News & Current Events
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Grand Procession Of Black Nazarene Traffic Re-Routing
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today released traffic advisory in line of the grand procession of Black Nazarene in Manila on Monday. Closure Areas: Route from Quirino Grandstand (Rizal Park), right Katigbak Drive thru P. Burgos, left Taft Ave(P.Burgos) thru McArthur Bridge, right Palanca, thru under Quezon Bridge, left Quezon Blvd, right Arlegui, right Fratenal, right Vergara. left Duque de Alba, left Castillejos, left Farneclo, right Arlegui, left Nepomuceno, left Aguila, right Carcer, right Hidalgo thru Plaza del Carmen, left Bilibid Viejo thru Puyat, left Guzman. right Hidlago. left Barbosa, right Globo de Oro thru under Quezon Bridge, right Palanca, right Villalobos thru Palza Miranda to Quiapo Chruch. Affected Areas…
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PNoy Would Not Finish Term – Psychic
Do you dignify psychics’ predictions? If they were right, are they only coincidence? Another local psychic today claimed that Philippine President Noynoy Aquino will not finish his term that is supposed to end on year 2016. Danny Atienza said that Aquino will be ousted because of his conflict with the Supreme Court or the judiciary as a whole. Just last year, he also predicted that the President would not be able to finish term due to health problems thus he will be replaced by Vice President Jejomar Binay in 2013. But if you remember his predictions before, he was wrong when he said that Manny Villar and Mar Roxas will…
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Higher Fuel, Water Prices Hike: Start Of Filipinos’ Burden In 2012
It was really a bang for Filipinos. This month, prices of fuel, liquefied petroleum products (LPG) and water will be dramatically increase! A P3 per kilo hike was implemented today. That means, the current price of an 11-kilo LPG tank is now at P650. Unfortunately, there will be another round of hike in the coming days. Small cooking gas players claimed that the adjustment was due to the higher contract price in the world market. Some oil companies also announced its price hike at 12 midnight of December 3, 2011, Tuesday. Moreover, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and Manila Water Co. Inc. will have their increase of P2.49 and P2.18 per…
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Death of Waning Abdusalam
The death of the notorious bandit leader and former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Waning Abdusalam is now confirmed. Below is the full text of the email sent to me by Director Felicisimo Khu of PNP Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Western Mindanao. The group of @Waning was said to be responsible in the series of attacks in Zamboanga Sibugay which costs too many innocent lives, and also law enforcers and soldiers. DEATH OF ABDULGANI ABDUSALAM @ WANING THE DIRECTORATE FOR INTEGRATED OPERATIONS IN WESTERN MINDANAO (DIPO-WM) OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT ABDULGANI ABDUSALAM @ WANING HAS DIED LAST NOV 6, 2011 AFTER HAVING SUCCUMBED TO GUNSHOT WOUND ON BOTH…
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In This Crisis, We Stand Together
Just sharing this speech… In This Crisis, We Stand Together* by HON. JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator and Spokesperson Supreme Court As you all know by now, our Chief Justice Renato C. Corona has been impeached in blitzkrieg fashion, in an unprecedented, lightning-like, coming together of 188 members of the House of Representatives. This astonishing, astounding feat has never been seen in response to urgent legislation long pending and gathering dust in the halls of our revered Congress. I will not be quick to impute impartiality or bias but I am sure that many of you will agree with me that there is much much more than meets the…
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Did your solon voted for Chief Justice’s impeachment?
See the list below if your representative signed the resolution for the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. Did they voted according to reasons and their principles? Or according to the political party decision? 1. Tupas, Niel Jr. 2. Umali, Reynaldo 3. Abaya, Joseph Emilio 4. Del Rosario, Antonio 5. Bag-ao, Arlene 6. Teodoro, Marcelino 7. Castelo, Winston 8. Arago, Maria Evita 9. Golez, Roilo 10. Lacson-Noel, Josephine Veronique 11. Cerilles, Aurora 12. Calixto-Rubiano, Emi 13. Bello, Walden 14. Hataman-Salliman, Jim 15. Catamco, Nancy 16. Lanete, Scott Davies 17. Valencia, Rodolfo 18. Noel, Florencio 19. Mendoza, Mark 20. Gatchalian, Rex 21. Gonzales, Aurelio Jr. 22. Ferrer, Jeffrey 23.…
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Gadhafi’s death
Libyans and other foreign countries are celebrating the death of their long-time dictator leader, Muammar Gadhafi. Indeed a momentous day for every one who are advocating democracy and freedom. But how did Gadhafi died? He may be the most evil person in the world but does he deserved disrespect? Base on the amateur video above, he’s still alive when captured by the Libyan rebels. So what happened next? It was reported that he was shot in the head. Will this only reflects how Libyans’s anger pushed them to kill their former leader? Obviously. We hope that what happened to Gadhafi will serve as an eye opener for others leaders to…
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Former President Gloria Arroyo’s health update: Still at critical stage – spokesman
I waited seven hours before I got latest development on former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s health status. She’s been staying on and off to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Global City, Taguig City for few weeks now. The former President underwent second surgery after the cervical spine operation seems to caused infections. She recently returned in the hospital and now being monitored in the Coronary Care Unit – no visitors allowed. Good thing, Arroyo’s spokesman Atty. Raul Lambino gave initial updates after attending a private mass for the former President inside the hospital. He said, Mrs. Arroyo was allowed to move a little but remain considered as…
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Live media coverage on maguindanao massacre trial okayed
The Supreme Court unanimously voted to partially granted the request for live broadcast by television and radio of the trial court proceedings of the Maguindanao massacre case. “It is about time to craft a win-win situation that shall not compromise rights in the criminal administration of justice, sacrifice press freedom and allied rights, and interfere with the integrity, dignity and solemnity of judiciary proceedings,” the Court said in its 15-page resolution. However, the Supreme Court wants a strict implementation of the guidelines for the live media coverage. The audio-visual recording of the Maguindanao massacre cases may be made both for documentary purposes and for transmittal to live broadcast broadcasting; Media…