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ABS-CBN Kapamilya stars Ellen Adarna, Johan Aguilar, Gerald Anderson, Regine Angeles-Leaño, Alex Anselmuccio, Jon Avila, Robi Domingo, Ejay Falcon, Mikee Lee, Zanjoe Marudo, Sam Milby, Ron Morales, Sam Pinto, Bruce Quebral, John James Uy, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco, Johan Santos, Hermes Bautista, Tibo Jubalon, Paul Jake Castillo, Nico Antonio, Phoemela Baranda, Benj Basa, Ivan Carapiet, Alex Castro, David Chua, Sam Concepcion, John Lloyd Cruz, Rayver Cruz, Jake Cuenca, Alessandra de Rossi, JC de Vera, Franco Daza, Isabelle Daza-Semblat, Enchong Dee, John Estrada, Sarah Geronimo, Rachelle Ann Go, Catriona Gray, Kristine Hermosa-Sotto, Agot Isidro, Brent Javier, Luke Jickain, Karylle, Kian Kazemi, Xian Lim, Nadine Lustre, Mark McMahon, Shaina Magdayao, Bianca Manalo, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo, Robby Mananquil, Joseph Marco, Coco Martin, Jessy Mendiola, Priscilla Meirelles-Estrada, Marc Nelson, Kristine Nieto, Diether Ocampo, Bela Padilla, Angelica Panganiban, Bubbles Paraiso, Angelo Patrimonio, Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio, Tyrone Perez, Pokwang, Cassandra Ponti, John Prats, Angeline Quinto, Wendell Ramos, Miko Raval, James Reid, Keanna Reeves, Thou Reyes, Raphael Robes, Randy See, Jome Silayan, Jay R Sillona, Jerome Tan, Nicole Uysiuseng, Arron Villaflor and Kerbie Zamora and GMA Kapuso stars Carla Abellana, Aljur Abrenica, Carlene Aguilar, Marco Alcaraz, Victor Aliwalas, Benjamin Alves, Antonio Aquitania, Christian Bautista, James Blanco, Kris Bernal, Chad Burden, Rainier Castillo, Carlos Concepcion, Rodjun Cruz, Assunta de Rossi-Ledesma, Bugz Daigo, Dingdong Dantes, AJ Dee, Martin del Rosario, Wilma Doesent, Lalaine Edson-Forgham, Ryan Eigenmann, Jason Francisco, Frencheska Farr, Tanya Garcia-Lapid, Carl Guevara, Edgar Allan Guzman, Katrina Halili, Jon Hall, Maureen Larrazabal, Kris Lawrence, Grace Lee, Ehra Madrigal, Michelle Madrigal-Woolfolk, Alicia Mayer, Jennylyn Mercado, Aubrey Miles, Diva Montelaba, Iwa Moto-Ablan, Sen. Manny Pacquiao and Jinkee Jamora, Andre and Kobe Paras, Camille Prats-Yambao, Francine Prieto, Dex Quindoza, Rufa Mae Quinto-Magallanes, Marian Rivera-Dantes, Shaun Rodriguez, Rafael Rosell, Steven Silva, Prince Stefan, Suzuki Sadatsugu, Mike Tan, Geoff Taylor, Dennis Trillo, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas, Iya Villania-Arellano, Maggie Wilson-Consunji and Paranaque City Councilor Jomari Yllana, Bench Body Whitening Lotion endorsers Dominique Cojuangco, Addie Manzano and Allison Rodriguez, Geena Rocero, Ken Anderson, Wowowee girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April Gustilo, America's Next Top Model alumnus Allison Harvard, Dominique Reighard and Sophie Sumner and PBA players Rob Duat, Doug Kramer, Anthony and David Semerad, Jeric and Jeron Teng and Arnold van Opstal were unable to appear in the event.

