09 September 2014

So, They Were Policemen After All

EDSA Abduction
The viral photo that made the rounds in social media last week (above), showing several men aiming what looked like guns at a vehicle on EDSA, is finally solved.

Authorities have confirmed the it was a clear case of abduction involving policemen from La Loma, Quezon City.

08 September 2014

The William Jefferson Clinton Leadership Award

Stop Hunger Now
To all undergraduate students with a passion to end hunger, you may want to apply for the Clinton Hunger Leadership Award.

Named in honor of President Bill Clinton for his commitment to humanitarian causes including the eradication of hunger, the award recognizes outstanding leadership in the movement to end hunger. Stop Hunger Now and NC State University Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service (CSLEPS) will accept video applications from 1 September to
2 November 2014
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07 September 2014

New Method for Screening Colon

Colon Screening
An article from The Wall Street Journal Online reported that colon-cancer screening may soon become less invasive, more accurate—and more prevalent.

This assumption can be attributed to new methods and devices either already on the market or pending regulatory approval. The technologies include a video camera embedded in a pill capsule, a DNA test and an endoscope that provides almost panoramic views of the colon.

04 September 2014

MILF Cannot Control Rogues in their Ranks

MILF Rebels
It appears that the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have a very flimsy handle on their various units operating in Southern Philippines.

Just a few days after President Benigno Aquino III was able to convince the biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines to sit down with the government and sign the historic pact on 27 March 2014, there were already two major skirmishes between the armed forces and the criminal elements associated with the MILF.

03 September 2014

Who is Dalia Guerrero-Pastor?

Dalia Guerrero-Pastor
When famous race car driver, Enzo Pastor, was shot and killed by a motorcycle-riding gunman last 12 June 2014 in Quezon City, his family and friends were shocked. They became more numbed to the point of being annoyed upon learning that Enzo's wife, Dalia Guerrero-Pastor, was tagged as one of the suspects.

Aside from what the social elites know of their passion for car racing love and their equally fast-paced story which started when she was 18 and he was 22, not much is known about Dalia.