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Puerto Rican pageant fan allegedly destroys Philippine Flag during Miss Universe Event

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It seems that the competition for Miss Universe 2019 is heating up and even some fans couldn’t stop themselves from doing anything just to show that they’re dominant than the other camp.

A group of pageant fans filed a complaint to the U.S authorities after a  Puerto Rican destroyed the flag of the Philippines they’re carrying to show their support to Filipina Miss Universe contender Gazini Ganados.

In the first live video posted by netizen Elaine Estrada Crisostomo on Facebook, it showed their group entering the lobby of the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A while carrying a flag.

It showed that Crisostomo and her friends are waving the flag and cheering while waiting for Ganados to arrive at the hotel.

However, in the second video posted by Elaine, they showed that the flag they’re carrying was already broken, claiming that a Puerto Rican destroyed it.

Aside from destroying the flag, the suspect also threw a jab to her friend who’s carrying the flag.

“Sobrang foul yung ginawa dahil binali yung flag natin,” Crisostomo said.

Crisostomo said that they already asked the authorities for assistance to trace the location of the suspect/s.

In her latest video, Crisostomo narrated what happened during the confrontation between her group and the suspect/s.

Crisostomo said that they’re only cheering for the Philippines when the Puerto Rican confronted them and destroyed the flag they’re carrying.

“We are calling the police dahil masyado silang pikon, so we are waiting for the police to arrive,” she said.

“Ayan oh, baling bali yung flag natin,” she added.

Filipino pageant fans expressed their disappointment with Puerto Rico on social media.

In the Philippines, destroying or disrespecting the Filipino flag is against the law.

“How poor you Puerto Rican fans who did this, this is just a contest, yes we do support our candidate but please have respect and manners,” netizen John Magusib said.

A Puerto Rican netizen said that Filipinos should not generalize them because of a single incident.

“We love Philipino people and the Philippines, not every Puertorican is like that.. congratulations to Gazini Ganados and Catriona Grey on being beautiful representations for the Philippines,” netizen Joshuan Aponte remarked.

It’s not yet known if the officials of the Miss Universe are already aware of the said incident.

 

“Sa wakas!” Timor-Leste got its first medal for SEA Games

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After eight days of elusive victory, Timor-Leste finally got its first medal for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Sunday.

Filipinos and Timorese are celebrating together after athlete Jose Barreto Da Silva Quintas finally brought a medal for Timor Leste in the semifinals of the men’s boxing flyweight (52kg) event.

Despite losing against Thailand’s Ammarit Yaodam, netizens are celebrating because Timor-Leste was the only country that participated in SEA Games without any medal a week since the event started.

During the match, Filipino spectators can be seen cheering for Quintas.

Filipinos are now relieved that Timor-Leste will not go home empty-handed now.

Several days ago, Timor-Leste has gone viral on social media after netizens expressed their support to the representatives of the said country.

Netizens pointed out that SEA Games is about unity and not about having competition with each other that’s why they’re also cheering for Timor-Leste to finally have a medal.

“I’m a Filipino by heart and soul… I support my Filipino Athletes.. but one thing that captures my heart, its the fighting spirits of Timor-Leste (East Timor) that really showcase the true sportsmanship even without the medals, I admire they’re desire and passion to still play continuously,” netizen Wilven Allere said.

“Together with the thousands of Filipino sports fans, We/I salute #TIMORLESTE Athletes and all those delegates & athletes from the 10 SouthEastAsia countries who compete with their heads up high and without complaints and play with their big hearts with a smile,” he added.

People of Timor-Leste didn’t forget to thank the Philippines for their support.

“The hospitality is amazing, everyone is so nice,” a Timor-Leste representative said.

Another Timorese also pointed out that the Philippines is one of the countries helped them to gain independence.

“When we are fighting for independence, the government of the Filipinos supports us,” he said.

The Vice President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Timor Leste Vicente Carvalho da Silva also thanked the Filipinos for their support.

“I am very happy for your help,” De Silva said who’s also the chef de mission of Timor-Leste for SEA Games.

“All of the Philippines’ hospitality for my country, Once again thank you very much for your help,” he added.

This day is considered as a double celebration for Filipino SEA Games fans after Philippine Olympic Committee chair Steve Hontiveros declared that the country is the overall champion of the sporting event.

 

Filipino hero surfer says that “brotherhood” is more important than gold medal: “Wala na sa isip ko na manalo”

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A Filipino surfer sacrificed his chance to win a gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after he chose to save his Indonesian opponent who lost his surfboard due to big waves.

On December 6, the story of Rogelio Casugay became a viral topic on social media.

