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The case of Sen. Panfilo Lacson who continues to be a fugitive from justice since he slipped out of the country in January, this year, is not only a big slap to the International Police but doubly embarrassing to Philippine justice system.

Per documentation, including a footage of closed circuit television camera at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, the Caviteno senator left the country on January 5, 2010 before he could be served a warrant of arrest by the Manila Trial Court No. l8 in his alleged role in the double murder case of Publicist Salvador Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.

No less than his subordinate in the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF), a tough anti-crime busting unit in his office as police director general of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Estrada administration, implicated Lacson as mastermind of the Dacer-Corbito celebrated case when the former police chief superintendent flipped to the Arroyo regime in favor of a safe return to the country from his hiding place in the United States about three years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking for CPA Board Exam Results for October 2010 Exams?

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines recently announced that 3,973 out of 8,216 or 48.36% passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Exam given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi this October 2010.

List of CPA Board Passers

The list of Successful Examinees in the C. P. A. LICENSURE EXAMINATION held on OCTOBER 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

On Sept. 23, 1762, the British flotilla landed in Manila, which marked the beginning of the British invasion of the Philippines.

General William Draper, who was in the service of the British East India Company, led the expeditionary forces to capture Manila (which at that time was a Spanish colony). Draper’s forces consisted of European and Indian (known as Sepoy) regulars, volunteers and mercenaries. They encamped south of Intramuros.

Notably, the British war against Spain traced back from the Seven Years’ of War between England and France in 1756 where the Spanish King sided with France.

With the Spanish forces and hundreds of volunteers facing defeat against British troops, it was the native population of nearby Pampanga and Bulacan provinces who gave the British forces a lesson or two in guerrilla warfare.

About a thousand Filipino fighters who had been convinced by their Spanish parish priest that the British were invading demons staged surprise attacks against the invaders, although they were subsequently repelled. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s all about magic and revelry this month at Enchanted Kingdom as the country’s premiere park kicks off the coming of “ber” months with merrymaking festivities this time of the year.

Magic comes alive as Simon & Silver bares their newest riveting tricks.

Sky Wizardry, a kaleidoscopic display of fireworks is staged all weekends at 8:30 PM.

This month’s celebrity storytellers, Gab Valenciano (Sept. 4), Bayani Agbayani (Sept. 5), Tweety de Leon (Sept. 11), Anita Linda (Sept 12), Bam Aquino (Sept. 18), and John Arcilla (Sept. 19) narrate value-laden stories to kids from chosen charities.

Come to Enchanted Kingdom where the magic stays with you! We are open Thursdays and Fridays from 12NN to 7PM and from 11AM to 9PM on Saturdays and Sundays until December 17. Fireworks display is staged at 8:30 PM. For more details you may call (632) 584-3535 or 584-4326 to 29. You may also log on to www.enchantedkingdom.ph.

Enchanted Kingdom is looking for boys and girls aged 5-8 years old to be the next little prince and princess of the country’s premiere theme park.

Cash prizes, annual passes, and a chance to be a part of Enchanted Kingdom’s Circle of Artists await the winners.

Auditions will be held every weekend starting August 30 to September 15 from 12NN to 5PM at Enchanted Kingdom Admin Office in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Walk-in applicants as well as park guests are encouraged to join. Online applicants may email their application with photo at ekentertainment@yahoo.com.

For more details, participants may contact Vinz Balayo or Tiny Garner at (02)584-3535 loc. 462 or 463 or contact 0920-9833630.

Enchanted Kingdom, the country’s first and only world class theme park, is open Thursdays and Fridays from 12NN to 7PM and from 11AM to 9PM on Saturdays and Sundays until December 17. Fireworks display is staged at 8:30 PM. Log on to www.enchantedkingdom.ph for more details.

In 1968, an intensity 7 earthquake rocked Manila causing the collapse of Ruby Tower in Binondo, killing hundreds of people.

The Ruby Tower collapse served as an eye opener in disaster management. Later that year, the Marcos administration established the National Committee on Disaster Operation which eventually evolved as the Camp Aguinaldo-based Office of Civil Defense.

Next came the National Disaster Control Center, the forerunner of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, the highest policy making body on disasters in the country.

The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Casiguran,Quezon (now part of Aurora province). The earthquake of 1969 is deemed as the most destructive quake in the Philippines prior to July 1990 Luzon killer earthquake that spawned a tsunami that reached as far as Japan.

On August 1, 2009, Ma. Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, the first woman President of the Philippines, died of colon cancer at the age of 76.

Born in Manila, “Tita Cory,” as she was fondly called, is the mother of the country’s 15th and current President, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which toppled the authoritarian regime of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines.

Notably, she was revered by many Filipinos as the Philippines’ “Icon of Democracy.” She was also hailed by TIME Magazine as the “Saint of Democracy,” due to her well-known spiritual life and strong adherence to non-violence and democracy. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 31, 1946, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) claimed the official title of being the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean, departing from the then Nielson Airport in Makati to the U.S. mainland with a DC-4 aircraft.

After that, PAL started its official service between Manila and San Francisco in December 1946. Other international flights to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Taipei followed in April 1953.

Earlier, deeply involved in shaping the course of the country’s historic events, PAL began its flight on March 15, 1941, using a Beech Model 18 aircraft, making one flight daily between Manila and Baguio, amid the specter of a global war. It became Asia’s first airline.

Now, PAL has become one of the most respected airlines around the world with a young and modern fleet of aircraft and a route network that spans 31 foreign cities and 30 domestic points.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps;

My beloved countrymen:
Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are made to protect the welfare of our people; to look after the interest of the majority; to have a firm grip on principles; and to be faithful to the public servant’s sworn oath to serve the country honestly.

This is the straight path.
On the other side, personal interest is the priority, and where one becomes a slave to political considerations to the detriment of our nation.

This is the crooked path.
For a long time, our country lost its way in the crooked path. As days go by (since I became President), the massive scope of the problems we have inherited becomes much clearer. I could almost feel the weight of my responsibilities.
In the first three weeks of our administration, we discovered many things, and I will report to you some of the problems we have uncovered, and the steps we are taking to solve them. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 10, 1934, the Filipino voters elected at least 202 delegates to a constitutional convention which drafted the Philippine Constitution.

Headed by Claro M. Recto, the Constitutional Convention of 1934 was responsible for framing the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution which was approved by President Franklin Roosevelt on March 23, 1935.

It has been said that the 1935 Constitution was the best-written Philippine charter ever, which followed the American model in structure and formal appearance, except for a unicameral legislature and a unitary (as against a federal) system of government.

Notably, the so-called “Seven Wise Men” — Filemon Sotto, chairman, and Norberto Romualdez, Manuel Roxas, Vicente Singson Encarnacion, Manuel C. Briones, Miguel Cuaderno, and Conrado Benitez (who replaced Jose P. Laurel) — prepared the draft of the Constitution.

The framers of the Constitution were beneficiaries of the American system of education and familiar with American political concepts of democracy and government. Read the rest of this entry »