SONA 2008: The Last GMA SONA?
by Danilo AlmeydaThu, 24 Jul 2008 01:37:38 -0700
How many more SONA does GMA have? Would this be the last? This could be the last indeed with such military preparations. Read more
Beijing Olympics Controversies
by Danilo AlmeydaSat, 23 Aug 2008 20:07:09 -0700
From start of the Opening Ceremonies until the recent raising of the flags of winners with the awarding of the medals of victory, the Beijing Olympics is marred with controversy one after another. Read more
China's top backstroker banned on the Olympics due to drugs
by Anna Leah De VeraThu, 10 Jul 2008 02:37:16 -0700
Ouyang Kunpeng, China's top backstroker, tested positive for a banned substance, anabolic agent clenbuterol, last May 1, the Chinese Swimming Association declared in a press statement but not naming the substance. Read more
Alex of Alabang (second of a series)
by Danilo AlmeydaWed, 20 Aug 2008 08:16:02 -0700
One resting place that Alex found in the boarding of house of Manang (Alma) is one that of a mother and a mentor. Read more
Mainstream movie stars bagged CINEMALAYA 2008 Awards
by Hubert LorbesMon, 21 Jul 2008 02:52:24 -0700
Baron Geisler nervously but excitedly read his speech for his best actor award for the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival held July 20 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Read more
Anti-Doping Agency established
by Danilo AlmeydaMon, 26 May 2008 20:52:52 -0700
Nearing the Beijing Olympics, athletic events and related activities are up and about and the physical prowess is again in the limelight, can’t help for some to show off by working beyond their usual capabilities and aim for breaking ones or somebody else’s record. This is the goal of every Olympian.
However, records breaking are sometimes not as honorable as it usually does with the natural performance of power and strength when drugs or what is commonly known in athletic events as “performance enhancing substances” gets in the way. It may deliver more than the natural capacity of ones physical power but it’s a fake because it is doped.
Report by Erika Tapalla regarding this concern for the upcoming Olympic Games, Dr. M. Jegathesan, medical committee chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, explained the establishment of the standards for testing against unauthorized use of performance enhancing substances in athletic events and also the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to effectively enforce such standards and corresponding rules and regulation including such procedures in the Olympics if ever there will be cases that will surface similar to that of the past games.
