Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Microsoft Corporation's New Anti-Virus



Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.
Microsoft Security Essentials, as the free antivirus software is called, has been available in a beta test version since June.
The software updates daily to stay current with the latest malicious programs, which can steal passwords or turn PCs into spam servers. Microsoft says it won't make computers run slower.
Microsoft has said it isn't out to steal business from companies like McAfee Inc. and Symantec Corp., which make popular antivirus programs with more features. Microsoft says it hopes the free program will appeal to people who don't already run antivirus software.


 

Massive Tsunami hits South Africa





APIA, Samoa – A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The toll was expected to rise.
Survivors fled the fast-churning water for higher ground on the South Pacific islands and remained huddled there hours after the quake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, struck around dawn Tuesday.
The quake was centered about 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Samoa, an island nation of 180,000 people located about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. It was about 120 miles (190 kilometers) from neighboring American Samoa, a U.S. territory that is home to 65,000 people.
Four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high roared ashore on American Samoa, reaching up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland, Mike Reynolds, superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa, was quoted as saying by a parks service spokeswoman.
The same day, western Indonesia was rocked by a strong underwater quake, briefly triggering a tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean and sending panicked residents out of their houses. The alert was later canceled.
The Samoan capital, Apia, was virtually deserted by afternoon, with schools and businesses closed. Hours after the waves struck, fresh sirens rang out with another tsunami alert and panicked residents headed for higher ground again, although there was no indication of a new quake.

In American Samoa's capital of Pago Pago, the streets and fields were filled with ocean debris, mud, overturned cars and several boats as a massive cleanup effort continued into the night. Several buildings in the city — just a few feet above sea level — were flattened. Several areas were expected to be without electricity for up to a month.
In Washington, President Obama has declared a major disaster for American Samoa.
In a statement issued early Wednesday, Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, "will keep those who have lost so much in our thoughts and prayers."
Hampered by power and communications outages, officials in the South Pacific islands struggled to determine damage and casualties.
Samoan police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press that police there had confirmed 63 deaths but that officials were still searching the devastated areas, so the number of deaths might rise soon.
At least 30 people were killed on American Samoa, Gov. Togiola Tulafono said, adding that the toll was expected to rise as emergency crews were recovering bodies overnight.
"I don't think anybody is going to be spared in this disaster," said Tulafono, who was in Hawaii for a conference. He added that a member of his extended family was among the dead in the disaster.
Authorities in Tonga confirmed at least six additional people dead in the island nation west of the Samoas, New Zealand's acting Prime Minister Bill English said. He said Tongan officials told him that four people were missing after the tsunami swept ashore on the northern island of Niua.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Seven Network in Australia that two Australians had died, including a 6-year-old girl. The British Foreign Office said one Briton was missing and presumed dead.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi looked shaken Wednesday on board a flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to the Samoan capital of Apia.
"So much has gone. So many people are gone," he told reporters on board. "I'm so shocked, so saddened by all the loss."
Malielegaoi said his own village of Lepa was destroyed. 
"Thankfully, the alarm sounded on the radio and gave people time to climb to higher ground," he said. "But not everyone escaped."
Gov. Tulafono said that because the closeness of the community, "each and every family is going to be affected by someone who's lost their life." He spoke to reporters before boarding a Coast Guard C-130 plane in Hawaii to return home. The plane, which also carried officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and aid, was scheduled to arrive at about 7 a.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT; 1800 GMT). The U.S. disaster agency said it was also preparing supplies stored in Hawaii for transport to the island chain.
A New Zealand P3 Orion maritime surveillance airplane had reached the region Wednesday afternoon and had searched for survivors off the coast, he said. It was expected to resume searching at first light.
The Samoa Red Cross estimated that about 15,000 people were affected by the tsunami.
New Zealander Graeme Ansell said the Samoan beach village of Sau Sau Beach Fale was leveled.
"It was very quick. The whole village has been wiped out," Ansell told New Zealand's National Radio from a hill near Samoa's capital, Apia. "There's not a building standing. We've all clambered up hills, and one of our party has a broken leg. There will be people in a great lot of need 'round here."
Residents in both Samoa and American Samoa reported being shaken awake by the quake early Tuesday, which lasted two to three minutes and was centered about 20 miles (30 kilometers) below the ocean floor. It was followed by at least three large aftershocks of at least 5.6 magnitude.
The quake came Tuesday morning for the Samoas, which lie just east of the international dateline. For Asia-Pacific countries on the other side of the line, it was already Wednesday.
The dominant industry in American Samoa — tuna canneries — was also affected. Chicken of the Sea's tuna packing plant in American Samoa was forced to close although the facility wasn't damaged, the San Diego-based company said.
The effects of the tsunami could be felt nearly 5,000 miles away (7,500 kilometers) on a Japanese island, though there were no reports of damage or injuries there.
U.S. officials said strong currents and dangerous waves were forecast from California to Washington state. No major flooding was expected, however. In Los Angeles, lifeguards said they would clear beaches at about 8 p.m.
While the earthquake and tsunami were big, they were not on the same scale of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, said Brian Atwater of the U.S. Geological Survey in Seattle. That tsunami killed more than 230,000 in a dozen countries across Asia






Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Classes Suspended!

The Department of Education (DepEd) has declared a week-long suspension of classes in elementary and highschool levels in Metro Manila.
DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said elementary and highschool classes in Metro Manila will remain suspended until Friday (October 2).
Lapus announced that classes in the primary and secondary levels have also been suspended in Cainta, Rizal; Marikina City, Cavite province and the cities of Sta. Rosa and Calamba and the towns of Famy and Mabitac in Laguna province.
He said the suspension was due to the devastating effects of tropical storm Ondoy on elementary and secondary schools around Metro Manila and its outskirts, particularly in Rizal province.
The education secretary said at least 74 schools were destroyed by floods caused by the storm and 170 more schools under the Department of Education's supervision in the metro are housing more than 10,000 families.
Lapus also asked for volunteers for the total clean-up of schools hit by the storm. He said schools need to be prepared and renovated before classes resume next week.
Lapus, meanwhile, said the government is giving local government and school officials the discretion of suspending classes.
"Depending on local conditions in other areas, local government and school authorities may exercise judgment to suspend classes," Lapus said.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Typhoon Ondoy Strikes Philippines!







Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers Monday as residents started to dig out their homes from under carpets of mud after flooding left 240 people dead in the Philippine capital and surrounding towns.
Overwhelmed officials called for international help, warning they may not have sufficient resources to withstand another storm that forecasters said was brewing east of the island nation and could hit as early as Friday.
Authorities expected the death toll from Tropical Storm Ketsana, which scythed across the northern Philippines on Saturday, to rise as rescuers penetrate villages blocked off by floating cars and other debris. The storm dumped more than a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours, fueling the worst flooding to hit the country in more than 40 years. At least 240 people died, and 37 are missing.
Troops, police and volunteers have already rescued more than 7,900 people, but unconfirmed reports of more deaths abound, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said.
He told a news conference that help from foreign governments will ensure that the Philippine government can continue its relief work.
"We are trying our level best to provide basic necessities, but the potential for a more serious situation is there," Teodoro told a news conference. "We cannot wait for that to happen."
The extent of devastation became clearer Monday as TV networks broadcast images of mud-covered communities, cars upended on city streets and reported huge numbers of villagers without drinking water, food and power.

 n Manila's suburban Marikina city, a sofa hung from electric wires.
Since the storm struck, the government has declared a "state of calamity" in metropolitan Manila and 25 storm-hit provinces, allowing officials to use emergency funds for relief and rescue.
The homes of nearly half a million people were inundated. Some 115,000 of them were brought to about 200 schools, churches and other evacuation shelters, officials said.
Resident Jeff Aquino said floodwaters rose to his home's third floor at the height of the storm.
Aquino, his wife, three young children and two nephews spent that night on their roof without food and water, mixing infant formula for his 2-year-old twins with the falling rain.
"We thought it was the end for us," Aquino said.
Among those stranded by the floodwaters was young actress Christine Reyes, who was rescued by movie and TV heartthrob Richard Gutierrez from the rooftop of her home near Manila after she made a frantic call for help to a local TV network with her mobile phone.
"If the rains do not stop, the water will reach the roof. We do not know what to do. My mother doesn't know how to swim," she said, weeping.
Gutierrez, a close friend and Reyes' co-star in an upcoming movie, heard of her plight, borrowed an army speedboat and ferried Reyes, her mother and two young children to safety.
"I thought it was our ending but I did not lose hope," Reyes said, thanking Gutierrez. "Let us help those who have not yet been rescued."
Rescuers pulled a mud-splattered body of a woman from the swollen Marikina river Monday. About eight hours later, police found three more bodies from the brownish waters.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has said Ketsana and the flooding were "an extreme event" that "strained our response capabilities to the limit but ultimately did not break us."
The United States has donated $100,000 and deployed a military helicopter and five rubber boats manned by about 20 American soldiers from the country's south, where they have been providing counterterrorism training. The United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Program have also provided food and other aid.
Activists, meanwhile, pointed to the deadly flooding as an example of the dangers of global warming at U.N. climate negotiations in Bangkok.
"The Philippine floods should remind politicians and delegates negotiating the climate treaty that they are not just talking about paragraphs, amendments and dollars but about the lives of millions of people and the future of this planet," said Kim Carstensen, Leader of the WWF Global Climate Initiative. 









