To those unfamiliar with the case, Robert Blair Carabuena was caught on a cellphone video manhandling (or bullying, as ABS-CBN News put it) Saturnino Fabros, an officer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Carabuena is reportedly an Ateneo de Manila University alumnus with a high-position in Philip Morris. The incident happened … Continue reading »
Filed under road accidents …
No, Chris. There’s a flood warning sign before you reach Mother Ignacia Ave.
It was like a scene straight from MTV Boiling Points (remember that show?). UP Law student and philosophy summa cum laude graduate Christopher Lao have become an overnight Internet celebrity for all the wrong reasons. He was interviewed by GMA 7’s Jun Veneracion because his car was rendered useless by last Tuesday’s flashfloods (triggered by … Continue reading »
Two wakes, two deaths, two fatal accidents
In a span of less than four weeks, I visited the wakes of two well-known individuals: teen actor AJ Perez (Christ the King Parish, April 19), and UP journalism professor Lourdes “Chit” Simbulan (Arlington Memorial, May 14). The first one is a rising star in the entertainment industry, while the second one is an award-winning … Continue reading »
Paying my last respects to AJ Perez (1993-2011)
I’ve always wanted to see and meet Antonello Joseph (AJ) Perez in person. This afternoon, I got the chance to see him up close – not during one of his promotional shows, but during his wake. I traveled for over an hour to pay my last respects to him. His remains lie in Christ the … Continue reading »
