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Beringuela-Amansec Wedding in Paco, Manila

11/23/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

In all the world
There is no heart
for me like yours.
In all the world,
there is no love for
you like mine.
~Maya Angelou

Mr. & Mrs. Gisberto Beringuela is happy and honored to announce the marriage of their daughter Loren Jane to Adrian Bernard A. Amansec, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benardo Amansec.

The wedding will be held on December 9, 2009 at the St. Pancratius Chapel in Paco Manila, Philippines at 5 PM. The reception immediately follows at the Paco Park Gardens.

UP Ibalon-Bicol sends its best wishes and congratulations to the lucky couple. (Photo Credit: http://adrianlorenwedding2009.weebly.com/) =0=

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Labels: Adrian Amansec, Davao City helicopter wedding, Gisbert Beringuela, Loren Jane Beringuela, Manila, marriage, Milestone, Totie Mesia, transition

"Pamanhikan" ushers in the wedding bells of Sen. Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez

6/17/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

In the age-old tradition of a Filipino marriage, Senator Manual Roxas and his would-be bride TV news anchor Korina Sanchez feted their respective families in a “pamanhikan,” a especial party prepared to honor the bride’s family capped with the groom’s public proposal of marriage.

After the acceptance of the proposal, the groom brought the elders of his family to meet the bride’s relatives in a happy feast of poems, songs, food, and dancing. It was supposed to be an occasion to discuss the arrangments of the coming wedding itself---the budget, number of guests, sponsors, place of ceremony and reception among other concerns.

For Mar and Korina, this pre-union Filipino custom was held on the night of June 14, 2009 in the beautiful home of the bride in Paranaque, Metro Manila. The gathering brought together the celebrities of the Araneta-Roxas clan and the brothers, nieces, uncles, aunts and relatives of the Sanchezes’ side. Visibly radiant in her sleeveless grey-brown dress, 44 year-old Korina whose parents died earlier had her friends and classmates witnessed the memorable affair. She definitely put more sheen on the feathers of Mar who needs them for the 2010 presidential election.

The specific date of the wedding planned within this year is yet to be determined in accordance with feng shui, a folksy Chinese belief system consulted to bring good luck and happiness to the occasion. (Photo Credit: http:// www.stir.ph.com) =0=

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Labels: feng shui, Korina Sanchez, marriage, Pamanhikan, Sen. Mar Roxas, Senator, Totie Mesia, TV host; celebrity, wedding

Same-sex marriage proponents lose bid to keep gay union legal in California

5/27/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

The California Supreme Court ruled against gay marriage by upholding Proposition 8, the initiative against same-sex union which won during the November 8, 2008 election. In spite of efforts by gay activists to make same-sex marriage legal, the court decided in favor of what the majority of Californians wanted---that marriage must be between a man and a woman.

In a 6-1 decision, the court banned gay marriage in California on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, but ruled that the 18,000 marriages forged before the prohibition, are retained as legal. The court decided that the change in ruling must not be retroactive; dissolution of homosexual unions contracted in the Golden State in the five months that they were legal could be disruptive.

“The court said that while the ban denies gay couples use of the term "marriage," it does not fundamentally disturb their basic right to "establish an officially recognized and protected family relationship with the person of one's choice and to raise children within the family." California still allows gay couples to form domestic partnerships.”----The Huffington Post (05/26/09,)

Gay activists, homosexuals, lesbians, and their supporters were furious. Setting demonstrations which blocked the streets in front of the courthouse, they accused the court of not protecting a minority. On the other hand, anti-gay marriage advocates were ecstatic that the court respected the right of voters to define marriage as they knew it.

This tug-of-war on the acceptance of same-sex marriage isn’t over. The long drawn debate on legalizing unions of the same gender has touched issues on equality and tolerance. It also threatens the religious faith of many Californians that forbids gay unions.

