Manila – Two government soldiers were wounded in a clash with communist rebels during a sweep of an eastern Philippine village, an Army spokesman said Friday. The soldiers were on combat operations in Sariaya town in Quezon province, 120 kilometres south of Manila, when they encountered a group of guerrillas. Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto [...]
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Two Phillipine Soldiers Killed in Fight with Communit Rebels
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Lifetime War -Terrorism, tagged Asshats, Cranial Cavity, Philippine government, Philippines, Religion of Peace on April 11, 2008 |
Ramiele Malubay Resurfaces
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Media, tagged Disney Channel, High School Musical, Philippines, Ramiele Malubay, Vanessa Anne Hudgens on April 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens, watch out. Recently ousted American Idol contestant Ramiele Malubay is after your job. “I really want to act for Disney Channel,” she declared when she stopped by the office yesterday to visit with the TV Fanatic, shamelessly admitting, “I haven’t watched Disney in a couple of weeks. I used [...]
Stupid Filipino Trick #5,983,028
Posted in Diversions, Ex-pat in the Philippines, Hot Topics -- Cold Hearts, tagged Hong Kong, Stupid Filipino Tricks on April 9, 2008 |
Two Filipinos, Edwin S. Antolin, 52, and Crisanto R. Ramos, 29, arrived in Hong Kong a board a Cathay Pacific flight from Dubai. These two mental midgets decided to take two of the airlines life jackets as “souvenirs.” Both Filipinos denied knowing each other and were seated on different rows when they arrived here at [...]
Ramielle Malubay “Idol” Hopes are History
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Media, tagged American Idol, Philippines, Ramielle Malubay on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Filipino-American Idol Ramielle Malubay finally got the ax on American idol quashing her dream of becoming the first Asian Idol. Making the top ten is no easy task and frankly I’d like to know who coached her in song selection. Once she made the top 24 her performances hardly matched up with everything that went [...]
Excuse Me, But Ramiele Malubay is “forgettable”
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Media, tagged American Idol, Philippines, Ramiele Malubay, Show Business on April 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Forgettable, says Idol’s Cowell on Ramiele Malubay’s latest performance. I haven’t taken the time to look but feel reasonably certain a tour of the Filipino blogs would show a near cult-like following for American Idol’s “littlest star.” In short, no pun intended, Ramiele has a beautiful voice, cute personality, but is far from becoming a [...]
The Philippine Joke of the Day is…
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Pinoy Business, tagged FHM Philippines, Maxim Philippines, Philippines, Playboy Philippines on March 26, 2008 | 10 Comments »
According to Pinoy Spy Reporter Playboy is to launch a Philippine edition of the iconic mens magazine. What’s the catch, and joke of the day you ask? Call the Philippine’s version Playboy Lite, it will contain no nudity says Playboy Philippines editor Beting Laygo Dolor. “No, Playboy Philippines will not be more daring than FHM,” [...]
The End May be Near !
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on July 8, 2005 |
Whether true or not the public’s vision of a sinking ship usually includes scenes of rats jumping overboard in an effort to save themselves. In the case of Philippine President Arroyo and her sinking ship of State it appears as though she has pre-empted the “rats.” All day yesterday the country was awash in rumors [...]
Think Arroyo Will Last Much Longer?
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on July 7, 2005 |
Consider this headline: “Arroyo may end up executed on the streets.” Of course it should be taken with a grain of salt, the statement was issued by a Philippine communist party spokesman. Accusations that Mrs. Arroyo’s family received illegal-gambling payoffs and that she cheated in the election have plunged her government into crisis, prompting opposition [...]
The Philippines Becomes Scrappleface
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 29, 2005 | 3 Comments »
You could say this is satire in the best tradition of Scrappleface, but it isn’t. Philippine President Arroyo has tossed her husband out of the country to hide him from corruption allegations. Jun 29, 2005 — MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo moved dramatically on Wednesday to reduce pressure on her government from [...]
Too Little Too Late?
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 27, 2005 | 1 Comment »
The current vote rigging scandal has swirled around Philippines President for close to four weeks. After protest marches, calls for snap elections, rumors of government takeovers too numerous to count and portions of the alleged “smoking gun” tape becoming the latest rage in cellphone ringtones Pres. Arroyo addressed the country. What follows is the full [...]
