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As a layman and not some pedigreed historian nor sectarian televangelist, I’m doing this chronological review of a landmark historical event simply to understand why Mazaua got displaced by Limasawa as the site of the first Holy Mass on our shores. I was determined not to touch on the geopolitical, dynastic, evangelical, nationalist, and personal motivations of the dramatis personae in this aspect of Philippine history. After all, this is beyond my competence as a layman and is best left to competent, totally scrupulous historians. Before proceeding, though, I’d like to bring our chronological review back again to the year 1555, which I’m now convinced was a watershed in how the narrative about Magellan’s voyage was to evolve in the next 466 years until today. Recall that it was in 1555 that Richard Eden’s English translation of a supposedly authentic chronicle of the Magellanic voyage to the Indies was published in London. That pirated French text, “Le voyage et ... » Learn More about Getting our Philippine history right after 500 years – 4

PHOTO: time.com The Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is inviting his supporters to join him at a rally today. In a live video broadcast via his Facebook page, he invited people to a gathering at 5pm this afternoon at the Pathumwan intersection skywalk on Rama I Road. Stripped of his MP title he is now aiming to rally the voice of change from outside Parliament, rather than from within. The call comes just days after Thailand’s election commission called for the dissolution of Thanathorn’s progressive Future Forward Party. “I am fed up with the current state of Thai society and want to start a change.” “Today we will stand together and shout out our voices to the ones in power that we want fairness, justice and equality in the society.” Thanathorn had his latest stows with the Election Commission earlier this week. They’ve now petitioned the Constitutional Court to dissolve the Future Forward Party over Thanathorn’s 191 million baht loan to FF. The EC ... » Learn More about Thanathorn invites supporters to a rally in Bangkok at 5pm

MANILA, Philippines—Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. is remaking psychological drama Doctor Foster for the Filipino audience after sealing an agreement with British content company BBC Studios. ABS-CBN said in a statement the new television series will be created by ABS-CBN Entertainment and will go into production later this year. “We are most grateful to BBC Studios for entrusting ABS-CBN Entertainment with the Philippine version of Doctor Foster,” ABS-CBN chief operating officer Cory Vidanes said in the statement released on Tuesday (April 13). “It is a privilege for us to be able to produce this highly engaging and relatable story for the Filipino audience,” Vidanes added. Doctor Foster is an award winning series “centred around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her husband of having an affair.” The project will be led by Vidanes, ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigak, ABS-CBN Entertainment production head Laurenti Dyogi and ABS-CBN Dreamscape ... » Learn More about ABS-CBN to remake BBC Studios’ Doctor Foster for PH market

MELAKA: The role of the Tamil and Sikh communities in Melaka should be remembered as both mark auspicious celebrations this week, says the Melaka Chief Minister. Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the vast contributions of Tamil and Sikhs in the history of Melaka will not be forgotten. "The Tamils had played a crucial role since the days of the Melaka Sultanate, and later as a catalyst for bygone Melaka railways, plantations, as well as medical and education fields. "The Sikhs contributed vastly in the field of security and national defence, as well as the medical sector," he said in his Tamil New Year and Vaisakhi wishes on Wednesday (April 14). Tamil Malaysians are celebrating the first day of the Tamil new year (Puthuvarudam), while the local Sikh community celebrate Vaisakhi to mark the birth of the Khalsa order in 1699 by the 10th master guru, Gobind Singh Ji, on Wednesday. Sulaiman said his administration will continue to expand opportunities for all communities in the ... » Learn More about Tamil, Sikh communities’ contribution to Melaka will not be forgotten, says CM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukraine's defence minister accused Russia on Wednesday of preparing to potentially store nuclear weapons in Crimea and warned that Moscow could attack Ukraine to ensure water supplies for the annexed peninsula. Andrii Taran, speaking just before an emergency NATO meeting with allied defence and foreign ministers, also said he could not rule out a possibility that Russian forces in Crimea could "undertake substantive military provocations" this year. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, in a move that triggered Western sanctions against Moscow. "Crimea's infrastructure is being prepared for potentially storing nuclear weapons," Taran told the European Parliament's sub-committee on defence. "The very presence of nuclear munitions in the peninsula may spark a whole array of complex political, legal and moral problems." Taran provided no evidence for his assertion but said Russia was massing 110,000 troops on Ukraine's border in 56 battalion-sized ... » Learn More about As NATO meets, Ukraine says Russia could store nuclear weapons in Crimea

“Federalism should be able to maintain unity among all. But this does not mean that we should boycott regional voices and the voices of ethnic groups.” – Khil Raj Regmi PRESENTED during the Hanns Seidel Foundation-initiated Asia Federalism Dialogues was how functional a specific country’s devolution structure responds to a major crisis such as the coronavirus. Country-specific federal governance structures had two countries employing horizontal devolution: Myanmar governs through local to local governments, while Pakistan, provincial to provincial. Nepal’s structure is through collaboration among central, provincial and local governments while Sri Lanka is through collaboration of central, provincial and local with public and private organizations. A sixth structure — the Philippines — governs through its quasi-federal structure which rests on a powerful center. This country specific contexts enabled participants to appreciate the pros and cons of a country’s mode of devolved ... » Learn More about Federalism: Ethnic voices local to local, central to local

SEVILLE: Thomas Tuchel said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that he came to Chelsea to immediately win titles as the Blues aim to take big steps toward Champions League and FA Cup success this week. Tuchel’s men take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, second leg, against Porto on Tuesday before facing Manchester City in the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday. The German won silverware during his time at Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain and has made a big impact since replacing the sacked Frank Lampard in January. In 17 games under Tuchel, Chelsea have lost just once to progress in both cup competitions and are within a point of the top four in the Premier League. “If you can win consecutive games you can of course win titles because Chelsea is a club that has the culture, the history, the quality and the structure to do so,” said Tuchel, ahead of the return leg against the Portuguese giants, which is being held in Seville due to ... » Learn More about Tuchel wants titles as Chelsea prepares for big week

Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, but owner Herbert Chow is struggling to get his designs made. HONG KONG: Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, displayed on everything from t-shirts and tote bags to baby rompers and pillows. But owner Herbert Chow is now struggling to get his designs made in China, where his avian characters have been seized by authorities for "advocating violence". Chow, 57, was preparing for the Lunar New Year shopping season earlier this year when he was informed that a shipment of some 10,000 Chickeeduck items had been seized in mainland China. "My manufacturer said the customs department found the products were advocating violence in social movements," Chow told AFP after recently deciding to go public. At first glance, the contraband cartoons might seem innocuous. They included cushions with yellow birds holding umbrellas alongside ... » Learn More about Violent ducks? Hong Kong clothing brand cartoons rile China

The Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff, pictured in 2009, was revealed during the 2008 financial crisis and resulted in many investors losing their savings NEW YORK - Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the worst financial scam in history, died in jail at age 82 on Wednesday, US prison officials said. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009 for running a pyramid-style scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of people around the world. The scheme was estimated to be worth around $63 billion. "We can confirm Bernard Madoff passed away on April 14, 2021, at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Butner, North Carolina," an official with the federal Bureau of Prisons told AFP in an email. The statement said the cause of death needed to be determined by a medical examiner. In February 2020, Madoff's lawyer said the disgraced Wall Street financier was terminally ill and wanted to leave prison to die. Attorney Brandon Sample said Madoff was suffering from "terminal kidney ... » Learn More about Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dead in prison