Monthly Archives: April 2011
BIR files tax evasion raps vs. Brazilian host Daiana Menezes
April 17, 2011
QUEZON CITY — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed last week before the Department of Justice (DOJ) tax evasion charges against Brazilian television personality Daiana A. Menezes for non-payment of P983,658.07 in taxes. Continue reading
Willie Revillame show off the air for 2 weeks
April 17, 2011
It’s official. TV5 management itself announced that its highest-rating show “Willing Willie” with controversial host Willie Revillame will be off the air for two weeks starting last April 11.
The show will resume after the Holy Week break, according to the TV5 statement. Continue reading
At the Baricade of the Ombudsman
by Rodel Rodis
April 4, 2011
In a scene in the Broadway musical, Les Miserables, student rebels set up barricades in Paris in 1832 and call on the people to support the revolution: “Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade, is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free Continue reading
Right or Wrong: Can you still tell which is which?
by Yoly Tumangan Tubalinal.
April 4
We often have the tendency to claim without giving it much thought that we could tell what’s right from wrong. For indeed, experience, education and knowledge gained from our research and readings, etc. give us the confidence that telling right from wrong is as easy as 1-2-3. Yet, in this constantly changing and technology-driven world, what was once an easy task of knowing what’s right or wrong has turned into a complicated and never ending challenge which often gets lost in countless political translations. Continue reading
The tragic plight of OFW drug mules
April 4, 2011
Sally Villanueva, 33 Ramon Credo, 42 and Elizabeth Batain, 38, were the first Filipino nationals to be executed in China, for carrying 4,410 grams, 4,113 grams and 6,800 grams of heroin, respectively. Continue reading
The Court of Public Opinion
April 4, 2011
With the impeachment trial of Ombudsman Merceditas “Merci” Gutierrez soon to commence in the Senate, there will be another trial that would commence almost simultaneously as the Senate trial. This is in the Court of Public Opinion where the collective opinion of the people would be formed not only in judging the guilt of Gutierrez but on how the 23 senator-judges would pass judgment on Gutierrez. Continue reading
Holy Nostalgia
by Arnold De Villa
April 4, 2011
We followed them with awe – men garbed like Jesus, carrying a cross beam, walking down the road with an entourage of curious folks, flogged with a make shift whip. Faithful hordes form long queues in churches, praying rosaries, novenas, and the Way of the Cross. Continue reading
Should The U.S. Cut Its Aid To Israel?
by Don Azarias
April 4, 2011
Freshman Republican lawmaker, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, let it be known that he is in favor of cutting U.S. aid to Israel as a way to control the federal budget deficit that’s preventing a sustained economic recovery from taking its roots. Continue reading
The Burning Away Fil-Am’s Guide to Lent – Part Two
by Fred C. Wilson III
April 4, 2011
“LORD let me show my gratitude to YOU today by avoiding sin and practicing virtue…Amen.”
-the writer- Continue reading
Danger of “Snoring”
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
April 4, 2011
What is sleep apnea?
Usually associated with snoring, sleep apnea means the cessation of breathing during sleep. This breath-holding initially lasts for 10 seconds and progresses to 20 to 30 seconds, and each episode is immediately followed by gasping for air. Continue reading