Sunday, September 20, 2009

Noynoy's new Tandem!

Liberal Party president Sen. Mar Roxas is expected to formally announce tomorrow (Sept. 21) his acceptance to be the vice presidential candidate of LP.
An advisory from Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's camp said the Noynoy-Mar tandem will be presented at Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan City at around 10 a.m.
For his part, party member Sen. Francis Pangilinan said he will support who Aquino wants to be his runningmate in the 2010 polls.
"Handa nating isantabi ang ating plano para sa tunay na pagbabago," said Pangilinan, who is willing to give way to Roxas to be the party's vice presidential bet next year.
Pangilinan had previously expressed his intention of running as a vice presidential candidate but changed his mind after Aquino accepted the offer of Roxas to be LP's standard bearer.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Erich Gonzales on Katorse's Ratings





Young actress Erich Gonzales is riding high on the ratings success of her latest TV series, "Katorse."
Last, Thursday, September 14, "Kotorse" got 31.1% percent and ranked 4th in he overall primetime programs.
Gonzales said she is happy that people are tuning in to the show, but that her primary concern is not ratings - but doing justice to her role as Nene, a provinciana who gets pregnant in her early teens.
"Hindi ko iniisip ang ratings-ratings. Basta more on 'Ano ako?' Na mabigyan ng justice ang role ni Nene, na katorse (14), na mapanindigan talaga 'yong role niya. Si Nene na na-inlove ganyan,  tapos palaban," Gonzales told abs-cbnNEWS.com.
"Ako, sobrang pagpapasalamat lang talaga sa lahat. Kasi never ko pong in-expect na darating ang ganito. Sobrang thankful talaga," she added.
As Nene in the series, Gonzales said she is happy to be able to give valuable lessons to teenagers about love issues. The actress said she sympathizes with Nene's character, especially because they have similar attitudes towards getting through life's struggles.
"Opo may similitary po kasi si Nene never siyang sumuko sa hamon ng buhay. Nalalampasan niya ang pinaglalaban niya. Kung ano ang sa tingin niya ang tama.  Napaka-strong niya. At 'yon nga, kahit ano pa ang dumating na bagyo, knowing na nandiyan ang family niya at mga taong sumusuporta sa kanya, ay okay lang talaga," Gonzales said.
The actress had to take rigid acting workshops with the help of seasoned actress Gina Alajar prior to taking on the role of Nene.
"Nakatulong talaga ang sensuality workshop (with Ms. Gina Alajar) namin para mawala ang inhibitions ko. Kung anuman ang ano ko sa sarili ko, kaya noong nag-start kami ng taping. Ready po talaga kami," she said.
Gonzales, a member of Star Magic, considers "Katorse" as her biggest acting break. The series is a TV remake of Joey Giosiengfiao's 1980's film of the same title, that launched then newbie actress Dina Bonnevie's career.



 

Friday, September 18, 2009

Mar-Korina wedding, Postponed.


The much-anticipated wedding of Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas and ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez will no longer push through on October 23.
Sanchez told ABS-CBN's Mario Dumaual that the wedding was moved to Tuesday, October 27, 2009 to accommodate important guests who can't make it on October 23.
She will still exchange "I do's" with Roxas at the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City, while the reception will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.
She said the Araneta Coliseum is the perfect place to celebrate after the wedding ceremony since it can accommodate all their guests and other people who wish to visit the newly-married couple.
"We're going to have the reception at the Araneta Coliseum para kasama iyong mga gustong manood. Makakakain din sila, and then iyong mga guests magkakasama na rin. Kasi di [sila] mapagkasya sa iisang venue eh. Like iyong bahay, masyadong masikip. So para masaya, may kaunting show, tapos iyong taong bayan andoon din, and then the guests, all in one place," Sanchez said.
Aside from the church and the reception venue, Sanchez has already hand-picked her wedding shoes. She was spotted in a fashion show in Makati City as she selects the pair of sandals she'll be wearing while walking down the aisle.
Made by local designer Cesar Gaupo, the 5-inch heeled strappy sandals will be customized to fit Sanchez' Filipiniana-themed wedding.
"It's going to be this one. Pero tatanggalin namin lahat ng rhinestones. Gagawin naming parang tambourine na Filipiniana," she said, adding that it will be in a very light pina color to match her wedding gown, to be designed by Pepito Alba.
Meanwhile, Sanchez said she is having the time of her life as she gets to rest well and focus on the wedding preparations.

