Donaire Wins by TKO - Donaire vs Darchinyan

Nonito Donaire, Jr. gave the Philippines a little something to cheer about in the midst of the death and devastation left by super typhoon Yolanda, stopping old foe Vic Darchinyan in the ninth round of their 10-round non-title bout in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Trailing in the scorecards of two of the three judges after eight rounds, Donaire (32-2) stepped it up in the ninth and caught Darchinyan (39-5-1) with a left hook followed by a solid right that sent the Armenian-Australian crashing to the canvass at the 1:10 mark. The 37-year-old Darchinyan got up at the count of four, but Donaire immediately went for the kill, tagging Darchinyan with another right that sent him reeling into the ropes.

Donaire then chased Darchinyan around, finally trapping his opponent in a corner and landing successive blows that forced referee Laurence Cole to wave it off at the 2:06 mark.

The win allowed Donaire to bounce back from a stunning unanimous decision loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux last April, and he immediately called out the Cuban for a rematch during the post-fight interview.

"That's who I want," he said, referring to Rigondeaux.

The stoppage win also put a definitive conclusion to his domination of Darchinyan, whom he first knocked out in 2007 in the fifth round of their International Boxing Federation flyweight title match. Darchinyan had always claimed the loss was a fluke and more of a lucky punch.

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Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler - Miss Universe 2013

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler was crowned Miss Universe 2013 during the coronation night held at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia on November 9 (November 10, Philippine time).
The 25-year-old TV personality from Maracay bested 85 rivals including the Philippines’ Ariella Arida as 3rd runner-up; Miss Spain, 1st runner-up; Miss Ecuador, 2nd runner-up; and Miss Brazil, 4th runner-up.
The judges for the main show were Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, Russian pop king Philipp Kirkorov, Chef Nobu, Ice skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski, Italo Fontana, model Anne V, Carol Alt and Farouk Shami.  US TV presenter Thomas Roberts and ex-Spice Girls Mel B hosted the pageant.

Miss Venezuela's winning answer to judge Steven Tyler's question "What is your biggest fear and how do you plan to overcome it?" is "For me while one may have a lot of fears but nonetheless this is nothing negative. I believe we should overcome all of our fears and this in turn would make us much stronger and mostly we can become stronger persons. As soon as we overcome our fears and we are sure of ourselves then we can face any challenge."

Ariella meanwhile, believes the solution to the lack of jobs among young people starting their careers around the world is education.
"For the people who have lack of jobs, I do believe that we people should invest in education and that is my primary advocacy because if we all know that everyone of us is educated and well aware of what we are doing, we can land into jobs and we could land our careers in the future. So education is a primary source and it's a ticket for a better future."

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More than 10,000 feared dead in Typhoon YOLANDA

The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned Sunday, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster.
The horrifying estimates came as rescue workers appeared overwhelmed in their efforts to help countless survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which sent tsunami-like waves and merciless winds rampaging across a huge chunk of the archipelago on Friday.
Police said they had deployed special forces to contain looters in Tacloban, the devastated provincial capital of Leyte, while the United States announced it had responded to a Philippine government appeal and would send military help.

"Tacloban is totally destroyed. Some people are losing their minds from hunger or from losing their families," high school teacher Andrew Pomeda, 36, told AFP, as he warned of the increasing desperation of survivors.
"People are becoming violent. They are looting business establishments, the malls, just to find food, rice and milk... I am afraid that in one week, people will be killing from hunger."
Authorities were struggling to even understand the sheer magnitude of the disaster, let alone react to it, with the regional police chief for Leyte saying 10,000 people were believed to have died in that province alone.
"We had a meeting last night with the governor and, based on the government's estimates, initially there are 10,000 casualties (dead)," Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria told reporters in Tacloban.
"About 70 to 80 percent of the houses and structures along the typhoon's path were destroyed."

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Supertyphoon YOLANDA - at least 100 people dead

Aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda :

At least 100 people may have died in the Philippines from the impact of super typhoon Haiyan, Bodies were lying in the streets, according to an initial report from an aviation officer in the central city of Tacloban, said Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Haiyan, possibly the strongest storm ever to hit land, was barrelling out of the Philippines after having flattened houses, triggered landslides and floods and knocked out power and communications across a number of islands.

A car lies upside down outside an airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 9, 2013. Possibly the strongest typhoon ever to hit land devastated the central Philippine city of Tacloban, killing at least 100 people, turning houses into rubble and leveling the airport in a surge of flood water and high wind, officials said on Saturday. The toll of death and damage from Typhoon Haiyan on Friday is expected to rise sharply as rescue workers and soldiers reach areas cut off by the massive, fast-moving storm which weakened to a category 4 on Saturday.

A view inside a damaged airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 9, 2013. Possibly the strongest typhoon ever to hit land devastated the central Philippine city of Tacloban, killing at least 100 people, turning houses into rubble and leveling the airport in a surge of flood water and high wind, officials said on Saturday. The toll of death and damage from Typhoon Haiyan on Friday is expected to rise sharply as rescue workers and soldiers reach areas cut off by the massive, fast-moving storm which weakened to a category 4 on Saturday
A damaged airport is seen as residents wait for relief goods after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city, central Philippines, November 9, 2013. Possibly the strongest typhoon ever to hit land devastated the central Philippine city of Tacloban, killing at least 100 people, turning houses into rubble and leveling the airport in a surge of flood water and high wind

A resident uses a wheelbarrow to recover the body of a victim after Typhoon Haiyan hit the municipality of Coron, Palawan province in central Philippines November 9, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, possibly the strongest storm ever to hit land, has devastated the central Philippine city of Tacloban, killing at least 100 people and destroying most houses in a surge of flood water and high winds.

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Bagyong Yolanda - Supertyphoon Yolanda Updates

Signal No. 1
(30-60 kph winds may be expected in at least 36 hours)
None Northern Samar
Eastern Samar
Samar
Leyte
Southern Leyte Biliran Island
Camotes Island Surigao Del
Norte
Siargao Island
Dinagat Island
Surigao Del Sur Agusan Del Norte
Northern part of Agusan Del
Sur
Estimated rainfall amount is
from 10.0 - 30.0 mm per hour
(Heavy - Intense) within the 600 km diameter of the
Typhoon.

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