Sep
05
2009
Another 2 long-weekend this September. September 21 was declared as non-working holiday for the observance of Eid’l Fitr (End of Ramadan), which means the end of holy month of fasting. This afternoon, another announcement made by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declaring September 7, 2009 as National Day of Mourning for Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Eraño [...]
Aug
13
2009
It’s the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 and as a support for Team Pilipinas, Nike Philippines sponsors the Philippine National Basketball team. I just love the catchy banner ads from Nuffnang. The site TeamPilipinas.info provided desktop wallpapers for you to download. You can also check the site to watch free live stream of the FIBA Asia [...]
Aug
05
2009
Watch Cory Aquino’s burial live streaming here. Filipinos around the world can still pay tribute to the President by watching Cory Aquino’s burial via live streaming. Meanwhile, Malacanang Palace also declared August 5, 2009 as a special non-working holiday to give chance for Filipinos to honor the mother of our democracy. Public viewing of Cory [...]
Jun
23
2009
It was a sad news this morning especially for people in Washington, DC because of two train collisions on the Metro’s Red Line during the rush hour. According to CNN.com, 6 people were killed and 76 people were injured. These numbers are still expected to increase as rescue operations are still ongoing. Both trains were [...]
Mar
23
2009
Boyet Fajardo Duty Free Philippines incident: I’ve been seeing the name Boyet Fajardo this week, it’s a very common name that’s why I didn’t bother to google him. Until I saw the news on TV Patrol about the incident on Duty Free Philippines concerning none other than, Boyet Fajardo. Boyet Fajardo who??? Apparently, he’s a [...]
Jan
15
2009
While the rest of America loved Barack Obama months ago, it is only now that I became an Obama fan. It’s nothing political, though I noticed that he’s a good-looking and intelligent man too. But one thing that made me love Obama is his letter that Barack Obama wrote to his daughters, Malia and Sasha [...]
Sep
24
2008
With the melamine scare spreading around the globe, we should all be wary not just with milk products but also with other milk-based products. In Singapore, the White Rabbit candy was found to be contaminated with melamine. Two other brands, Dutch Lady strawberry-flavoured milk and Yili Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yoghurt Flavoured Ice Confection, have [...]
Jun
10
2008
Let us all pray for the safety of Ces Drilon, and two other crews, Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama. A professor from Mindanao State University, Octavio Dinampo, who was with the ABS-CBN news team was also kidnapped. The news team was reportedly missing since Saturday, June 7, 2008. Click the link for the official statement [...]