
Source: Wall Street Journal
As a trial-court judge, Florentino V. Floro Jr. acknowledged that he regularly sought the counsel of three elves only he could see. The Supreme Court deemed him unfit to serve and fired him last year.

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There's no doubt, Belinda Bright posed for FHM again with hotter pics than before. Seeing her in Badj Swimwear and couture blends well in her flawless skin and lucious body.

Source: BBC News
The Philippine military has launched a full offensive against Islamic militants in the south, President Gloria Arroyo has announced.
Ms Arroyo said the assault, on Jolo island in Sulu province, was directed against "terrorist cells".

Source: manilacity.info
everything you need to know about Manila

Source: The Economic Times
Credit cards spend as a proportion of the total expenditure by Indians is one of the lowest in the world. While Indians swiped plastic money worth $6 billion in 2006, credit card users in Korea cumulatively spent $136 billion.

Source: Guardian Unlimited
A busload of children and teachers were held hostage at gunpoint near the centre of the Philippines capital, Manila, today.
Day-care centre owner Jun Ducat and at least one other hostage-taker taped a hand-written note to the bus windshield saying they were holding 32 children a …

On a hot Maundy Thursday in Manila my American guest was excited to hear about local traditions, "Flagellants and crucifixions! Is it really true?" My brother and his girlfriend, visiting from U.K.

Source: Breitbart
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A 66-year-old German tourist, annoyed by stringent security at Manila's airport, dropped his pants before walking through an X-ray machine, newspapers said Monday.

Source: Shukan Asahi (via Mainichi Daily News)
Oh what a feeling! Toyota Motor Co.'s Philippines subsidiary makes Camrys, Corollas and now, according to Shukan Asahi (11/10), whoopee!
I wonder if GM and Ford have this problem, or if it only happens in profitable companies.

Source: technology.inq7.net
The government ban on "SMS SPAM" has prompted the local telcos to resort to underhanded tactics to promote their services. Now the government is taking their ban one step further.

Source: manilastandardtoday.com
The author is a long-time Windows user, new OS X user and is now experimenting with Ubuntu Linux.

Source: Reuters
From the article: "Washington and Manila expanded their security ties on Wednesday to cover non-traditional military threats such as piracy, terrorism, disasters and diseases."

I am annoyed.

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Police raided The Daily Tribune office in Manila and confiscated several copies of the newspaper. The administration of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo warned media outlets earlier Friday against aiding "coup plotters."

Wow, it's pretty exciting to watch the news nowadays, at least in the Philippines. Not that it's exciting to see people die from the Ultra stampede or see more dead bodies from the Leyte landslide.

Source: news.inq7.net

Source: The New York Times
Celebration turns to tragedy as almost 80 people are trampled to death (with more than 200 others injured) during the first-year anniversary of local game show "Wowowee".

Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Great article about David's recent doings in the Phillipines in December 2005. Here is his journal entry regarding said event - Manila: Why am I here?.