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Tag Archives: Philippines
How it was done | Michelle Malkin
Is it possible? Yes. Did it happen? Who knows. Can it be proven by the Trump administration? Yes, but they would need a break; a whistleblower of sorts. The only other alternative is if they can get a team of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Elections, Donald Trump, Hacked Voting Machines, Hugo Chavez, Joe Biden, Philippines, Venezuela, Vote Fraud
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Bomb outside shopping center kills two, wounds 28 in Philippines
Members of the “religion of peace” are now (actually, have been for some time) targeting the Philippines. These mental midgets, blinded by their bogus faith, will continue killing innocent people for as long as they can. Obviously, third-world countries make … Continue reading
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Tagged Bomb, Death, Destruction, Islam, Manila, Muslims, Philippines, Radical Islam, Religion
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Catholic devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Who said Homo Sapiens are an intelligent species? This is one reason the Philippines is a third-world country, one of the most backward in Asia. The general population there is not the sharpest on the globe. TGO Refer to story … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, Catholics, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, Philippines, Religion, Self-Flagellation
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Philippine army captures key pro-IS base in besieged city
Islam has infiltrated the Philippines and is turning an already poor, destitute country into a war zone. Should we be surprised? The answer is no. Wherever Islam takes a foothold, violence and destruction is sure to follow. TGO Refer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, IS, Islam, Marawi, Maute, Muslims, Philippines, Religion
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Women and Children Taking Up Arms for ISIS in Marawi
The Philippines was already a toilet bowl, now with the presence of ISIS, it will more resemble a sewage pit. Wherever there is a heavy concentration of Muslims, one can rest assured that there will be plenty of violence, death … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Marawi City, Muslims, Philippines, Women
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‘I’m your humble friend’, Philippines’ anti-U.S. leader tells Tillerson
Now the United States will deploy soldiers to the filthy Philippines to help that corrupt government with their delinquent president fight ISIS. We always have to get involved in other people’s affairs, don’t we? TGO Refer to story below. Source: … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged America, China, Donald Trump, Drugs, ISIS, Manila, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Terrorism, United States
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Philippine leader says he won’t visit US, says ‘it’s lousy’
America is lousy. How funny is that, especially coming from the leader of the Philippines, one of the real sh*t-holes of the world. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Associated Press•July 21, 2017 <img alt=”” class=”StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged America, Asia, Corruption, Donald Trump, Drugs, Manila, Philippines, Poverty, Rodrigo Duterte
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Hostages in Philippine town forced to fight, loot, become sex slaves: army
Will the world ever grow tired of these Islamic douche-bags, or has mankind become so lame, so de-sensitized that all they care about is who is the next Jeopardy champion or who is teaming up with who in Dancing with the Stars? … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Catholics, IS, Islam, Islamic State, Marawi City, Muslims, Philippines, Religion, Rodrigo Duterte
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US forces back Philippine troops in Islamist held city
Why is it always the United States? For once I’d like to see other nations support countries going through a crisis. How about Russia, China, India, Japan, France, Germany, etc. getting in on the action? TGO Refer to story below. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged China, France, Germany, India, Islamic State, Japan, Manila, Marawi, Philippines, Russia, United States
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Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision
This fight was a joke, as all these hyped-up fights are. I saw the entire thing from the first bell and all that Mayweather did was retreat. Pacquiao was without question the aggressor, and he landed some good punches. How … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand, Nevada, Philippines, Sports, United States
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‘Fight of the century’ ready to rumble
Hopefully this fight won’t be a dud as many of the hyped-up boxing matches have turned out to be over the years. Personally, I hope Pacquiao wins. Mayweather seems to be too much of a thug to me. Although I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Nevada, Philippines, Pugulism, Sin City, Sports
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Storm that killed 600 threatens Philippines again
Wow! After hundreds of people having lost their lives as a result of Typhoon Bopha, now it appears the storm is making a U-turn and will hit the Philippines again… If it wasn’t for bad luck these people would have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangkok, Benigno Aquino III, Bopha, Francisco Rosario, Google, Luzon, Manila, Philippines, South China Sea, Typhoon
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Pope remembers victims of Asian calamities
I’m sure the Pope’s ‘thoughts’ have done a great deal of good to those suffering from natural disasters in the Philippines, China and Iran. Thoughts and prayers, both of which cost nothing and both of which do no good, … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Catholic Church, China, Iran, Philippines, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Sunday, Vatican
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Boxing hero Pacquiao mixes religion and training
Some people, many people in fact, are extremists. They go from one end of the spectrum to the other, abandoning everything in between. Here’s a guy who went from heavy gambling and drinking to Bible-reading sessions after his workouts. He … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Sports
