Former President Aquino III passes away

by Ma. Angeny Joy Villanueva

              The country’s 15th President,  Benigno S. Aquino III died last June 24 shortly after being rushed to Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City. The cause of his death was renal or kidney   disease secondary to diabetes.

          According to his family, he died peacefully in his sleep, declared dead at 6:30 a.m. at the age of 61.His body was brought to the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City for the wake.

PNoy served as congressman of Tarlac’s second district for three terms (1998-2007) and then senator from 2007 to 2010, was propelled to the presidency in 2010 on the wave of the nation’s outpouring of grief over the death of his mother, former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, to cancer, in August 2009.

The Philippine flag was placed at half-mast outside the Senate building and Malacañang Palace, hours later after his death.

Condolences teamed in from Philippine politicians, the Catholic Church, current President Duterte’s administration and the Filipino citizens.

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Facts about LGBT Pride Month 2021

by Ma. Angeny Joy Villanueva

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community comes together for a month-long celebration of respect, diversity, acceptance, love and shameless self-pride every summer  in the United States.  

Based on the Library of Congress, the celebration is intended to acknowledge the extensive influence and impact that LGBT individuals and supporters have on history in the United States and across the globe.

The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to honor the riots held by members of the LGBT community against a police raid happened at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969.

This event draws millions of participants from around the world every year and their usual activities are pride parades, parties, concerts, marches, and workshops.

The rainbow LGBT flag is highly displayed throughout the month where Gilbert Baker, an American artist, gay rights activist and U.S. Army veteran, created the flag in 1978 as a new symbol for the gay and lesbian political movement.