Angelo Reyes Is Dead

This came as a total shock, I had to stop and say to myself, what in the world happened?

Early this morning, I received a text message from a colleague who told me Former Armed Forces Chief of Staff and National Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes died (or rather, committed suicide) at the Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina City.

Angelo Reyes had a gunshot wound in his chest and was proclaimed dead on arrival at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center. He was 65 years old.

Earlier, his name is included as one of those who have allegedly misused the funds of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, along with former Major General Carlos Garcia.

Plea Bargaining Agreement: Senate Live Streaming Hearing

The Senate Hearing on the controversial Plea Bargaining Agreement deal made by Major General Carlos Garcia with the Ombudsman is now happening.

I believe ANC is doing a live streaming video but unfortunately, there was a bit of technical glitz earlier, so now I'm desperate in finding a Live Streaming Video of the Senate Inquiry.

For sure, this will again, be an exciting session as the major persons will be there to account their testimonies.

There are rumors in Twitter that there will be another MAJOR MAJOR witness who is expected to testify against Garcia, so we better watch out for it.

Meanwhile, the fiesty Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has given a prelude of what's gonna happen to today's hearing. Senator Santiago tweets:

"I'm at the Senate hearing. I hope my bp doesn't shoot up."

Bus Explosion Along EDSA-Buendia

It is confirmed!

A bus has exploded today, January 25, 2011, along EDSA-Buendia Northbound. MMDA, thru its official twitter account, reports that the Makati Ambulance, Firetrucks, PNP, Bomb Squad, are now on the scene.

Unconfirmed reports from various twitter accounts say that there are at least 7 bodies injured due to the incident.

Picture of Newman Goldliner Bus which exploded in EDSA-Buendia may be seen here.



Tags: Bus Explosion, MMDA, twitter,

MRT Fare Hike

Ten people were hurt in an accident involving one of the escalators of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system at the MRT Ayala Ave. Station in Makati City on January 18, 2011.

Two days later, on January 20, 2011, smokes came in beneath the cars of an MRT train when the train brakes malfunctioned. Several people were injured when the passengers panicked to get out of the train.


And you expect people to be happy and just accept the government's approval of the LRT/MRT Fare Hikes?

Who Hosts Your Site?

My quest to further increase my knowledge about paid websites and web hosting services continues.

[ For those unfamiliar with my topic, Wikipedia defines web hosting service as a type of internet hosting services which allows individuals (or corporations/organizations) to create their own websites and make it accessible in the world wide web.]

There are now a lot of web hosts that offer their services, so people like me can just actually get one in an instant. However, the tricky part is to ensure that you get the best value for your money; meaning that, you have to ensure that the web hosting service you get should provide the things you need for your website.

The basic necessities that I'm looking for on web hosting services are: that the applications I need should be available at any time, frequency of data backup, and plentiful storage.

But still, there are other web host services that offer managed hosting. This means that a dedicated group of specialists from your web host monitors your services, performs frequent backup, and ensures that their clients (meaning us) do not worry about their web infrastructures, and instead focus our selves on our respective works and businesses.

Other than basic web hosting and managed hosting, some hosts also offer Colocation. Colocation is good for web-based businesses because it allows the small businesses to place their services into a bigger rack/storage/facility and share that bigger rack's bandwith, meaning, better speed on your networks.

So before you grab a web host, make sure to choose the best one that suits your need.

Remember the simple rule: Value for Money.

Getting Ready For My Own Website

I'm contemplating on the idea of finally getting my own website, instead of my current free site from blogspot.

But please don't get me wrong. I have been using blogspot for at least three years and I have loved its simplicity better than wordpress. In fact, whenever possible, I think I will still maintain this free site even if I will be able to acquire a new paid website.

A lot of blogger friends have actually adviced me that though maintaing my site on blogspot or wordpress is perfectly fine, they say that I could attract more visitors (visitors=traffic=money), if I get web hosting service for my own website.

There are lots of Web Host providers that I saw in the online market, however, based on my research, it is not that easy to just get any of them. Of course, you must know and understand the different web host types to find out which one is most suitable for your need.

Right now, I am blog hopping on the many sites that gives me information regarding paid web hosting. Should I think myself capable of knowing and understanding how it goes, I shall by then be ready to plunge in and get my own website.

But right now, I'm still getting ready.

Hostage Taking in Makati

Less than three months after the infamous hostage taking in Quirino Grandstand, Manila, Philippines, another hostage-taking is said to be happening now in Makati City, Philippines.

GMANews.tv reports that prior to the hostage-taking drama, the suspect allegedly shot at least two people along Evangelista Street, Brgy. Bangkal, Makati City.

After the shooting incident, the gunman fled to a nearby building and is said to have taken some people as hostages. As of the moment, police authorities have arrived in the area.

Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay (son of former Mayor and now Vice President Jejomar "Jojo" Binay) is also spotted in the area.

The injured victims are now being treated at the Ospital ng Makati.