Cory Passed Away

Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III confirmed that her mother Former President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino died of cardio-respiratory arrest at exactly 3:18 a.m August 1, 2009 at the Makati Medical Center, She was 76.

She has been diagnosed with colon cancer in March 2008. In April, she had chemotherapy and underwent surgery. She returned to hospital confinement on June 25 due to continued loss of appetite caused by fluid buildup in her stomach.

Mrs. Aquino, widow of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., will be remembered as an icon of democracy, having led a military-backed popular revolt in 1986 that ousted a dictator who ruled the country for 20 years.

Duo Birthday Bash!

Baby Andie (my 1st god daughter and daughter of my best friend Arian) and I celebrated yesterday our both same day birthday.. July 28.

Anyways.. I came to church early in the morning, being thankful for this life. As I stepped out the door's church I saw ten pesos coin, lucky me!.

Went over to Arian's house after lunch to celebrate my goddaughter's birthday. Loads of kids, food and games. So great watching the little one's party, feel like want to be a kid again.. hehe.

At night we do karaoke, got some wines and beers with couple of friends to celebrate my birthday too. Too bad I'm allergic to alcohol beverages.

Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA), The First Step

April 24, 2009 ended the first U-11 league organized by NOFA headed by Mr. Carlos O. Cojuangco. The last two matches were played in the venue of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College - Talisay City.

With the presence of many fans that encourage the four participating teams in this first league, the team of CHMSC Talisay was proclaimed champion, with his young promising player Keith Ploteña as the MVP of the competition.

The main goal of this league are the development of two rounds of games (home/away), the implementation of the Green Card during games (fair Play Award) and Blue Cards 5 minutes punishing the offender and his team. No red card and yellow card were used in this league. However, the "star" of the competition was the rule that coaches is obliged to give to their players at least 15 minutes continuously.

The Referees of NOFA quickly understood the aims of the league and its future projection, and they collaborated in ensuring the success of the league.

The league has reaffirmed the need to give the children of Negros Occidental an avenue for a sustained football competition under NOFA's competitive framework and master-plan.

'The First Step' was the first link in a long chain of activities included in the NOFA long term Football Development Program. Congratulations, Champions!.

RESULTS:

Awardees:

CHAMPION - CHMSC - Talisay Team (15 points)
1st RUNNER UP - Handumanan ES Team (7 points)
2nd RUNNER UP - Rizal/ETCS Team (5 points)
3rd RUNNER UP - ABES team (4 points)

Individual Awards:

Sportmanship : Rizal/ETCS Team
Fair Play : ABES Team
Best Host : HADUMANAN Team ES Team
Best Goal Scorer: Keith Ploteña (CHMSC Talisay Team) - 14 goals
Best Goalkeeper: Arnold Duque (Rizal/ETCS Team)