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Filipina OFW being Kept as Sex Slave 2007-08-09 12:59:00 A very disturbing and repulsive entry about the rape of an OFW in the Middle East that was captured in a cell phone video was posted by Jon Mariano of OFW Living in Hong Kong taken from an ABS-CBN News. Leila Cabinon a domestic helper in the Middle East upon arrival to the Philippines narrated the harrowing and dehumanizing fate suffered by “Melissa” at the hands of her Arab pervert son ...

Lintang Bedol Contempt Sentence Angers Solons 2007-08-07 17:24:00 Amita Legazpi of GMANews.tv reported on Bedol’s “failure” to post bail, will spend night at the Comelec instead of the Manila city jail all because the commissioners “failed to meet” on the specified time for the bail motion consultation. It seems that the uproar by some solons on the “light” (do they want a death penalty for indirect contempt?) sentence may just trigger another “angry” stance ...

Leech errr Lintang Bedol Gets Jail Time and Fine! 2007-08-06 23:57:00 Yahoo! Is this for real? Am I seeing things or is this an error……. I can’t believe what I am seeing but this report by Veronica Uy of Inquirer titled “Maguindanao poll exec gets 6 months in jail, P1,000 fine” should get us jumping with joy. Wow, that was quick in a nation known for turtle speed phase there it is, the Tongelec errr Comelec seems to get their act together.Leech errr Lintang Bedol ...

Chua get's support from NaFFAA Chair Kern 2007-08-05 23:00:00 NaFFAA Chair Letter to GA Camden County DA Stephen Kelley on Dr Noel Chua Mr. Stephen Kelley District Attorney of Camden County 701 H. Street - P.O. Box 301 Brunswick, GA 31520 Dear Mr. Kelley: Greetings!I'm writing as Chair of the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations (NaFFAA), the recognized voice of 3-million Filipino-Americans and immigrants across the U.S., on behalf ...

The Gentle Man from Maguindanao 2007-08-04 23:00:00 From now on, every time Migz Zubiri, the gentleman from Maguindanao, stands up in the Senate the people will be reminded that someone very much like him though of the opposite gender is illegitimately ensconced somewhere by the stinking Pasig. Last Monday (July 30) Koko Pimentel filed his electoral protest with the Senate Electoral Tribunal. Koko Pimentel was leading Migz Zubiri all the ...

More on PAL Experience 2007-08-04 17:20:00 This rude encounter with PAL staffers by Mr. & Mrs. Aniceto is not going away with passing the buck response from the airline company. Rudy has left a message at the other entry tited "Philippine Airlines Abused Elderly Passengers?" to let us know of the developments regarding their ill treatmentfrom the hands of PAL staffers. Below are the responses from yahoo groups some from expats and ...

Update on Dr. Noel Chua's Case 2007-08-03 17:30:00 TO ALL CONCERNED FILIPINOS: Dr. Noel Chua is finally going to have his day in court. Numerous Filipino-Americans as well as organizations across the United States are supporting Dr. Chua in his quest for justice. Dr. Eligio (Ely) Q. Abellera of Fairburn, Georgia has initiated a fund drive to raise money for the defense of Dr. Chua. I encourage all Filipino-Americans to support Dr. Chua with ...

Philippine Airlines Abused Elderly Passengers? 2007-08-02 22:28:00 The letter below is from PHNO Forum coming from Rodolfo D. Aniceto a 72 years old man together with his wife in a wheelchair for a recent cataract operation claims to have been subjected to elder abuse by PAL staffers. Upon checking Technorati I saw that Rudy Aniceto has a blog which will not stop me from airing his complaint here.... as they say the more the merrier. If anyone out there has ...

The Lion, Almost Win Or The Volcano? 2007-08-02 13:25:00 Take your pick, if you were in the shoes of the BSCP who would you choose? The Lion, Almost Win Or The Volcano? Those are the obvious choice if we look at how the geniuses tasked to organized players to represent the Philippines in the 2007 Guinness Asian 9 Ball Tour.Who is Jeffrey "Jeff Bata" de Luna? He is a pool player from Manila, Philippines earning the nickname “Jeff Bata” for a playing ...

Tagged & 8 Random Things 2007-08-01 13:18:00 Mschumey07 of The Philippine Experience tagged this blogger and he in turn was tagged by CVJ and Manila Bay Watch . It’s all about revealing 8 things about yourself that other bloggers are not aware about you and tagging 8 bloggers in return to keep it flowing.In the 8 facts about [name], you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. At the end, you tag 8 other bloggers to keep the ... Amp

No Clowns allowed in Pool? 2007-07-31 19:03:00 Alex Pagulayan the 2004 World Pool Champion dropped from the Philippine National Team in the Asian 9 ball tournament for…………….. “clowning too much”. Say what now? Is it his “clowning” antics or is it something else? Well, if you ask Alex he say it was not about his being a comic or trying to be funny that did him in but vindictiveness on the part of the officials of the Billiards and Snooker ...

Pussy with ESP? 2007-07-30 22:57:00 I had an entry titled My Friend's Pussy is way BETTER...... last 29th of June, 2007 and surely he was indeed better than Tess pussy of Prudence and Madness. Barely a little over a month and my friends pussy does not seem way better anymore when a new pussy came along. This pussy was adopted by staff members of Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Meet ...

Stop the Genocide in Darfur! 2007-07-29 16:26:00 US Congressional Committee Passes Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act that will now be up for voting in the general congress. Help stop the genocide in Darfur, Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth needs your help and cooperation this Monday, 30th of July, 2007 to call your US representatives to urge them to vote for the passage of H.R. 180. The Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act. H.R. ...

Pedestrian Observer On Bloggers Radar 2007-07-28 16:24:00 On July 22nd, 2007 Pedestrian Observer has been in the bloggers radar and for the 3rd time was mentioned in the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs initiated by Jannete Toral of Digital Filipino courtesy of ederic. Pedestrian Observer was mentioned in the initial five emerging blog in ederic's list: An Apple a DayGibbs Cadiz Pedestrian ObserverAko si Hyro Project Manila Today July 28, 2007 ...

Modern Day Heroes or Commodities in Human Trafficking of Slaves? 2007-07-27 18:00:00 Are we sending our people as modern day heroes or as commodities in human trafficking of slaves? In our 21st century world, where access to information is just a click away we still see a vestige of the ugly human trafficking slave trade of the past still haunting us like a recurring nightmare. Unfortunately this phenomenon is real and happening in most developed countries of the world with the ...