The Boozer During the Crisis

She says: "Was buying food for keeps... then we saw Mikey Arroyo in Rustans Liquor Section asking the salesman for a brand of hard alcoholic drink. Effin Crazy! Just a few kilometers away from Katipunan, people are needing help for search and rescue, and there he was buying bottles of alcohol"

GOOD GOVERNANCE TALAGA :

Location: Rustan's Supermarket QC

Mikey Arroyo shopping for liquor at the HEIGHT of the Typhoon?
WTF?
Mikey mate.... what are you.. an alcoholic man?
You should have been elsewhere mate...
But you don't really care about the Filipino people... do you?
You only care about yourself and your gambling and your drinking.
You should be ASHAMED of yourself you LOSER!

Animals Need Help Too

PAWS is opening its' doors for the dog and cat evacuees!
Please have a heart and extend a helping hand to the innocent animals.You can also help by donating dog/cat food and cages/shelters with roofs. The shelter is
located in Katipunan. Exact Address and Contact numbers are:
Aurora Blvd., Katipunan Valley,Loyola Heights Q.C.
Telefax:4751688

AIDS Vaccine

For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

The vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by more than 31 percent in the world's largest AIDS vaccine trial of more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, researchers announced Thursday in Bangkok.

AIDS Vaccine

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Popular Family Murdered

There is this quaint place in front of Saguijo (the underground-ish rock place) in Saguijo Street in Makati, which was/is called Bread Box

Couple, son stabbed dead in Makati apartment


Authorities have launched a manhunt for the killers of a businessman and his family in their apartment unit in Makati City.

The bodies of the victims were discovered at around 10:30 a.m. Monday at Unit 402, Guijo Apartelle, 7623 Guijo St. in San Antonio Village.

Makati police chief, Supt. Cedrick Train, confirmed the killings although authorities refused to release the victims’ names.

A source, however, identified them as businessman Ariel Eguid, 43; his wife Pilar, 50, a chef; and their son, Adrian, 16.

The family owned the nearby Breadbox Restaurant, a small bar.

A source told the Inquirer that the three were stabbed dead sometime on Sunday by two men believed to be working at their restaurant.

The police, however, said they have yet to determine the motive for the massacre.

The bodies were found only on Monday after the apartment building’s caretakers wondered why the family had not yet come out of their unit.

The source said the family’s apartment was found to be in complete disarray.

Although the Makati police remain to be the lead investigator, the National Bureau of Investigation is also assisting in the case upon the order of Ruel Lasala, NBI deputy director for intelligence services.

The massacre shocked the family’s relatives and friends who knew them as gracious hosts to customers who frequented their piano bar.

The couple was often seen tending the bar while their only child played the piano for customers.

By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:51:00 09/21/2009

Marc Jacobs and HIS Thief

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY ON MAJOR GEN. CARLOS GARCIA CASE AND OTHER CASES OF AFP GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

On October 11, 2004, the House of Representatives Committee on National Defense commenced an investigation in aid of legislation on corruption in the AFP. The probe uncovered several issues that may be directly addressed by legislation, such as the inaction of the AFP leadership in conducting a proactive investigation of one of their own, irregularities in the procurement process, and conversion, the institutionalized practice of converting funds from an authorized use to an unauthorized use, which has come to be the largest source of corruption in the AFP.

While the cases against Mgen. Garcia are now being prosecuted and tried in the proper fora, the recent House Committee hearings have unearthed issues bigger than any one personality, presenting a sizeable opportunity for legislative reform of the AFP. The inquiry does not start and end with Mgen. Garcia; others ought also be involved. In fact, in the hearing dated October 28, 2004, the Committee on National Defense uncovered the overpricing of medicines and medical supplies for a military hospital. This shows that the Committee inquiry should indeed go on as long as it has to. Only by knowing the various manifestations of graft and corruption in the AFP can Congress be able to formulate the appropriate legislative solutions.

This was followed by more revelations on the office of the AFP COMPTROLLER. The committee also unearthed anomalies involving the predecessor of Gen. Garcia, namely Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot. Details will be shown later.

