Because Jawo is our Basketball Hero

Loved the Mark Caguioa infographic last time? Well, here's to the celebration of the 2012 National Heroes Day! 

This is our very own The Big J's career infographic made once again by the ever so talented Sir Romeo Catap (@romeocatap). 

Diba, astig maging Ginebra? XD

Loved it? Share your thoughts! :)

PS. 

Check out Jack Arts FB Fan page for cool Ginebra merchandise. Come on. You know you'll love it. I already ordered some for myself. :)

Forever 21? Always 18.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TODAY! xo 

♥ ♥ ♥ Thank you Lord for surrounding me with awesome people! ♥ ♥ ♥

Gustuhin ko mang magcomment isa-isa sa mga FB wallposts, e napakahirap sa FB Timeline. HAHAHAHA! 

But I did try to like each of your wallposts. Sana lang wala akong nakaligtaan. :)

Tsaka nagreply ako sa lahat ng nag-tweet! Mas manageable e. =)

Much love from my family! Tenkyooo so mats! Aylabyooo mams ♥ and pops! ♥ 

Sa three musketeers, sige lang. Bully me all you want. Tatanda din kayo. HAHAHAHAHA! 

Labyu braders!

♥ ♥ ♥

(tig-iisa kayo para walang away) 

Thank you also to my best-est college friends who waited for 12mn of August 25 with me. 

Finally, nakapag ICs din tayo to "party". After five freakin' years. Hahaha! There's always a first time. 

♥ 

Of course, to my brods and sisses from UP CBS and UP GURO, salamat din po! 

♥ ♥ ♥ 

To my UPLB and LCCM family, and to my relatives and repapeeps, sobrang maraming salamat! Manila friends! Munika! Miss ko na kayoooooo. 

♥

And of course, sa mga malulupet na Ginebra fans na talaga namang hindi nagpa-awat sa pagbati sa Facebook, sa Twitter, pati na rin sa BBM (nalobatt pa ako. hahaha!), sobrang thank you! Saan ka pa ba naman makakakita ng ganitong klase ng barangay? I felt that familiar feeling of Ginebra connection all throughout my birthday. 

Thank you. ♥ 

Grabe ang tanda ko na. Hahahaha! Forever 21 na raw ang peg ko. 

But I'll always be 18. Hahahaha!

PS. No hearts were harmed in the making of this post. ♥ 

Hugs and kisses. Hearts and flowers. Memory games. This is our way of partying. Cheers to more years of friendship! Thank you for celebrating my birthday with me. ♥

 

This Mark Caguioa infographic deserves a standing ovation.

Sir Romeo Catap (@romeocatap) posted this on the One Barangay Ginebra Kings Facebook fan page last Saturday with the caption "For all Ginebra and Mark Caguioa Faithfuls :) NSD!"

Sorry if it took me forever to see it on the page. But I do think that this info graphic deserves a standing ovation!

Feel free to share but give proper credit to the owner.
*wink*

Good job, kabarangay!  This is amazing.

 *clap clap*

What do you think about the info graphic? I would love to read your thoughts. :)

UPDATE:

Check out what Sir Romeo Catap have to say.

"Due to (overwhelming) requests, yep, gagawin siyang tshirt, though the Mark Caguioa generation edition. Posters are also clamored for :D Antay-antay lang mga kabaranggay :D Hehe"

Yay! =)

Fact Check.

"We are ending the backlogs in the education sector, but the potential for shortages remains as our student population continues to increase. 

Perhaps Responsible Parenthood can help address this."

This was said President Benigno S. C. Aquino III during his 2012 State of the Nation Address (SONA), his third in his term.

First of all, let me just point out that this year's SONA by the president is by far the most appealing and most thoughtful address he ever delivered since he assume office. After listening to what he has to say last year, I think that it lacks more information especially on the education aspect of our nation.

This year, I'm glad that he told the Filipino people all his plans to improve the quality of education in our county, especially of course with the increase in the national budget of state universities and colleges. If the budget for 2013 will be approved, I believe that it will truly be a great help to everyone who do not have enough money to go to school. Money should not hinder an individual to receive education.

But what I want to focus on right now is what President Aquino said about Responsible Parenthood.

For one, I really did hope that President Aquino discussed the Reproductive Health Bill instead.  As it was stated in bworldonline.com, "The term 'Reproductive Health,' which is the subject of international agreements, is wider than 'Responsible Parenthood,' and in some countries is taken to include access to abortion." I believe that I would have been better if he used the term "Reproductive Health" to point out our problems in overpopulation and its connection to the increase in our student population resulting to backlogs in our education system.

I do believe in what President Aquino stated. Indeed, no matter what the government do to improve the situation of our education here in our Philippines, it wouldn't have that much of an effect because of the continues increase in the number of students who needs to receive proper education.

However, I would just like to point out that maybe, this all just boils down to proper information dissemination about responsible parenthood, but must be backed up by passing a bill. The House Bill 4244 or "The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011" could just be the solution that we are all waiting for.

Personally, I am Pro RH Bill because I am Pro life. I want every lives to be as equally great as what the rest of us are experiencing. I am saying that RH Bill is pro life because it will allow access to the much needed information not just on birth control but most especially on maternal care.

I detest child deaths and maternal deaths.

I detest child and maternal deaths just as I detest the thought that there are thousands of Filipino children who do not go to school. I detest the thought that there are thousands of Filipino parents who cannot send their children to school. I detest that because of lack of access to information, many are not able to receive proper education.

