HOUSE PROSECUTORS WITNESSES RE: CORONA TRIAL

IF these witnesses were made to appear before the Court with regard to the impeachment case filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I am not sure the Corona trial will be resolved soon.

MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES

WHAT A FUN MALL. Robinsons Place-Iloilo houses several local government offices in Iloilo City. The city mayor's office is located on the 3rd level of the popular mall. (Photo courtesy of myphilippinelife.com)

MY BHAUSES

I have moved to four different dormitories last year.

At my first dorm, I was overwhelmed by people who think that I could just sell my pubic hair for money.

My second dorm saw the domination of a black, fat, ugly Ilokano who thinks that he can just on/off the electric fan and the lights anytime he wants. What he doesn't know is that he has two other board mates in the room -- both detest him big time.

The dorm also saw the emergence of a kawatan, who happens to be my land lady's cousin, in the room at 8 a.m. I saw him twice (consecutively) in the room -- same time, with the same stupidest reason (looking for a tsinelas under the pillow?)

Balay-balay?

On my third transfer, I thought it was way better than my first and second.

However, after a few weeks of sleeping on the floor with loyal pals, Mr. Tanga and Ms. Ilaga, I realized I should have demanded a papag from the land lady on my first day.

My anger grew worse when she told me, "Everybody sleeps on the floor in Makati?"

Come again?

After a month, I left my blue room (the wall and floor were painted blue). I felt better (like how my fat, tomboyish, classmate, who is an ultimate fanatic of colored bandanas and baggy pants, felt when she got rid of her former best friend).

I am already on my fourth dorm, but I still feel like I am discontented -- not because the floor is blue or I have an Ilokano room mate again; but because my discontentment has grown worse.

My room is not your ordinary boarding house room. It is tiled and has two exhaust fans. We also have an iron stand and an iron fore free use.

However, our door (if you call it door) has some issues that need to be 'fixed'.

As robbery is quite a popular crime in this side of the city, I am afraid our place would be some evil's prey should we not have a decent lock for the door.

The door is open, yet screened. It has a lock from the inside (you may only lock from the outside if everyone else is gone); but if someone is yet to go home from work or where else you are compelled to wake up from your slumber to open them. Worse, some cannot even utter words "thank you" after you do them a favor.

Some of them go home late at night. So, when I am left in the room alone, instinctively, the door has to see a locking. Why? I don't want to be butchered while at sleep; and what if someone enters the room and steals something from the room?

One of my room mates told me that his former room mates lost some cell phones and a laptop while they were sleeping.

He narrated that the robber may have entered the room when one of the room mates had to use the comfort room downstairs.

When the two other room mates woke up they found their valuables missing.

The incident happened in the morning. See what happens when some people cannot act responsibly, and are insensitive (read makes noise [as in irritatingly slams anything] when others are sleeping)?

I speak no more.

FEHT EHS

SPENDING Christmas in my home province was the best thing that ever happened this year.

Though I was not able to meet all of my friends and former acquaintances in Iloilo, I gather I met ones that have been very special to me.

My initial plan was to spend Christ’s big day in Bacolod as it is my most favorite city. As some of my friends were not available on the dates I would want to spend time with them, I had to compromise and forget about the quality cakes and pastries at Calea, and Sorrento.

I spent my first day in the metro with my mother and my pet dog, Reena, who was obviously feeling happy about my homecoming. Ma was already asking me on what pasalubong I would want her to buy me (on my first day of vacation!) She wanted me to go back to Manille asap (kidding).

We went to SM City, and there, I felt that I was officially in Iloilo City. I bought my beloved mother things that she wanted for the holidays (including a plantsa), and treated her over lunch.

Ma wanted to try Maridel’s cake at Plazuela, but it was closed.

Ma, a fan of Starbucks, invited me for coffee, but when she saw the line (read as long line) at the counter, she said, “Kabuki a. It’s not worth it.” Instead, we had a cup of coffee and slice of her favorite blueberry cheesecake at Ferragamo.

We were still at SM City the next day. Truly, there is no other place to go in Iloilo, but SM City.

My 10-day stay in Iloilo became more special when I found love in Iloilo.

