Here’s something you don’t see everyday! A reward is being offered for any information on who killed a Philippine Eagle named Kagsabua who was released back into the wild in Mt. Kitanglad Natural Park last March 6. The reward is being offered by the Philippine Eagle Foundation chairman Dennis Salvador. Apparently we have a Philippine [...]
It looks like we’re sooooo out of budget that our Police Force will resort to using golf carts as their patrol cars. While I agree that we should all conserve gas, this is just insane. The new electronic car that the PNP will deploy really looks like a golf cart that was just painted black [...]
PAGASA recently announced that a new storm is on it’s way to the Philippines. “Helen” is currently moving towards Northern Luzon and it’s mainly causing the intermittent rains that we’re getting in Metro Manila. It’s advisable that you guys bring a small umbrella or a jacket with you when you go to work. There’s always [...]
Today’s headline for the Philippine Daily Inquirer pretty much says it all. In the 28 years that Sulpicio lines has been operating, they’ve encountered 45 incidents of collision, sinking, caught on fire, or even stalled at sea for days. How many people have died because of this? While there is not definite count yet, the [...]
Here’s something interesting - Senator Mar Roxas is really pushing for the suspension of VAT on oil. Like what I said in my previous post, this will give conusmers some relief in the on-going global gas crisis. I got this transcript from my Tita’s post in her blog. There are some really good insights in [...]
Lines at the gas station last Friday were really long. People were afraid that the prices would increase and their fears were confirmed. According to several articles on Inquirer, the prices would continue to increase weekly until we hit around 65-66 per litter. There’s even talk right now that prices would shoot up to 70 [...]
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao once again proves to the entire world that he is the best pound-per-pound boxer. True to a lot of predictions made by people, Pacman was able to score a knockout against Diaz before the 10th round. After 9 grueling rounds where Diaz attempted time and time again to come back, Pacman finally [...]
It looks like the best party place in town is turning out to be a PLACE OF DEATH! Lol. Another fight broke out at Embassy Club and this time in included one of the DJ’s who literally mauled a 20-year old balikbayan. The fight stemmed from another misunderstanding which turned ugly since egos were [...]
Last weekend, Typhoon Frank hit the Philippines. Most of the people in Metro Manila complained about the loss of electricity, internet, and some even celebrated that there were no classes yesterday for all levels of school. This is a sad reflection of the level of apathy we have here in Manila. We should all be [...]
Kidnappers all around the Philippines are probably rejoicing and planning on who they will abduct next. Why? Because we paid MILLIONS of pesos for the release of Ces Drilon and her crew. That’s the problem with situations like this - it’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t moment. The good part is [...]
A prayer answered! Ces Drilon and her crew was finally freed late Tuesday night, nine long days after their abduction in Sulu. Apparently, the story they were following was an interview with a top Abu Sayaf commander which could have actually been a set-up all along. Anyway, the question now is was there a ransom [...]
(I’m cross-posting this from my other blog which is mostly about gaming and gadgets). As most of you know, ABS-CBN Star Reporter Ces Drilon was abducted by a terrorist group while she was in Mindanao following a lead for her story. They’ve already released her camera man but she’s still there together with a professor [...]
ABS-CBN Star Reporter Ces Drilon’s abductor’s finally made their demands. P15,000,000 Pesos in cold hard cash in exchange for Ces Drilon’s freedom. The government and ABS-CBN have already stated that they will not negotiate or pay the ransom, but according to the reports on Inquirer, Ces’ family is more than wiilling to shell out to [...]
Sometimes we believe that we are superhuman, impervious to any harm or danger. This is especially true when you’re a celebrity or a politician - fame becomes a shield of overconfidence making you think that you’re immortal. I’m just thinking out loud here in response to a recent statement done by Secretary Ermita about Ces [...]
Ces Drilon, one of the top reporters of ABS-CBN, was recently abducted by armed men in Zamboanga City. It hasn’t been confirmed yet which particular group did it but there are a lot of speculations that the Abu Sayyaf are the ones behind this recent act of terrorism. Ces is a colleague of my girlfriend [...]
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