Archive for January, 2007
In a recent headline the NPA admitted that they were behind the killing (assassination, murder, etc) of Daram Mayor Benito Astorga. I wrote about this last week on Thursday, and it was breaking news then. I talked to my cousin over in the region and he wasn’t surprised, and he immediately told me [...]
January 31st, 2007 | Posted in National News | 3 Comments
If I ever get my hands on this scam-artist of a woman, I will literally ring her neck and go Bruce Lee on her. Filipinos in Canada always have had a great reputation when it came to being honest and hardworking. But, here’s a story that came out in the Toronto Star(Canada).
Refugee claimant [...]
January 31st, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
I haven’t been into FHM as of late, so I really got a lot of eye candy today as I strolled on over to their website. I just wanted to check out if there were anything new. And yes, not to my surprise, there’s a lot of things new. But we’ll get [...]
January 30th, 2007 | Posted in Showbiz | 2 Comments
In light of the last fraudulent election, the CBCP made a public announcement for a fair and clean election this upcoming May. This announcement is more of a fair warning as the CBCP calls upon all their church leaders both nationally and locally, as well as other civic leaders to be the eyes and [...]
January 29th, 2007 | Posted in Politics | No Comments
Let’s take a little breather from all the politics, we have a few more months left to indulge. Here’s some wacky and interesting facts (From the Inbox: Lexter)
In Lebanon , men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable [...]
January 29th, 2007 | Posted in Wacky News | 2 Comments
I don’t want to wait, I am acting. Since, Tingog.com has started, we’ve had more than a dozen individuals that have thrown in their hats to help out. Although, we are still contemplating their roles with the development, it is promising to see such passion from Filipinos all around the world. It [...]
January 27th, 2007 | Posted in Music/Musika, Politics, Social Concerns | 3 Comments
When we write here on our nice pretty little blog, we are exercising our right to free speech. Unfortunately this right is not available to all individuals in the world. Sad to say, but imprisonment is still a fear for many writers and bloggers out there.
Abdelkareem Soliman, also known online as Kareem Amer, [...]
January 26th, 2007 | Posted in World News | 3 Comments
I can’t wait to see the new movie with Angel Locsin and her leading man, what was the name of that guy? Honestly, I really don’t care, just the mere mention that Angel Locsin is in a new movie, in a more mature role, and in a love scene. I don’t think most [...]
January 26th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments
What in the world is The Philippines coming to. Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson is now running for a Senate seat, and his reason is that he is fighting against The Estradas. Look, if you want a fist fight, go do it at a boxing match or just a good old fashion [...]
January 26th, 2007 | Posted in Politics | 1 Comment
My father’s side of the family is from Western Samar, and the recent news of the Assassination of the mayor of the island town of Daram came as a shock to my system. I’ve heard of the mayor, but never met him in person. I don’t want to speculate on anything, but it [...]
January 25th, 2007 | Posted in National News | 1 Comment
Yet another of thousands of examples that are testament to the fact that party affiliation is nothing but a name here in The Philippines. It’s been hovering around like an annoying fly in the past few days, but rumors are still buzzing, and is probably going to be confirmed in a few days that [...]
January 25th, 2007 | Posted in Politics | No Comments
When it comes to love, a man will cross an ocean, go through fire, and come back from the dead to save his maiden in distress. In Philippine Showbiz as of late, the apparent maiden is Gretchen Barreto. For the past few weeks, the word war, between Gretchen, Lani, and Lolit Solis has [...]
January 25th, 2007 | Posted in Showbiz | No Comments
The Sinulog in Cebu was another great success, another big crowd, and another chance for Cebu to showcase it’s diverse culture. So, I did take another little break, but since the news probably will not let up until after the elections, we will move full speed ahead with blogging about the current state of [...]
January 25th, 2007 | Posted in Current Events, Politics | No Comments
This is why I am always skeptical of politicians especially when it comes time for elections. They don’t have enough money to run a campaign, and they can’t raise the cash needed to fund it so they do it in illegal ways. GMA News recently reported that cops in the Quezon Province are [...]
January 24th, 2007 | Posted in Local Issues, Politics | No Comments
In light of all these dismissals, graft and corruption charges, and the sad impeachment of politicians including Erap… I ask myself a question. Is it possible to climb to the top unscathed? Is it possible to rise to the top and come out clean? Or do you have to succumb to external [...]
January 19th, 2007 | Posted in Government, Politics | 2 Comments
YOU’RE FIRED!
I’m at a loss as to what to think about the recent dismissals of Government officials, whether or not it is warranted, and why it seems as though that all of these dismissals are occurring in a large number at the same time. By looking at each case it seems to be clear [...]
January 19th, 2007 | Posted in Government, Politics | No Comments