China has just announced that a Chinese astronaut has taken a historic walk in space for the first time after sending over two other manned spacecraft during the last few years. Astronaut Zhai Zhigang made the historic 15 minute space walk Saturday, September 27, 2008. There is nothing wrong with the Chinese ambitious space program. […]
Obama VS. McCain: What’s Wrong with Being Black?
Latest public opinion polls conducted by reputable polling companies in America and elsewhere in the world, showed that Barack Obama is leading Republican candidate John McCain by a small margin. Surveys also indicate that if Obama happens to be a non-black candidate, he would be winning the race by a very wide margin. But what […]
Pacquiao-de la Hoya Match in Jeopardy?
The Pacquiao-de la Hoya match scheduled for December 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada may be in jeopardy. The Philippines’ boxing regulator, Games and Amusement Board (GAB) asked the World Boxing Council (WBC) to cancel the scheduled match. GAB Chairman Eric Buhain said that the Pacquaio-de la Hoya boxing fight is a mismatch, citing the […]
Journalist Win Tin Released: Aung San Suu Kyi Next?
Military rulers in Myanmar may have come to their senses by releasing Win Tin, a popular freedom fghting journalist who has been detained for almost 20 years. Myanmar’s military Junta announced the release of about 9000 prisoners throughout the country as part of their amnesty program. It did not say how many of those released […]
Is Malaysia a Friend or Foe?
I used to know Malaysia as a caring neighbor and a friend of the Philippines. But not anymore. I tend to believe that Malaysia today is becoming a symbol of an autocratic regime and an uncaring society. A case in point is the on-going territorial conflict between the Philippines and Malaysia specifically with regards to […]
Oil Price Rollback Comes in Slomo
The rising prices of crude oil in the world market have caused many oil dependent countries in Asia and elsewhere in the world to formulate gradual price adjustments on various oil products as the new prices are announced and adapted by oil exporting countries. The rapid fashion by which these oil exporting countries increase their […]