The Committee is thankful for the support of concerned citizens who believe that the inquiry should continue to expose the full extent of corruption in the AFP. As opined by Amando Doronila of the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

With the bringing down of the Armed Forces to the ground of accountability, it has now joined the distinguished company of its civilian counterparts and other sectors of civil society. The inquiries show that the military is no longer a sacrosanct institution, immune from civil scrutiny, and untouchable because its monopoly of the means of state violence gives it the power of life and death over civilian regimes, threatened by civil unrest and disorder.

UP College of Law Dean Raul Pangalangan, on the other hand, writes that, in the case of AFP corruption, Congress just might be the most effective investigator:
When comrades in arms are likewise partners in crime, it may take a highly political body like Congress and not the courts acting alone to carry through an investigation… Some critics fault our congressmen for "grandstanding" during the Garcia hearings. I disagree. It takes our elected legislators to take our military to task. Not the President, who is ever so careful lest she provoke another coup. Not the President's Cabinet men and women who are bereft of an electoral mandate and dependent upon the President's political fortunes. And, but for a few shining moments, not the courts either. They all are too refined, their condemnations too finessed, their positions so nuanced. They are incapable of outrage because they tread on dangerous ground when they inquire into military perks. Only the raw power of politics can stand up to the raw power of arms…

The resolve of the Committee was likewise bolstered by the support of many cause-oriented groups and anti-corruption watchdogs such as the Anti-Graft League of the Philippines and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption. The inquiry has likewise received the support of Bishop Efraim Tendero, National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches. And in a consultative meeting, the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, Inc. (PMAAAI) urged Congress to continue its inquiry in aid of crafting a procurement law that will address the peculiar needs of the AFP.

In a Committee hearing, Col. Ricardo Morales, the commanding officer of the Army’s 402nd Brigade, when asked his opinion about the ongoing inquiries on AFP corruption, had this to say: “…I think this incident provides the essential shakeup to overcome all the inertia within the armed forces and provides the impetus for investigation and reform…”

RESULT OF CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY:

GARCIA AND LIGOT’S SUMMARY OF SUSPECTED WEALTH/CASES FILED

MGEN. CARLOS F. GARCIA

SUMMARY OF HIS SUSPECTED WEALTH:

• Customs and Border Patrol of the USA seized $100,000 from Gen. Garcia’s son.
• Records have shown that Gen Garcia and his wife transported $500,000 to the USA from the Philippines since 1993.
• ICE agents in the US have information that the Garcia family owns several properties in the US including 2 condominiums in New York and a house in Ohio. The condominiums value at over $1,420,000.
• Business interests in IJT Katamnan, Iloilo
• IJT Mango Orchard, Iloilo
• Various bank deposits that were frozen on order of the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) later obtained a freeze order from the Court of Appeals for the following bank accounts in the name of Mgen. Garcia and/or the members of his immediate family:

Table 1: Landbank of the Philippines (LBP)
Greenhills Branch

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Carlos F. Garcia	Dollar Savings No. 0554-0017-00
Carlos F. Garcia or Juan Paolo Garcia	Dollar Time Deposit No. 0559-0023-13
Carlos F. Garcia or Clarita D. Garcia	Dollar Time Deposit No. 0559-0023-48
Carlos F. Garcia or Ian Carl Garcia	Dollar Time Deposit No. 0559-0023-21
Carlos F. Garcia or Timothy Mark Garcia	Dollar Time Deposit No. 0559-0023-30
Carlos F. Garcia	ESP No. 0551-0419-64

Table 2: LBP Camp Aguinaldo Branch

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Carlos F. Garcia	Regular No. 1671-0407-55

Table 3: Allied Banking Corporation

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 32200115800001583004197
Clarita D. Garcia	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 3200115800000001580017693
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark &/or Ian Carl	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 3200115800000001585004584
Clarita D. Garcia	Philippine Peso No.3200115400001543008444
Clarita D. Garcia	Philippine Peso No.3200115400000001545006332
Clarita D. Garcia	Philippine Peso No. 3200115400000001540061707
Clarita D. Garcia	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001084
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Juan Paulo	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001378
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark, Ian Carl	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001386
Clarita D. Garcia	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001594
Clarita D. Garcia	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001505
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark, Ian Car	US Dollar Account 3200215400000001548001491

Table 4: Armed Forces of the Philippines Savings
and Loans Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI)

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia	No. 01-352947-7
Clarita D. Garcia	No. 02-010570-4
Carlos F. Garcia	No. 01019009-06
Carlos F. Garcia	No. 02-008173-2