I’d like to call ‘love’ ‘Boss’.

Boss and I went downtown and reminisced the old Iloilo; had coffee at my favorite coffee shop, Bluejay; and spent most of the time together. We watched funny movies on boss' laptop; ate donuts and window shopped.

On December 25, I joined two family gatherings. I met some cousins and was surprised to see them grow taller and bigger. Everyone was dancing and laughing. Seeing my younger cousins now, I realized that I am very old.

This New Year, my mother told me I have to spend it with my brother, who is based in Cavite; and my father, who told me he is in Navotas.

Should my father tell me I have become a giant prairie dog, I would just smile and brush him off – anyway, more than two ugly people said I am feeht.

Kiss my feht ehs.

LASAK

Madamo nga ginapaminsar si Leopoldo.

Iya udayon ginapautokan ang mga bagay-bagay bisan indi man kinahanglan palibugan.

Gina dala na lang niya sa kadlaw ang mga ginabtayag kung kaisa.

Satong nagsangkad na gid ang mga kata-kata kag pagpanghilabot sa iya wala na niya napunggan ang kaugalingon kag iya na ini ginkumpronta.

Sang nagligad nga Marso iya gin prangka ang ila nga department head na indi na siya magatudlo sa hayskul.

Madamo na gid abinga mga malaw-ay nga estorya ang nagalapta.

Isa sa mga ini ang tsismis nga may relasyon sila sang upod niya nga maestra.

May nakakita nga isa ka estudyante sa ila sa faculty room.

Mapasa kon tani siya sang reaction paper pero wala na niya gindayon kay nasapwan niya nga nagakagtanay si Sir kag Ma’am sa ibabaw sang latuk.

Ginpanghimutigan ni Leo sa prinsipal ang estorya kay may nobya na siya sa Pagadian.

“Hindi ko gid ina maobra, Ma’am, bangod palangga ko gid ang akon nga nobya,” siling ni Leopoldo.

Biernes nga adlaw nagpauli si Leo.

Ginhungod niya gid nga makaabot digto sa ila nga banwa sang timprano para makalagaw pa sila sang iya nga nobya sa plaza pagkagab-i.

Masadya siya samtang nagalingkod malapit sa drayber sang bus.

Tatlo ka mga bag kag isa ka plastic bag nga puno sing chichirya kag mga delata ang iya bitbit.

Sa sunod nga dominggo bisitahon niya ang iya mga kauturan sa Cotabato.

Apat katuig na siya wala ka pakita sa iya nga iloy. Ang ulihi niya nga nabatian nagapamigado kag nagapangaluya na si Nanay Nita.

Wala man ubra ang duwa niya kautod. Pareho nagapasagod kag nagasalig sa iya ginapadala kada bulan. Indi man masustenar sang pagparenta sang komiks ang ila nga pangadlaw-adlaw nga ginakaon. Kung hapon pagkatapos sang iya klase iya gina lakat ang St. Michael’s Church para magsindi kandila.

“Kabudlay maospital. Kung wala ka sang ekstra indi mo mabakal ang bulong nga kinahanglanon. Nagadipyender man dayon ang kamahalon sang bulong sa klase sang masakit, hah! Kung kanser kanseron ka man sang pagpangita paagi kung paano makakwarta. Kung TB, ubuhon ka man sa pag-obra para masuptan ang pagpabulong sang gakinahanglan,” siling ni Leo sa iya nga co-teacher.

Magarot ang pangabuhi sa Lanao. Indi madamo ang kumpanya nga pwede maobrahan. Indi dako ang pagpasweldo. Dibwenas ka na lang kung makaobra ka sa State University. Maayo lang siya ang napili-an sang eskwelahan sa anum sila nga applicants. Galing ginahinulsulan niya man ang iya nga nangin desisyon na magtudlo digto. Pirme na lang ulihi abot ang iya sweldo kag sobra isa ka libo pa ang gina buhin sa iya nga cheke bangod sa tax.

“Dos mil para sa renta ko sang kwarto. Payb hundred para sa extra na paggamit sang kuryente. 3K para kay Nanay. 2 aw-aw para kay Entoy kag Roding. Dos singko na lang bilin sa akon… Makini-kini gid ako subong nga bulan. Maayo lang kay wala man nakalab-ot isa ka libo ang utang ko sa karinderya.”