Tagged Bible, Bob Arum, Boxing, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Nevada, Philippines, Religion, Sports, United States
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Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead
Whenever a natural disaster occurs in one of these third-world countries there are scores of people who could easily have been saved if only some semblance of order and planning was in place. The problem is that governments in these … Continue reading
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Tagged Benigno Aquino III, Cagayan de Oro, Floods, Google, Iligan, Manila, News, Philippines, United Nations, Wordpress
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Nearly 600 dead and missing in Philippines storm
As usual, natural disasters seem to target the underprivileged throughout the world… Sadly, the little girl pictured in her mother’s arms died in the storm. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press AFP Tropical storm Washi whipped the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged Cagayan de Oro, Google, Manila, Mindanao, News, Philippines, Tropical Cyclone, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Hotel bomb kills 3, wounds 27 in Philippines
More innocent people killed by Muslims, this time in the Philippines. Muslims continue to say that theirs is a peaceful faith, and that those who commit these atrocious acts of violence are extremists. While this may be so, my question … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Associated Press, God, Google, Islam, Jolo, Manila, Muslims, Philippines, Religion, Wordpress
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Importance of religion by country
The percentages identified below reflect a poll response to the following question: “Is religion important in your daily life?” You will probably notice that totals do not add up to 100%, and that is because some of the respondents either … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Catholicism, Chad, China, Christianity, Colombia, Comoros, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Islam, Japan, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Middle East, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Religion, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, SOuth America, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam
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The Catholic Church
Below is a listing of countries and their approximate total population, with the population/percentage of Catholics in each. As one might expect, the numbers are staggering. Of the almost 6 1/2 billion people on Earth, over 1 billion are Catholics. … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Africa, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Catholic Church, Catholics, Central Asia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Eastern Europe, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Google, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Lithuania, Malawi, Mexico, Middle East, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, SOuth America, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Wordpress
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2nd typhoon in week lashes rain-soaked Philippines
As more often than not appears to be the case, natural disasters once again “target” people of poor means in the most impoverished nations. The people of the Philippines are no exception. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Google, Isabela, Luzon Island, Manila, Philippine Air Force, Philippines, Typhoon Nalgae, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Facebook traffic plummets in the US
Interesting… Personally, I never liked Facebook, although I realize I’m in the minority. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Yahoo News – Digital Trends Andrew Couts Mon Jun 13, 10:03 am ET As its user ranks approach 700 million worldwide, Facebook traffic in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Canada, China, Facebook, Google, India, Inside Facebook, Latin America, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, United States, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Filipino declared world’s shortest man
Eighteen years-old and less than two (2) feet tall! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press by Jay Directo Sun Jun 12, 3:04 am ET SINDANGAN, Philippines (AFP) – A Filipino blacksmith’s son who stopped growing when he was a toddler was declared … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Google, Guinness World Record, Junrey Balawing, Khagendra Thapa Magar, Philippines, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Battle over condoms enters Philippine Congress
The Catholic Church continues to act against humanity… These selfish bastards in the Catholic Church, who simply want greater numbers of followers, continue to push against condom use and birth control in general, regardless of the fact that the Philippines … Continue reading
Two Swedes jailed for life for Philippine Internet porn
Life imprisonment for internet porn??? These Filipinos are crazier than one could ever believe! It’s not as if these men were exploiting underage women or children. I wonder what the crime for murder in the Philippines is? Do they saw … Continue reading
Philippine city holds mass circumcision for youths
These people are beasts. It’s no wonder this country is a toilet bowl. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out Saturday for a daylong “circumcision party” to … Continue reading
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Tagged Circumcision, Cities of the Philippines, Facebook, Google, Guinness World Record, Manila, Marikina, Philippines, Surgery, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Filipinos re-enact Jesus’s crucifixion in Easter ritual
Just when I thought I had heard of or seen all the idiotic acts that people do in the name of their faith, not the least of which is blowing oneself up as radical Muslims are prone to do, I … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholics, Christ, Christianity, Christians, Crucifiction, Easter, Facebook, Good Friday, Google, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lent, Lord, Manila, Philippines, Prayer, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, San Fernando, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Pope warns of falling belief in West