It gained praise even outside the country because of his selfless act saving Indonesian Arip Nurhidayat from possible drowning.

According to the reports, Nurhidayat’s rope was cut which resulted in the loss of his surfboard, his opponent Casogay rushed to his Indonesian opponent to save him.

Photos showed that Casugay and Nurhidayat are riding in one surfboard on their way back to the shore.

They both stood up displaying their skills while riding the same wave in one long surfboard, losing the chance of Casugay to win.

Despite not winning the gold medal, Casugay won the hearts of the spectators who cheered at the hero surfer.

Nurhidayat even raised the hands of Casugay to show his respect to the Filipino surfer.

In an interview with CNN Philippines’ Rex Remitio, Casugay explained why he decided to sacrifice his gold medal to save his Indonesian opponent.

“As a surfer, mayroon kaming brotherhood, parang no matter what happen, kung ‘yung isa nangangailangan ng tulong, puntahan mo. Kung ano ‘yung mayroon ka, ibigay mo kung kaya mong ibigay,” the hero surfer said.

“Wala na sa isip ko na manalo pa kasi safe na kaming dalawa sa nangyaring ‘yun. Masayang masaya kaming dalawa noong nakarating kami sa shore at saka nagtatawanan na lang kami, nagyakapan kami,” he added.

 

This is not the first time Casugay was discussed by people on social media.

In October 2017, Casugay was featured in the television show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho after he captured the heart of a Dutch national.

 

Netizens criticize Noli De Castro for his “bronze lang” comments over Efren “Bata” Reyes SEA Games journey

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Netizens raised their eyebrows over former Vice President, and veteran journalist Noli De Castro comments over the medal achieved by pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

In a news program, De Castro made a side comment after being informed about Reyes’ defeat against his Vietnamese opponent Dinh Nai Ngo on Friday.

Reyes is now assured of giving a medal to the country, however, De Castro seems surprised with the result of the pool legend’s SEA Games journey.

“Bronze lang?” De Castro said.

The comment was caught on camera and the netizens didn’t like what they heard from the journalist.

“I knew it Noli de Castro will be on trend? like seriously?considering sir efren’s age,tapos yan lng comment nya?” @jazjhudie08 remarked.

“And now, ‘Noli de Castro’ is trending. For the wrong reason. We should be proud of ALL our athletes. They bring us honor despite all the difficulties, including lack of funding. To say #BronzeLang disrespects Bata who has given his best years to his sport.” Jane Uymatiao commented.

A netizen recorded the comments of De Castro and uploaded it on Twitter to ask the people about their thoughts.

“Here’s the vid: You judge.” netizen @dhens1030 twitted.

Meanwhile, some netizens defended de Castro, saying that the journalist was only genuinely surprised by the medal got by Reyes.

“He looks like he said it out of surprise. not really belittling Efren. people just want to cancel someone so bad w/o knowing the story,” netizen @lesyeuxdelanaa said.

“Noli de Castro looks shocked kaysa sa nagmaliit. He was obviously looking at someone and confirming if bronze lang talaga nakuha ni Efren Bata Reyes thus the reaction. Wokeninam talaga ang cancel culture na mga pa woke nag judge agad wala naman alam kundi kumuda agad,” @amiybz commented.

“That’s a genuine reaction. Siyempre alam na natin ang kalibre ni EBR kaya ganoon iyong bulalas niya. Nothing wrong with it. Ang mali lang siguro ay hindi na-mute or na-switch kaagad sa next segment ng production team kaya narinig siya nang live,” @wdguzman stated.

De Castro is not yet giving any comments on the criticisms he received.

 

“To help our kababayans” OFW Engineer offers his expertise for free in building water facilities to give Filipinos clean water

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An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who worked in big water-cleaning plant projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) offered wanted to offer his expertise to the government of the Philippines to help his ‘kababayans’ to have clean water.

The Saudi-based Engineer, Aldrin Cardenas wrote a letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte to express his desire to volunteer if ever that the government wanted to build water treatment plants.

“I am sending this message to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte showing my intent to volunteer for free as a consultant in the construction of such facilities to help our kababayans who are suffering from the water crisis in Metro Manila and in the entire country,” Cardenas said on his Facebook post.

To prove that he already has the experience, he revealed that he was involved in the construction of the biggest Reverse Osmosis Manufacturing Facilities in Saudi Arabia.

He’s also part of the team that built the biggest desalination plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

“IN 2014 I was involved in the construction of the biggest Reverse Osmosis Manufacturing facilities in KSA and the first construction of such plant outside of the United States. It is considered a one-of-a-kind top-secret project of DOW Chemicals. Fluor Corporation hired me as Quality Control and Quality Assurance Manager to run the world-class project of DOW Chemicals to supply its products to the Middle East, the African region, Eastern Europe, China, India, and Southeast Asia, ensuring that quality is delivered accordingly,” Cardenas said.