Natulugan sang madali si Leo samtang iya gina panumdum ang mga masadya nga natabo sa State University.

Subong pa lang gani nahidlaw na siya sa iya nga mga estudyante.Palangga niya katama sila kag amo man ang nabatyagan sang iya nga mga estudyante sa iya. Nagateksanay nga daan sila pirme kung gab-i. Gusto sang iban magabalik sa pag maestro. Lain nga daan siya kumpara sa mga tigulang na mga maestra. Bisan strikto, ginahatagan niya gid sang tyempo ang mga kabataan nga maghampang. Para kay Leo wala gid sang problema kung pahampangon ang mga estudyante sa klasrum. Basta ang importante may matun-an sila sa ginaubra. Kung magsulod gani sa pinsar niya ang mga ekspiryensya niya indi niya mapunggan ang maglumawlumaw. Galing nakadesisyon na siya.

Indi niya maagwantahan ang pagkabastos sang iban nga manunudlo sa ila eskwelahan. Hulag niya pirme ginabantayan. Pero asta man lang na sila sa estorya kag sugid kung kay sin-o lang. Indi man nila mahambal sa atubangan ni Leo ang mga malain nila nga paminsaron sa iya.

Yara sa sulod terminal si Gilma. Bal-anon nga eksayted kay sami niya ginasid-ing ang iya nga Zorex na relo. Iya man tapos ginatika sa gaming na bintana kung may nagaabot nga bus. Gusto niya siya ang una nga babaye nga makit-an ni Leopoldo kung siya makapanaog na sa bus. Indi siya maributay sang iya nga gina suksok kag itsura apang kada minuto ginapamangkot niya si Teodor, iya hinablos, kung manami ang iya nga bistida. Siya madason pangilayan sang bata nga lalake kag yuhuman para indi sagi ka prumublema.

Daw nagutukan si Gilma si bayo niya. Sagi niya lingi ang iya liog kag mangalot na daw may ginabatyag nga la. Daw nainitan o nakatulan siya sa iya gina sul-ob.

Nagdugang ang ginabatyag nga kakulba kag kasadya sang babaye sang may nagapadulong nga bus. Nakapanaog na ang tanan nga mga pasahero pero wala pa niya nakit-an si Leo. Nagbalik siya sa pagpungko kag gin pagwa sa shoulder bag isa ka plastik sang Sky Flakes.

Marso 4, 2006 – Sabado.

Kailinit gid kay Leo. Kabanihut klase nga lalake! Ngaa indi niya ako mapakasalan? Siling niya palangga niya gid ako. Hatag niya tanan na gusto ko nga pangayuon sa iya. Kag karon ginapangayo ko na ako iya pakaslan, hambalon niya lang ako na indi pa siya handa? Daw tanga lang ako to ya e. Nag paako lang ako gale sa akon nabatyag na panindugan niya gid ang amon paghigugmaanay. Tapos amo lang to ya?

I am not ready.

Daw gakalong ang akon utok kung madumduman ko ang mga tinaga niya sa akon sang ginusisa ko siya sa iya plano.

I am not ready.

Sano pa ikaw mangin ready sa akon? Kulang pa ang akon nga pagtampad kag sakripisyo kag indi pa siya makadesisyon? Tam-an gid sa akon ka hangag. Patay na patay ako sa isa ka lalake na wala man gale sa akon luyag. Ang panulukan niya sa akon isa lang ka Gold Eagle Beer! Ginapangita niya kung siya may kinahanglanon nga pagbulig kung siya mamingawon!

Ano gid klase pagpangaman ang dapat nga kalanglanon para magtawhay ang amon pagupuray bilang isa ka magtiayon haw? Nagpangayo bala ako sang isa ka lutaw nga balay? Nagpangayo bala ako sang isa ka Ford na salkyan? Simple man lang na kasal ang gusto ko. Ngaa indi niya matabo tumanon?

