The Bureau of Internal Revenue is stepping up on the gas pedal on its efforts to increase tax collection for this year and cover for the record-high budget deficit left by my favorite president Gloria Arroyo.  As the marching order of President Aquino to the BIR is fleshed out, it has already filed cases against big time tax evaders and [...]

The question about the Visiting Forces Agreement is taking a center stage again under the new administration due to reports of American soldiers showing their arrogance and total disregard of the Filipinos.
Two incidents are printed on many papers today that talk about US soldiers showing their arrogance giving more and more weight to the scrapping of the VFA.
The first one [...]

Very unfortunate that there are once again families languishing for the loss of lives after Tyhoon Basyang hit the country.  The strong wind it brought also damaged many properties and agricultural areas mostly from the National Capital Region and Southern Luzon areas.  Its fury made the island of Luzon live in darkness for at least a day:  no electricity, no [...]

While some Germans hate him and wanted him to be grilled, the invertebrate seer is being negotiated by the Madrid Zoo to be transferred to its custody from Germany after predicting that the Spanish team will capture the World Cup 2010 for the first time in history.
Paul the Octopus predicted correctly all winners of matches presented to him during the [...]

Agence France-Presse reported that the Lion City may soon need up to 100,000 new workers to beef up its work force due to its expanding industries.
These available jobs for Filipinos and other foreign nationals are spread across the sectors of information technology, finance and business, hospitality and tourism.
Expected to happen is that the government of Singapore is going to adjust [...]

He is not spared by scammers and spammers even if he is the most powerful man in the country.
President Noynoy Aquino III is complaining about receiving all sorts of text messages on his mobile phone ranging from car loans, house loans, freebies, promos and unsolicited offers.
But the newly-elected has been losing his cool on a text scam that has been [...]

The King wants to have a real crown and so he joined other superstars of NBA in order to seal his spot along the hall of “real basketball legends”.
LeBron James announced last week that he had left his team Cleveland Cavaliers and joined Miami Heat together with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in order to at last win a championship [...]

Surf no more lest we work in the darkness.
This is the situation that the province of Quezon is facing.  Governor David Suarez immediately took action and ordered the employees of the Quezon provincial government not to surf the internet in order not to add to the unpaid electricity bill that has already ballooned to P20 million.
More than the use of [...]

Many people love to eat dishes made especially out of that greasy pork:  pork adobo, pork sinigang, pork barbeque, grilled pork, lechon and many more.  The taste of the meat with each bite is a gastronomic nirvana for carnivores.
But eating more than enough is also fatal as frequent intake of pork may result to high cholesterol level, cardio-vascular diseases and [...]

The new president is not only defying security protocols but more so conventions compared to the notorious former president who is now addressed as the honorable lady from the second district of Pampanga.
Only a few days into office under the tight watch of media and scrutiny of the public, President Noynoy Aquino is a complete turn-around from Gloria Arroyo’s leadership, [...]