I’ve done the unimaginable. I enrolled last night in Fitness First. Hahaha. Good luck to me.

The news that we may have to go back to manual elections spread like wildfire last night as the local partner of Smartmatic, Total Information Management Corporation, backed out of the deal with COMELEC. According to the TIM President, they had irreconcilable differences. Varied reasons for the back out have been floated by several news articles in print/online and on TV. Some say that TIM didn’t have the necessary money to fund the activity, or that they had problems with the revenue-sharing model with Smartmatic. However, another angle that we can look at is corruption. Read the rest of this entry »

My good friend Randell shared with me this article written by RJ Ledesma on the Philippine Star about his sentiments on the Con Ass. This guy is a brilliant writer and I’m sure you guys will like how he expressed his thoughts on this article. Read the entire entry after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m currently watching ANC for the live coverage of the debate on Con Ass. Can I just say that this is one of the most disgusting moments in Philippine history. What I’m seeing now are once-proud and honorable congressmen now turned into lowly foot soldiers without a conscience or integrity. These people are just on marching orders from the administration and I am really offended as a Filipino. Just watching how brazen and bold the majority are in pushing for this is making my blood boil! Argh! To the Congressmen who voted for the Con Ass - mahiya naman kayo.

According to the latest Pulse Asia survey, the battle for the 2010 Presidential Elections is too tight to call. Vice President Noli De Castro leads at 18%, followed closely by Escudero 17%, Estrada 15%, Villar 14%, and Roxas at 13%. Senator Loren Legarda dropped out of the top 5 list. The biggest winner for this survey is Senator Roxas, who surged 5 points. It looks like his Padyak campaign combined with his public engagement to Korina Sanchez brought him closer to the masses. Read the rest of this entry »

Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili are now in the Senate for their public hearing of the sex scandal issue. I was appalled after hearing how Hayden Kho described his relationship with Katrina. According to the Dr. Kho the relationship was all about “Drugs and sex, drugs and sex.” To which Katrina replied “Minahal ko si Hayden”. Man! This guy is literally burying his own coffin. By the way, the picture above is something I got from Facebook. Apparently some guy decided to splash water at Hayden Kho. Full details about the hearing after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

I took a cab today since I was color coding. I enjoy cab rides a lot especially if the driver is talkative and is in the know when in comes to local politics. I had this fierce debate with the taxi driver I rode with today and I can’t help but blog about the experience. As most of you guys know by now, I’m a critic of MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando. When I was talking with the driver on who he was going to support for 2010, I was really surprised to hear him say the MMDA Chairman’s name. I immediately asked why and he said one line that almost left me speechless - “Bayani will change this country.” Read the rest of this entry »

As more and more names are entered into the Presidential race, it’s no wonder that politicians are also starting to eye the 2nd highest position in the country. Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno threw his hat in the nomination process for the Vice-presidency of the about-to-merge KAMPI-LAKAS party. Complete press release after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Pastor Sonny Oaman was the guest preacher for the recent service at Victory Greenhills. He delivered the message pretty well. It was like a steam engine building momentum, gathering strength, and then boom! Anyway, this post is an idea that I got from Pastor Larry. Basically I just write down my thoughts on the service to share with everyone what I learned. Details after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

As of this writing, there have been 2 confirmed cases of Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus) already in the Philippines. Both are Filipinos who came from Canada and the United States. One is a 10 year-old girl while the other is a 50 year-old. While the Department of Health is doing a commendable job of stopping the virus from spreading, it’s better to be safe than sorry. I got this fact sheet from an article on the Inquirer. It might be good for you guys to check it out. Read it after the break. Read the rest of this entry »