"Ang sarap ng hindi nagtratrabaho, pero ayoko namang masyadong permanente yan (laughs). Nakaka-eight hours of sleep ako kaya medyo pahinga. At saka iba rin siguro talaga kapag iba iyong project mo, hindi iyong balita lang parati. Iyong naiba talaga iyong buhay mo. So it's really a happy change in my life," she said.
When asked about her detractors, she said: "Masyado akong masaya para mabuwisit (laughs), so I think of all happy thoughts. It's a happy time in my life. Iyon lang naman ang importante doon."
"Mamimili ka lang naman. Hindi naman lahat mapapasaya mo eh. Sanay na rin naman ako na hindi makinig sa may motibo na hindi maganda. Amidst all that, I think you should know who you are, and what you stand for," she added.
Sanchez took a leave of absence from ABS-CBN after she got engaged to the senator. She used to co-host "Tambalan Failon at Sanchez" on dzMM and was an anchor of ABS-CBN's late night news program, "Bandila." 







Saturday, September 12, 2009

Cosmo Bachelor Bash 2009







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  1. #23  lyndon
    @ bryanboysucks hahah lol oo nga noh gnun pla xa mghihihiyaw

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 13:15

  2. #22  chit
    gerald pag bigyan mo naman ako…kahit isang gabi lang hmmm…sarap mow graveeeee….

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:09

  3. #21  benz
    i like it…. its so hot
    Beautiful Men

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:16

  4. #20  bryanboysucks
    si rajo laurel ba yung kinikilig at tumitili sa background ng pic ni gerald????????

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:45

  5. #19  bryanboysucks
    not too thrilled with the kapamilya guys… xian, gerald and ejay kinda boring… pero kapamilya pa din ako ha… pero mag nakaka L si aljur at jc tiuseco… hehehehehehehe

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:44

  6. #18  bryanboysucks
    ang sarap ni aljur.. he is the type na kahit kakatapos mag basket ball at pawis pwais.. id lick his armpits… hahahahahahaha…

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:43

  7. #17  joyce
    Gerald has the sexiest body ever but Phil Younghusband has the most beautiful complexion. Aljur has that rough sexiness.

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 08:32

  8. #16  aki's_lover
    nice! but,where is my akihiro??! lol.. (ah siguro kumakanta pa sa celebrity duets).. hehehe..

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 01:54

  9. #15  spunky
    is that rajo in the crowd behind gerald?haha i swear he looks like he’s screaming!

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 01:33

  10. #14  ben
    guy #3 – is that a cannula scar from liposuction? it’s definitely not an appendectomy scar.

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 00:57

  11. #13  Herbs
    its like…heaven. only better

    Saturday, September 12, 2009 00:14

  12. #12  dave_davao
    si ej parang mukhang may sakit.jejejej…peace

    Friday, September 11, 2009 23:50

  13. #11  francis
    hawt!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 21:21

  14. #10  Roy
    ggggrrrrr! saaaraaap!!!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 21:20

  15. #9  mikan
    …….xian lim is hot

    Friday, September 11, 2009 20:05

  16. #8  joey
    Aljur is the answer to my prayers!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 20:04

  17. Is this heaven?

    Friday, September 11, 2009 19:08

  18. ang sarap!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 16:01

  19. #5  jAx
    todo na toh!!!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 14:07

  20. #4  Ernie
    I’m there lol

    Friday, September 11, 2009 13:53

  21. #3  josa
    is that rajo laurel in the front?

    Friday, September 11, 2009 13:48

  22. #2  sneakerboi
    HAIL TO Gerald Anderson, Joem Bascon, Akihiro Sato, Ejay Falcon & Aljur Abrenica! 1 night w/ all of ‘em will make any gay guy feel like being sent to heaven…AMEN!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 13:34

  23. #1  wafu
    it’s raining men!!!

    Friday, September 11, 2009 13:33

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Dennis Trillo's Accident in Boracay


A friend of Kapuso star Dennis Trillo was killed in a freak accident in Boracay Wednesday afternoon, according to radio reports.

