No wonder we've been baking in this heat: it's El Ni?o! The start of regular classes in the new school year usually means the start of the rainy season as well. The last week of May saw some pretty decent rain (by tropical standards) but it suddenly stopped. The weather in the afternoon is unbearable. Ever wondered why it's called El Ni?o? Apparently because the weather phenomenon happens around ...
'Junta' plot stirs GMA's allies, foes in Congress Panay pulitika ang inatupag habang nagtataas ang presyo ng ang mga hinayupak na oil companies. Pwede ba magtrabaho na lang kayo? Sa 2004 na kayo pumorma?
The government is at it again with the hare-brained scheme of taxing the text/SMS messages. Davao congressman Prospero Nograles said "it would make more sense for the government to ask for dividends [from the telephone operators]." Hello?! And where does he think the telcos will get the money to pay those dividends? Does he really think Globe and Smart will even let the government touch their margins? They'd ...
News: Osme?a suggests amnesty for Erap Well, Senator Osme?a, we have a suggestion for you too. It involves a short walk and a long pier...
Ninoy Aquino died 18 years ago today on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport. Some high school students wouldn't know of Ninoy. They would only know of Kris Aquino and Kris and Tell.
Macapagal calls for human cloning ban. Why does that piece of news strike me as funny?
Got this from a friend (hi kf!). I'm a big fan of history and I think this is a pretty cool collection. We rarely have local spoken word recordings and this is a double treat. If anybody's interested in ordering you can email daphne@platypus.ph. And no, I'm not connected with the people behind this project so please don't ask me for details. I just think this is cool. ...
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