Table 5: Banco De Oro Universal Bank

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark, Ian Carl Garcia	No. 11380034246

Table 6: Bank of the Philippine Islands

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Ian Carl, Juan Paulo, Timothy Mark	US Dollar Account No. 02002930000000- 9304002546
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Ian Carl, Juan Paulo, Timothy Mark	US Dollar Account No.020021070000000- 1074010985

Table 7: United Coconut Planters Bank

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia	No. 1161236755
Clarita D. Garcia	No. 1161235880
Timothy Mark Garcia	No. 1161236780
Timothy Mark Garcia	No. 1161235775
Timothy Mark Garcia	No. 11612355787
Ian Carl Garcia	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 1161236767
Ian Carl Garcia	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 1161235738
Ian Carl Garcia	Philippine Peso Acct. No. 11612355740

Table 8: Planters Development Bank

Account Holder	Account Type/No.
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Ian Carl	US Dollar Account No. 009860001459
Clarita D. Garcia &/Juan Paulo	US Dollar Account No. 009860001460
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark	US Dollar Account No. 009860001461
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Ian Carl	US Dollar Account No. 001660007001
Clarita D. Garcia &/Juan Paulo	US Dollar Account No. 001660007002
Clarita D. Garcia &/or Timothy Mark	US Dollar Account No. 001660007003

CASES FILED AGAINST HIM:

Cases filed by Ombudsman:

• Administrative case: In violation of Sec. 8, in relation to Sec. 11 of RA 6713; Art. 183 of the Revised Penal Code; Sec. 52 A, Paragraphs (1) Dishonesty, (3) Grave Misconduct, and (20) Conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service under the Civil Service Law.

Status: Submitted for decision except the last one (still waiting for the position paper to be submitted by Garcia)

• Cases filed by Ombudsman in Sandiganbayan (Criminal cases): (1) In violation of Section 3E of RA 3019 (2) Forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth (3) Perjury

• Cases filed under General Court Martial in Violation of the Articles of War 96 (conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman) and articles of War 97 (conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline). Under AW 96, he was charged for wrongfully and unfaithfully failing to declare all his existing assets in his sworn Statement of Assets and Liabilities in 2003 which corresponds to his assets for 2002 and for his SAL submitted in 2004. Under AW 97, it was for knowingly, wrongfully and unlawfully making false statement under oath of his assets in his SAL. MGen. Garcia’s other charge under AW 97 was his status of an immigrant-permanent resident of the United States.

LT. GEN. JACINTO LIGOT

SUMMARY OF HIS SUSPECTED WEALTH (ROUGHLY P66M):

• A house in Buena Park, California worth $183,000 bought with cash in 2002
• A house in Anaheim, California worth $504,000 bought thru a loan in 2003
• Condominium in Essensa, The Fort, Taguig
• Condominium in Paseo Parkview
• Suspected ownership of condo in Bonifacio Ridge
• Parmil Farms
• House in MBAI, Muntinlupa City
• House in Brgy. Lapu-Lapu, Batangas City
• House in BCDA, Taguig
• He Also sold a house in Florida
• Property in Brgy. Imbayao, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

CASES FILED AGAINST HIM:

• 2 Counts of PERJURY filed before the Ombudsman for knowingly and deliberately making untrufhful statements under oath in his Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the year 2002 and 2003.

• Violation of RA 1376 (unexplained wealth) also filed before the Ombudsman.

Outrage

Out soon.....

Outragemag
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Chika Chika Boom Boom

Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people. ~Barbara Walters

The now defunct, six feet under Chikatime gossip blog was not exactly an innovative concept when it first exploded onto Filipino computer screens in 2007. Perez Hilton had already been dominating the global gossip scene with his particular brand of shock and awe, but then along came fashion blogger Bryanboy who quickly copied Hilton’s format to blistering effect.
And I mean blistering.

Bryanboy launched Chikatime in the Philippines to thunderous applause and hostile reaction. Chikatime and its clever creator were being incredibly audacious to say the least, considering the site's main targets were the REAL power people behind Manila's toxic high society. To fear as well, were the real dangers and risks involved with unabashedly redefining the entire social scene through honest, truthful yet sordid revelation and earth shattering chismis. The Philippines' "all powerful" who had previously enjoyed nearly full control over ‘their’ media were quite literally catatonic as expose after expose made its way to computer screens all over the country. No one was safe from the constant stream of shocking revelation.

