Monthly Archives: November 2010
Derek talks about Angelica
November 6, 2010
Here’s one scoop from top showbiz columnist Mario Bautista.
He reported on Derek Ramsay’s virtual admission of premarital sex with long-time girlfriend Angelica Panganiban.
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KC Concepcion moves to Star Magic
November 6, 2010
It is final. KC Concepcion and her manager Shirley Kuan have parted ways.
Columnist Shirley Matias-Pizarro reported that someone close to Kuan confirmed to her that her friend resigned from the job two months ago.
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Hayden Kho admits he’s back in Vicki Belo’s arms
November 6, 2010
Controversial and suspended doctor Hayden Kho finally has admitted that he and Vicki Belo are on again. Continue reading
Ballroom Dancing
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
November 6, 2010
Is ballroom dancing good for everyone?
For the majority of people who love to dance, ballroom dancing is one of the best exercises for cardiovascular fitness. Only those with medical or physical impairment that disable them to dance will not benefit from it. While walking on the treadmill or doing rowing exercises makes one feel he/she is engaging in a boring “forced labor,” dancing provides the exercise with much more fun and social enjoyment that one even loses, not only calories, but track of time. Without being flippant, sometimes ballroom dancing could even be better for our body than sex. But only sometimes.
Who should not indulge in ballroom dancing? Continue reading
Kung ang ‘Filipino’ ay Magiging Tunay na ‘Filipino’ (At Hindi ‘Tagalog na Filipino’)
by Fermin Salvador.
November 6, 2010
Lalo sa arbitraryong pamamaraan hindi dapat maging salik ng balarila ang itinuturing na wasto ng mga diumano’y kabilang sa may katutubong wikang Tagalog na mula sa mga lalawigan ng Bulacan, at Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, at Quezon o CALABARZON, at Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, at Palawan o MIMAROPA, at ibang pook sa bansa na marami, o mayorya, ay nagtuturing sa sarili na mga katutubong Tagalog sapagkat ito ang kinamulatan, kinagisnan, at umiiral na wika sa mga nasabing lugar; sapagkat ang ‘Filipino’ bilang wikang pambansa ay hindi kinakailangang nakabatay sa wikang Tagalog lang kundi sa lahat ng wikang umiiral sa buong kapuluan ng Pilipinas. Continue reading
…AND TO THE STARS
by Fred C. Wilson III
November 6, 2010
“A time will come when science will transform [our bodies] by means which we cannot conjecture… And then, the earth being small, mankind will migrate into space, and will cross the airless Saharas which separate planet from planet, and sun from sun. The earth will become a Holy Land which will be visited by pilgrims from all quarters of the universe.”
-Winwood Reade.
The Martyrdom of Man (1872)- Continue reading
Gates Orders Unprecedented Cuts in Pentagon Spending
by Don Azarias
November 6, 2010
In a previous article I wrote dated August 1, 2009, regarding Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, I let it be known that he was a no-nonsense cabinet secretary and would, most likely, be judged by history as the best Defense Secretary of the United States ever. Continue reading
The Insecurity of a Job Security
by Arnold De Villa
November 6, 2010
Earlier this week, the Department of Labor and Employment in the Philippines approved the Philippine Air Line’s decision to lay off 2,600 employees as a result of outsourcing some of their services (Philip Tubeza, Philippine Inquirer). Although the workers were offered a million pesos of possible separation pay, many of the workers clamored for job security instead. And so do most of the workers in other parts of the world. Continue reading
Zacchaeus, Child of God
by Carmelita Cochingco Ballesteros.
November 6, 2010
“Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry, because I must stay at your house today.” (Luke 19:5) Jesus was the speaker and He was talking to Zacchaeus perched up on a sycamore tree. Zak had climbed the tree in order to have a good view as Jesus passed by. Continue reading
Much Ado About Nothing
by Nelia Dingcong Bernabe
November 6, 2010
There is no question that I’ve mastered the art of procrastination. Every week, I knowingly put off writing my column until the very end when things get really ugly and panic sets in.
Ah…the dilemma of a procrastinator disguised as a writer. Continue reading