Information on responsible parenthood, reproductive health, population and development are actually overflowing. It's just that not everyone have access to it. Access to information is just as important as having information readily available.

For our 2012 PBA MVP, straight from my heart

I have four huge exams this coming week, two radio scripts to write and produce, and three news articles to write... but that didn't stop me from folding all my handouts and re-capping all my highlighters for the 2012 PBA Leo Awards. 

Bahala na. Basta papanoorin ko ito.

After you won the Best Player of the Conference award four nights ago, I knew deep inside me that an MVP award is coming right at you.

Finally. The freakin' MVP award will be handed to you.

That's how positive I am for you, my dear Mark Caguioa, because championship or no championship, I believe that this year is the perfect year for you to bag that most-coveted award. I have been a Ginebra fan half of my life and although I didn't get a chance to cheer for you on your rookie year, that doesn't make me love and trust you any less.

I have seen you in all different hair styles and hair colors, in practice and in live games, in jerseys and in casual outfits, but never did I see you not giving your all. Every time you step in the court, that's you from hairdo to rubber shoes. That's you, hundred percent passionate, dedicated, and eager to win.

I actually did a lot of thinking after you were crowned as the 2012 Governors' Cup BPC, and I asked myself why will you not be the 2012 PBA MVP. Because Ginebra failed to enter the finals in all three conferences. Wow. Could that really spoil your moment? Our moment? I don't know. All I know is that I am expecting you to win. Ginebra fans are expecting you to win. Pambawi daw sa hindi pagpasok ng Ginebra sa finals.

Ginebra fans. Either others love us or hate us. There's no in between. I have been with my fellow Ginebra fans on Twitter through the @barangayginebra fan account and I've got to say that Ginebra fans really wanted you to win the MVP. It was not just an assumption coming from a spectator. We really did want you to win. I could go on and on and on about what the fans have to say. They even campaigned really hard to keep you on top of the MVP poll in pba.ph. Where else can you find a more passionate fan base than us? Only with Ginebra. *wink*

And then the moment of truth arrived. Sunday, July 29. Every Ginebra fan is anxious - on Twitter and on Facebook. #MC47forMVP tweets were all over my timeline and everybody is praying for a Ginebra victory tonight, even if our team is not even in the on-going PBA Finals.

The 2012 PBA Most Valuable Player was finally announced. Lots of words are running through my mind. But as I listen to your name being called, I wasn't able to say a word. Instead, I unknowingly closed my right hand and brought my right fist close to my heart. I can't believe it took you eleven years to get a hold of that MVP trophy. Maybe there really is no standard mathematical formula in getting the MVP. You just gotta have the talent, the passion and the drive, and then be in the best winning situation at the right time, together with the awesome-est fans who got your back.

And it took one talented Mark Caguioa and the Ginebra fans eleven years to get it all right.

If only I could stop the clock while you receive the award, just so we could savor and enjoy the euphoric feeling, I already did.

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/photo-mark-the-spark-is-mvp

So raise that MVP trophy really high, our dear Mark. We may have wanted it more than you, but you deserve it more than anybody else.Your message to us Ginebra fans is very humbling and inspiring, and I can't help but shed a tear as you caught me in your smile while delivering your message.

I have four huge exams this coming week, two radio scripts to write and produce, and three news articles to write... and I am pretty sure that I will have no other choice but to cram (that's what I do best, by the way). However, I will never regret that I spent my Sunday night of July 29 watching the 2012 PBA Leo Awards at home while tweeting,

Finally! It's official! Mark Caguioa is your 2012 PBA Most Valuable Player!
— Barangay Ginebra (@barangayginebra) July 29, 2012

PS.

I asked the Ginebra fans on Twitter if anyone managed to have a reaction video while you receive your very first MVP Trophy, and check out what @keltwinks got for us.



   

Ito ang Lahing Ginebra.
 Thank you for being with Ginebra, Mark Caguioa.

A call for action

A reaction to Luis V. Teodoro's Journalism and Advocacy 101

I can't help but agree when the article said that "...no journalist can claim without lying that he/she is unconcerned with the issues that confront his/her community..."  I think that this is especially true with the mainstream journalism and media. Every time we read the newspapers or listen to the radio or even watch the television, we can see angles. Vested interests. Biases. This could be one of the very reasons why our country needs more development journalists. Development Communication graduates are trained to look not only the two sides of the story but also the sides of the people affected, implicitly or explicitly, by the issue. Journalism has to be much deeper than just writing a story. It has to be more than that.

It is also essential that journalists must not only lay down the problems but also have a call for action. The readers must be compelled to act with the issue at hand. Responsible journalism does not only focus on facts and figures but also on the solution to the problem. A good article for me is one that discusses the problem and that calls the attention of the readers to do something about it. Readers should not just read the news; they must participate in it.

"Knowledge is what separates bias from advocacy." I just want to emphasize this line for the article because this doesn't apply in journalism alone. We cannot advocate something if we do not know anything about it. For now, I advocate for a more intensive sports development program that could give more support to our young athletes that could be potential players under the Philippine flag. I put my faith in this belief because I trust that we have very capable athletes who needs financial support, morale boost and recognition.  

PS. The article is a must-read, whether you are a journalist or not. Read it here.

#TributeToJaworski

 

07.08.2012

I WAS PART OF THE HISTORY.