With the advent of Chikatime, Manila’s HIGH society for the second time had NO control over a semi automatic rogue website that was systematically destroying individuals, one gossip dagger at a time, leaving a truly sordid trail of devastation and destruction in its wake. The gossip blog absolutely was a watershed moment in the Philippines, but we must never forget the fact that before Chikatime, there was another scathing "shoot and maim" gossip blog called Soozyhopper. The creator of the Soozyhopper site and Bryanboy’s predecessor was Raul Manzano who is a very high society insider. After Manzano shut down his gossip blog (NBI were circling) Bryan Boy saw his opportunity, started Chikatime and Manila would never be the same.



Finally, the very clever, blush wearing, frilly bow donning fashion blogger would have the last laugh and soon the choicest cuts of high society meat that sent him up the river not so long ago with the "do not invite to anything" paddle would be paying the ultimate price. They were hung out to dry. It was sweet toxic revenge against the very same people who had rejected Bryanboy’s own harsh branding and some very off putting more often than not "inept social mannerisms". Bryanboy told me himself that Celine Lopez led the charge against him and he was banished from the Gucci Gang forever after the two of them had a public altercation at Nami in Boracay.

It’s a fact that after Chikatime launched, many people were grasping for oxygen masks when private delectable details of their lives were blasted out publicly for all to see, read and sometimes even taste. Manila was hooked from the very first day and started to demand more from Chikatime.

The explosive tales of drug use and XXX sexcapades were plentiful and fruitful as were the tales of candid and not so candid debauchery. Chikatime exposed crassness to the extreme for all the lovers of dirty laundry and closeted skeletons. There was that infamous picture of a cocaine-snorting socialite, which was HUGE . Sure, socialites doing drugs is not new, but having their picture posted on the net snorting the drugs was.

Bryanboy seemed to target people one at a time, unleashing their darkest super secrets and behind the scenes uber-chis. For months, the gossip shrapnel continued to impale the site's victims forcing some very well heeled victims to actually vanish for weeks out of sheer humiliation. No one was safe as the Chikatime grenades were being lobbed into the epicentre of the Manila social whirl. In no time at all, Manila’s high society landscape was littered with limbless bodies riddled with gossip inflicted war wounds.

Some of Chikatime’s victims were embarrassed by shocking revelations, while others have yet to fully recover. For some, the vicious innuendo and caustic bits of reality had a sobering affect on them. But most others could not look away, checking it every five minutes trying desperately to quench their insatiable need, passion and desire for the dirt.

Addiction to the blog became a reality for many as the site became a magnet for everything debauched, criminal and down right ugly. Its creator you see was exacting revenge. Revenge for being rejected from the exact same thing Chikatime ripped to shreds. Society. Bryanboy longed to be part of the Gucci Gang and Manila’s High Society or rather Celine Lopez’s world as it was back then. And when the top tier socialite banished Bryanboy, it gave him all the impetuous he needed for his caustic brand of wicked payback.

I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody. ~Benjamin Franklin

Normally and traditionally, the Philippines' young hottish ‘jet set’ would write about each other in the most glowing of fashions in the lifestyle columns of the leading newspapers. The ‘best friends forever’ club would devote what seemed like a million inches of column space to each other week after week. These were the very same people that Chikatime attempted to annihilate.

I’m under the impression that most people believed that there was more than one person responsible for Chikatime as the gossip site itself clearly and openly declared. There is no question that bravery and a massive dash of courage was required by the 'supposed' creators of the gossip site who ultimately ended up being fabricated people who claimed to have an axe to grind against society and the ills of Manila. But it was really just Bryanboy being very clever and he managed to fool 100% of the people 100% of the time. He was a fractured genius.

Bryanboy was/is a well known fashion blogger with an ammo belt packed with toxic bullets aimed squarely at society figureheads and showbiz starlets and Pinoy hunks who were the very people who banished the fashion blogger into high society obscurity during a now infamous incident on Boracay.