“I also want people to know that the biggest desalination plant in Jubail, KSA was constructed and designed by Filipino Engineers in 2009 and I am one of them. I wonder why our government does not want to construct government-owned water plants to supply fresh and drinking water to Filipinos in highly urbanized areas. We, the OFW Filipino Engineers, are willing to undertake and help this administration to solve many current issues,” he added.

According to Cardenas, he was wondering why drinkable water in the Philippines is expensive.

He pointed out that there are many Filipinos who already got an experience building infrastructure that could help the country to have a sufficient supply of water.

“Filipinos are truly highly skilled, many of us dealing with infrastructure and chemical projects overseas. I just wonder why our country, which is abundant in fresh and saline water, faces scarcity of water supply. I read in the news that the government is set to exact from the business sector multi-billion peso fines for mishandling water management and contracts in the country,”

Cardenas made the post following the criticisms threw by President Duterte against two water companies who filed a case against the government in an international tribunal.

The President also complained about the lack of water treatment plants in the country, saying that the Filipinos are paying for it.

“They’ve been collecting for years to treat the water before it flows to the Manila Bay. Matagal na ‘yan” Duterte said.

“ Anak ka ng p***** i** niya. Walang water treatment, mga animal kayo” he added.

Manila City Council declares group ‘Panday Sining’ as persona non grata

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The Manila City Council decided to forbid the group ‘Panday Sining’ as persona non grata in the nation’s capital.

The decision means that all members of Panday Sining are not allowed to visit or stay in Manila City anymore.

Panday Sining became infamous in the eyes of the Manila Government after they did several “art protest” in different parts of the city.

Panday Sining is not yet releasing a statement on the decision of the Manila City Council against them.

Their latest action last Saturday made four of their members face detention after they were caught painting the walls of LRT to express their criticisms against the government.

Members of Panday Sining

Moreno said in a past speech that he already warned the members of Panday Sining not to commit another vandalism again.

“You were warned. Nag-abiso na ako. Nananawagan po ako na huwag ninyo nang ulitin. Inulit niyo pa rin. Sinusubukan niyo kung may batas at liderato sa Maynila. Kailangan niyo pong harapin ngayon ang bisa ng batas,” he said.

Meanwhile, several activist group called for the release of the four members of Panday Sining.

The group even asked the netizens financial support.

“We are raising money for bail and we call on others to extend support for our fellow artista ng bayan,” Panday Sining said on their Facebook post.

“I admire him a lot!” After winning against Efren “Bata” Reyes, Dinh Nai Ngo asks for a photo with the legendary pool player

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Efren “Bata” Reyes lost to Vietnamese Dinh Nai Ngo 14-100 in one cushion carom of the billiards event of the 30th SEA Games competition at the Manila Hotel.

Still, Reyes is now assured of bringing a bronze medal for the Philippines.

After his victory against Reyes, Dinh Nai Ngo asked for a photo with the legendary pool player.

A netizen translated the act of the Vietnamese to show respect to Reyes who’s considered as the greatest pool player of all time.

“U know Efren Bata Reyes is a legend when the Vietnamese who defeated him asked for a photo with him. Cute!!! Laban pa rin tayo!!” netizen @jyaaap remarked.

Ngo confirmed the translation of some netizens admitting that he asked for a photo with Reyes because he admires the Filipino pool player a lot.

Another netizen who watched the match still respected Reyes despite being defeated.

“Still, Efren “Bata” Reyes is stil my Champion! Saludo sayo sir,” Lansag Anino twitted.

Reyes’ latest match could be his final SEA Games stint.

The 65-year-old billiard player already admitted during the past interviews that he’s not in his 100% anymore as he suffers from shoulder problems.

“Hindi ko na maitaas. Wala na yung magic ko ngayon. Hindi na ko pwede mag-mase, hindi na ako pwede mag-kaliwa, masakit na. Kaya yung mga dating tinitira ko na may magic, wala na. Hindi na gagana,” said Reyes a day before his match against Ngo.

“Ibig sabihin dapat yung laban na ‘yun sandali lang ‘yun. Yung 100. Mga ilang tirahan lang. Ngayon, ang dami naming tira bago namin matapos yung 100,” he added.

Netizens complain about the lack of live coverage for Efren “Bata” Reyes SEA Games match

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Netizens are complaining about the lack of live coverage in the second match of legendary billiard player Efren “Bata” Reyes in 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Friday.