Indi ko gid siya pagsapakon. Gusto ko mabatyagan niya ang hapdi na ginaoso sang akon nga dughan subong. Kahuluya gid ya sang gin ubra nya. Ako ang babaye. Ako ang ga pangayo sa iya nga palanggaon ako. Ako ang nagamandar na pakasalan niya ako. Kag amo lang ato ang hambalon niya, I am not ready yet?

Ti san-o ka pa mangin ready, Leo? Asta san-o ako ya maghulat sa imo nga pagaprubar? Indi ka maghambal na pakasalan mo ako kung milyonaryo ka na! Pareho lang na gin hambal mo nga dimabuhat nga kita mag-upuray!

Marso 5, 2008 – Sunday.

Nga-a sagi niya pa ako sunod-sunod kung wala man siya balak na pakaslan ako. Nga-a sagi niya pa pilit ang iya nga kaugalingon sa akon man? Kung palangga niya ako dugay na tani kami nag-upuray sa isa ka balay! Wala man siya tupa. Binaliswa niya ako sa ubos. Ano pa ang pulos na i-entertain ko pa siya? Ano na lang na ya hambalon sang mga tawo sa akon. Indi ko ya. Kahuluya! Kung indi siya sa akon, indi man ako. Sagi mo pilit ang isa ka lalake na indi sa imo! Gilma, abi pagbugtaw!

Marso 6, 2006 – Monday.

Nasamongan ako diri magtinir sa balay. Kung magtinir pa ako sang madugay-dugay malubong gid ako sa mga memorya sang kami pa ni Leo. Siguro mapauli na lang ako danay sa Cotabato. Malayo-layo diri sa prisensya ni Leo. Bisan ano ko kapanago sa iya indi ko gid malikawan na siya makit-an, kag siya amo man. Malakat na lang ako karon sa hapon. Indi ko na gid maagwantahan ining pagpangasubo. Indi na ako maghibi liwat! Wala sing pulos ang hibi-an ang isa ka butang na wala pagbatyag sa imo nga balatyagon. Pero kung makita ko siya, daw may kusog na gapilit sa akon na sapakon siya. Daw indi ko dayon maributay. Ambot gani sini a. Tatlo ka adlaw ko pa lang siya na wala gina sapak pero daw grabe na ang pagkahidlaw ko sa iya. Nahidlaw man ako sa iya nga pag-akbay sa akon, pagluso sa akon nga aping, ang mga jokes niya na bisan walay pulos wala man dulog akon hirikhik. Hala! Kamingaw gali no! Daw subong ko lang na realasa. Namingaw man ako sang pan-q na amon ginakaon kada hapon.

Marso 7, 2006 – Tuesday.

Wala ako nadayon sa pagpauli kagapon. Nagpabulig abi si Auntie Minggay magpuni sang mga furniture sa ila nga balay. Naboringan na siya nga daan sang pagplastar sang mga kasangkapan sa kinalain-lain na bahin sang ila puluy-an. Hambal ko gani sa iya pintahan niya na lang, o di gani koreohan sang wallpaper ang dingding para kuno abi bag-o.

Pagkatapos namon paninlo sa ila balay ginpanyapunan niya ako sa banwa. Nagestoryahanay lang sang madali kag nagpauli man kami dayon kay daw gin balda ang amon lawas.

Nagkit-anay kami ni Leo kagina. Upoday kami ni Auntie Minggay sadto. Ginpalapitan niya kami ni Auntie. Gin hagad niya ako lakat, alang-alang bayaan ko si Auntie. Hambal ko, Sa dason lang kita estoryahanay. Bal-an mo may upod ako subong mamilit ka gid. Ano pa gid ang ihambal mo sa akon haw? Daw bal-an ko naman ato. Hapos man lang ako Leo estoryahon. Indi man ako mapilit klase tawo. Kung wala ka na sing pagpalangga sa akon, fine. Wala ako pagkinahanglan sang isa ka lalake na magpagamo lang sang akon nga kaluntaran diri sa kalibutan.

“Basta sa dason ha?” Ang iya lang gin sabat. Ambot gani pero kacute gid sa iya kagina.

Nagkatiempo si Gilma lima ka adlaw pagkatapos sila magtaboay ni Leo sa pasilyo.