Bryanboys's predecessor, Soozyhopper publisher Raul Manzano

In Manila, Chikatime truly was a ground breaking earth shattering 'woken up with iced water in the face' reality call that many 'innocent' people were sucked into, never ever aware of who exactly it was who was destroying their lives, one explosive detail at a time.
Manila truly was paralyzed with fear for the longest time due to the bomb shell revelations and I'm sure that a few of Chikatime's victims experienced more than one heart palpitation. As soon as Chikatime developed its wings and finally took flight, so did the search for it's mysterious anonymous creator.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. ~Winston Churchill

Whether it was a cocaine snorting "somebody" in the toilets at Embassy or erectile dysfunction afflicting a leading fashion event organiser, everything was covered and exposed on the acid splash blog which kept Manila riveted and furious for many months, until it closure.

But I knew who was systematically, one by one, tearing down the exact tier of society the gossip blogger longed so deeply to be a part of.
High society.

Bryanboy was on a rampage and he asked my opinion many times whether or not I thought he was going 'overboard' with the delicious destruction of his friends and fellow fashion anomalies.

Before Chikatime, no one person had ever enjoyed such a prolonged period of slice, slash, hash, bash and dash like this new blogging medium offered the creator of the gossip blog. And did Chikatime ever love to gossip!

But people should never forget that before Chikatime, Manila DID indeed have another gossip driven blog called Soozyhopper which was penned and published by a well know Manila identity who thrived in the publishing world for some time. Before Chikatime, there was former ABS-CBN executive, Raul Manzano who held the Philippines captive for some time with his own blog of treachery, which also rendered many Manilaites helpless when the devastation and truth hit the proverbial fan.

This question was asked over and over again in both cafes and cocktail bars. Unsuspecting people were woken with a jar when their picture appeared with some disastrous revelation, which lead many to tears and many others to scream, WHO IS CHIKATIME?

Some people were caught looking at their computer screen and literally screamed with a combination of helplessness and rage. The Chikatime missiles tended to be nuclear, relentless and unforgiving which always inevitably found their intended targets.
It was a long series of ka-boom after ka-boom after ka-boom! And as a result Manila would never be the same.

But then a strange thing happened and the very people who were terrified of being on the gossip site became addicted to the demise and destruction of others (in many cases close friends), and the Chikatime roller coaster lost its brakes. Carnage was always inevitable. After a while road kill was everywhere you turned.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Chikatime Creator Threatens Blogger

Chikatime creator/publisher Bryanboy

Dear Brian,

This happened a week before I first contacted you and GURRRL I WAS SHOCKED.
Bryanboy is trying to effing sue me (http://www.thegossiper.typepad.com/) for defamation. Imagine that, Bryanboy threatening to sue ME! The creator of Chikatime is threatening to sue ME! The world is going crazy. My blog is new and I think he's scared because I'm in the Philippines.


I attached a screen-shot (mind you, I don't know how Bryanboy got my address (Bryan Boy is a major hacker, that's how dear T). and if you choose to re-post this, do not show my address...no one lives there anymore. )

Anyway I posted something about him being the man behind Chikatime on a forum (a forum that attracts, what, 400 hits a day??) and lo and behold, one month later he sends me this creepy email , and the bastard had the gall to CALL MY HOME AND MAKE THREATS TO MY FATHER.

Uh, whatevs. The industry can be a bitch.

T.
*******************
Dear BryanBoy,

You ARE and always will be Chikatime dear.
Own it.
You think you can do what you're doing and get away with it?
We're ALL on to you. Your world is getting smaller.

Dinig Sana Kita (If I Knew What You Said)

Some keepsakes from the movie which will be screened again on September 19th 2009 at 11am at Dundas Square Cinema, Toronto International Film Festival

Deaf dancer and brand new actor Romalito Mallari who plays the male lead 'Kiko' in his first role.

He is/was wonderful.......and sooo gorgeous to watch. I loved him.

“DINIG SANA KITA”

IF I KNEW WHAT YOU SAID

Is a story of a Deaf Dancer (Romalito Mallari) and a Rock Musician (Zoe Sandejas) who cross paths at a Youth Camp that mixes Deaf and Hearing kids. Their encounter with each other gets off to a rocky start but soon these polar opposites find that they have more in common than the others including a love for music. As the story progresses, we leave the camp behind to focus on their individual lives and how their friendship helps them to cope.

Primarily a film about communication in relationships, IF I KNEW WHAT YOU SAID shows how the Filipino Deaf Culture exists in the world of the hearing. It showcases Deaf talents in acting and dancing. ROMALITO MALLARI is really Deaf and is the first Filipino Deaf Actor cast in a lead actor role.

CAST OF CHARACTERS :

ZOE SANDEJAS – Niña
ROMALITO MALLARI - Kiko
ROBERT SENA – Dr. Rafael Mendoza
LORENZO MARA – Niña’s Dad
MICA TORRE – Niña’s Mom

PRODUCTION STAFF :

Director – Mike Sandejas
Producer – Mike Sandejas
Screenplay – Mike Sandejas
Cinematographer – Albert Banzon
Production Designer – Roland Rubenecia
Film Editor – Mik Pestano
Music – Francis Brew Reyes
Sound – Ronald de Asis and Mark Locsin

It's Official! Noynoy to Run

It's official.

Noynoy Aquino will try to become the next President of the Philippines.

Clarence Esposo

"spur of the moment?"

Wilfred Galuso

that is the smartest idea ever!

Bry Shane

HI Clarence.
haha funny Wilfred

Clarence Esposo

hey bry hahaha i love that ur really into philippines ;) and to filipinos haha ;) ;) ;)

Alfred Prince Aldave

i really don't think he can win.....aside from the fact that too much is expected of him...if he ever he wins, a lot of people will still be disappointed... it wont take just one single individual to change a system that is badly broken...

i salute the man for his integrity...but i just dont think he's the leader we need right now who can do what has to be done...

King del Rosario

no no no no

Zoleta Eugene

no way!

Milo C. De Guzman

too soon

Jerson Triguero

if Imelda dies, will Bongbong run for Presidency too?
I love Philippine Politics! soooo controversial.
Why not let Kris Aquino run for Vice President too, so that the whole Aquino family can be in office, because their mother died.

Arman Eusebio

it's his right.. those who believe him, throw all your support. for those against him, support your chosen candidate.

Bobby Rodriguez

i am not voting for him. i dont think he's ready.

Rhoger Campos Encarnado

funerals trumps weddings in PH politics. too bad for Mar

Evelyn Pagkalinawan

i think we should give the man a break! have we ever had any first-timer president who has had prior experience running the country? noynoy can always learn on the job and, with God's grace, the people's support and his determination to, at least, govern with integrity, he just might surpass our expectations and outdo all of the former presidents! he should learn to assert himself, though, and not be influenced by the "bad elements" in his team.

Paul Farol

Bry... What is Noynoy really offering the country? I already have a last name and I don't want his.

Carmela Reyes

its true it wont take just one individual to change a badly broken system, but who says we all would leave it to noynoy? And I think it's actually uncalled for people to think that he's using his mom's death to his advantage... when he never even thought to run for office in the 1st place...

It might be all too quick though.. but come to think of ... Read Moreit when will change ever come?? It absolutely won't change everything overnight... but the way I look at it is people see hope through him that things could change... and HOPE at this point is all we need. Hope is ten-fold better than Indifference.

I applaud the guy.

Paul Farol

Carmela, good for you. But is HOPE enough? Did Noynoy tell us exactly how he is going to achieve whatever it is he says he will achieve? I hope he does so in the coming days.

Alquin Sapin

I still go for MAR ROXAS.. but he's man enough to give way for NOYNOY just to gave respect to Aquino family. I salute him.. Hope NOYNOY will be heart-fully willing to be Pres. not because of the influence of all people pursuing him to RUN as President...

Arman Eusebio

what kind of readiness do you actually want to see from a candidate aiming to lead the country? all his life, Noynoy sees politics. all his life, politics is what he sees. he served Tarlac as Congressman for 3 terms and we've not heard any news of wrong-doings.

the guy simply want to help achieve something for the country. one good thing about ... Read Morehim, he doesnt brag about the things he has done. and for sure, he knows that he needs to be very very careful in everything so as not to tarnish the good name of his parents.

Chris Ragasa

No way, No how, No Noynoy.

That actually has a good ring to it does it? :p

Sorry, he is a good man i know, and as they say the fruit doesnt' fall far from the tree. but i wont vote for him. Remind me again what one significant bill he has authored in his three terms in Congress that directly affected taxpayers like us? ... Read More

Just as I thought. Nada.

