Breastfeeding advocates recently opposed the passage of a proposed measure they referred as “monster bill,” which was said would only propagate the interest of multinational milk companies.
Kim Henares draws her .40 caliber STI pistol and fires one round into each target some 20 feet away.
What’s your guilty pleasure? For me, it’s watching reality TV cooking shows online and indulging in food porn. I was an avid viewer of “Top Chef” season 9.
It’s become a national security truism: One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. This is the prevailing dichotomy that makes fugitives and revolutionaries invisible to the police, said Sen. Gregorio Honasan, a famous fugitive from 1987 to the early 1990s. This also explains why, he continued, it took the United States 10 years to track down Osama bin Laden, and why seven months into the manhunt, the 80-man tracker teams from the Philippine National Police (PNP) have yet to bag retired Major General Jovito Palparan.
The circumstances were so similar that police investigators and headline writers couldn’t resist describing the murder victim as “Ang babae sa septic tank.” After all, a movie of the same title had become a big hit, an improbable black comedy that won for its female lead an international award.
With so many choices in the market, finding the right camera can be an overwhelming experience. There are the traditional point-and-shoots, pro-level SLRs and the micro four-thirds mirrorless cameras that are becoming more and more popular these days. These mirrorless cameras with interchangeable lenses are slightly bigger than your average point-and-shoot but its huge sensor can yield photos at par with some SLRs, minus the heft and cost associated with these behemoth models.
Extremely shy and low-key, casual and sporting a goatee, Manix Abrera is the last person you’d imagine leading a cult. But he is—in a sense. The 30-year-old cartoonist is the creator of the “Kikomachine” comic strip, whose books are among the country’s best-sellers.
Extremely shy and low-key, casual and sporting a goatee, Manix Abrera is the last person you’d imagine leading a cult. But he is—in a sense. The 30-year-old cartoonist is the creator of the “Kikomachine” comic strip, whose books are among the country’s best-sellers.
The summer when he was 13, Rico Blanco would often climb onto the roof of his house. The signal of DZXB, Blanco’s favorite “new wave” FM station, was weak in San Pedro, Laguna, where the family had moved from Sta. Ana, Manila. He stood on the roof holding aloft a broken-off radio antenna hooked up to his boom box with wire from a spiral notebook, hoping to catch some stray radio waves so he could listen more closely to every note of Madonna, Prince, Duran Duran and Depeche Mode when they went on the air.
Have you ever found yourself wanting to host a dinner at home but couldn’t, because it would take too much of an effort? Or probably you’ve walked into a beautiful home and wished that you could rent it even for a night to host a party with friends.
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