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| UP Ibalon Bicol |
| Online newsletter published by the alumni of UP Ibalon, a student organization at the University of the Philippines. Contributors reside in various countries. |
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| Iran's Ahmadinejad & the Impotence of the United Nations |
| 2008-09-23 23:46:15 |
Side by side with the financial crisis rocking America, the threat of terrorism showed its ugly head when Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, made a vitriolic speech in the United Nations (UN) in...
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| The Ibalonian reunion in Culpeper, Virginia |
| 2008-09-23 10:53:30 |
Dr. Yasmin Paje-Banzon took time out from mentoring students in British Columbia, Canada and so did her sister Dr. Leida Paje who had to be away from her private dental practice in California. Dr....
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| The craziness in the US presidential campaign |
| 2008-09-22 23:46:09 |
Truly, there is craziness going on in the US presidential race that baffles the mind. Forty-seven days (47) days before the election, the presidential race is still a tie. A contest which is expected...
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| Grand Penafrancia Fiesta 2008 in Liberty Park, New Jersey |
| 2008-09-22 23:36:38 |
As the breeze of the coming fall season filled the air and the bright summer sun brought joy and cheers to a throng of enthusiastic devotees, the feast of Bicolandia’s patroness, Nuestra Senora de...
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| Part II: The Colgante Bridge Tragedy of 1972 |
| 2008-09-22 21:01:29 |
Part II: The Colgante Bridge Tragedy of 1972
by Totie Mesia and Mariso Ocampo
Desiring to help, many jumped instinctively into the river. With prodding from Naga Policeman Delfin Platon who...
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| A Mozart tune that could again make Salieri red with envy |
| 2008-09-20 07:16:11 |
Rest in peace! Uncovered by dust
Eternity shall bloom for you.
Rest in peace! In eternal harmonies
Your spirit now is dissolved.
He expressed himself in enchanting notes,
Now he is floating to...
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| 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution: Term Limits of the President |
| 2008-09-19 17:00:23 |
The term limits of the president is defined by the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution in 1947 which reads:
"Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,...
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| Milestone: Mary Ann Dalangin & Romeo Ensalada Wedding |
| 2008-09-19 16:05:56 |
On September 18, 2008 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church at 90th Street, New York, NY, Mary Ann Dalangin and Romeo Ensalada exchanged wedding vows witnessed by their respective families, friends, and...
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| Thousands of bangus freed into the open sea: who’s responsible? |
| 2008-09-19 09:35:46 |
After at least 5 huge fish cages were slashed in Sual town in Pangasinan, Philippines setting free cultured fish into the sea, the prices of bangus dropped from P90-100 to P35. The criminal...
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| Washington Sycip's Message to UP |
| 2008-09-19 06:49:09 |
QUESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF U.P. September 3, 2008
by Washington SyCip
PRESIDENT EMERLINDA ROMAN, MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AND FRIENDS OF U.P.
NOT BEING A GRADUATE OF THE LEADING EDUCATIONAL...
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| Fish Dying on the Fence |
| 2008-09-19 06:25:20 |
As the flood waters recede after Hurricane Ike battered Orange, Texas, thousands of fish have been marooned on drying pools beside streets on September 15, 2008.
As if calling for help, some fish,...
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| Bring Back Bill Clinton? |
| 2008-09-19 00:10:20 |
So it seems the Democratic Party made a mistake in choosing Barack Obama as its standard bearer. While he projects an image of change it seems the US electorate is leery of his credentials and lack...
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| Charitable work by the poor, the rich and famous |
| 2008-09-18 08:16:49 |
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are indeed so lucky. By being their handsome selves, as celebrities, they can earn millions. Their jobs may be as taxing as the regular workers, but their...
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| The Incomprehensibility Of The U.S. Presidential Elections |
| 2008-09-18 00:29:14 |
When George Bush jr. took over the reins of the White House nearly eight years ago, he inherited the Bill Clinton legacy--a balanced budget, decades of deficits erased, interest rates and inflation...
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| Miss Longest Legs meets Mr. Tiniest Man meets Mr. Tallest Man |
| 2008-09-17 18:22:31 |
In Trafalgar Square in London, UK, title holders Svetlana Pankratova of Russia and He Pinging of China meet each other on September 16, 2008 to promote the Guinness Book of World Records. Standing at...
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| Aden-CSI University HS reunion a success! |
| 2008-09-17 15:07:59 |
Among UP Ibalon's ever increasing friends, the alumni and alumnae of Ateneo de Naga Univerisity (AdenU) and Colegio de Sta. Isabel (USI) Class 1973 held their memorable reunion, the first in 35...
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| Penafrancia Fiesta 2008 in Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2008-09-17 08:19:11 |
The Bicol Association of Charleston Penafrancia celebration starts with 9 days of novena observed every Saturday from July 19 to September 13, 2008. The prayers are said at the Immaculate Conception...