Several netizens posted their thoughts on Twitter, questioning media outlets why they seem to ignore a living legend like Reyes, who representing the country in SEA Games for the last time of his career.

“Di ko magets, si Efren “Bata” Reyes ay living legend. Isang sports icon din pero wala man lang kahit livestream ng laro niya? Ganun ba kawalang kikitain tong mga nagbobroadcast para hindi ipakita man lang ang laban mg isang ICON?” @paragaspat said.

“Sobrang much-anticipated ang games ni Efren Bata Reyes, pero ang hirap humanap ng live coverage ano ba itu,” aikalog twitted.

“BAKIT WALANG LIVE YUNG LARO NI EFREN BATA?!!!!!  @Sports5PH @abscbnsports #seagames2019 #WeWinAsOne,” @sirlancelambert asked.

Some netizens only relied on the tweets of several journalists who are watching the match in person.

Reyes faced Dihn Nai Ngo of Vietnam in the semifinals of 1-Cushion Carom held at Manila Hotel Tent.

The lack of live stream in several games including billiards was already explained by blogger Rj “Thinking Pinoy” Nieto on his post.

According to Nieto, the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISCOG) prohibits anyone from live streaming and only media partners is allowed to broadcast the event.

Nieto tried to Livestream the water polo sports but an official reminded him that they’re not allowed to broadcast the said event.

“Covering such events is expensive. I have used my hard-earned money to pay thousands for gasoline, telecoms, and manpower, to do so. I wanted to do it for you guys for free as part of Public Service, but Phisgoc prevents me from doing so,” Nieto said.

 

Efren “Bata” Reyes has a message to millenials who want to follow his footsteps: “Mag aral nalang kayo!”

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Legendary billiard player Efren “Bata” Reyes has a message to the Millenials who wanted to follow his footsteps in the world of pool.

Before his match against Dinh Nai Ngo for the semifinals of 1-cushion carom at Manila Hotel Tent, Bata said that the younger generation who idolize him should focus on their studies instead of pursuing to become a champion in billiards.

“Kung ako sa inyo, kung nag aaral kayo, mag aral nalang kayo, yan ang makakatulong sa inyo, ang bilyar wala,” said Reyes.

“Ang kailangan na kailangan diyan (sa bilyar) magaling na magaling ka para kumita ka diyan e pag natapos ang pag aaral yan ang makakatulong sayo,” he added.

According to him, it’s not very easy to become a champion, especially if they’re studying and playing billiards at the same time.

“Ngayon kung nag aaral ka tapos mag bilyar ka, madalang lang yang bilyar pero yung pag aaral tapusin mo muna, eh kapag matanda ka na, kahit mag bilyar ka hindi ka na gagaling,” he said.

Reyes, who’s already 65 years old, is representing the Philippines for his possible last participation in the Southeast Asian Games.

He chose to represent the country in carom, an unpopular kind of billiard to give a chance to the younger Filipino players to show their talent.

Jim Paredes explains why PH got low rankings in reading comprehension, math and science

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Legendary OPM artist Jim Paredes believes that there are many reasons why the Philippines ranked lowest in reading comprehension, while second-lowest in science and mathematics.

On a tweet, Paredes couldn’t hide his disappointment over the news about the poor rankings of the Philippines conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Among the many reasons Paredes mentioned are corruption and electing the wrong politicians.

According to him, it may be the reason why the students are suffering from poor education.

“Corruption, electing the wrong leaders, apathy, anti-intellectualism, wrong priorities have brought us malnutrition, poverty, lack of classrooms and textbooks and school supplies, poorly paid teachers. And we wonder why kulelat tayo sa reading, comprehension, math, and science,” Paredes said.

Some of his followers agree with Paredes, saying that they support to salaries of the teacher, but they should also improve their teaching skills.

“I’m all for raising teachers’ salary tho. Dapat lng. Pero galingan nmn nila magturo di puro pagpapakopya, nagtuturo ng 8 tenses (aspects) in one period! Come on!” @nomadicvillager said.

“You could be poorly paid and still teach effectively. Problem is too many teachers who have no methodology (lecture, tsismisan and then forcing students to copy texts for one 45 mins!) and are not fluent at all! Pano gagaling sa Inggles e teacher di tama grammar, juskolored!” he added.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) tested around 600,000 15-year-old students in 79 countries through the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

The results showed that the Philippines had an average reading score of 340, the lowest among the countries surveyed. It is also below the OECD average of 487.

The Philippines also ranked second lowest in mathematics and science with a score of 353 and 357, respectively.

Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang in mainland China topped all the categories followed by Singapore.

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