Based on the initial report of a dzBB radio correspondent in Iloilo, Trillo’s companion, who was identified as Jollibee Bordajo, was crossing a hanging bridge in Brgy. Balabag in Boracay island when he fell into the water and drowned.

A separate report from dzRH radio said Trillo and another companion, Maxene Eigenmann, were also injured when they tried to rescue Bordajo.

Trillo and Eigenmann, along with Bordajo and an unidentified companion, were brought to the Metropolitan Doctors Medical Clinic for treatment, according to the dzRH report. The two were allowed to leave the hospital at 4:30 p.m. A white van fetched the two celebrities, who covered their heads with a white blanket to avoid getting mobbed by curious onlookers, the report said.

The dzBB radio report, however, said Trillo and Eigenmann were not hurt and were just in “shock" because of what happened to Bordajo.


NoyNoy Aquino will run for Presidency






Forty days after former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino died, her only son, Sen. Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III, vowed to resurrect the kind of leadership and governance she has left if the Filipino nation will elect him as President in 2010.

Although Cory would have wanted her son to finish his term as a senator, Noynoy said it was the public's clamor that strongly convinced him to finally represent the Liberal Party as its standard-bearer in next year's presidential election.

"Tinatanggap ko ang hiling ng sambayanan. Tinatanggap ko ang habilin ng aking mga magulang. Tinatanggap ko ang responsibilidad na ituloy ang laban para sa bayan. Tinatanggap ko ang hamong mamuno sa labang ito. Bayang Pilipinas, tatakbo po ako sa pagka-pangulo sa eleksyon sa 2010," Aquino affirmed his presidential plans in an early morning press conference at the Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino in San Juan City, the same venue where his mother had her historic oath-taking in 1986.

In the same press conference, Noynoy announced that he has asked his best friend, Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, to be his running mate, but said that the Liberal Party president preferred to respond to his invitation on another date.

"I asked Mar to be my running mate [dahil] iba siya. Mas inuna niya ang nakararami bago ang kanyang sarili," Noynoy said, referring to Mar's earlier decision to sacrifice his presidential bid in favor of Aquino.

Although Noynoy declined to discuss at length his platform of governance, he claimed with confidence that he will be "the kind of president who will be missed the time he steps down."

Noynoy's statement was lauded by his partymates and welcomed by his initially reluctant sisters, who were all present during his press conference to show full support to their brother's candidacy.

Clad in black dresses with yellow ribbons in remembrance of their late mother, Ma. Elena "Ballsy" Cruz came with husband Eldon, Aurora Corazon "Pinky" Abellada came with husband Manolo, Victoria Eliza "Viel" Dee came with husband Dodo and son Kiko, and Kris Bernadette "Kris" Yap came with husband James and son James, Jr.

Manila Bulletin sources said Wednesday the Aquino and Cojuangco families will meet this week to discuss plans on how to help Noynoy's presidential campaign.

Of the Aquino sisters, it was Ballsy who said they consented to their brother's decision to run and to make the historic announcement during the same day that the nation remembers the death of Cory, the democracy icon, who succumbed to complications of colon cancer last August 1.

"Kami rin pong magkakapatid, nararamdaman din namin na maraming may gusto na ipagpatuloy ni Noynoy anuman ang naiwan ng aming mga magulang. Nakita po namin ito sa mga simpleng gawain ng mga taong dumadalaw sa sementeryo--sa kanilang pag-iiwan ng mga bulaklak at mga sulat. Kaya po bakit patatagalin pa?" she said, reffering to Noynoy's announcement.

While Noynoy's sisters sat at the stage behind him and his partymates settled at the first row of the audience, his girlfriend, Valenzuela City Councilor Shalani "Lani" Soledad, was spotted sitting among the nameless crowd apparently trying to evade the limelight.

Lani proved to be the media-shy girlfriend that Noynoy described her to be as she refused to comment on the senator's announcement despite the media's insistence.

Aside from Roxas, Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Francis Pangilinan, and Panfilo Lacson were present at the press conference together with former Senate President Franklin Drilon, Rep. Riza Hontiveros-Baraquel, Quezon Governor Raffy Nantes, Neri Acosta, and other Liberal Party stalwarts and members.

Biazon, who promised Noynoy of the same support and service he rendered during Cory's administration, even dramatized his loyalty to the Aquino Family by donating a P100 bill at a transparent coin-bank named "Piso-piso para kay Noynoy" being circulated in the room.