Globe Announces New Call Rates
Related to the new call charging scheme prescribed by the NTC, Globe sent me the following announcement this morning.
Globe Advisory: In compliance with NTC Circular 05-07-2009, Globe is pleased to offer our subscribers per second charging for voice calls within the Globe network for only 10 centavos...
Source: Technograph
Rep. Abante plays homophobe card
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr (Lakas-Kampi) wants same-sex unions criminalized in the Philippines. He wants a 12-year prison sentence for this “highly immoral, scandalous and detestable act” that incidentally isn’t allowed in the country anyway.
Gays: I hate them so much
He warns,...
Source: Indolent Indio
A Propensity for Tyranny
De-Facto POTP Macapagal-Arroyo tends to overreact to events. Her Presidential Proclamation 1959 imposing martial law on Maguindanao echoes the hysteria of her PP 1017 which imposed a state of national emergency on the country in 2006. PP 1959 nullifies the lesson of the Maguindanao massacre, which...
Source: Lily Pad
Droid trumps iPhone for Time Gadget of the Year
"Time today provided a minor surprise by giving the Motorola Droid a first-place finish in its Gadget of the Year countdown (video below). The Android phone won for including free turn-by-turn GPS through Google Maps Navigation as well as having both a large (3.7-inch) touchscreen and a hardware QWERTY...
Source: GeekPicks
Beware of Club Astoria Agents
When I go malling at SM Megamall, I dare not walk the corridors of 5th floor Bldg. B. It's because I don't want to pass by the area of Family First. They have agents there who lure the unaware to sign up for a "raffle" and go to their office for a "seminar". Club Astoria agents employ the same scheming...
Source: Living a Sugar Free Sweet Life
Monday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens vs. Green Bay Packers
Tonight the Baltimore Ravens will face the Green Bay Packers (8:30 p.m. ET) at Lambeau Field in Week 13 on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
This fixture is crucial to their playoff hopes. The Packers look for their fourth straight win and a wild card spot. They have won two of the three matchups, but...
Source: Daily Contributor
Proclamation No. 1959: Martial Law proclamation in Maguindanao (Full Text)
The following is the full text, including the actual document (PDF), of Proclamation No. 1959: Proclaiming a State of Martial Law and Suspending the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the province of Maguindanao, except for Certain Areas.
PDF DOCUMENT: Proclamation 1959 (Martial Law in Maguindanao)
Proclamation...
Source: Filipino Voices
Bilog na Hugis Itlog – GMA 7
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“Bilog na Hugis Itlog” is GMA Network’s instructional jingle for...
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Source: Mukamo Philippines
spares and strikes
The boys just discovered a fun way to spend an otherwise lazy weekend afternoon...duckpin bowling! Meet the players:I was the designated scorer and screamer. Though this time it was more of the "Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT throw the ball on top of your brother's head!" than the "Go!Go! You can do it!"Bowling...
Source: Viva La Vida Mama
Heisman Finalists 2009 Announced
Tim Brown, the 1987 Heisman winner and a Woodrow Wilson product, announced Monday evening on ESPN, the five 2009 Heisman Finalists. - Colt McCoy, Texas quarterback McCoy won the 2008 Walter Camp Award and was the 2008 Heisman Trophy runner-up.- Mark Ingram Jr., Alabama running back Mark Ingram, Jr. is...
Source: The Composed Gentleman