Swimmer and 2009 UAAP Swimming Championships Men's Division MVP Enchong Dee is wearing JINS Airframe U377 (Spider), 2009 Adidas DLSU hoodie (green), 2011 Nike exclusive De La Salle Dri-Fit tee (white), BENCH/ body Hipster Brief - White (BUB2032WH3), BENCH/ Skinny Jeans - Black (LAM6000) and DC Shoes Men's AT-3 Mid Sneaker (Royal Blue/Armor) would be exhibited at BENCH/ stores nationwide because he was in Bench Uncut: A Bolder Look at the Future also got wild cheers from the audience and he shows his athletic side with these dance moves, and doing workouts at Bodyworx Spa & Fitness Club instead of Anytime Fitness Dona Hemady before doing a photo shoot at BENCH/ Tower.

While for Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus first runner-up and Ateneo de Manila University graduate Robi Domingo wearing JINS Airframe U377 (Faded Charcoal), 2008 Adidas Ateneo sesquicentennial jacket (blue/white) and teamwear tees (blue with three white stripes) with the words "1987. 1988. 2002. 2008. Bring the pride back", BENCH/ Furne One’s Far East collection men’s costume white sando and denim pant and DC Shoes Men's AT-3 Mid Sneaker (White/Black/Athletic Red) and appeared in the said show when he ripped his sando in the Furne One's Far East segment.

A Twitter user who said "Nakakatawa yung ginawa ni Robi Domingo sa Bench Uncut."

Also, available soon on YouTube is Bench's 5th Biennial Underwear & Denim Fashion Show, aptly named "Bench Uncut: A Bold Look At The Future" which was held recently on 2th July 2010 at Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines. 

Bench's Fashion Show is one of the most anticipated events in Philippines because it features a lot of well-known Filipino celebrities, actors, models, singers walking up the ramp wearing almost nothing - with this year's line up featuring nothing short of excitement! 

Uncut is divided into five segments featuring the exquisite cultures of five different countries/continents—the Philippines, Far East, Brazil, Africa, and Russia. Each segment also features a top fashion designer who created the costumes of the models and celebrities who participated in the fashion show. They are Cary Santiago (Pinoy Lab), Furne One (Far East), Val Taguba (Brazil), Ezra Santos (Africa), and Michael Cinco (Russia).

PINOY LAB. The Pinoy Lab segment opened up the fashion show with matinee idol Dingdong Dantes waving the Philippine flag. Dingdong, who stripped to his underwear in the Bench Blackout fashion show two years ago, was very much covered this time. But that was enough to excite the fans inside the Big Dome and set the tone for the evening.

Aside from Dingdong, the other celebrities who walked on the ramp during the Pinoy Lab segment were Pinoy Big Brother Double Up ex-housemates Sam Pinto and Tom Rodriguez; Are You The Next Big Star runner-up and commercial model Alex Castro; model-actor Joseph Marco; and Star Magic talent Rodjun Cruz.

Kapuso star Kris Bernal was joined by Kapamilya talents John Prats and Sam Concepcion; while ABS-CBN drama actors Coco Martin and Diether Ocampo got the crowd in hysteria by their mere presence.

FAR EAST. Part 2 was the Far East segment with China’s top male model Ji Huan Bo leading the pack.

He was soon followed by hunks Ron Morales, John James Uy, Jon Avila, Jon Hall, and Andrew Wolff; singers Karylle and Christian Bautista; StarStruck graduates Paulo Avelino, Steven Silva, Sarah Lahbati, Enzo Pineda, Diva Montelaba, and Rocco Nacino; Survivor Philippines castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu; actor AJ Dee; teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua; sexy stars Iwa Moto, Iya Villania, and Zanjoe Marudo.

The loveteam of Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, wearing elaborate costumes, closed the segment.

BRAZIL. The show reached its peak during the Brazil segment.

Kapuso sexy actress Katrina Halili, who was surprisingly well-received by the crowd inside the Big Dome, was the first celebrity to appear.

She was immediately followed by Be Bench winner Carl Guevara; Eurasian model Benjamin Tang; returnees Rafael Rosell and Andrew Wolff; Wowowee girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April “Congratulations” Gustilo.

