DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN -- To celebrate the Yuletide season, Dagupan has employed dancing traffic aides. Here, three traffic aides wearing red Santa Claus hats dance to the tune of "My Humps" by the Blackeyed Peas during the holiday rush hour at one of the city's busiest intersections. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Alex Villafania.
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MAKATI CITY, Philippines--INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla goes around asking people who they think will win in the World Boxing Council superfeatherweight championship bout between reigning titlist Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico and challenger Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. The Pacquiao-Marquez rematch will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 15 (March 16 in Manila).
LAS VEGAS, Nevada--Amid spirited cheering and flag waving from avid Filipino fans, Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 129 pounds to the loud applause and approval of the outnumbered Filipinos, and the jeering of the equally feisty Mexican boxing aficionados. Video taken by INQUIRER.net US director of Sales Esther Misa Chavez.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada--With the official weigh-in over, Juan Manuel Marquez at exactly 130 pounds vs Manny Pacquiao's 129, the two engaged in the traditional stare-down, with neither boxer blinking for what seemed like a full minute. The two will clash in a much-anticipated rematch on March 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino (March 16 in Manila). Video taken by INQUIRER.net US director of Sales Esther Misa Chavez.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--The chiefs of the military and the police, Generals Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and Avelino Razon Jr., lead a "unity march" from the People Power Monument to Camp Aguinaldo to reaffirm their allegiance to the chain of command, as calls for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's resignation mount. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto on February 25, 2008.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--The military positions several tanks near the Camp Aguinaldo grandstand, ready for deployment should the police request for them, as security forces braced for anti-government rallies on Monday, the 22nd anniversary of the 1986 People Power revolution. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto on February 25, 2008.
MANILA, Philippines--After converging at the Welcome Rotonda marking the boundary between Quezon City and Manila, militant groups march toward Mendiola Bridge to demand the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Maila Ager on February 25, 2008.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--Former president Fidel Ramos jokingly chides Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando after the Philippine flag at the People Power Monument failed to rise (the rope snapped out of the pulley). "Isn't this MMDA property?" Ramos asked jokingly. Fernando responded with a laugh: "It's providential." The officials got it on the second try after the flag was transferred to a lower pole. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--With President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conspicuously absent, Vice President Noli de Castro and former president Fidel Ramos lead the commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the 1986 People Power revolution that restored democracy in the country. The rites included the singing of "Magkaisa" as a helicopter flew overhead and dropped confetti. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto on February 25, 2008.
MAKATI CITY, Philippines--Rodolfo Lozada Jr., the key witness in the Senate probe on the national broadband network controversy, says he is willing to be put in jail if found guilty of anomalies during his term as president of the Philippine Forest Corp. Lozada, however, was quick to add that all PhilForest board members and officers should also go to jail with him because all projects were approved by the board. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok.
MAKATI CITY, Philippines--Rodolfo Lozada Jr., the key witness in the Senate investigation of the national broadband network (NBN) controversy, says he is not calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when asked by a law student. Lozada stresses that his work ends when he divulges the controversies surrounding the NBN deal and it is up to the people to decide what to do next. Lozada also says that before the President can be held liable, people should wait for Romulo Neri's side of the story. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--The Advocacy for Sustained Accountability and Reform Movement held a rally and program at the University of the Philippines in Diliman with key witness in the national broadband network controversy Rodolfo Lozada Jr. as special guest. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla on February 22, 2008.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines--The key witness in the national broadband network controversy Rodolfo Lozada Jr. issues a call to action. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla at the University of the Philippines College of Law in Diliman on February 22, 2008.
MANILA, Philippines--Department of Justice fact-finding panel chairman Justice Undersecretary Ernesto Pineda reacting to Rodolfo Lozada Jr.'s letter explaining why he chose not to attend the hearing. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Tetch Torres.
MANILA, Philippines--One of Rodolfo Lozada Jr.'s lawyers, Jose Manuel Diokno of the Free Legal Assistance Group, reads to the press Lozada's letter sent to the Department of Justice panel explaining why he chose not to attend the hearing. Video by INQUIRER.net reporter Tetch Torres.
MANILA, Philippines--Rodolfo Lozada Jr. and his lawyer and spokesman Edwin Lacierda showing his newly retrieved passport after the hearing for the petition for a writ of amparo at the Court of Appeals on February 21, 2008. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Tetch Torres.
MANILA, Philippines--Mark Louie Aquino, Youth Revolt spokesperson and lead convenor, explains the role the youth will play in fighting corruption in the wake of the the national broadband network scandal. The youth, Aquino said, played a major role in EDSA II and will again be a key factor in the call for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's resignation. The Church and youth groups held a candle lighting ceremony and forum at Caritas Manila. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok.
MANILA, Philippines--Bishop Deogracias Iñiguez Jr. of the Diocese of Caloocan explains that corruption in the government spirals down and affects the youth. In the wake of the national broadband network controversy hounding the Arroyo administration, the Church and youth groups held a candle lighting ceremony and forum at Caritas Manila on February 21, 2008. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok.
MAKATI CITY, Philippines--SAS Institute Philippines president and managing director Emmanuel Halili talks about business intelligence in this episode of Technobabble hosted by INQUIRER.net executive editor Leo Magno and INQUIRER.net reporter Lawrence Casiraya. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla at Sugi restaurant, Greenbelt 2 on February 20, 2008.
PASAY CITY, Philippines--Jaime Ayala, president and chief executive officer of Ayala Land Inc., says a mall tenant received a warning before and after the October 19 blast at the Glorietta 2 mall. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Veronica Uy at the Senate on February 20, 2008.
PASAY CITY, Philippines--Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, who blogs about outsourcing, shares his thoughts on the Philippine business process outsourcing industry at the the recent e-Services Philippines conference. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Lawrence Casiraya.
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