The Pope is absolutely correct; there is falling belief in the West. The reason for this is quite simple: the West (western Europe) has far and away more advanced societies than other regions of the world, such as the Philippines … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Europe, Facebook, Faith, God, Google, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Paul II, Maundy Thursday, Philippines, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Popes and Kings, Religion, Twitter, Vatican, Vatican City, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Filipinos observe Lent with chants, self-flagellation
One doesn’t have to cut and whip his own body to be an idiot, but only an idiot would cut and whip his own body. And what is the key element that encourages this kind of stupid behavior? What else; … Continue reading
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Tagged Angeles City, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christians, Easter, Facebook, God, Google, Holy Week, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lent, Lord, Manila, Philippines, Religion, Religious Penance, Religious Ritual, Resurrection, Reuters, Roman Catholics, Salvation, Self-Flagellation, Sin, Supplication, Twitter, Wordpress, Worship, Yahoo
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Philippine priest in ancient battle with ‘demons’
Religious people, those who truly believe or claim to believe, can be classified into almost as many different categories as there are religions, and there are quite a large number of religions out there – and the list continues to … Continue reading
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Tagged AFP, Agence France-Presse, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christians, Crucifix, Demonic Possession, Demons, Exorcism, Facebook, God, Good and Evil, Google, Holy Water, Islam, Lucifer, Manila, Manila Archdiocese's Office of Exorcism, Muslims, Philippines, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Priest, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Roman Ritual for Exorcism, Saints, Satan, Satanic Cults, The Devil, The Exorcist, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Most Catholic women use birth control banned by church
Gee whiz, really, most Catholic women use birth control banned by the Church; why I would have never guessed. I’m being sarcastic of course!!! Why would anyone think that people in the “real world” would ever actually follow doctrine established … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Abortion, Birth Control, Catholic Church, Christians, Condoms, Contraceptive Pill, Evangelicals, Facebook, Google, Guttmacher Institute, Intrauterine Device, Mainline Protestant, Mexico, Philippines, Religion, Reuters, Sex, Sterilization, The Chris Moyles Show, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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McDonald’s pulls Philippine ad amid church anger
The Catholic Church, that bastion of morality (and if you believe that you’re quite simply a moron) complained about a McDonald’s commercial in the Philippines because it was sending the wrong message to children. I wonder if a priest fondling … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortions, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholics, Children, Christianity, Christians, Condoms, Divorce, Facebook, Google, Manila, McDonald's, Philippines, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Sex, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo
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New American bible changes some words such as ‘holocaust’
The Bible, one of the two most prominent books of fairy tales ever written (the other is the Koran) goes through more tweaking, as words and phrases are changed to presumably better reflect modern society and offer more profound meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Ash Wednesday, Bible, Book of Psalms, Catholic Church, Catholics, Facebook, God, Google, Greek, Hebrew, Holocaust, India, Jesus, Jews, Koran, Lord, New American Bible, Old Testament, Philippines, Religion, Supreme Being, Twitter, United States, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Virgin Birth, Wordpress, Yahoo
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover is Irina Shayk
What a beautiful girl! By the way, this is probably the “busty-est” photograph ever on the cover of the Swimsuit Issue; at least as far as I can recall. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, … Continue reading
Terror alert in Philippines after bus bomb kills 4
Can a Muslim out there in cyberspace please explain to me why you would be proud to be associated with other Muslims or Islam in general? And please, don’t tell me that you are a peaceful Muslim; I get that. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged Abu Sayyaf, Benigno Aquino III, Bomb, Facebook, Google, Islam, Jejomar Binay, Makati City, Manila, Muslims, Philippines, Religion, Terrorism, Twitter, Yahoo
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Stormy weather kills 56 in Philippines, 19 missing
Poor countries always seem to get hit worst, and affected most, by natural disasters. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press MANILA, Philippines – Stormy weather since late December has killed 56 people in the Philippines and left at … Continue reading
Millions gathering worldwide to ring in new year
New Year celebrations have begun! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By TANALEE SMITH, Associated Press Tanalee Smith, Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia – Multicolored starbusts and gigantic sparklers lit the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour in a dazzling … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelaide, Australia, Berlin, England, Germany, Greece, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, London, New Year, New Years Eve, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, South Pacific, Spain, Sydney, Taipei, Taiwan, Times Square Ball, Tokyo, Twelve Grapes, Vietnam
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Pope lunches with poor, denounces church attacks