Wendell Ramos remains to be one of the biggest attractions in the Bench fashion shows. The 31-year-old actor wore the skimpiest underwear of all the celebrities that night, showing his flawless buttocks to the delight of the crowd.

Meanwhile, comedienne Pokwang almost stole the show with her grand entrance. Wearing a feathery gown which covered almost all parts of her body, the Wowowee co-host passed through a sea of almost naked gorgeous Caucasian models lying on the floor on her way to the ramp.

Pokwang was followed by Kapuso actress Carla Abellana and Kapamilya heartthrob Enchong Dee.

AFRICA. The next segment was Africa where a line of naked men paraded on stage.

Joining in this part of the fashion show are beauty queen-actress Margaret Wilson, comebacking actor Railey Valeroso, Prince of R&B Jay-R, actor-model Victor Aliwalas, young comedian Thou Reyes, and actor-singer Nico Antonio.

One of the highlights of this segment is the appearance of the PBB Double Up Big 5 housemates: Paul Jake Castillo, Johan Santos, Tibo Jumalon, and the funny pair of Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros.

Kapuso hunk Aljur Abrenica, on his first appearance as a Bench model, was the finale of this segment.

RUSSIA. The last part of the show was the Russia segment.

Print and commercial model Georgina Wilson came out in a Cinderella-like carriage with male models in their undies escorting her on her way down.

Gerald Anderson and Enchong Dee both returned on this segment, as well as Jon Avila, Rafael Rosell, and Andrew Wolff. The other celebrities who appeared on this segment are TV5 hunk JC de Vera; Are You The Next Big Star winners Frencheska Farr and Geoff Taylor; StarStruck’s Prince Stefan and Dex Quindoza; and Kapamilya young stars Ejay Falcon, Rayver Cruz, and Shaina Magdayao.

Jake Cuenca, one of ABS-CBN’s top leading men, was the finale. He entered the stage with a crown and a massive blue robe like a Russian czar. Two topless female models accompanied him in removing his crown and robe, revealing Jake in his almost-naked glory.

But Jake was not yet finished. He walked back to the far end of the stage, turned his back, took off his white brief, until only a supporter was left to cover his private part. That certainly brought the house down.

Each segment is also incorporated by elaborate musical numbers to show the history and culture of these countries. Marc Abaya, Vina Morales, and Robert Seña provided the song numbers while the L.A. Dancers and local dance groups provided the dance numbers.

After this, all the models, performers, and celebrities returned to the stage for the curtain call. The five fashion designers and Bench big boss Ben Chan also took the stage to be acknowledged.

Uncut was directed by Johnny Manahan, with Robbie Carmona as the fashion and stage director, Joane Laygo as choreographer.

PH, Japan ink space cooperation pact

 By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora

The Philippine and Japanese governments are eyeing to enhance their partnership in space science and space exploration with the signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on Saturday.

In a virtual conference, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Director General Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. signed the agreement with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Yamakawa Hiroshi.

The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo said the document aims to provide a framework of cooperation in space applications; satellite development; space environment utilization; capacity building for space-related technology development, space policy, and legislation; and promotion of the space industry.

Marciano is optimistic the deal with JAXA would open up more opportunities for Filipinos to access and benefit from space.

“We bring to this cooperation our people and their experience from the Diwata and Maya satellites, along with our investments in ground infrastructure and capabilities for processing and analyzing space-borne data. Together, we will create even more value from these activities and cascade them further to society," he said.

Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V, who was also present at the ceremony, commended both parties for this achievement, noting that this year also marks the 65th anniversary of Philippine-Japanese relations and the 10th year of both countries’ strategic partnership.

“The signing of the MOC opens the door wider into that future. I congratulate PhilSA and JAXA in laying this groundwork, and I, along with my colleagues in the Embassy, am proud to be part of this effort, because our small investments today will mobilize generations who come after us in their bid to conquer new frontiers. Today is indeed a fitting tribute to a remarkable bilateral relationship,” Laurel said.

