Photos of P. Noy's girlfriend and the Malacanang cake

Photos from ABS-CBN's website and Rajo Laurel's twitter account.

The Cake. This is the cake from Pastry Bin's award winning cake designer, Penk Ching. Banana walnut as the flavor, the Malacanang Palace design was thought of by Ching as the one that best suited today's occasion. It would be presented in today's vin d’honneur with foreign dignitaries.

Shalani. I presume this photo was taken before the event. Loved how the gown flows to the floor.

Photos from P. Noy Aquino's inauguration

Photos courtesy of AP Images

Ardent Fan. A supporter holding Philippine Star's Sunday Magazine with Aquino on the cover.

Charice sings National Anthem. For some reason, she reminds me of Snow White. Do not get me wrong, her gown was nice. I read somewhere it was Kris Aquino who gave it.

All in the Family. Smiles!

Sworn In. Noynoy Aquino taking his oath before Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales. Baby James seems to have other things in mind as her mom signals him to tone down. Jesuit priest Fr. Arevalo carries the bible as First Sister Pinky Aquino-Abellada looks on.

As an aside, I noticed Pinky took the same position during today's oath as when her mother's inauguration

Take a look at this.

Galing diba. :)

I did not vote for Noynoy but I wish him good luck. Make your country proud! God bless you.

Aquino Cabinet Secretaries named. P. Noy to sit temporarily as DILG sec.

Some cabinet members are already named for the Aquino Administration. Note that Dinky Soliman (Department of Social Welfare and Development) is making a comeback after being a member of the Arroyo cabinet and eventually turning her back against GMA in 2005. Remember the "famous" Hyatt 10 resignation composed of 8 Cabinet secretaries and 2 senior revenue officials? Well, she was one of them. She was one of those who saw GMA's determination to survive as President and called on her to resign.

Another worth mentioning is Sec. Alberto Romulo, Department of Foreign Affair's Sec since August of 2004 who was recently reappointed to the post. He shall remain. Now, I'm not sure if this is good. But I'd like to believe Noynoy made a careful thought about the move. :) The only consolation I have is our ePassport, a high tech passport with built-in microchip where user data is stored, that debuted during his time --but even that itself was mired by fund anomalies.

Oh well.

Apparently, Noy admin is having a hard time on who to pick for Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). It is a strategic post if one wants to win the next election, I believe. Binay is out , of course. Noy sits, and the nation awaits.

As the saying goes, "Save the best for Last".

Here's a clip from GMA 7.

Saksi: Noynoy to temporarily sit as DILG chief - Video - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

A prequel to June 2010's last week

Before "lazy" Monday starts, here is something to all the women out there! A funny anecdote floating around the net that would make each one realize how important a grade schooler's Language class is.

Cheers! :)

The 31st Manila International Book Fair 2010

Hurrah for book lovers! In 2 months' time, the event of the year will soon arrive!

The Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) will be held on September 15(Wed.)-19(Sun.) 2010 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Time to dig through the bargain piles at the corners! Don't you just feel heavenly when you find great books on interesting topics at such affordable prices? Freebies aside, you'd wish there'd be more time to be lost in the array of pages you find yourself in. Sometimes, you'd chance upon those rare books you won't necessarily find elsewhere. There are just some moments that make this book-hunting adventure worth the wait.

The publishing industry managed to put up this yearly fair since 1979. It probably took a significant amount of effort from the organizers to bring a wide selection of reading materials accessible to the public for a 5-day-long event. Exhibitors prepare for this by reserving their spaces a year ahead. I'd say if reading were a way of connecting people and transforming lives, then having this industry thrive gives me hope for our country's future.

Digital Photography Philippine's 4th Year Anniversary Bash

Another bash from DP Philippines!

Come July 3, 2010, from 11am to 11pm, DPP will celebrate their 4th year in the business through free photography classes covering topics on portrait, fashion, landscape, flash, beauty, wedding, travel and a whole lot more! Whew! All of the rooms at Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street at the Fort will be dedicated for this event the entire day. I heard the team will be bringing in top models for LIVE shoots.

Renowned Pinoy photographers - Xander Angeles, Jay Tablante, Raymond Isaac, Jo Avila, among others will be present to share and judge. :) And possibly to do autographs too. harharhar. :P

This is for free! I repeat. Pass is available on the latest DPP magazine. And yes, it's the B&W Anne Curtis cover.

See you around!

Buena Mano

June 26, 2010! A Saturday and the birthdate of this blog. My Buena Mano post! Unico Hijo!

Woohoo! Here's a screenshot of iCal, for posterity's sake. :)