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Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton makes boxing history with her 2nd World Championship Title!

On Friday, December 4, 2009, Ana “the Hurricane” Julaton won the World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Donna Biggers in front of a crowd of 3,943 at the HP Pavilion in Silicon Valley.   Julaton improved to 6-1-1 with the 10-round victory and won her second world title in just eight career bouts.

The Filipina makes boxing History to become the 1st ever WBO 122lbs World Champion. 

See her comments after the fight in the short video clip below (jump to 0:21 to skip the intro)




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Filipino White House Chef draws attention to healthy eating

Only one more month till we see Filipino White House Chef, Cristeta Comerford, in an Iron Chef America challenge against renowned chefs Bobby Flay, Mario Batalli, and Emeril Legasse.  First Lady, Michelle Obama, will make a cameo appearance introducing the secret ingredient: anything grown in the 1,100 square foot White House garden.

The White House approached the Food Network about filming “Iron Chef America” at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as a way to reach those people who haven’t heard yet about the first lady’s efforts to curb childhood obesity through healthy eating and exercise, the New York Times reports.

Actress Jane Seymour, food writer and journalist Nigella Lawson, and Olympic gold medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin will judge.  The episode will air Jan 3, 2010 on The Food Network @8pm/ET. [Note: Coughlin is Filipino too (part)]


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Comerford was hired at the White House in 1995 as an assistant and became the first woman and Filipino to hold the White House Chef position when she was hired by Laura Bush in 2005.  Sharing the perspective on the importance of healthy eating and healthy families, Michelle Obama announced that Comerford would remain as White House Chef in early 2009.  More on Comerford. 



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This just in: Pacquiao to run for congress seat in Philippines

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, left, stands beside wife Jinky as he shows the certificate of candidacy for congress which he filed at the provincial capitol in Sarangani province, southern Philippines on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. Pacquiao, considered the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer for winning the championship in seven weight classes, will be having his second jab at politics after his 2007 campaign fell short. (AP Photo)

Click here for the Associated Press article

Some quick facts:

• This is Pacquiao’s second attempt at office (he was defeated in 2007 in General Santos City)
• Unclear if he will fight Mayweather Jr. if he wins Congress
• Pacquiao is the first boxer to win 7 world titles in 7 different weight classes (after defeating Miguel Cotto on Sat, Nov. 14 (see pics from the fight here)

I have some concerns - mainly that he maintains focus to defeat Mayweather if he does decide to fight him.  Also wondering if Pacquiao wants to run because he has a genuine agenda to help the people and if he has trustworthy advisors to help strategize and execute programs that address hunger, health, education, and poverty (these, to me, are the biggest problems concerning the Philippines).  Or are the people behind him utilizing his platform for their own, selfish motives, without genuine concern or care for addressing the issues?

What do you think about this? (Feel free to comment below.  Can be anonymous or you can sign in with an AKA…coolio.)


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Thanks to George Yui for the FYI!