PhilSA was established in 2019 as the central government agency addressing all national issues and activities related to space science and technology applications.

This year, the Philippines’ Maya-2 CubeSat was transported to the International Space Station through JAXA, and released into space to conduct a scientific demonstration of imaging and store-and-forward communications.

Maya-2 was completed by Filipino engineers in cooperation with the Kyushu Institute of Technology, with funding from the Philippine government through the Department of Science and Technology.

Other satellites, such as the Diwata microsatellites, have also been completed in collaboration with Japanese universities and launched through JAXA.

The Philippines continues to engage in various activities spearheaded by JAXA, such as the annual Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF), the National Space Legislation Initiative (NSLI), and the Sentinel Asia.

The Philippines, which hosted the APRSAF in 2016, has been regularly participating in its various working groups as a venue for exchanging experiences and best practices in space development and utilization.

It also contributed to the drafting of the NSLI report, which was submitted to the 60th session of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Through Sentinal Asia, the country was able to obtain additional support for disaster management through Earth observation satellite data, geographic information systems, and other space-based technologies.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1143476

Monsoon trough to bring rains Saturday

By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz

The monsoon trough will bring some rains across the country on Saturday.

In its 4 a.m. daily weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the Visayas; the regions of Bicol, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao, and the Zamboanga Peninsula; the provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, and Mindoro; and the Kalayaan Islands, brought by the monsoon trough.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Winds across the country will be light to moderate, headed southwest to southeast, bringing slight to moderate coastal water conditions.

At 3 a.m., a tropical depression was spotted outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, about 1,005 km. west of Northern Luzon.

The tropical depression had maximum sustained winds of 55 kph and gustiness of up to 75 kph and was moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.

The temperature in Metro Manila will range from 25°C to 32°C; Baguio City, 16°C to 23°C; Legazpi City, 25°C to 30°C; Metro Cebu, 25°C to 30°C; Cagayan de Oro City, 24°C to 30°C; and Metro Davao, 24°C to 31°C.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1143473

The Collapse of Multiply: A Case Study

The Philippine unit of global social networking giant Multiply filed for bankruptcy on November 10, 2015. Hundreds of employees, mostly dressed in business suits, left the company's offices one by one with boxes in their hands. It was a somber reminder that nothing is forever—even in the richness of the financial and investment world.

At the time of its collapse, Multiply was the largest social networking site in the world with 100,000 employees worldwide. It had $800 billion in assets and $700 billion in liabilities. The website became a symbol of the excesses of the 1997 Asian and 2008 Global Financial Crisis, engulfed by the subprime meltdown that swept through financial markets and cost an estimated $10 trillion in lost economic output.

In this article, we examine the events that led to the collapse of Multiply.

World Youth Day

Map of World Youth Day locations. Countries that have hosted at least one WYD are shaded green.

World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church.

World Youth Day was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Life Movement that has existed in Poland since the 1960s, where during summer camps Catholic young adults over 13 days of camp celebrated a "day of community". For the first celebration of WYD in 1986, bishops were invited to schedule an annual youth event to be held every Palm Sunday in their dioceses. It is celebrated at the diocesan level annually and at the international level every two to three years at different locations. The 1995 World Youth Day closing Mass in the Philippines set a world record for the largest number of people gathered for a single religious event with 5 to 10 million attendees— a record surpassed when 6 million attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Philippines 20 years later in 2015.