How sweet… The Pope has lunch with a couple of hundred poor people, while in the photograph below, one can clearly see the opulence that surrounds him and his henchmen. The Vatican has enough wealth to feed the entire country … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion, Catholic Church, Christmas, Gay Marriage, Gay Priests, Islam, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa, Muslims, Nigeria, Pedophile Priests, Philippines, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI
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Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass in Philippines
More “peaceful” Muslims doing their thing; destroying property and lives. What a bunch of worthless scum… Anyone proud to call himself or herself a Muslim ought to have their head examined. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Sat Dec 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Sayyaf, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaida, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, Bomb, Catholics, Christians, Christmas, Christmas Day, Islam, Jolo, Mass, Muslims, Philippines, Sulu
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Super typhoon lashes Philippines, kills at least 3
It is always the poor throughout the world who suffer most from natural disasters. And it seems storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. always “seek out” those most unfortunate among us. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By BULLIT MARQUEZ, … Continue reading
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Tagged Benito Ramos, China, Filipinos, Isabela (province), Manila, Philippines, Typhoon, Vietnam, Xinhua News Agency
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Super typhoon only hours away from Philippines
Whenever a strong storm strikes a country such as the Philippines, which is basically poor, has sub-standard building construction standards and and even poorer building code enforcement, particularly in rural areas, one can expect widespread damage along with injuries and … Continue reading
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Tagged Benigno Aquino, Luzon, Manila, Philippines, South China Sea, Typhoon, Typhoon Ketsana, Typhoon Parma
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Religion News in Brief
More temples means more money for the church as no doubt there are more than enough stupid people in the world to fill every church, temple, mosque and synagogue that can possibly be built. And yet it is said that … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Church, Connecticut, Indianapolis, Latter Day Saints, Lisbon, Mexico, Mormon, Mormons, Mosque, Philippines, Portugal, Religion and Spirituality, Salt Lake City, Synagogue, Temples, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, Tijuana, Urdaneta, Utah
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AP IMPACT: Vatican probes group tied to scandal
The level of mental retardation achieved by individuals in this world is quite remarkable. To think that there are people, such as the women pictured below, who can be so brain-dead that they voluntarily join a religious cult such as … Continue reading
Filipina says she left newborn on plane: lawmaker
What kind of mother does this to her baby? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer Jim Gomez, Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine woman has acknowledged giving birth to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby, Bahrain, Gulf Air, Manila, Middle East, Mother, Philippines, Woman
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Newborn boy found in airplane trash in Philippines
This is an amazing yet sad story that will hopefully have a happy ending, although that outcome won’t be known for quite some time, years in fact. One can only hope that this baby will be adopted by decent people … Continue reading
Philippines says police might have shot hostages
I had always suspected that in the mayhem and frenzy, that one or more police officers shot “blindly” into the bus, wounding and/or killing hostages. This was inevitable given their apparent inexperience. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, Hong Kong, Manila, Noynoy Aquino, Philippines, Police, President Benigno Aquino III
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Philippines counts cost of China’s fury at deaths
Although it would appear that the hostage situation in the Philippines was completely mishandled, one would not think that China’s reaction to the loss of eight tourists would be as severe as it has been. This is not to belittle … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Cebu Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Manila, Noynoy Aquino, Philippine Airlines, Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay Award
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Philippine police admit blunders in hostage drama
It appears that police incompetence, in part, is responsible for the death of 8 Hong Kong tourists. Of course, the police are not the only ones to blame here. Their lack of training, equipment, etc. is not their fault. Local … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Donald Tsang, Hong Kong, Hostage Deaths, Manila, Philippines, Police
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9 killed on hijacked Philippine tourist bus
The following article provides an update on the earlier story regarding this incident. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer Jim Gomez, Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines – A 12-hour hostage drama aboard … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Hijacked Tourist Bus, Hong Kong, Hostages, Manila, Philippines, Police, Rolando Mendoza
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Hong Kong criticizes handling of Manila hostage crisis
From reading this article, it certainly does appear as if the Philippine police completely botched the hostage situation in Manila. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader Donald Tsang criticized the handling of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Donald Tsang, Hong Kong, Hostages, Manila, Philippines, Rolando Mendoza
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Philippines bus hostage crisis ends with 7 dead
A bad ending with dead hostages was almost inevitable under these circumstances. What is surprising about this incident is that the hostage-taker was a former police officer. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Photography: Reuters By JIM GOMEZ, … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Hong Kong, Hostages, Manila, Philippines, Police
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