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Have you ever been worried about or bothered by fire ants? For some lecture on lignuistics, fire ants in Tagalog are called “hantik” (I’m not sure if there are other variations) and in Ilocano they are called “buos“. These are very big ants with a stinging bite. The bitten part of the skin [...]

With the increasing demand for rice (a staple food for the Filipino families), and the failure of the Philippine government to address the rice crisis the whole country is facing, the Quezon City Government recognizes the need to control the population more than ever.

Madonna Decena, a Pinay contestant in Britain’s Got Talent 2008 simply rocks. Madonna Decena received a standing ovation with her performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”.

Filipinos suffering from asthma must be having a hard time this summer due to very high temperatures (37 degrees celsius - above) in many locations. Tuguegarao is the hottest place in the country with a weather forecast of 37 degrees celsius minimum.
Health-wise, summer in the Philippines is not friendly to many Pinoys especially those [...]

KC Concepcion, the daughter of Gabby Concepcion and Sharon Cuneta, is the only crush I have in Philippine showbiz. KC Concepcion has always been one reason why my wife wants to turn off the TV whenever her commercials are on air.

The top 77 candidates for the New Seven Wonders of Nature include the Philippines’ Chocolate Hills, Tubbataha Reef and Mayon Volcano. The new Seven Wonders of Nature is selected through worldwide voting on the new7wonders website.

The bunnies of Playboy Magazine are coming to the Philippines, err…, it’s the other way around. The bunnies of the Philippines will invade the famous Playboy Magazine franchise as Pinoy Playboy launched recently in the country. The Pinoy Playboy editorial staff claimed however that the famous men’s magazine will contain no nude photos, [...]

Former Philippine President Cory Aquino was recently diagnosed with colon cancer - a cancer which affects primarily the large intestine. Kris Aquino and Noynoy Aquino III were interviewed last night and in my view, from the tone of their responses and facial expressions, the stage of the cancer has reached a critical point.

Good Friday to most Catholics is a time to be with family, penitence, silence and vacation. The Philippines, being largely Catholic, is hugely affected by “Semana Santa” or Holy Week Do’s and Don’t. These are norms that have been laid down from generation to generation.

Recently, my conversations with my wife revolved around business(es). We have small businesses in line with schools items like ID cards and t-shirt printing. However some problems with these businesses are the seasons when they are in demand. Manufacturing of ID cards are usually hit school openings. T-shirt printing only becomes [...]

Holy Thursday means something to me as a Catholic (but not an overly religious one) . It may sound awkward for this blogger to post something about religion but this is one thing that me and my family take somewhat seriously at this time of the year because Holy Week in the Philippines is [...]

The title is a popular saying in the business community. This is also related to the business question “What’s in a name?” This even holds true in blogging. What’s in your blog’s name? What does it connote or suggest about your blog or your theme/s? In real life, however, what [...]

March is Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines. It is one event that has affected the lives of many Filipinos since incidence of fire is high especially in dense urban areas like Manila. Fire Prevention Month reminds us all that though the discovery of fire was one of man’s earliest technological discoveries, it [...]

The Binibining Pilipinas 2008 winners received so many negative comments as of late. Many believe the winners cannot even stand a chance to represent our country in the Ms. Universe, Ms. World and Ms. International beauty pageants to be held on foreign lands this year.

I was already asleep last night and I didn’t intend to write about the Bb. Pilipinas 2008 Grand Coronation Night event. However, my wife insisted that I watch the Philippines’ most prestigious beauty pageant. Goodness, beauty contest is not my thing. In fact I haven’t seen a lot of beauty contests even [...]

The American Idol 2008 (Season 7) is laced with a scandal in the person of the only Filipina contender this season, Ramielle Malubay (Ramiele Malubay, to some). The photos of this young American Idol 2008 contender are all over the internet. These were actually from her Facebook account and I really don’t know [...]

This is the first article submitted by a guest blogger named Ellaine. She’s actually a very good friend for quite some time now and I approved this article on two grounds: for one, the article hit a sensitive part of being - my national pride, one that many Filipinos have neglected, and for another, [...]