Caligdong, Malditas, GAU FC Lead "Football Para sa Bayan Clinic" for Disadvantaged Children

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About 150 children, mostly from marginalized communities,joined the Globe Football Para sa Bayan Mini Festival at the DLSU Zobel Globe Football Field in Ayala Alabang where they received training from key movers in the football scene led by Azkals Team Captain Chieffy Caligdong, Malditas, and Green Archers United who all want to assist disadvantaged youth through sports.

Majority of the participants belong to six football communities catering to disadvantaged children in Pasig, Mandaluyong, Tondo, Payatas as well as the kids of Muntinlupa Bilibid Prison inmates. The football communities include: GawadKalinga FC, Dream Big Pilipinas FA, Futkal FC, Payatas FC, Muntinlupa United FC, and PinayFutbol.

Caligdong who is also a Globe Ambassador, together with his Team Manager Monchu Garcia and teammates in Green Archers United, one of the most competitive teams in the United Football League, facilitated the drills and scrimmages. Also with them were members of the women's national football team, more commonly known as Malditas and teen varsity football players from La Salle Zobel and La Salle Greenhills.

Master Chefs 2013 Barangay Cooking Challenge Final Cook Off : When Cooks Become Master Chefs

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I think I was the only blogger who accepted the invitation of the SM Hypermarket Cubao - Master Chefs 2013 Barangay Cooking Challenge Final Cook Offs. There were plenty of us during the initial media launch of the competition but I was all alone during the grand finale.

I was at the Cubao branch to witness the branch's 8 finalists take on the challenge as these finalists from the different barangays in the area display their knowledge in and outside the kitchen.

The competition was done in two batches as 4 challengers face each other per batch and three chefs judging their final dish for the day. Acting as judges were Chef Hasset Go, Chef Enrico Magtanong and Chef Paolo Sia.

Individuals from the barangay, assisted by one SM Hypermarket Customer Assistants each, bought ingredients from the grocery that must not exceed an amount of Php 500 to match with a recipe for a dish that must include broccoli and CDO Ulam Burger. They have to complete the dish within one (1) hour only.

I was impressed that a challenger was able to prepare three dishes, and that the three chefs seemed to be impressed.

DOTC: Transport Agencies On Full Alert, Heighten Safety Preparations For Typhoon Yolanda

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With the coming arrival of Typhoon Yolanda – expected to pack winds at 200 kilometers per hour upon landfall on Friday – the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and all its sectoral and attached agencies are now on Level 3 or Full Alert Status, which entails a heightened implementation of safety and security measures for travelers especially in the Visayas region.

According to various weather forecasts, Typhoon Yolanda will make landfall over the Samar-Leyte area by noon on Friday, 8 November 2013, and is expected to traverse westward across Regions 6, 7, and 8 until it exits the PAR sometime Saturday evening to Sunday morning.

“Safety is always our priority. We want to have the least number of casualties possible, and we placed all transport agencies on Full Alert Status precisely to ensure that,” said DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya.