Pampanga,Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - A 23-year-old "citizen cartographer" from the University of the Philippines bested 700 other contestants to become the winner of the first Google Map Maker Global Competition.

Wayne Dell Manuel won a US$50,000 donation from UNICEF for the Philippines after adding more than 1,500 qualifying map features and made hundreds of moderations in Google Map Maker. His edits, which were primarily of local public schools, were judged to be the most numerous and accurate entries in the contest.

Nasisiraan na nga ng ulo yata ang mga Pilipino!

Nakapagtala kahapon ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa unang bugso nang paghahain ng certificate of candidacy (COC) ng 14 presidentiables, tatlo sa pagka-senador habang bokya naman sa pagka-bise presidente.

Isinara ng Project Management Office (PMO) ng Comelec, ang unang araw nang paghaharap ng COC ganap na alas-singko ng hapon.

Buena-mano sa filing ng COC sa pagka-pangulo kahapon ang isang ‘teacher-preacher’ na tubong Jagna, Bohol. Isang nilalang na gustong makilalang “Emperor of the World” at hihingi umano ng basbas kay Pope Benedict XVI upang pamunuan ang Pilipinas.

"Isa ito sa problema sa ating mga Pilipino, karamihan sa atin ay maka-sarili at hindi na iniisip kung ano ang mas makakaganda sa nakakarami bagkus ang iniisip nila ay ang kanilang mga sarili lamang. Ang statement ng isang Mayor ng pampanga na mas

"Iba kapag may nalalapitan ka sa Itaas"

Ay nagpapatunay laang na laganap na ang koruption at patuloy na lalala^ ito hanggat may mga taong makasarili.

Patriotism is long lost gone in the hearts of most Filipinos.

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MANILA - Mayors in the 2nd district of Pampanga want President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to remain in power because they don't want to lose their connection to someone high up in the government.

Typhoon Santi, which was earlier forecast to directly hit Metro Manila and four other provinces in southern Luzon, veered slightly southward on Friday night in the direction of Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions on Saturday even as Metro Manila remains threatened.

According to the 10:45 p.m. weather bulletin by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Santi was last spotted 30 kms north of Daet, Camarines Norte, moving west southwest at 20 kph.

Asked if Metro Manila remained along Santi's path, Pagasa administrator Dr. Prisco Nilo said that although there was still that possibility, the more likely scenario is that the center of typhoon Santi would pass south of Manila.

Parlor in San Juan: Cut & Face.
Wholesaler of balut in Sto.Tomas, Batangas: Starducks. Fast food eatery in Nueva Ecija: Violybee.
Internet cafe opened among squatters: Cafe pindot.
In Manila, a laundry place: Summa Cum Laundry.
Petshop in Ortigas: Pussies and Bitches.
A pet shop in Kamuning: Pakita Mo Pet Mo.
Bakery: Bread Pit.
Bank in Alabang: Alabank.
Restaurant in Pampanga: Mekeni Rogers.
Restaurant in Pasig: Johnny's Fried Chicken: The Fried of Marikina.

A boxing gym: Blow Jab.
A tombstone maker in Antipolo: Lito Lapida.
A copy center in Sikatuna Village: Pakopya ni Edgar.
A beerhouse in Cavite: Chickpoint.

forwarded lang po ng kaibigan ko, ibinabahagi ko lamang po sa grupo (",) take a virtual tour na rin po sa bahay niyang binili sa 1655 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City, CA, USA

Psssssssst again Mikey, do share how your assets grew from P50,000 to P156 million in just 16 years -

Do tell, so fellow Filipinos can copy your technique. After all, you st art ed with a modest investment base of only P50,000 which you declared as the total sum of your worldly goods back in 1993.

Noynoy tsunami

It’s a Noynoy tsunami.

If elections were held today, in a five-cornered presidential contest, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, fight will win hands down with 50 per cent of the votes, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last Sept. 5 and 6 in the vote-rich region of the National Capital Region, Pangasinan, Central Luzon and the Calabarzon.

The survey, done after Sen. Mar Roxas withdrew from the presidential race and before Aquino declared his presidential bid showed Aquino getting 50 percent of the votes followed by Sen. Manuel Villar with 14 per cent, former President Estrada with 13 per cent, Sen. Francis Escudero with 12 per cent and Vice President Noli de Castro with 7 per cent.

(Update 2) 10 OFWs killed in Afghan chopper crash

DUBAI - Ten Filipino workers were among 16 people killed when a civilian helicopter crashed at southern Afghanistan's largest NATO base on Sunday, official sources and a relative of one of the victims told ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau.

In a telephone interview, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Ed Malaya said Philippine embassy officials based in Pakistan, together with the appropriate officials, are now in Kabul to verify the report.

Malaya said there is an existing ban of deployment of Filipino workers to Afghanistan, and the DFA is urging everyone to comply with the ban.