Senator Franklin Drilon Says He Will Lead the Abolition of the PDAF in the Senate

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Did I hear that right?

Senate President Franklin Drilon has proclaimed his intention to lead and promote to the members of  the Senate the abolition of the highly controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or most commonly known as the "pork barrel" fund.

"I will lead the Senate in the abolition of the PDAF."

This warranted an applause from the majority, if not all of the audience, present during the 50th Annual Conference of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) celebrating their golden year with a three-day event composed of many activities for the HR practitioner delegates sent by the many companies and organizations doing business in the Philippines.

The event was also graced by a lot of notable top and popular personalities from both government and private sectors.

Watch the video by further reading to see if I did hear it right.

Mitoy Wins The Voice of the Philippines!

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I knew it from the first time time he stepped on The Voice of the Philippines stage. Blind auditions pa lang, si Mitoy na talaga yung Voice of the Philippines material. Tumatayo ang balahibo ko every time he sings.

After weeks of battle rounds and live shows, The Voice of the Philippines announced its Final 4: Mitoy Yonting, Myk Perez, Klarisse de Guzman and Janice Javier.

Now, Mitoy Yonting from Pangasinan emerged as the grand champion! In a tight clinch and walang mintis!!!!  This victory by Mitoy was a communal event!

I have to say that the Lea-Mitoy-Vice Ganda production of The Voice of the Philippines singing competition cum reality show topped all performances that night at Resorts World Manila. Mitoy held himself up against such stellar performers! It was epic!

Mitoy Yonting with Lea Salonga and Vice Ganda sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart."

Miriam Defensor even posted an image on Twitter showing the "Face of Mitoy and Lea".

Ang lapit ng labanan 57-43 in favor of Mitoy! Congrats Mitoy and Klarisse! Congrats to the whole @TheVoiceABSCBN team! Mitoy wins The Voice of the Philippines with 57.7% of the public votes.

37th People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Awards : Celebrating HR Excellence

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Congratulations to the winners of the 37th People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Awards! The awarding was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PIC) Reception Hall last September 25, 2013 as part of the three-day celebration of the PMAP 50th Annual Conference.

The 2013 Employer of the Year award goes to Analog Devices, Inc. while the 2013 People Manager of the Year was won by lone candidate Ms. Fidelina A. Corcuera, SVP and Head of Human Resource Management Group of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).

You can see from the photo above the representatives of the two winners being serenaded by premier entertainers Dulce and Robert Sena. Miss Fidelina Corcuera couldn't personally make it to accept the award because she was out of the country attending to a prior engagement in the performance of her role as the HR head of BPI. She sent a video delivering her message of gratitude instead.

Mr. Barbie Atienza hosted the event and an inspiring talk was provided also by world-renowned top spinner Rev. Joseph "Joe" Mauk, a missionary of sorts in the Philippines who succeeded to a humongous top measuring 3.8 meters tall by 3.6 meters wide in diameter. He revealed that he got hurt by a metal debris in the process but claims that he was saved by the Lord due to his faith and trust in him.

Mr. Rene Gener was Committee Chair of the 37th PMAP Awards.