DALLAS, Texas, March 13, 2010 (AFP) – Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines) at Cowboys Stadium.
Pacquiao, who was recently named Fighter of the Decade, ran his win streak to 12 fights with a dominating performance.
Joshua Clottey [...]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The brand new and extremely modern Dallas Cowboys Stadium stands out here in Arlington.
The $1.2 billion-stadium is the home of the popular Dallas football team, but this Saturday (Sunday in Manila), it plays host to the boxing championship fight of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey from Ghana.
The stadium was transformed [...]
Sonny C. Belleza
West Covina, CA
For Cita and I, visiting our beloved hometown in Laguna is a must. We left Manila early in the morning. Before leaving for our destination, I texted Mina, a niece and Ate’s (my Auntie’s) overseer of the houses, that we will be in Cavinti before lunch time.
Upon seeing our ancestral home, [...]
Sonny C. Belleza
West Covina, CA
Cita and I were apparently excited going back to the Philippines for a short visit, specifically to stand as sponsors for a wedding. Days, or maybe even weeks before the actual trip, daydreaming took control of ourselves on eating sumptous servings of Filipino delicacies; numerous shopping sprees; exciting out-of-town trips and [...]
This will give a different perspective on picking up a penny..
You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think about.
Several years ago, a friend of mine and [...]
Dale Swall; a teacher, turned 80 on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. His colleagues in the teaching profession surprised him with a party to celebrate his birthday. He has been a classroom teacher for more than half a century and yet, has no plans to leave the service.
Mr. Swall began teaching in 1954. At present, [...]
(CNN) — The following is a list of the top 10 people who made the year 2009 memorable. It was compiled by CNN editor Jay Kernis, who acknowledges that it is entirely subjective. Kernis puts together a list each weekday of intriguing people, which runs on CNN.com.
1. Barack Obama: On January 20, Obama made history [...]
MEDICAL DENTAL MISSION UPDATE
Our beloved Cavintinians:
We have been posting in the TIPAKAN about our Medical-Dental Mission in our hometown Cavinti, this coming April 3,2010.
Plans have been in progress and mother Espie, the superior of the Franciscan lady of the Poor will be in collaboration with us in this mission. We recieved her permission for [...]
A Filipina who we can reckon with pride.
Cristeta Pasia-Comerford team-up with the “Early Show” resident chef Bobby Flay defeating the renowned chefs Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali in the Iron Chef America last Sunday night in the Food Network. In the Iron Chef challenge, Flay and Pasia-Comerford used Japanese eggplant and sweet potatoes — personally recommended [...]
A British journalist breezed into Manila with an assignment to write about ‘the essential Filipino.’
He smiled confidently over his easy assignment relishing the free tour as complementary reward.
For three days, he ran around searching. He rejected the business district of Makati which reminded him of cold and calculating London. He went to historical places in [...]
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