Arman Eusebio

@chris, here's one:
House Bill No. 4251 – granting annual productivity incentives to all workers in the private sector

for more, check this out: http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/aquino_noynoy_resume.asp

Ruun Caballero Rigor

Bayani Fernando would be tad better...

Paul Farol

Check this out...
http://pinoybiz.blogspot.com/2009/09/noynoy-aquino-tries-to-talk-about-his.html

Jestoni P. Berame

asahan mo boto ko

Stan Padiernos

Noynoy is not a 'trapo' and he is a better option than Villar, Erap, De Castro, Legarda and other presidentiables. If Noynoy is not the right peson for the position then who is? Erap again?! if Noynoy is not ready for the presidency then tell me who is ready? Do we have other options? Chiz Escudero will be a great competitor though. If some people ... Read Moredo not like Noynoy then it means they like the remaining presidentiables; Erap, Villar, De Castro, Legarda, Bayani Fernando and others. So pls. vote wisely!

Yap's Drug Den Still Slut

Manila's King and Queen of all things debauched ,
Tiny Tim 'mushroom cap' Yap and Celine 'snort snort' Lopez

Embassy is STILL shut.

Hahahaha, THIS has CLASSIC written all over it!
You suck Tim Yap. (boy dick on Boracay beaches actually).
And you suck even more Celine! (and looking mucho haggard lately)
Karma will get you both if the coke doesn't first.
In fact, it already is...........
This petition.... to keep your stupid drug den open?????
Hahahaha.
I love it.
Fall from grace much Yap?
People just don't care about you anymore Tiny.
Tick tock tick tock.
Your fifteen minutes of fame are nearly up mate.
I'm hearing about all the drama and grumblings over at your paper as well.....
Will they petition to keep you there as well....?

and this AAA tip off-

(KEEP THAT JUNKYARD OF ADDICTS CLOSED.
KEEP EMBASSY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
KEEP JUNKIES AWAY FROM FORT BONIFACIO.)

(In any event, a little birdie whispered in my ear that MAKATI got Global City back from Taguig.
This little bird also told me that Taguig is in talks with Makati to at least negoiate and retain Market Market, Serendra, and High Street.)

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO REOPEN EMBASSY SUPER CLUB!

Let's all COME TOGETHER & sign the PETITION to REOPEN EMBASSY SUPERCLUB! We all miss it so much already! A lot of people really need their jobs back, too. So please help us spread the word. Thank you! (=

To: The MAYOR OF TAGUIG

Petition to please REOPEN EMBASSY SUPER CLUB!

statement made by EMBASSY:


Latest statement

(8:21 a.m., August 24)

SPOT.ph just received the Official Statement of Embassy Cuisine from co-owner and PR Tim Yap denying earlier reports that their bouncers connived to facilitate the escape of the suspect Kilikan Jimenez through their back door:

“An untoward incident involving certain patrons of EMBASSY CUISINE which occurred last 18 August 2009 is currently being investigated by officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Taguig City.

Contrary to certain allegations which have been published and reported in media, the management of, and security personnel engaged by, Cuisine did not allow, assist in, facilitate nor condone the immediate departure from the premises of any of the parties involved in the incident. In the said incident, the management and security personnel of Cuisine faithfully observed and implemented the proper security procedure, immediately sought the assistance of the PNP officers assigned to the area, and promptly endorsed the matter and parties involved to the PNP officers for the taking of appropriate legal action. The management of Cuisine did not and will not tolerate the evasion by any party of legal liability, and is presently extending its full cooperation to the PNP-Taguig City in the latter’s investigation of the incident.

The management of Cuisine wishes to assure its patrons that it remains committed to providing them an entertainment venue where their safety and enjoyment are of the utmost importance.”

Embassy Cuisine and Superclub closed down by Taguig local government indefinitely

(Updated 8:58 p.m., first posted at 1:24 a.m on August 21):

Both Embassy Cuisine and Embassy Superclub were closed indefinitely by the local government of Taguig City due to a stabbing incident that occurred last Tuesday, reports the Inquirer.net.

The Inquirer reports that a patron named Kilikan Jimenez allegedly stabbed 34-year-old businessman Dennis Navarro II with a bladed weapon at Embassy Cuisine past 1 a.m. on August 18. The victim, said to have mediated during a fight between his friend and Jimenez, was wounded on his right side and back and was rushed by Embassy security personnel to Makati Medical Center where he underwent an operation.