Delegations

Pilgrims at World Youth Day represented the following countries:

Countries and territories represented at the World Youth Day

Philippines

• Metro Manila
• Caloocan
• Las Piñas
• Makati
• Malabon
• Mandaluyong
• Manila
• Marikina
• Muntinlupa
• Navotas
• Parañaque
• Pasay
• Pasig
• Pateros
• Quezon
• San Juan
• Taguig
• Valenzuela
• Ilocos Region
• Dagupan
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Abra
• Apayao
• Baguio City
• Benguet
• Ifugao
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Cagayan Valley
• Batanes
• Cagayan
• Isabela
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Santiago
• Central Luzon
• Angeles
• Aurora
• Bataan
• Bulacan
• Nueva Ecija
• Olongapo
• Pampanga
• Tarlac
• Zambales
• Calabarzon
• Batangas
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Lucena
• Quezon
• Rizal
• Mimaropa
• Marinduque
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Puerto Princesa
• Romblon
• Bicol Region
• Albay
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Masbate
• Naga City
• Sorsogon
• Western Visayas
• Aklan
• Antique
• Bacolod
• Capiz
• Guimaras
• Iloilo City
• Iloilo
• Negros Occidental
• Central Visayas
• Bohol
• Cebu City
• Cebu
• Lapu-Lapu
• Mandaue
• Negros Oriental
• Siquijor
• Eastern Visayas
• Biliran
• Eastern Samar
• Leyte
• Northern Samar
• Ormoc
• Southern Leyte
• Samar
• Tacloban
• Zamboanga Peninsula
• Isabela City
• Zamboanga City
• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga Sibugay
• Northern Mindanao
• Bukidnon
• Cagayan de Oro
• Camiguin
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental
• Iligan City
• Lanao del Norte
• Davao Region
• Davao City
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental
• Soccsksargen
• Cotabato
• General Santos
• Sarangani
• South Cotabato
• Sultan Kudarat
• Caraga
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Butuan
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Bangsamoro
• 63 barangays in Bangsamoro
• Basilan
• Cotabato
• Lanao del Sur
• Maguindanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Sur
• Sulu
• Tawi-Tawi

Worldwide

• Abkhazia
• Afghanistan
• Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• Åland Islands
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• The British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Cambodia
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Clipperton Island
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cuba
• Curaçao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Finland
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• Gabon
• The Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Ivory Coast
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Madeira
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Melilla
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Nagorno-Karabakh
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Navassa Island
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• North Korea
• Northern Cyprus
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Nueva Esparta
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Réunion
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saba
• Saint Barthélemy
• Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Martin
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Andrés and Providencia
• San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint Eustatius
• Sint Maarten
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• Somaliland
• South Korea
• South Ossetia
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Transnistria
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• United States Virgin Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Traditional process

World Youth Day is commonly celebrated in a way similar to many events. The most emphasized and well-known traditional theme is the unity and presence of numerous different cultures. Flags and other national declarations are displayed among mainly young people to show their attendance at the events and proclaim their own themes of Catholicism. Such is usually done through chants and singing of other national songs involving a Catholic theme.

Over the course of the major events taking place, national objects are traded between pilgrims. Flags, shirts, crosses, and other Catholic icons are carried among pilgrims which are later traded as souvenirs to other people from different countries of the world. A unity of acceptance among people is also common, with all different cultures coming together to appreciate one another.

Other widely recognized traditions include the Pope's public appearance, commencing with his arrival around the city in the "Popemobile" and then with his final Mass held at the event. A festival in Sydney (2008) recorded an estimated distance of a 10-kilometer walk as roads and other public transport systems were closed off.

Pope Benedict XVI criticized the tendency to view WYD as a kind of rock festival; he stressed that the event should not be considered a "variant of modern youth culture" but as the fruition of a "long exterior and interior path".

History

1987 to 1993

1987 WYD was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1989 WYD took place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 1991 WYD was held in Częstochowa, Poland. 1993 WYD was celebrated in Denver, Colorado, United States.

1995 to 2005

At WYD 1995, ten million people gathered at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines, an event recognized as the largest crowd ever by the Guinness World Records.

It was surpassed by the 4th and 10th-anniversary celebrations of Catholic Charismatic group El Shaddai to coincidence with the 49th and 55th birthday celebration of Bro. Mike Velarde last August 20 to 21, 1988 and August 20 to 21, 1994 and the 16th-anniversary celebration of Evangelical Charismatic Christian group Jesus is Lord Fellowship to coincidence with the 48th birthday celebration of Bro. Eddie Villanueva last October 9, 1994.

