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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Execution Is Not the Solution: Say No to Death Penalty

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"The death penalty is unacceptable, however grave the crime of the convicted person. Capital punishment contradicts God's plan for individuals and society, and his merciful justice." - Pope Francis

Let's address the real problem by saying #NoToDeathPenalty and an astounding #YesToWarOnPoverty. These hashtags are better since executions are never the solution.

Let's look at the bigger picture. Poverty is the real source of shit in our country. If everyone can afford to live the good life, there won't be crimes happening, no one will be hooked on drugs to forget their problems, and no one will have to die by lethal injection, firing squad, or any other ways to be killed by the state.

The government should ensure that it is a #WarOnPoverty not a #WarOnThePoor which is what happened to the #WarOnDrugs - a lazy man's way to get rid of crime by eliminating even the suspected or accused without due process of law. Just like how Davao was purged of criminals, mostly those involved in illegal drugs, by the leader who had a codename of "Superman" and the alleged mastermind of the Davao Death Squad (DDS).

No to extra judicial killings and death squad. Our current justice system could not even accurately identify the wrongdoers. They could wrongfully persecute an innocent person. Many were wrongfully sentenced to death because of the screwed justice system.

There are OFWs in abroad facing death sentenced, and Filipinos are shouting and calling for clemency but now some are pushing for the passage of the policy here in the Philippines. Ironic indeed!

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We are deeply honored to be recognized again as one of the awardees of the Philippine Top Choice Awards for Excellence for the year 2017. It was way back in 2014 when Wazzup Pilipinas first got the attention of the award-giving body when they conferred to us the recognition of Top Filipino Community Blog Site. We still remember visiting Camelot Hotel on the night of August 23, 2014 to receive the award. Now after three years, we once again join the ranks of outstanding companies to receive the same recognition.

The awarding ceremonies this time was held on February 3, 2017 at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resorts & Casino where several of our fellow awardees from different business sectors gathered together to receive their respective awards for their exceptional achievements.

The Philippine Top Choice Awards for Excellence is organized by the Philippine Communication Event Management Inc., and the Philippine Top Choice Awards Council. The award council aims to acknowledge and reward individuals and companies, products and services, that promote and recognize best business practices leading to consumer welfare and protection, product quality and consumer services.

Recipients that are selected were chosen based on Product/Service Reliability, Product/Service Excellence, Ethical Business Practices, Customer Concern and Intimacy, and Product/Service Trustworthiness.

Selections were based on the nominations from independent body of different industry or category. Market research and survey were conducted by the survey group through street interview, word of mouth, personal and telephone interviews, and focused group discussions. A panel of judges selected a shortlist of companies for each award.

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Set in the south of Spain, La Estrella follows the story of Carina (Katsie Llave), and her childhood best friends –Alejandro (David Ezra) the shy but sweet village boy, and Ricardo (Arman Ferrer) the headstrong but charming aristocrat, as they journey through life, and discover love in its purest and most steadfast form.

First of its kind, this Flamenco/Classical/Musical Theater showcase directed by Katreen Dela Cruz explores the profound simplicity of life through dance and music: the challenges of growing up, the complexity of friendship, and the pain, strength, and hope in love.

La Estrella is a love triangle story between childhood friends which will be communicated through Spanish classical songs with Arman Ferrer (Philstage Gawad Buhay Awardee for Best Male Featured in a Musical in 2015; last seen on Disney in Concert, Tale as Old as Time with ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, November 2016), Spanish pop songs with David Ezra (Aliw Awards Best New Male Artist in 2015 and Aliw Awards Best Actor Nominee for 2016; son of Asia's Diva, Dulce) and different forms and style of Flamenco dance with Katsie Llave (practiced flamenco in Escuela Amor De Dios: Centro de Arte Flamenco y Danza Espanola in Madrid under legendary teachers Antonio Maya, Alfonso Losa, Miguel Canas, Immaculada Ortega, La Truco and Nino de los Reyes).

Dates: 20, 21, 27 and 28 May 2017
Times: 3:00pm and 8:00pm
Venue: Power Mac Center Spotlight, Circuit Makati.

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