Pabalik- balik man ang isa sa balay sang babaye kag siya mahambalan lang na indi pa siya ready na makapagkita sa iya. Sang dominggo sa iya pagbalik na kit-an siya sang iya nobyo na naga yuhom-yuhom samtang ga basa sang libro sa dalom sang kahoy sa hardin sang ila nga balay. Daw ginakilig ang iya nga atay sa pagbasa. Nanuktok si Leo sa gate. May dala nga gamay nga regalo. Daw sa piho gid siya sa pagbit-bit sini kay personal niya ginkunopan ang box. Pinasahi nga daan ang hatagan niya sini.

“Gil… Gilma! Tagbalay!” tawag ni Leo samtang gina tuktok ang pula nga gate.

“Abi paghulat… may buzzer gid lang pro,” hutik ni Gilma sa iya

kaugalingon kag gin buksan ang gate.

“Gin pabudlayan mo pa lawas mo. Ti kundi nagbalanog imo kamot sa pagpanuktok. Kita mo gid lang na may buzzer kami. Tani ginusar mo.” Si Gilma gihapon.

“Ay! Wala ko maantiparahan. Okay lang a. Indi na bala sagi prumoblema, indi man imo kamot ang nasakitan.” Sunlog ni Leo sa nobya.

“Hmmp! Nugay-i ko Leopoldo! Akig pa ako sa imo. Indi na ako pag-intu-a. Ano na dala mo? Sin-o naman ang imo gin into kag gin patulan ang mga corny mo nga mga jokes?”

“Wala a. Ara ka naman. Bal-an mo man siguro kung sino lang ang ginapalangga ko sang matuod-tuod.”

“Buot mo silingon, may ginapalangga ka pa gale na lango-lango lang?”

“Estorya kuris-kuris a! Wala na e. Ikaw lang gani. Para ni sa imo. Tani maluyagan mo. Barato lang na. Indi mo lang pagsuyaan.”

“Para sa diin naman ini? Nagdala ka pa! Tani ginsupot mo na lang kwarta mo para inugpakasal sa imo nga bag-o nga nobya!” kag gin pasulod ni Gilma ang lalake sa ila nga balay.

“Ti ano na gusto mo nga estoryahan ta? Sa din ta suguran? Ako ya Leo tsindihan ta na ka. Naakseptar ko na ang butang nga indi ka gid para sa akon. Na indi kita meant for each other.”

“Gin hambal ko Gilma na indi na ako sa imo haw? Wala gid ako nakahambal sina. Ang akon lang yamakasupot kita sang tsakto para indi ta mangabudlay sa ulihi. Indi masalbar sang aton pagpalanggaanay ang gatas sang aton mga kabataan. Indi masalbar sang aton gugma sa isa kag isa ang pagkaon ta sa pangadlaw-adlaw. Hatagan ta duwa ka tuig ang ining relasyon bago ta magpakasal. After two years, may matipon na kita sina.”

“Kadugay sang duwa ka tuig Leo. Sa duwa ka tuig madamo ang pwede nga matabo. Paano kung makakita ka sang lain. Paano kung matamaran ka sa akon? Paano kung matak-an ako sang hulat sa imo? Paano kung bwas aga malipatan mo ang pangalan ko? Paano kung aton mabatayagan na wala na ta luyag sa isa kag isa?

Mahimo mo bala na ako balikan liwat kag tuparon ang promisa mo bisan ang ginatiyabaw sang imo nga kasing-kasing, She’s not worth it! Mahimo mo bala na piliton ako para mabalik ang pagpalangga ko sa imo? Leo, di-mahimo. Tam-an ka imposible ang gina pangayo mo na ubrahon ko. Gusto mo na maghulat ako sa wala patud nga butang.”

“Gilma, amo na gin ina ang pagtulok mo sa akon? Abi mo sa akon wala na gid sang word of honor? Pakaslan ta gid ikaw Gilma. Indi na magbag-o ang akon nga plano na ikaw dal-on sa altar. Pagkatapos sang duwa ka tuig magakit-anay kita liwat. Makapatindog na kita sang balay. Bisan payag-payag lang pero ang importante, uporay kita.”

