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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY January 16 - 31, 2019
Boots Anson Roa turns 74 this year!
Boots Anson Roa is one of our
most respected actresses. Most
of our top female stars joined the
movies in their teens while still
single. Boots has the singular
distinction of debuting as a movie
actress when she was already
married with kids. It was the late
actor-director Eddie Rodriguez
who got her first and introduced
her as his leading lady in the
action-drama, “El Perro Gancho,”
in 1968 when she was already 23
years old.
Viewers liked her so much that
she was soon doing four to five
movies a year. And she quickly
became a favorite leading lady
of the top actors of the time,
including the late Fernando Poe
Jr. She also did a series of “Erap”
domestic comedies with Joseph
Estrada and she won the FAMAS
best actress award in 1973 for her
performance in “Tatay na si Erap.”
Boots is turning a year older
tomorrow and we got this very nice
invitation from her that we would
like to share with you, our dear
readers.
“They say that for a woman to
live a full life, she has to give birth,
plant a tree and write a book.
Thanks to my late husband
Pete, I have four children. Thanks
to my husband Atty. King Rodrigo,
I just planted an atis tree last
week on our little patch garden
in Tagaytay. Thanks again to
King, I can now write a book for
publication on my 75th birthday
on January 30, 2020.
“Significantly, King is turning 80
this June 14, 2019, simultaneously
with our 5th wedding anniversary.
I wish we could give you a
sensational headliner like ‘we are
having a baby,’ but that would
warrant a miracle and that would
be the ultimate ‘fake news.’ But we
have blessings enough that that
we would like to share with you
and our closest friends in media:
our joyful union, our family, our
work , endeavors and advocacies,
senior moments, as well as plans
for the years ahead that God will
grant us.
“I shall turn 74 this January 30,
2019. King would like to invite you.
It is not often that we personally
host gatherings like this to thank
our friends in media.”
Thanks for inviting us, Boots.
We wish you more birthdays
to come, and more wonderful
blessings for you and Atty. King.
May you both have good health
always! May you also continue
to be a guiding light in the local
film industry, especially for the
members of the MOWELFUND
which you now lead. (M. Bautista,
Malaya)
PM Trudeau condemns attack on Jolo cathedral
Canada expressed strong
condemnation against the deadly
bombing that hit a Roman Catholic
church in Jolo, Sulu, Sunday
morning.
In a tweet on Monday,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau slammed the attack as a
“despicable act of cowardice.”
An attack on people attending
Sunday services is a despicable act
of cowardice, and Canada strongly
condemns
today’s
cathedral
bombing in Jolo, Philippines. My
deepest condolences to all the
families affected by this tragedy.
—
Justin
Trudeau
(@
JustinTrudeau)
At the same time, Trudeau
extended his “deepest condolences”
to the families of the victims of the
attack.
The twin blasts that hit the
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral
claimed the lives of at least 20
people and injured 111 others.
Widespread condemnation and
expressions of condolences have
poured in from the international
community following the attack.(C.
M. Ramos, Inq)
After massive cleanup, here’s how Manila Bay looks now
Photos of a more pleasant,
less toxic-looking Manila Bay
coastline along Roxas Boulevard
have been circulating online, as
netizens applauded the result
of a massive weekend cleanup
drive.
Participants during Sunday’s
activity collected tons of gar-
bage in the area, consequently
improving the surroundings.
The rehabilitation of the bay
was set after President Rodrigo
Duterte warned businesses in
the vicinity to comply with en-
vironment regulations or face
closure.
Results of a water sampling
showed that the bay’s average
fecal coliform level was at 330
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million most probable number
(mpn), 3.3 million times above
the standard 100 mpn that is
ideal for swimming.
The DENR said about 40,000
families living near the bay were
major contributors to pollution.