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Month: October 2014

Binay can kiss his 2016 presidential bid goodbye

Published by Ellen on October 9, 2014

Aerial view of the 350 hectare Batangas Estate. Photo provided by to ABS-CBN former Makati VM Ernesto Mercado.
Aerial view of the 350 hectare Batangas Estate.

Vice President Jejomar Binay’s 350-hectare luxury estate is so stunning, stupefying and appalling he can kiss his 2016 presidential plans goodbye.

The images shown of Binay’s sprawling property in Batangas during the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee assault many aspects of the ordinary citizens’ senses: sense of values, sense of propriety, sense of proportion.

To give the public an idea of how big 350 hectares is, former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado said the Binay farm is equivalent to “six Luneta Parks, 10 Araneta Centers or even half the 700 hectare San Juan city.

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Is anyone surprised that NAIA1 is worst airport in the world?

Published by Ellen on October 7, 2014
Long lines NAIA1. Thanks to Flickr for photo.
Long lines NAIA1. Thanks to Flickr for photo.

Is anyone surprised that Ninoy Aquino International Airport is once again the topnotcher in the list of worst airports in the world?

The Sept. 30, 2014 post in the website Life Cheat Sheet said “Airports are often an essential and unavoidable part of traveling. Sometimes, you luck out and find yourself in an airport that has minimal wait times and is full of shops, restaurants, and polite staff. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.”
It listed 10 worst airports known for “having rude staff, long lines, poor facilities, and a chaotic environment. “

Life Cheat Sheet website cited NAIA1’s feature that beat competitors hands down: “This Manila-based airport struggles with the 32 million passengers who use its facility each year. That shouldn’t come as a shock, though, considering it only has the capacity for 6 million passengers, according to CNBC.

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When stupidity resulted in something good

Published by Ellen on October 5, 2014

Alyzza Agustin's post. Thanks to Topgear.
The incident involving car model Alyzza Agustin and Police Chief Superintendent Alexander Ignacio is one example of something good coming out of a stupid act.

God works in mysterious ways indeed.

Last Sept. 28, Agustin, who apparently enjoys social media but does not comprehend it’s power and perils proudly posted in her Facebook and Instagram accounts that she was able to get away violating the number coding traffic scheme in Metro Manila by using a calling card Ignacio gave her.

She bragged: “Nahuli na naman ako dahil coding but because of you Boss Alex wala ng huli-huli. Thank you so much sa napaka-useful mong card with matching dedication pa.”

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1987 coup: The ties that bind PNoy and Purisima

Published by Ellen on October 2, 2014

President Aquino with PNP Chief Alan Purisima.
President Aquino with PNP Chief Alan Purisima.
President Aquino’s dogged defense of Police Chief Alan Purisima despite revelations of acts of irregularity and the public’s frustration over breakdown of law and order, have led many to ask what’s behind the closeness of the two.

While in New York last week, Aquino described the PNP Chief as ““not capricious.” Back in Manila after information about the luxurious Nueva Ecija vacation house with an attic on a 4.5 hectare property with a separate pavilion, separate four- car garage with quarters, a 7.5m x 15m pool, Aquino maintains the line that criticisms against his administration are really meant to block reforms that he is instituting.

It should be recalled that in order to install Purisima as PNP chief before the 2013 elections, then PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome was forced to retire three months before his retirement age of 56.

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Puzzling numbers in Pulse Asia’s latest survey

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2014
Sept 2014 Pulse Asia survey.
Sept 2014 Pulse Asia survey.

At last, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas numbers moved up.

In a survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Roxas numbers almost doubled in a matter of two months. From seven percent last week of June, it jumped to 13 percent second week of September.

What could be the factors that contributed to respondents finally discovering Roxas after years of ignoring him when asked who they would vote if elections were held at the time the survey was conducted?

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