A three-day children’s summit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was held at the Museo Pambata in Manila last November 18 to 20, 2009. The summit brought together 50 children, aged 11 to 16 years old, from the Philippines and Thailand, with all the kids coming from different backgrounds.
In 2001, Cheche Lazaro and her team trooped to Mindanao to cover the election hotspots of Southern Philippines.
They made their way into the heart of Maguindanao to cover a campaign rally of Datu Andal Ampatuan. The convoy of Datu Andal Ampatuan, ahead of them by a few minutes, was allegedly ambushed. Three people died. There was an unconfirmed number of victims. When Lazaro rushed to the hospital where the victims were taken, she discovered that some were children.
This is a series of images from the 2001 report entitled, Bala’t Balota.
Q: JC, lumaki ka sa isang political family. Ano yung impluwensya non sa iyo?
A: Natuto ako kung pa’no makisalamuha sa taumbayan. Natuto ako na manirbisyo sa larangan ng pulitika.
Q: Pero ngayon na nagdesisyon kang pumasok, full steam ahead, ika nga, nasa’n ang pamilya mo?
A: Hindi ko masasabing nandito sila dahil ang pamilya ko, may kandidato rin, ngunit masasabi ko na may pamilya ako sa pulitika. Yan ang Ang Kapatiran Party, at fully supportive sila sa ginagawa ko.
Q: Saan ka lumaki nicky?
A: Actually lumaki ako dito sa Quezon City, sa Roces Avenue. Kami yung unang bahay dun sa subdivision na ‘yon sa Roces Avenue. Ngayon, of course, puno na ng bahay.
Q: Pero hindi ba taga Iloilo kayo?
A: Oo. Actually, dalawang parents ko taga-Iloilo. Every summer, pumupunta kami sa Iloilo kaya marunong akong magsalita ng Ilonggo. At the same time lumaki ako sa Manila.
Even without any experience in governance, environmental activist Nicanor “Nicky” Perlas believes he is equipped to run the country come July 2010. Promising a departure from traditional politics, Perlas lays his cards on the table this Wednesday on ‘Probe Profiles.’ With Probe Profiles’ host Cheche Lazaro, Perlas discusses his track record and main advocacy–the environment–that supposedly make him eminently qualified to be president. He says he is far from being inexperienced, having advised two presidents, senators, congressmen, and Cabinet secretaries in various capacities. But while friends describe Perlas as brilliant, others dismiss him and his theories as out of this world or, to put it bluntly, crazy. Every election harvests a number of nuisance candidates; Perlas, an expert on climate change, insists he is not one of them.
Study the intellectual’s alternative political platform on ‘Probe Profiles’ on Wednesday, November 11, after ‘Bandila’ on ABS-CBN. Catch the show’s replays on ANC every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and every Saturday at 12 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. To view this and other episodes of ‘Probe Profiles’– along with other award-winning shows of Probe Productions –log on to Probe’s official website, www.probetv.com.
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Huwag nang palalampasin!
Last Sunday was a good day to ride a bike — a folding bike, that is.
ProbeTV covered the launch of Bike o2, or the Bike On and Bike Off Project that allows folding bikes on both LRT lines (Baclaran to Monumento and Santolan Pasig to Recto)!
I saw so many bike enthusiasts who brought their folding bikes to be part of this historic train ride. Its so great to see that there are people who care about cleaner air and want to promote a healthier lifestyle, especially in our smog filled city.
folding bikes waiting for their LRT ride
Normally only four FBUs or Folding Bike Users will be allowed on each train. But for the launch, more than 50 foldable bikes, their riders, media and special guests packed into the train. We boarded at the Cubao – Araneta Center station and got off at Legarda.
This is one of the rare times I say we should laud our government! The LRTA is a government owned corporation — kudos to the Light Rail Transit Administration. Of course we should pat the backs of the stakeholders and the groups who also made this happen — the Firefly Brigade, Padyak Project Foundation, Tiklop Society and the UP Mountaineers. Mabuhay kayo!
But some sad news, normal bikes are still not allowed on the trains. But folding bikes is a good start!
— Celery, ProbeTV producer
For the first shoot of ProbeTV for the month of November, we trooped to the UP Vargas Museum one rainy afternoon. For weeks we’ve been anticipating the opening of the exhibit “Pangatawanan mo Nah!” of Mae Paner a.k.a. Juana Change.
We really did not know what to expect, she always has a suprise up her sleeve. And true enough, Mae and the organizers of the exhibit spiced up the traditional ribbon cutting.
The spectators were first asked to step outside the glass walls and doors of the museum as the new and ’sexy’ body of Mae Paner was unveiled by Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Bro. Armin Luistro, and our very own Cheche Lazaro.
Mae was dressed or rather half-dressed, in a water lily costume! She had on a cute skirt and a bra top with wings. An armband with a heart and a watch with water lily straps completed her outfit for the night.
I just wish that the guests were first allowed to go inside the museum to be closer and really see the big REVEAL.
Mae Paner being interviewed by ProbeTV
Catch the 6th mini-update of Mae’s campaign for change on Probe Profiles on November 11 or watch her on ProbeTV.com in “Anong taya mo sa Pagbabago?”
The exhibit runs until November 19 at the Vargas Museum.
Q: Noy, nung ipinanganak ka, ano yung earliest memory mo of your childhood?
A: Siguro yung my birthday parties. Yun parang first, siyempre, sarap yung pagkain, lahat type mo, yung puro games, and then, I think, both of our parents were really very hands-on parents. (CLL: Ah talaga?) Yung trips to Baguio, for instance, in Easter. Yung, one time, we came from Mass, then my dad stopped the car, I think that was Wright Park. Tapos there’s this guy in a horse, who was going home already, pinakiusapan, so everybody watched me riding muna for like, five, ten minutes also. And then of course, the rest of our family. My mom, my sisters, were all in the car waiting for me to finish. Pero yun, sabi, “Gusto mong mangabayo?” Sabi ko, “Oo.” Tapos sabi, after a while, sabi, “Ops, halika na dito, tama na yan. Uwi na tayo.” Yung sibling rivalry siguro also, kasi four girls, one boy.
Q: May sibling rivalry?
Q: Manny, sa’n ka pinanganak at circumstances of birth?
A: Well, pinanganak ako dun sa Moriones, Manila. Mahirap lang kami. Squatter kami nung araw (CLL: Squatter?) Oo, hindi sa amin yung bahay. Talagang nakiki-squatter lang kami. And isang kulambo lamang kami, isang banig at siyam kasi kami so tabi-tabi kami. Kaya pag nahuli ka, baka wala ka nang lugar. Halos lahat kami doon ipinanganak kaya lang sunud-sunod kami. Kaya siguro nabibigatan din yung nanay ko at tatay ko every year, yung pagitan namin. Siyam na anak. And du’n na rin ako nag-aral, sa Tondo.
Q: Yung nanay mo, anong trabaho niya?
A: Ang nanay ko, nagtitinda ng hipon sa palengke. Kasi, hipon lang kasi du’n sa palengke may kanya-kanyang lugar eh. May lugar na hipon, may lugar na isda. So, du’n kami sa hipon. May puwesto siya. Tapos, pagka-ano, alas-onse ng gabi, gumigising na siya, kasama ako. Ako yung parang ano niya…