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The year 2009 was really a bad year for the Philippines. There were Ondoy and Pepeng typhoons that wreak havoc to the country with many lives lost and properties damaged. And then there’s the Ampatuan massacre which put the country in a negative light. It’s been bad news after the other. The good news, we [...]
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“We can’t call him an animal because I have pets and they are tame. No, he is a monster. They are monsters,” Mangudadatu told reporters, referring to Ampatuan Jr. and his gunmen.
“My wife’s private parts were slashed four times, after which they fired a bullet into it. They speared both of her eyes, shot both [...]
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There’s no doubt that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has charmed the Filipinos in her recent visit. Her wit and humor drew applause from a crowd of around 800 students in a forum organized by ABS-CBN. She has all the right answers to questions on topics that are close to the hearts of Filipinos [...]
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Whenever there’s an SM City, business establishments begin to sprout like mushroom. Sometimes, the size of an SM City Mall is an indication of the economic activity in a city. Most of us who live where there’s an SM City know that it has a significant role in our life. Most of us has a [...]
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Let me borrow the title of teleserye “May Bukas Pa” to point out that for the Philippines, there’s still tomorrow. Unlike other people, I have never felt that we are hopeless. If you think the Pinoys are hopeless, then imagine what would an African in Darfur felt.
Events in the past month were nothing but inspiring. [...]
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Ever wonder why Japanese women have beautiful skin? Apparently it has something to do with the rice wine or sake. No, they don’t drink it but apply it on their skin.
I accidentally came across an article describing how kojic acid found in Japanese rice wine (sake) reduces the body’s ability to form the type of [...]
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My friend slash officemate May and I were toying with the idea of having a Bacolod/Negros bloggers meet-up for the longest time. I already met some but I believe there are still a lot out of bloggers based in Negros out there. We started contacting Negros bloggers whom we know so that all of us [...]
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Meeting Kaith (Uninterrupted) was already long overdue so when she texted me if we can meet at 7am of April first, I said yes. I already some officemates that I’ll be late. I know they won’t be surprised as I am most of the time late.
It was still too early for me, considering I had [...]
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The votes are in and the Philippines topped yesterday’s Earth Hour with the most number of registrant cities, towns and districts in Asia according to Earth Hour website. I say we should since we are already on the list of Biodiversity Hotspots.
Everyday, our forests are threatened by logging and other human activities, endangering our rich [...]
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