Cavite,Philippines

a Filipino general in the Philippine Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War. Sakay was a native of Tondo, Manila where he worked as a barber. He continued resistance against the United States following the official American declaration of the war's end in 1902.An original member of the Katipunan movement, he fought alongside Andrés Bonifacio throughout the Philippine Revolution of 1896.Sakay was one of the founders of the Nacionalista Party, which strove for Philippine independence though legal means.On November 12, 1902, the Philippine Commission passed the Bandolerism Act which proclaimed all captured resistance fighters or insurgents to be tried in court as bandits, ladrones, and robbers.

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.

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.