We always hear “La Mesa” on TV, La Mesa Ecopark, save the La Mesa watershed, etc. No it has nothing to do with tables. But what exactly is the La Mesa, the issues surrounding it, some piece of its history, and why must we care to preserve it?

Four male dancers have been sacked at Hong Kong Disneyland after naked antics in their dressing room were caught on video and circulated among staff, the theme park confirmed Monday. The four Filipinos who danced in Disneyland’s daily parades were accused of indulging in “acts of a sexually indecent nature” in front of up to [...]

The camp of deposed President Joseph Estrada has decided to upload the controversial “newsreel” entitled “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa” on Estrada’s site erap.ph. This after the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) gave it an X-rating. Since then the site has used up all its allocated bandwidth and had to rely on [...]

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is inclined to dismiss the petition lodged by proponents of the people’s initiative for lack of jurisdiction. Ranking Comelec officials admitted this possibility yesterday in pointing out the petition filed by the Sigaw ng Bayan and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) last Friday might violate the 1997 [...]

The Philippine Daily Inquirer apologized Tuesday to singer-songwriter Jim Paredes for an inaccurate headline about Paredes’ decision to immigrate to Australia. PDI publisher Isagani Yambot said Paredes “had valid reason to be angry and upset over the headline.” He added that the headline was “inaccurate and unfair.” Full Story

The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) tested different samples of Cadbury Chocolates and all were negative of salmonella. This after a reference to the BBC article regarding the Cadbury salmonella scare in the UK was passed around through text messages (SMS). Cadbury Philippines, meanwhile denied that the alleged contaminated chocolates are imported here in [...]

Just in case your social science teacher asks you who are the cabinet secretaries or cabinet members of the Philippines.

Here are the possibe senatorial line up for both the administration and the opposition Administration Slate Angelo Reyes Mike Defensor Ace Durano Prospero Pichay Dong Puno Ralph Recto Manny Villar Updated list of administration senatorial candidates –> TEAM Unity

Former vice-mayor Roberto Brillante of Makati on Thursday filed administrative charges with the Department of the Interior and Local Government against the Makati City government for allegedly maintaining 600 ghost employees at the city hall. Named respondents in the case are Mayor Jejomar Binay, Vice-Mayor Ernesto Mercado and 16 city councilors.

Members of the Professional Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Board of Nursing have offered to resign following the controversial leak in the nursing board examinations last June. Eufemia Octaviano, chairwoman of the PRC-BON, gave the recommendation before the lawmakers led by Sen. Rodolfo Biazon during the Senate inquiry yesterday. Octaviano volunteered to lead all the members of [...]