Experts say gay advocates can still appeal to the federal court for equal protection under the US constitution. Iowa, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut are states that so far recognize same-sex marriage. (Photo Credit: ACME-Nollmeyer) =0=

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Labels: California, gay marriage, homosexuality, legal case, lesbian, marriage, Proposition 8, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, Totie Mesia, tradition

Child-bride divorces her 50 year old husband

5/02/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

In Saudi Arabia a judge permitted an 8 year-old girl to divorce her 50 year-old groom. The girl was forced into marriage in August 2008 after her father run into debts and got a $13,000 dowry for his daughter. The mother of the bride objected and sought annulment.

Because there is no law in Saudi Arabia that rules on the marrying age, human rights groups pressure the Saudi government to enact a law to protect children in this situation.

“The 8-year-old girl's marriage was not the only one in the kingdom to receive attention in recent months. Saudi newspapers have highlighted several cases in which young girls were married off to much older men or young boys including a 15-year-old girl whose father, a death-row inmate, married her off to a cell mate.”---Yahoo.News.com/ AP (04/30/0, Al-Shalchi, H)

Upheld by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UNICEF executive director Ann Veneman stressed the right to a free and full consent in contracting marriage which is absent when the union involves a party that is too young to make such consent and informed decision.

Joining calls to end the practice of marriage by minors, the United States called such marriages as human rights violations. Undersecretary of state for political affairs William Burns said in a conference:

"Child marriage is, unfortunately, still common in much of Saudi Arabia and we have voiced our concern about this practice at the highest levels…We were encouraged by reports that the Justice Ministry had begun to review the legal age of marriage."----CNN.com (04/30/09, Jamjoom, M; Abedine, S)

Some Saudi officals are open to make laws aimed to protect the under-aged. The country’s legislature, the Shura Council, are deliberating to put into law a suggestion that 18 years should be minimum age for marriage. (Photo credit: tj_2000pk x 2) =0=

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Labels: bride, children, human rights, laws, marriage, Saudi Arabia, social, Totie Mesia, tradition, Unicef, wedding

Judy Ann Santos marries Ryan Agoncillo in Batangas

4/29/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

In an early morning ceremony, movie celebrities Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo wedded on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:30 AM at San Juan Nepomuceno Church in San Juan, Batangas. Attended by few close friends and relatives,, the private ceremony was officiated their spiritual adviser, Fr. Tito Caluag.

Eager Fans were thrilled to know the simple wedding which was the subject of speculations for sometime. The couple was originally planning a trip to Mexico after the wedding, but was held off because of the flu scare. (Photo Credit: aryty) =0=

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Labels: celebrity, entertainment, Judy Ann Santos, marriage, movie star, Ryan Agoncillo, Totie Mesia, wedding

The Traditional man-woman marriage

11/10/2008 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

"Love the family! Defend and promote it as the basic cell of human
society; nurture it as the prime sanctuary of life. Give great care to the
preparation of engaged couples and be close to young married couples, so
that they will be for their children and the whole community an eloquent
testimony of God's love."--Pope John Paul II, 2001

"Marriage is the foundation of the family and the family is the foundation of society: if we strengthen marriage, we strengthen the family, we strengthen the children and we strengthen the community. If your goal is to help improve the world, marriage is as good a place as any to start."---Diane Sollee, Grand Rapids Family Summit, 1998

(Photo Credits: msbernal; msbernal; bloomsdayflowers)

RELATED BLOG: "Moral Challenge: angry gays protest ban of same-sex marriage in California" Posted by mesiamd at 11/10/2008

Labels: children, Diane Soullee, family, marriage, Pope John Paul II, social, tradition

UP Ibalon Bicol

Beringuela-Amansec Wedding in Paco, Manila

"Pamanhikan" ushers in the wedding bells of Sen. Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez

Same-sex marriage proponents lose bid to keep gay union legal in California

Child-bride divorces her 50 year old husband

Judy Ann Santos marries Ryan Agoncillo in Batangas

The Traditional man-woman marriage

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