May nagapadulong na bus sa parking area sang terminal. Nabatyagan ni Gilma na ang nobyo ara na digto. Sa wakas, makit-an niya na liwat ang nobyo. Madugay na tini-on niya na ini ginahulat. Kung siya iya makit-an karon iya ini hakson sang todo-todo. Bahala na kung tulukon siya sang mga pasahero. Wala siya labot kay ini na nga adlaw ang ginahulat niya. Nagbalik si Leo kay pakaslan na siya. Nagbalik si Leo kay tumanon na nila pareho ang mga promisa nila sa isa kag isa. Nagbalik si Leo tungod na siya lang ang babaye na iya gin palangga sang matuod-tuod.

Nag-untat ang bus sa pinakatuo nga bahin sang parking area. Amat-amat nagpanaog

Ang mga pasahero upod sang ila mga ginabitbit na plastic bags kag backpack. Daw sa ano kasadya ang ginapakita sa ila nga mga itsura kag ngirit. Si Leo nagapreparar na sa pagpanaog. Si Gilma ginabantayan niya gihapon si Leo na makapanaog sa bus. Ayawan ka dala si Leo sang mga bags niya. Mabug-at ang isa na yara sa iya nga likod. May nakita si Gilma na kapareho sa gora ni Leo kag siya nagngirit. Nagsulod si Leo sa waiting area. Pinangita niya ang nobya. Naglibot ang iya nga mata. Natingala kay nga-a wala pa niya ini nakit-an.

(Lasak was written in 2008, and is dedicated to my late grandmother Nenita Mapa Golez.)

11 MOMENTS TV SHOULD HAVE NOT BROADCAST IN 2011

Some things (including people) we see on the television do not deserve our attention.

Kris Aquino is one. She may be witty and spontaneous, but she’s just too full of herself. She would always have a say on something, but she could not even fix her personal issues.

Aling Dionisia Pacquiao is no different from Kris, though the latter is obviously younger and prettier than the boxing champion’s ma. Does she really think that people are interested about her new 1M bag?

Honestly, the orange Hermes bag looked fake when she showed it to the media.

Can't she get contented with a Secosana instead?

And, (para kay Nong Jee) Gloria Arroyo. Is she not tired of staging it all? Come on, how could you be well in eight months if your medical specialists pronounced your ailment can "cause death"?

Agad, agad? Sige, mamatay ka na nga para end na.

11. Amanda Coling involvement in rape case vs Azkals. She may be smart, and have studied at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, but her credibility was questioned as to the talks that she was kicked-out from a men’s magazine’s sexiest victory because of her alleged involvement in a rape controversy.

Model Amanda Coling appeared in TV Patrol a soon as the news came out.

Her face was not shown on camera.

Had she answered the question directly, as to whether she was raped or not, Amanda would not have had her share of criticisms.

She said, “I already referred that matter [rape controversy] to my lawyer and he advised me not to be out in the open until we have studied the case thoroughly including all its ramifications. So for now, no comment on that issue.”

Amanda also said that the men’s magazine’s move [pulling her out for the event] was a harassment. “Why is my job taken away from me? This is my job.”

But on a personal note, how dare the Azkals players raped Amanda (only if it were true)!

'Di naman kagandahan.

10. Tsunami hard-hit Japan province. A tsunami aggressively destroyed northeastern Japan earlier this year killing at least a thousand people.

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake and the 10-meter high tsunami swept away cities and villages.

In light of the disaster, the Japanese government called on for residents to “move out” as one nuclear reactor has leaked small radiation.

I don't want to sound offensive but was it God's way of telling us not to be 'too' technologically-dependent?

9. Midas-Marquez ‘gay expression’ on national TV. Supreme Court spokesperson Atty. Midas Marquez’s reaction after a microphone fell during a press conference became viral, stimulating speculations that the lawyer is gay.

Marquez is married, and has two kids.

“It’s wishful thinking for those who are rooting for it,” told ABS-CBN.

But here is something you could ponder on: Piolo Pascual has a child, too; and so has Ogie Diaz.

8. Rebecca Black. Her “Friday” video may have a million hits on YouTube, young singer Rebecca Black still thinks singing is not her glass of champagne.