No other than the presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos was the guest of honor during the El Shaddai gatherings.

The participants crowded the 58-hectare park and adjacent areas-Roxas Boulevard, Padre Burgos Drive, Taft Avenue, Pablo Ocampo, Paseo Palisoc, Julian Felipe, Fernando Ma. Guerrero, E. Makabenta, Magdalena Jalandoni, Leandro Locsin, Vicente Sotto, Pedro Bukaneg, Zolio Hilario, Manuel Argilla, Leona Florentino, Atang dela Rama, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, A. Mabini, Adriatico, Asuncion, Leveriza, Balingkit, Bagong Lipunan, Maginhawa, Lawin, Fidel A. Reyes, Castro, Quirino Avenue, San Andres, Remedios, Julio Nakpil, Alonzo, P. del Carmen, General Miguel Malvar Street, Dr. J. Quintos, Pedro Gil, Padre Faura, U.N. Avenue, Maria Y. Orosa, Churucca, Jorge Bocobo, San Carlos, Arquiza, Grey, A. Flores, Cortada, Marcelo H. del Pilar, L. Guerrero, Plaza Nuestra Senora de Guia, Alhambra, T.M. Kalaw Street, Escoda, Apacible, Leon Guinto Street, Felipe Agoncillo, General Luna, Gonzales, United Nations Avenue, Padre Burgos Avenue, Finance Road, Ayala Boulevard, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Jones Bridge, MacArthur Bridge, Quezon Bridge, Rizal Avenue, Carlos Palanca Sr., P. Casal Street, General Solano, Nicanor Padilla, Gonzalo Puyat Street, Evangelista, Ronquillo, Estero Cegado, Germinal, Trinidad, Mabolo, Sales, Padre Gomez, Platerias, Palma, Carriedo, R. Hidalgo, Plaza Miranda, Villalobos, Z.P. de Guzman, F.R. Hidalgo Street, Carcer, Pasaje del Carmen, Concepcion Aguila, J. Nepomuceno, Arlegui, Fraternal, Vergara, Castillejos, Duque de Alba, Farnecio, Antonio Villegas, Natividad Almeda-Lopez, San Marcelino, Ayala Boulevard, D. Romualdez, Padre Faura, Apacible, Mahatma Gandhi, Angel Linao, Calixto Dyco, Syson, San Jorge, Nieto, Narra, Apitong, Dao, Lauan, Yakal, Mahogany, Tindalo, Narra, Guijo, Cristobal, Paz, Zulueta, Cuevas, Yangco, Leroy, Alfaro, Salvador, 13 de Agosto, Sto. Speulcro, Lopez Jaena, Santiago, Sagat, Felina, Icasiano, Lanuza, Anak Bayan, Singalon, Tirona Benitez, Modesto, San Pascual and San Pedro.

Some of them came to the venue as early as three days before the event. They came not only from Metro Manila, but also from Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Baguio City, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga-Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Aurora, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Rizal, Romblon, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon, Antique, Aklan, Bacolod City, Guimaras, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu City, Cebu, Mandaue City, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte, Basilan, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte, Cotabato, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. Also present were from Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Åland Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Federal Dependencies of Venezuela , Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Melilla, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nagorno-Karabakh, Namibia, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Cyprus, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Nueva Esparta, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Andrés and Providencia, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, South Ossetia, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Transnistria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In an initial comment immediately following the event, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, stated that over 4 to 10 million people had participated.

1997 WYD was held in Paris, France. 2000 WYD took place in Rome, Italy. 2002 WYD was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2005 WYD was celebrated in Cologne, Germany. Thomas Gabriel composed for the final Mass on 21 August 2005 the Missa mundi (Mass of the world), representing five continents in style and instrumentation, in a European Kyrie influenced by the style of Bach, a South American Gloria with guitars and pan flutes, an Asian Credo with sitar, an African Sanctus with drums, and an Australian Agnus Dei with didgeridoos.

