the two highly-decorated heavyweights crossed paths in their much-anticipated promotional debut.

Both men faced each other inside the jam-packed 20,000-capacity SM Mall of Asia Arena, serving as a co-featured attraction of ONE: WARRIOR’S WAY in December 2014.

Vera came out on top of Subora, finishing his Ukrainian rival with a thunderous high kick and follow-up ground strikes in the first round.

Seeing the outcome of their action-packed encounter, it seemed impossible for Vera and Subora to have a friendly relationship outside the cage.

However, nearly three years after their grueling heavyweight meeting, Vera and Subora are on the same mat polishing their skills together.