Current Events

I was with my daughter at Chocolat and we were waiting for our slice of choco cake and frozen hot spanish chocolate when the headline of Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2008 issue, caught my attention. Bishops: Not Taking Sides On Politics . And to quote:

Catholic bishops are neither “pro” nor “anti”-Arroyo, Lingayen-Dagupan (Pangasinan) Archbishop Oscar […]

It’s (political) rally season again in the Philippines, as various groups call for the President to step down from office due to the alleged kickback and overpriced national broadband network (NBN) deal with Chinese corporation, ZTE. Some friends have asked what is my take on the issue? And I replied with this question.
Do we have […]

View of Manila Bay (and SM by the Bay establishments), from Fitness First,
One e-Com Center, SM Mall Of Asia
A refreshing view while sweating it out inside Fitness First (Gym).
This place used to be a barren area, no activity except migratory birds and crawling animals. But today, the place is sprawling with economic activity with more […]

The rebellion that was crushed yesterday is kinda frustrating and tiring. For a moment, though, I was anxious that blood will shed.
We have a buoyant economy which grew 6.6% on the third quarter and expecting more growth before the year ends. But as financial analysts have observed, “just when everything was looking good […]

Updates
6:31 PM: Media personnel who stayed inside the hotel were also arrested.
6:18 PM: Perpetrators of the mutiny now under gov’t. hands, have boarded the police bus that will take them for custody and questioning.
6:13 PM:
Former VP Guingona left the 2nd floor and now at the holding area. Bus that will take the suspects away readied.
5:45 […]

While Metro Manila is expecting the effects of super typhoons Mitag and Hagibis, an unexpected tremor jolted Manila and the northern part of Luzon. The epicenter was believed to be at Pangasinan province.
We were at the office and about to take lunch when the ground shook. Those inside the office stood and observed. Though […]