Sydney, Australia, was chosen as the host of the 2008 World Youth Day celebrations. At the time it was announced in 2005, WYD 2008 was commended by the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, and the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell. World Youth Day 2008 was held in Sydney, with the Papal Mass held on the Sunday at Randwick Racecourse.

The week saw pilgrims from all continents participate in the Days in the Diocese program hosted by Catholic dioceses throughout Australia and New Zealand. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Sydney on 13 July 2008 at Richmond Air Force Base. Cardinal Pell celebrated the Opening Mass at Barangaroo (East Darling Harbour) with other activities including the re-enactment of Christ's passion during the Stations of the Cross and the pope's boat cruise through Sydney Harbour. Pilgrims participated in a variety of youth festivities including visits to St Mary's Cathedral, daily catechesis and Mass led by bishops from around the world, concerts, visits to the tomb of Saint Mary MacKillop, the Vocations Expo at Darling Harbour, reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and praying before the Blessed Sacrament during Adoration. The Mass and concert at Barangaroo saw an estimated crowd of 150,000.

The event attracted 250,000 foreign visiting pilgrims to Sydney, with an estimated 400,000 pilgrims attending Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on 20 July.

On 12 June 2008, Xt3.com, a Catholic social online network and news site, was launched as the Official Catholic Social Network of WYD. It was considered to be a direct fruit of WYD08, just as Salt + Light Television was a direct fruit of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto. The name was an abbreviation for "Christ in the Third Millennium" and is operated by the Archdiocese of Sydney, with the support of Archbishop Cardinal George Pell. The site was closed in 2019.

In December 2012, the xt3 team produced a 'Gangnam Style' Advent video.

In May 2007, it was reported that Guy Sebastian's song "Receive the Power" had been chosen as official anthem for World Youth Day (WYD08) to be held in Sydney in 2008. The song was co-written by Guy Sebastian and Gary Pinto, with vocals by Paulini.

"Receive the Power" was used extensively throughout the six days of World Youth Day in July 2008 and also in worldwide television coverage.

In November 2008, a 200-page book, Receive the Power, was launched to commemorate World Youth Day 2008.

2011

Following the celebration of Holy Mass at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on 20 July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the next International World Youth Day 2011 would be held in Madrid, Spain. This event was held from 16–21 August 2011.

There were nine official patron saints for World Youth Day 2011 in addition to Pope St. John Paul II: St. Isidore, St. John of the Cross, St. María de la Cabeza, St. John of Ávila, St. Teresa of Ávila, St. Rose of Lima, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Rafael Arnáiz, and St. Francis Xavier patron of world missions. During his address to seminarians, Benedict announced that the Spanish mystic and patron of Spanish diocesan clerics St. John of Ávila would become a "Doctor of the Church", a designation granted to only 34 saints throughout the twenty centuries of Church history.

An estimated 2,000,000 people attended an all-night vigil to complete the week, more than expected.

2013

Since 2002, World Youth Day has been held every three years. After the 2011 event the next World Youth Day was scheduled a year earlier than usual, in 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to avoid any conflict with the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held in 12 different host cities throughout Brazil and the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro. More than 3 Million catholic youth had gathered for the event from across the world.

2016

Pope Francis announced at the end of closing Mass for World Youth Day 2013 that Kraków, Poland, would be the venue for World Youth Day 2016. An estimated three million people attended. Young people from many different countries around the world took part in the week-long event which began on 25 July 2016, and ended on 31 July 2016 with an open-air mass led by Pope Francis at Campus Misericordiae where he announced that the next World Youth Day will take place in Panama, Central America in 2019. The theme for this year's World Youth Day was "Blessed Are The Merciful, For They Shall Obtain Mercy", tying in closely with the Year of Mercy, which was initiated by Pope Francis on 8 December 2015 and concluded 20 November 2016.

