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
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. Ouyang's coach Feng Shangbao was also given a lifetime ban. It was Reuters who reported the positive drug test result was due to clenbuterol, according to Zhao Jian, head of the anti-doping office at the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC).
Ouyang, who won three silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games, wasn't considered a top Olympic medal contender. The incident dealt another public relations blow to the host country with the Beijing Games barely a month from the opening day on August 8, 2008.
China is hoping to overshadow these problems leading up to the opening day in Aug. 8 including air pollution, chaotic protests on the torch relay and issues of freedom of the press by topping the gold-medal table and overtaking the United States.
The China Anti-Doping Agency recently opened a new laboratory that will do 4,500 doping tests for the Olympics. That's up 25 per cent from the 2004 Athens Games.
