http://www.carloople.com On Politics, Media, Entertainment, Books, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Life! Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've done the unimaginable. I enrolled last night in Fitness First. Hahaha. Good luck to me. http://www.carloople.com/2009/07/01/going-to-the-gym/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/06/30/corruption-to-stop-automated-elections/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/06/10/uno-eic-rj-ledesma-on-con-ass/ 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. ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/06/02/house-of-representatives-con-ass-1109-insanity/ 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. ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/06/01/2010-presidential-race-anyones-ballgame/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/05/28/drugs-and-sex-hayden-kho/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/05/27/bayani-will-change-this-country-manong-taxi-driver/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/05/26/interior-secretary-ronaldo-puno-to-run-for-vice-president/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/05/25/lupang-hinirang-series-at-victory-greenhills/ 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 ... http://www.carloople.com/2009/05/24/swine-flu-facts-and-tips-from-paris-and-who/