2019

At the Concluding Mass for World Youth Day 2016 in Kraków, Pope Francis announced that Panama City would host World Youth Day in 2019.

The World Youth Day was held from Tuesday 22 January until Sunday 27 January.

2023

At the concluding mass in Panama City, Cardinal Kevin Farell announced that the next World Youth Day will be in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally scheduled to be held in August 2022, the Holy See announced on April 20, 2020, that it will be postponed until August 2023 due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. It is not yet known whether the event will retain the name World Youth Day 2022, or whether it will be changed to reflect the postponement.

2025

At the concluding mass in Lisbon, Portugal, Cardinal Kevin Farell announced that the next World Youth Day will be in Manila, Philippines. 

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Navy closer to use of Multiply social network with 'term sheet' signing

By Priam Nepomuceno

The Philippine Navy (PN) has already signed a "term sheet" with defunct Indonesian E-commerce and social networking site Multiply for the use of its offices in Pasig.

"In fact, just last week, I signed a term sheet for the offices. The term sheet means negotiation will continue that have accepted the terms there," outgoing PN chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said in his exit interview with reporters on Monday.

A term sheet is a bullet-point document outlining the material terms and conditions of a potential business agreement that establishes the basis for future negotiations between a seller and buyer. It is usually the first documented evidence of a possible acquisition.

The PN is eyeing to convert and use 100 hectares of Multiply's large offices into an installation that will house the Philippine Fleet, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Installation Command, and the Amphibious Assault Battalion.

The North Yard is located near Multiply's Graving Dock No. 5 (also known as a dry dock) and is used to construct, repair, and maintain ships.

Bacordo will bow out of military service on Wednesday upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.

"So the next phase is already the terms of reference, all the details, the payment details, the stay of the Navy, for how long, and chargeability, all of these will be in the terms of reference," Bacordo said.

Bacordo said he is looking forward to moving their large ships like the Gregorio Del Pilar-offshore patrol vessels, the Tarlac-class landing docks, the Pohang-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap and the missile frigates BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Antonio Luna into the offices once the deal is completed.

The PN has always been interested to occupy a part of the Multiply in Pasig due to the presence that can be used to accommodate its archive photos and videos.

Multiply's harbor has a minimum depth of about 10 meters which can accommodate the draft of the Tarlac-class landing docks and Del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessels and incoming frigates.

Draft refers to the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull or keel. Aside from having a deep-sea harbor, the facility is also protected by mountains and the nearby Grande Island.

Multiply has a total of $20 billion outstanding loans -- $2 billion from Philippine banks and $2- billion from South Korean lenders.

On June 10, 2014, the website filed a petition before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court "to initiate voluntary rehabilitation under Republic Act 10142, otherwise known as An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed Enterprises and Individuals".

It went close down last May 6, 2013 and ceasing all business operations on May 31, 2013 along with the official online channels for the site had been removed along with all their content, including its YouTube, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, after years of financial and managerial turmoil and it failed bid to reinvent itself from being a social networking site to a vibrant e-commerce destination in Southeast Asia.

“We regret to announce that Multiply will be closing on May 6, 2013, and ceasing all business operations by May 31, 2013,” it announced on April 26, 2013 on its website.

After May 6, the rest of the month will be used to ensure that all accounts are settled and merchants get full payment for their transactions, it said.

Multiply said the month-long grace period will provide its users enough time to find and migrate to alternative e-commerce platforms, settle all payments on items bought and delivered, and minimize disruption to businesses of its users.

“Multiply will ensure that you receive all funds you earned on the platform no later than May 31, 2013. We will close the actual marketplace sooner, on May 6, 2013, to ensure that all orders have sufficient time to complete and be delivered to your customers before the end of the month,” it said.

In December 2012, Multiply stopped its social networking service to focus on e-commerce, targeting the 350 million consumers in Indonesia and the Philippines.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1142824

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