37-year old Erik Spoelstra is making history with the Miami Heat. Not only is he the first Filipino to become a head coach of an NBA team, he is also the youngest head coach in NBA history…

Our quote today comes from St. Jean Baptiste De La Salle, a French educational reformer and priest, who was born on April 30, 1651. He put up schools in France as a way to help the plight of the lower class. He lived with…

Exactly fifteen years ago, the board of directors of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that the World Wide Web (W3) would be free for anyone to use and to develop. And since then “the web” has been…

The Cheaper Medicines Bill was passed by the House of Representatives in December 2007. And after four months of discussions in bicameral(Senate and House) committee, it now finally ready to be ratified by Congress. Then it will be signed into law by President Arroyo before May 1.The long delay was caused by the stand-off between the Senate and the House contingents in the committee. The Senate members, led by Sen Mar Roxas, wanted to change two things in the bill…

Our quote today comes from Andre Agassi who turns 38 today. He dropped out of school and turned pro at 16. In his 20-year tennis career, he won 60 singles titles, eight Grand Slam crowns and an Olympic gold medal…

Today is the 26th annual celebration of World Dance Day. It is organized by the International Dance Council (CID) and it aims to focus the public’s attention on the art of dance. Dance Day events may include special performances, open-door courses, public rehearsals, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines, dance evenings, radio and TV programs, visits, street shows, etc. Here’s a little story about a dancing duck…

Last week, Sen Aquilino Pimentel and 10 other senators presented Joint Resolution No 10 which seeks to change the Philippines to a federal system. With almost half of the senators co-sponsoring it, it should be…

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. We remember the workers who died or got injured or got sick because of occupational hazards and accidents. This observance started in Canada where they celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day today. Here’s a story about a Mafia godfather, a laywer and a deaf bookkeeper…

Our quote today comes from US President James Monroe who was born on April 28, 1758. His family lived on a small farm and when he was a boy, he had to walk for several kilometers to get to school everyday. When he was his 16, his father died and…

Happy World Graphic Design Day! Check out the patron saints of graphic designers on this site. My favorite one is Saint Concepta…

Motorists in Makati and other major cities will be switching off their motor engines for a minute at exactly 8am on Monday the 28th of April as part of Earth Month celebrations in the country. The project is called Tigil Buga (Stop Smoke Belching) and it aims to raise awareness…

Our quote today comes from Ferdinand Magellan, the first explorer who dared to circumnavigate the world. He landed in the Visayan Islands in 1521 and demanded that…

Since the beginning of the Philippine nationhood in the early 1900s, the government has been unsuccessful in its attempts to implement genuine agrarian reform. Social analysts have been quick to blame the Philippine Congress for this failure - It’s common knowledge that our lawmaking body consists of legislators who have direct ties with the landowning families of the country. Another reason why land reform has been weak..

Our quote today comes from Spanish poet Vicente Aleixandre. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977…

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said,”Someone may steal from it at night.” So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said,”How does the watchman do his job without instruction?” So they created a planning department and hired two people…

DeBCC, a skin treatment cream that can help those who suffer from the skin cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), is going global as it is set to conquer not only Asia, US and Europe, but also Australia and Canada. And it is poised to dominate the world market as it is the only one of its kind that treats BCC naturally. So now patients only have to apply DeBCC on the infected skin and they no longer need to have their skin tumors surgically burned. The formula of the treatment cream was invented and developed by Filipino inventor…

Our quote today comes from Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. He received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for his contribution to the study of wireless telegraphs. He is famous for his bold idea…

Today in 1901, New York became the first US state to require automobile license plates, about two years after the world’s first license plate was issued in Paris. Here are some photos of vanity license plates…

Fitna is a disturbing Dutch documentary that openly speaks against the Islamicization of the world and the violence allegedly promoted by the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam. The movie shows videos and news clippings of acts of terrorism and extremism that have…

Our quote today comes from one of the greatest Englishman who ever lived - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. We all know him as the first leader to oppose Adolf Hitler. During the early stages of Nazism, many leaders including Pope Pius XII, did not protest against…

Today is also the third anniversary of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Here’s a little story about the Pope who travelled…

The great English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was born today 444 years ago. Yes, 444 years ago! Talk about living forever. To this day, children and adults…

April 23rd is World Book and Copyright Day, according to the United Nations. Let’s celebrate it by reading more books, especially local ones. We should also encourage more people to become writers. Here’s a little story about a writer who died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell…

Paraguayans have opened themselves to political change as they elected the independent presidential candidate, Fernando Lugo. Lugo used to be a Roman Catholic bishop but he had to let go of his religious vows when he decided to run for office. During his campaign, he promised a government for…

Immanuel Kant believed that there is no way we can describe the actual reality. The only thing we can talk about is our representation of our perceived reality. His views were probably the inspiration in movies like Roberto Benigni’s “Life is Beautiful” and the Wachowski Brothers’ “The Matrix” …

Today is the 38th world celebration of Earth Day. And of course Global Warming is a big issue. And if you’re not yet convinced that we’re feeling the heat, here’s proof that will surely convince you…

Pro-JPEPA senators will be feeling the heat from Filipinos who believe that the government has once again outdone themselves when it comes to pimping our Motherland to other countries, in exchange for economic aid. According to the swimmers who braved the waters of Manila Bay, the treaty will allow large and high-tech Japanese fishing vessels to sweep our waters and get all the fish they want. But the government says that we don’t have to worry about any shortage in fish supply. Keep in mind that this is the same government who’s also telling us not to worry about the shortage in rice supply. So I guess it’s okay for Japan to catch all the fish they want because our government says it’s okay…

Quote of the Day

Our quote today comes from Queen Elizabeth II who celebrates her 82nd birthday today.

The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.