My Rocking Cradle

We are all aware by now about the tragedy that befell on people of Cagayan de Oro brought about by Typhoon Sendong. Iloilo had been under Storm Signal No. 1 but we didn’t experience the typhoon’s wrath save for sporadic rain showers that appeared to be just your normal rain showers in a tropical country [...]

Headline Title: Bimby: Are you my tito’s Girlfriend?
Read the last part of this news:
No privacy
On the sidelines, Mr. Aquino again lamented how the public had often encroached on his private life:
“Someone passes by and a picture has to be taken. You’re putting food in your mouth, you’re just barely beginning to eat, even if your [...]

This is an excerpt of President Barack Obama’s speech about the death of Osama bin Laden.
“Today, AT MY DIRECTION, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to [...]

After a long hiatus on news about Bin Laden, the world is given a very positive, most welcome news: OBAMA BIN LADEN is dead!.
That’s the breaking news right now on CNN.
This very good news should be followed by tighter security all over the world. Islam radicals don’t sit and mourn over this top-level news. “An [...]

Is it too late to talk about the Janjan Suan controversy?
Janjan Suan will always be relevant. Willie Revillame will be a permanent fixture in Philippine television, whether we like it or not. Philippine politics will always be dirty. Noble intentions will always be marred by politics. Amidst all these, we could only hope Janjan Suan [...]

I salute the dignified silence in which the Japanese people collectively chose to manifest their grief.
The 50 men and women who are still inside the Fukushima power plant deserve to be recognized all over the world for their continuing heroic work - some may be unwillingly, but they still do. The rest of us who can only [...]

Condolences to the family of the late general.
Do you know of other suicides committed by politicians or people involved with politics who were thrown into a scandal in the Philippines?
Former General Angelo Reyes earlier told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in an interview that he would never do anything that would besmirch the name of “my [...]

We were watching CNN tonight and they were reporting about the Egypt political turmoil. I can’t help but notice “WEDNEDAY”:

In fairness, after a few minutes CNN corrected its typographical error.

He is Senior Inspector Rolando del Rosario Mendoza.
Former Senior Insp. Rolando del Rosario Mendoza was a multi-awarded officer who was cited in 1986 by Jaycees International as one of the 10 outstanding policemen of the Philippines.
In January this year, he was ordered sacked by the Office of the Ombudsman together with four other policemen for [...]

So, Mar Roxas gave in to the pressure. He is giving way to Noynoy Aquino, whose greatest qualification and claim for popularity is being the son of Former President Corazon Aquino and hero, Benigno Aquino.
One of the greatest (for me) statesmen of Philippine politics, Doy Laurel, gave way to Corazon Aquino back in 1986 as she represented freshness [...]