Republic Act 10158 or an act decriminalizing vagrancy which amends Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code was signed by the President on the 27th of March 2012. The said law also iterates criminal punishment to prostitutes which angered Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP). PNoy, by penning R.A. 10158, actually affirmed that prostitute women are criminals.
Undeniably, the Philippines is blessed with natural resources. Being one of the top 10 biologically mega-diverse countries, the nation has more than 100 mammal species and 170 bird species that are endemic to its territory – a zesty tourists lure. Its location in the pacific ring of fire made the Philippines a potential mega-producer of geothermal energy and being rich with strongly flowing water bodies, the country can produce as Read more
Noynoying, in courtesy for those who heard the word for the first time, are gestures used to mimic the inaction or the “laziness” of the president in addressing various issues of the country like surging oil prices. This includes PNoy’s relaxed sitting and smoking position and the copied popular 500-peso bill gesture of his father. It was featured today (March 15, 2012) by the group of youth protesters who joined Read more
Continued from… 11. Is it your first time to see smiling security guards? Those guards are not in-charge of your safety but of the establishment’s. They are there to assist and they’ll surely do if you’ll need them. 12. Pissing anywhere. Right you are! I have a mouth shut. 13. A security guard doing a job is a good thing.
Jimmy Sieczka, an individual foreign to the Philippines had lived for more than three years in the country and spent most of his time in the Province of Cebu. Now, he documented (through a video entitled, “20 Reasons Why I dislike the Philippines” and published on channelfix.com and is now uploaded in Youtube) his unsolicited assessment of the country. He speaks some of the truth, yeah right but not fair Read more
Lectures, in the Philippines, are not only held in classrooms, business conferences or meetings, company-related functions, or tutorials sessions but also in a court hearing, broadcasted live and or in delayed telecast on the national television.
I understand why Yahoo! let the users themselves to decide on keeping or hiding comments on any Yahoo! articles. Through thumbs up or down, comments can be hidden or continuously shown in the threads. The more the thumbs down (negative rating), the greater the tendency for a comment to be hidden. It is democracy and we are in a democratic country so fair enough.
“Aminin na natin, May halong swerte ang pagkapanalo“ That were the final words of the game’s commentators. So sad to say that every time the Falcon wins against any tough game contender, they always say a “good luck” for the Falcons. Why not simply give credits to the coach’s game plan and the player’s determination to win win the game.
The Philippines could not claim sovereignty over Spratlys on the basis of geographic proximity, risk to national security, and by the principle of terra nullius. Thus, the Philippines’ claim over Spratlys or part of Spratlys is illegal, declared Spratlys.org (a website advocating for Nansha Islands of China, China’s name for Spratlys).
Wow! I don’t read the books so I only found this out when I saw the final installment of Harry Potter Series- Severus Snape is protecting Harry Potter from the very beginning. He is Hogwart’s Potions Master, though he is widely rumoured to covet the Defence Against the Dark Arts post as shown in the first book.
I watched Balitanghali early this afternoon on GMANews.tv and I found one irritating comment from one of their twitter followers. The news is about the prenuptial photos proliferating over the internet which were shot at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Several people are sensitive on these since they found it rude and a form of disrespect to the history’s heroes.
Hero Tobe: Dying with this illness means dying in vain. Friend Ofherotobe: We cannot change God’s plan for us friend. We die the way He wanted us to be. Hero Tobe: Yes! But he give us mind to choose what we ought to be. I can die like a hero! That’s what I am worth dying for.
