Why Nikki Coseteng is campaigning against use of QT steels bars in high-rise buildings

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=239889719763734&set=a.239889739763732.1073741827.100012281230936&type=3&theater Former senator Anna Dominique "Nikki" Marquez-Lim Coseteng has been campaigning against the use of quench-tempered (QT) or thermo-mechanically treated (TMT) steel bars in high-rise buildings in the Philippines. She is leading a group of public safety advocates who revealed that this weaker type of steel bars is being used in buildings in the country over … Continue reading Why Nikki Coseteng is campaigning against use of QT steels bars in high-rise buildings

Doug Jones and 69 celebrities celebrating Roy Moore’s loss

Americans were surprised on December 12, 2017 when Doug Jones, 63, won the special election for a United States Senate seat. The Democrat defeated Roy Moore, 70, an alleged sex offender who was backed by his fellow Republican Donald Trump, 71. The U.S. Senator-elect from Alabama, USA is the first Democrat to win any statewide … Continue reading Doug Jones and 69 celebrities celebrating Roy Moore’s loss

Is Colin Kaepernick following Donald Trump and Angela Merkel’s footsteps?

Americans were polarized when Colin Kaepernick, 30, did a silent protest by kneeling during the playing of the United States national anthem before National Football Leaguegames. Recently, magazines have been validating the activism of the free-agent quarterback. On December 4, 2016, the list of 10 candidates for the Person of the Year for 2017 of … Continue reading Is Colin Kaepernick following Donald Trump and Angela Merkel’s footsteps?

Miss America 2018 Cara Mund criticizes Donald Trump’s decision to pull US out of Paris Agreement

Cara Mund, 23, of Bismarck, North Dakota, United States was crowned Miss America 2018 in Atlantic City on September 10, 2017. In one of her onstage interviews, she criticized one of the decisions Donald Trump made as the U.S. president. Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, the climate accord aimed at … Continue reading Miss America 2018 Cara Mund criticizes Donald Trump’s decision to pull US out of Paris Agreement

Are Eminem and John Legend against Donald Trump?

If Marshall Bruce “Eminem” Mathers III and John Legend work on a project, it should be a collaboration song about 45th United States president Donald Trump. The two musicians are among the most recent celebrities vocally expressing their opposition against the current president of the United States. Eminem slammed Trump during his sets at Glasgow … Continue reading Are Eminem and John Legend against Donald Trump?

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Is Baguio man Caesar Dulay outperforming Kim Henares as BIR Commissioner?

Hailing from Baguio City, Philippines, Caesar “Billy” R. Dulay is a lawyer appointed as the Bureau of Internal Revenue commissioner in June 2016 by Rodrigo “Digong” Roa Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines. The two have known each other for decades. Dulay and Duterte stayed in the same dormitory when they were still law … Continue reading Is Baguio man Caesar Dulay outperforming Kim Henares as BIR Commissioner?

Kris Aquino

President Kris Aquino after Rodrigo Duterte in 2022?

It is not a surprise if people keep asking Kris Aquino, 46, whether or not she is looking forward to entering politics someday. Despite her success as a host and an actress, it appears to be impossible for Filipinos to not see her as a daughter of the late Corazon Aquino and the late Benigno … Continue reading President Kris Aquino after Rodrigo Duterte in 2022?

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Brillante Mendoza: Rodrigo Duterte’s SONA 2017 is not a movie

2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Director Brillante Mendoza was at the Director’s Club Cinema of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 21, 2017 to attend the press conference for “Brillante Mendoza Presents: Kadaugan.” One of the questions asked by the press during the event was the upcoming state of the nation address … Continue reading Brillante Mendoza: Rodrigo Duterte’s SONA 2017 is not a movie

African armed conflict and gender relations for women as mothers, wives of soldiers and soldiers

Interventions must account for the various realities of women and men in conflict and stabilization environments. This is better than relying on stereotypical perceptions of men and women’s roles. These men and women may concurrently play the roles of activists and parents, soldiers and victims. In Africa, modern conflicts give women new opportunities and responsibilities … Continue reading African armed conflict and gender relations for women as mothers, wives of soldiers and soldiers