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| Large and Heavy |
| 2008-09-16 20:57:52 |
Who strains in this picture? Is it it sitter or the chair? An obese person (body mass index BMI=or>30,) carries extra weight which is as heavy as a bar-bell on one’s shoulder. Loaded and bulky, the...
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| Ugly incidents spoil start of Penafrancia Fiesta 2008 |
| 2008-09-15 18:57:13 |
A rumble among a group of teenagers during the traslacion, a rock-throwing incident, a devotee suffering a heart attack, and a deranged man firing gunshots, later arrested, as he took school children...
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| Penafrancia Fiesta 2007: Wilma Rojas’ Voyadores |
| 2008-09-15 09:51:35 |
The day before the Thanksgiving Mass at the Penafrancia Basilica which marks the end of Ina’s September feast, the fluvial procession in Naga River brings the voyadores---the all-men boat crew of the...
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| More of Andy's Whaleshark (Butanding) |
| 2008-09-15 08:17:37 |
About this time of the year till December to May, the Butandings (Rhicodon typus,) the huge whale sharks come around to their usual haunts in Bicol in the farthest tip of Luzon Island in the...
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| Encounter With Whaleshark (Butanding) at Pasacao, Camarines Sur |
| 2008-09-15 06:13:18 |
Last weekend, I joined a medical mission in Tinalmud, Pasacao, Camarines Sur, a far barangay reachable only by boat travel through the Ragay Gulf, along the coast of the Bicol Peninsula. Aside from...
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| Palawan wildlife faces near extinction |
| 2008-09-14 10:49:07 |
In the illegal bird trade, each of them have a measly price tag between P2,000 and P5,000 ($50-120) and the white feathered Philippine cockatoos are ravenously hunted and have become critically...
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| Shoe-collector Imelda Marcos suffers a sprain |
| 2008-09-14 00:02:27 |
Imelda Marcos, widow of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, known for her extensive shoe collection, swanky lifestyle, obsession for beauty, and extravagant spending has been admitted for ankle sprains at Makati...
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| Fake Bus Stop for Confused Patients |
| 2008-09-13 15:40:22 |
In Dusseldorf, Germany, in front of a Benrath Senior Center is a fake bus stop designed for Alzheimer’s patients who may wander around wanting to go places. A bit heart-rending and funny, this idea...
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| The ageing population & the challenges ahead |
| 2008-09-13 12:55:45 |
After rising four-fold in 2006, the number of 100-year olds in Japan rose again from 28,395 to 36,276 (21.8%) at the end of September 2008. This increasing trend of centenarians, 86% of which are...
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| Life on the railway tracks & the fate of Isadora Duncan |
| 2008-09-13 06:54:07 |
It’s the same accident that happened to 50 year old famed American dancer Isadora Duncan who met her gruesome death when her scarf was caught in a car's wheel while motoring on September 14, 1927 in...
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| Buried for 21 years in mud, a Virgin’s crown is recovered |
| 2008-09-13 06:50:31 |
Lost in the muddy confines of the river where the fluvial parade passes during the annual Penafrancia fiesta in Naga City, Philippines, the crown of Ina was finally recovered during last month’s...
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| Traslacion 2008 |
| 2008-09-12 12:43:28 |
The annual transfer of the image of Ina, the Virgin of Penafrancia was held on Friday, September 12, 2002 in Naga City, Philippines. The huge religious procession known as Traslacion brought the...
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| AdeN-CSI University: a boy and girl thing that never goes out of style |
| 2008-09-11 22:30:34 |
Why are reunions more popular than before? Is it a sign of ageing or is it an affirmation of being forever young? Is it still that boy and girl thing that never goes out of style? Or is it the bond...
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| The strange illnesses which followed 911 |
| 2008-09-11 22:09:54 |
"Today marks the seventh anniversary of the day our world was broken. It lives forever in our hearts and our history, a tragedy that unites us in a common memory and a common story."
---Mayor Michael...
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| Enigmatic Kim Jong-il & the future of North Korea's nuclear arms |
| 2008-09-11 21:56:43 |
The news is abuzz with speculations that Kim Jong-il, the strong communist leader of North Korea, one of the most secretive and reclusive communist regimes in the world with strong military power is...
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| A new way to dream, a new way to see things |
| 2008-09-11 11:01:26 |
Against the backdrop of a cloudy blue sky, the upside-down house on the left is exactly what it has been built for.
With roof resting on sandy gravel, its supposed foundation is oriented facing up...
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| Paying Homage to Community Service |
| 2008-09-11 01:26:45 |
The Diamond in the Rough Awards of a fraternity at UP-PGH caught my attention. I thought UP Ibalon Bicol had an excellent candidate-M,D. for the nomination. But there had been obstacles to hurdle. So...
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