27 May 2014

Racist Singaporeans Should Be Ashamed

Phil Independence Celebration
Is Singapore becoming a dangerous place for Filipinos? It appears that way after the supposed plan to celebrate the 116th Philippine Independence Day received a lot of discriminatory comments from very racist Singaporeans.

The Pilipino Independence Day Council (PIDC) Singapore initially decided to organize a celebration at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, in the middle of Singapore's busy shopping belt, but their choices received a harsh backlash from a few ‘trolls.’

26 May 2014

CA Members and Staff Awarded Themselves with Fat Pay

Commission on Appointments
Have you ever wondered how much is the salary of each member of the powerful Committee on Appointments (CA)?

If you think working with Government Corporations will entitle you to immoral and blasphemous wage rates, then you are in for a surprise after knowing that those rates pale in comparison with those received by people working with the CA.

21 May 2014

Intense El Niño Appears Emminent

El Niño Phenomenon
It’s not an end-of-the-world scenario, but it is better that everyone is aware that El Niño conditions appear to have been developing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Data courtesy of NASA JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team which uses ocean-observing satellites and other ocean sensors indicate that El Niño conditions appear to be developing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. They showed that conditions in May 2014 bear some similarities to those of May 1997, a year that brought one of the most potent El Niño events of the 20th century.

19 May 2014

31 Children Dies in Columbia Bus Fire

Tragedy Struck Columbia
Today should be considered as one of the worst day in child welfare and safety after a bus packed with children burst into flames in Colombia.

A total of 31 children were burned to death. The children were between the ages of 1 and 8. Another 24 children and one adult were injured and seriously burned in the accident near the town of Fundacion on 18 May 2014.

17 May 2014

Pregnant Woman Sentenced to Death in Sudan

Sudanese Women
What is the religion that will go to great lengths in sentencing a pregnant woman for converting to another religion? can anybody hazard a guess?

If you're guess is Islam, then you are definitely right.

Known as the largest country in Africa and the Arab world until 2011, Sudan is in the news again today and not for the right reasons. The Sudanese high court has just sentenced a heavily pregnant woman to death by hanging for converting from Islam to Christianity.