A carpenter/ slum-dweller was the sole winner of the recently drawn 6/49 lottery with a hefty P356 Million prize money. Read more…

Congratulations to all who passed the latest CPA Board Exams! I wish you a gainful employment in your chosen career. May you uphold integrity at all times.  Below are the full list of passers. If your name is on the list, Congratulations once again!

FULL LIST OF PASSERS

1 ABAD, AIMEE TORRES
2 ABAD, CHARISMA JOY SALVADOR
3 ABAD, MARIA ELVIRA URIAN
4 ABAPO, ARHELYNE MONTEADORA
5 ABARO, EPHRAIM BALINONG
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Time and time again some heads of different denominations would have predictions about apocalypse and would state that it would happen at a given date. In my 30 years of existence there has been several religious heads who’ve made a fool out of themselves by giving a specific date about the doomsday, only to take it back when it didn’t happen. Read more…

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The Philippine Social Security System is currently allowing employers to pay off delinquent loans of their employees until June 30, 2011. What it does is it allows employees to pay off just the principal without the add on rate for the penalties. If you previously applied for a loan and are not sure if it has been completely paid off especially if you transferred to another company, it would be best to check. It is crucial that payment is made otherwise, you might encounter problems later on when it comes to claiming your social security benefits. You can either check it online or proceed to the nearest SSS office in your place of residence or work and check. You can also check if your employer is remitting your contributions in a timely manner.

Again, if you have loans with SSS in the past, check if it has been completely paid out, you might be surprised to find out how much it ballooned to had your employer or previous employer failed to zero out the balance when they were all the while taking off the amount in your monthly pay check.

Late president Ferdinand Marcos’ illegitimate daughter from Australian playboy and swimwear model Evelin Hegyesi, was said to be axed from a reality show after revealing information about his identity. Analisa Hegyesi – Marcos’ daughter, was supposed to be part of the reality show The Renovators. For more news about the said issue, please click here.

This was actually the first time I heard about the late dictator’s illegitimate daughter. Well, we should not be surprised, after all, he has money, power and fame at that time. I’m actually just surprised that this fact isn’t really that known, well at least to me I guess.

Yesterday morning while we were watching the news, we saw a story about Filipinos in Dubai, UAE who are going to file a case against a cargo company for delayed shipment. In fact with the duration of the time that the delivery has been delayed, the word delayed is an understatement. One Filipina was crying because she sent the box way back August of last year! With the receipt that she has been issued, it states there that package should be delivered in a month’s time. I figured if there were food items and canned goods in the said package, it would have been expired by now.

There is another Filipina OFW who sent a package through the said company back in November. She said she sent it a month prior her vacation in the Philippines, but she is now back in Dubai and the box is still nowhere to be found. It’s just so sad that the said company can’t get their act together. Perhaps, it’s also a learning experience for OFWs to not just opt for services of shipping companies with cheap rates. It is better to pay for higher charges when you are certain that your package will be received. Best to go with companies that are known for reliable cargo and material handling delivery.

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It was devastating to see the video footages and photographs of the recent flooding in Australia. Last time I read the news 78 were missing/dead, it is not unlikely that it has already went up by now. It only goes to show that despite the fact that Australia is a first-world country, they are not exempted to these kind of calamities. Death and natural disasters are indeed great equalizers.

Now the question is, what do we do about it. Flooding and earthquakes are happening left and right and climate change is advancing at a pace that is rather too alarming. We are truly in the brink of a climate change. I say, people should really start thinking about the environment. Plastic production should be slowed down to prevent non-biodegradable wastes, recycle, re-forestation and do more green study to help save the environment. These calamities is Mother Nature’s way of reaching out to us and telling us that we need to do something, it is its cry for help.  Let’s all respond to that call.

Here’s another negative issue about Manila police. A discharged police officer deemed it rightful to hostage a bus filled with tourists, apparently asking to be reinstated and be cleared of any charges.

Since I went back to work, I haven’t been able to read through newspapers and watch news on tv. It was only at the latter part of last week that I heard of the police torture done by Manila policemen to a suspected snatcher. It was another police who perhaps took the courage to capture the inhumane act via his mobile phone. The suspect was stripped naked, and his genitals were tied to a rope. Each time the guy failed to answer the policemen’s questions Mr Binayug, the officer who was said to be holding the rope tugs hard at it, while his troops would hit the guy repeatedly.

It is these kind of incidents that make civilians regard police officers as law breakers instead of enforcers. It is really sad and quite unfair for all those honest and noble policemen. I certainly hope and pray that justice be served to the wretched guy who died of torture under the hands of these police officers.

Lovely and privy Valenzuela counselor – Sahalani Soledad guested in The Buzz for a one on one interview with her future sister-in-law and Philippines’ Queen of talk – Kris Aquino. I actually missed watching the show. And for those of you who weren’t able to watch it, here’s a copy of the interview. The second part is of course the one below. Read more…