Black was criticized as to how she was offered a record deal amid her below-average singing skill..

Among “fascinating” questioned raised with regard to the video were: “Why is she sitting at a bus stop, if her friends are picking her up in the car?” “Did the general public really need to be informed that Thursday comes before Friday, or that Sunday comes after Saturday?” among others.

Is Justin Beiber a better singer? Anyone?

7. Mo Twister’s video on ex-gf’s abortion. Young actress Rhian Ramos filed before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court a criminal case against former boyfriend, following the video now circulated on social networking sites about the alleged abortion of the Kapuso starlet.

The video is owned by her ex-boyfriend, TV host-disk jockey Mo Twister, who has previously told the media that he is flying to the States to “find the light,” as he is in “the dark place now.”

On Twitter, Mo said that everyone can call him a “loser.”

He added, “I was in that room when, one second, your child has a heartbeat and the next second it’s sucked out by tools and vacuum. I’m a loser? Yes, I’ve lost something that I wish you won’t ever have to endure.”

If I were Rhian, I would record myself a la video diary and say how minute my ex's dick is.

At least, it's one way of getting even.

Between abortion and small penis, the latter is clearly something to be ashamed about, more. (kidding)

6. Adele. I just hate watching her sing on a chair!

But, look at her YouTube views! I gather she doesn't get up from that chair as she watches her own video again and again and again.

5. Filipino bishops dragged into PCSO controversy. Catholic bishops were confirmed to have accepted cash gifts from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman however said that no law penalizes or criminalizes someone who accepts cash donations or motor vehicles from the office.

PCSO Chair Margarity Juico revealed during the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing that former President Arroyo used PCSO funds to win support from the religious sector.

Commission on Audit showed that PCSO allotted more than P5 million for the purchase of service vehicles to various Archdioceses.

Funny, that there was something 'bigger' a controversy on the PCSO issue.

Again, Miriam Defensor-Santiago saved the media from publishing more off-tangent stories on the controversial SUV receipts.

4. X-Factor finalist in top 3 after being kicked out on first live show. How bad would Kelly Rowland look if Amelia Lily would win the X Factor UK (is it as bad as singing background vocal?)

The former Destiny’s Child member voted out Lily during the first live show.

3. CCP shut down after a controversial art exhibit. A Cultural Center of the Philippine official decided to close the main gallery of the building as an exhibit was vandalized, and because of “preventive security measure.”

Pro-Life Philippines, a religious organization, threatened to file criminal charges against CCP should they not stop the exhibition of Midas Cruz’s display, “Kulo.”

Kulo features images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary mixes with other visual arts and the likes.

Some artworks are mixed with phallic symbols which heightened the ire of Catholic bishops.

University of Sto Thomas Vice Rector Pablo Tiong called Cruz “unprofessional.”

He also disowned the artist as an alumnus of the university.

Hypocrites! As if they do not masturbate!

2. Second-hand helicopters sold to PNP by Mike Arroyo. In July 2011, Senator Panfilo Lacson said that the two helicopters sold to the Philippine National Police (PNP) were not “brand-new.” Lacson claimed that the choppers were pre-owned by former President Arroyo’s husband Mike Arroyo.

The PNP (as expected) denied that the real condition of the helicopters.

During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, flight logs showed Arroyo’s family, her husband and son, Mikey, used the helicopters for their personal trips.

Mike Arroyo should have lent the helicopters to others...

1. PNoy bullying Corona at justice summit. At a justice summit at Manila Hotel, President Aquino lambasted Chief Justice Corona for being impartial on the cases involving her former boss, former President Arroyo.

He said that Corona was not appointed two months before the elections, but a week after the elections.

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption Dante Jimenez said that Aquino disrespected that Court when he singled out Corona during the event. “This is disgusting. PNoy should apologize to the people for his ill-mannered ‘unpresedential’ behavior.”

Recently, Senator Franklin Drilon called for Corona to inhibit himself from the cases of Arroyo.

Drilon also revealed that Corona has consistently sided with Arroyo in the 19 cases involving the country’s former top official.

Was Aquino bullied in grade school? Tell me, and win an iPad -- intermediate pad.

(Photo by Ramil Chio)