Archive for the 'Politics' Category
BigBrother on Oct 25 2007 | Filed under: Banner Stories, Political Scandals, Politics
As expected, the finale of the Estrada show is a presidential pardon from Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, only weeks after Joseph Estrada was found guilty of plunder. The pardon was granted after the popular ex-president reportedly agreed not to pursue any other elective office. Malacanang said the pardon was granted under a policy of releasing prisoners [...]
BigBrother on Oct 12 2007 | Filed under: America, Banner Stories, Environment, Politics
Former US Vice President Al Gore was this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of the threat of global warming. Gore shared the award with the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In giving the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee body said Gore, 59, “is probably the single individual [...]
BigBrother on Sep 27 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Banner Stories, Politics, Violence
News Bulletin: Violence has erupted in Myanmar (formerly Burma) as the government cracks down on swelling pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks. Reports said a Japanese journalist was killed as police fire shots on protesters. China calls for restraint.
BigBrother on Sep 24 2007 | Filed under: America, Banner Stories, Cover Page, Politics
But New York City officials denied his request to lay a wreath at Ground Zero. Ahmadinejad denies plans to go to war against the United States. Videos in this post include CBS interview with Ahmadinejad and protests at Columbia University. Links to transcripts and blog reactions.
BigBrother on Sep 12 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Banner Stories, Cover Page, Philippines, Political Scandals, Politics
Former President Joseph Estrada is sentenced to life imprisonment. How the media reported it, and politicians, the public and bloggers reacted.
BigBrother on Sep 01 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Cover Page, Politics
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said with the arrest of Joma Sison in the Netherlands, the partying days of the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines are over.
Gonzalez says:
“What is clear is that the dancing days of Mr. Sison with actress Ara Mina are over… He cannot be in The Netherlands dancing with Ara [...]
BigBrother on Aug 10 2007 | Filed under: America, Asia, Controversy, Cover Page, Photos, Political Scandals, Politics
PHOTO: Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: A sweet pair
The sight of Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holding hands in public during the Iraqi leader’ visit to Iran has President Bush getting jealous.
During his visit, Maliki got a pledge from Iran — one of America’s [...]
BigBrother on Aug 06 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Cover Page, PinoySpy, Politics
Soldiers on both sides of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea exchanged automatic gunfire — trying but failing to start World War III.
No casualties were reported, but the gunfight has raised alert levels in the tense region, with Kim Jong-il ready to pulverize half of the inhabited earth — including the US-backed [...]
BigBrother on Aug 06 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Cover Page, Crime, Law, Philippines, PinoySpy, Politics
Latest news from Manila says Mayor Alfredo Lim burned 40,000 pesos worth of pornographic and pirated video CD and DVD disks confiscated from a piracy ring in Quiapo Manila.
The crackdown started when Manila Senior Police Officer 3 Amador Jareno, acting as an undercover agent, bought five pirated copies of “Anal Princess Diaries,” after which the [...]
BigBrother on Jul 26 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Cover Page, Freaks, Odd News, Philippines, Politics
Marikina Congressman Marcelino Teodoro was “shocked” when he saw a cat roaming around the corridors of the House of Representatives.
“It was really a culture shock for me, not expecting to see a cat which can normally be found in homes,” Rep. Teodoro was quoted by Peoples Journal.
It turned out that the cat was only [...]
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Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today launches the company?s new video delivery service on PLAYSTATION Store for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStation Portable) systems in the United States.
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Microsoft warns of new attacks
Microsoft is warning users of a newly reported attack on one of its ActiveX browser components.
The company said that it had received reports of a limited number of targeted attacks on a flaw in ActiveX control for Snapshot Viewer, a browser plug-in for Microsoft Office Access 2000, 2002 and 2003. The vulnerable control is not present in Office Access 2007.
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I rarely search for government websites, especially a agency as old as MArcos, like this one. The National Council on Disabled Affairs, however, as a physical therapist, I was drawn by this event...
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The entrance to the underground Svalbard Global Seed Vault juts from a hillside in the Norwegian Arctic. (Credit: John McConnico/Associated Press)
After several years of planning and digging, the world has its first secure, deep-frozen repository for backup supplies of seeds from hundreds of thousands of plant varieties that underpin agriculture.
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MANILA, Philippines - ?Yes we can. Maraming salamat po." This was a portion of a letter that was from a Filipino, but not just from an ordinary Pinoy. Eddie Charmaine Arivan Manansala wrote to leaders, family, and friends last June 24 encouraging them to help ensure Barack Obama?s victory in the 2008 US presidential polls.
?I look forward to working with you in the upcoming months as we engage the Asian American and Pacific Islander community nationwide, as well as in key battleground states," she told Obama supporters in her letter.
Mga pinoy nga naman. IDOL!!! PAPICTURE!
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Oh baby! Meet the 1-year-old Masche sextuplets and their proud parents.
A jumbo family
The Masches give new meaning to the phrase "one big happy family."
Bryan and Jenny Masche's sextuplets, Bailey, Blake, Cole, Grant, Molli and Savannah, were born on June 11, 2007, and life for the couple hasn't been the same since.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A powerful typhoon that weakened into a tropical storm blew Tuesday toward Japan, leaving at least 12 people dead in the Philippines, officials said.
- So is Frank's international name Mitag? The typhoon was weakened perhaps by egg offerings to Sta. Clara but it still continued to wreak havoc upon the rice-producing provinces of Luzon. I hoped the storm was too early for the plantings, or else rice hoarders will have a newer reason to drive Filipinos crazier.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/philippines.typhoon.ap/
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Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.
University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a ?wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,? or WEAV.
The U.S. Air Force and NASA have expressed interest in the aircraft, he said.
Illustration of proposed prototype mini-flying saucer.
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WAGA: A bizarre surveillance video is making the rounds on the Internet showing an office worker who suddenly gets violent and begins trashing not only his desk but the entire office, much to the shock of several coworkers. A healthy debate rages online as to the authenticity of the tape which has been widely circulated with the title "Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane."
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MANILA, Philippines - Action star Rudy Fernandez succumbed to cancer early Saturday morning, ending a battle that lasted several months.
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