Batangas

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.

Hi guys:
Sa mga taga Lipa Batangas at sa mga may alam...
Pinatatanong lang sa akin kung
okay ba ang:
price ng Lot na Php 3,000/sqmts.
sa Sabang, Lipa, Batangas....
.
Mahal or Mura?
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Thankx sa relevant answers:)
=M.
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(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.

Dubbed as the wedding event of the year, the Judy Ann Santos-Ryan Agoncillo nuptials were done in a private ceremony attended by relatives and friends last April 28. No media coverage was allowed inside the church and at the reception. But as a way of thanking all the fans who supported their relationship, Judai and Ryan are entrusting the exclusive footage of their wedding to ABS-CBN for broadcast this Sunday night, May 17.

What's in a name?
For the Pecpec clan of Ilocos Norte, plenty.
Posted by Howie Severino at 21:55

James Pecpec can't find a girlfriend, Erica Pecpec doesn't want to go to college. But older Pecpecs contented with life in the barrio bear the name proudly, and are confounded by this recent shift in meaning. After all, in old Ilocano pecpec means "full", as in a basket brimming with fruit. And a Pecpec ancestor was a revolutionary who fought with Gen. Artemio Ricarte of Batac. But most of us Pinoys know the modern meaning of "pekpek", and we can't blame James for seeking our help in trying to change his surname through Batac's municipal court. Otherwise, with the teasing he gets outside their barangay, his name chains him to the farm.