Ana Julaton to Duplicate Manny Pacquiao's Feat?

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Comparing Ana Julation with the Pambansang Kamao Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao may be what everyone is thinking right now, but unlike boxing, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is definitely more extreme and requires more endurance from the athlete.


Will Ana Julaton give glory to the country through her foray into MMA and score victories in spectacular fashion similar to what Manny Pacquiao is doing now by beating world-class boxers? Or will she go even beyond and raise the level of champions in the Philippines? We do pray she doesn't go the other way as our Pacman does have his share of defeats.

MMA fans, Filipinos and non-Filipinos, will find this out on May 2 when she makes her debut on ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in the card featuring the world bantamweight title fight between Brazilian Bibiano Fernandes and Japanese Masakatsu Ueda.

Julaton, who is of Filipino descent, will be battling former Egyptian kickboxing champion Aya Saeid Saber, who holds an MMA record of 2-3 and has been competing in professional MMA since 2012, which is considered an added advantage against the Fil-Am.

But what is going in favour of Julaton is her boxing skills and experience being the former WBO and the IBA women's super bantamweight champion. She is also into martial arts since she was a kid and has black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo Karate.

Wazzup Pilipinas Wins As Top Filipino Community Blog Site: Fourth Recognition and Counting!

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Just when I thought I am already on cloud nine for being conferred with three recognitions, along came an e-mail that arrived just today, April 24, 2014, notifying me that Wazzup Pilipinas just won another award from the Philippine Top Choice Awards for Business Excellence 2014.

Attached on the e-mail is a congratulatory letter from the Philippine Top Choice Awards Council conferring WazzupPilipinas.com as Top Filipino Community Blog Site (National Awards).

If you could still remember, Wazzup Pilipinas was recognized as a Top Emerging Influential Blog last September 2013. It was then awarded as Most Outstanding Filipino Community Blog Site in January 2014, followed by another award as Best Filipino Community Blog  Site last March 2014.

Today, I have been notified of winning as the Top Filipino Community Blog Site (National Awards).

Awards ceremonies will be on July 26, 2014 at Luxent Hotel, Timog Avenue, South Triangle Quezon City.

Miss Philippines-Earth 2014 Media Presentation

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Many are saying that Philippine beauty pageants, just like all the rest out there in other countries, are tourism efforts that showcase the beauty of the woman, in our case, the Filipina. Not only does our country have endearing tourist spots, beaches and getaways, native products and handicrafts, traditional food and delicacies, and heritage structures, it also has plenty of beautiful women everywhere you go.

From all its 7107 islands, you are bound to see several pretty faces along the way. Pretty ladies with adorable smiles will always stand out among the crowd. You'll fall in love with our women because aside from being charming, they are also sweet and caring, and truly a homemaker. In fact, many foreigners have married Filipino women and retired in the Philippines.

The winning streak of Filipinas in many major beauty pageants is an indication of how lovely our Pinay ladies are. I believe we are the country with the most number of candidates who were able to go home with an outstanding place where majority of which are in the top ten.

Among the many beauty pageants which I consider most relevant is the Miss Earth pageant. It remains committed to its vows to help protect and preserve the environment, this time putting ecotourism at the forefront of its annual quest to raise awareness on various environmental issues.