Typhoon "Lando" Makes Landfall

The state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced today (18 October) at about 1:00 A.M. that Typhoon #LandoPH had made landfall at Casiguran, Aurora.

The typhoon had intensified through 17 October afternoon and evening and was previously forecast to touch down somewhere along the coast of Aurora Province, Isabela or the northern stretch of Quezon Province, in the wee hours before dawn, after approaching from the fringe of the Pacific Ocean.

Illegal Immigrants' Crime Wave

There is a growing call in the United States to weed out all the illegal immigrants and ship them back to their country of origin because they are the primary cause of high-profile crime against the official citizens.

However, the government agencies that crunch crime numbers are utterly unable - or unwilling - to pinpoint for the public how many illegal immigrants are arrested within U.S. borders each year. A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement said that comprehensive statistics on illegal immigrant crime are not available from the federal government. One needs to contact county, state and federal jail and prison systems individually to compose a tally, a process that would encompass thousands of local departments.

Justice Should Be Swift for Child Abusers

Adults who hurt and abuse children should be instantly dealt with - harshly. No ifs and buts. And this should be the case with the suspect who attacked two children with a hammer in Sogod, Cebu last 7 July.

This poor excuse for a human being should not be given any chance to breath an extra day of air, much less see another flicker of light after sending the two minors in critical condition.

Davao City Joins Singapore Among The Safest in Asia

Do you know that Davao in Mindanao and Valenzuela in Metro Manila are among the safest cities in Asia?

According to Numbeo, the largest database of user-contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, Davao City placed second in the list of top 10 Asian cities with lowest crime rate. Topping the list was Singapore while Valenzuela ranked third.

TIME Magazine Featured Donald Trump

Despite the loud criticisms of the minority Americans, Time magazine still featured the most appropriate and timely presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.

While some observers have urged the public to ignore the real-estate tycoon, who is surging in Republican primary polls, Time took a different approach and it has a aptly declared message in the front page: "Deal with it."

Billionaire Wants to Buy An Island for Migrants

It was just reported that Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Syria and other conflicts.

The telecoms tycoon first announced the initiative on Twitter: "Greece or Italy sell me an island, I'll call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country."