The boxer who cried foul!

After his win last Nov. 24, 2013 from Rios, Manny is facing Tax woes as Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) "garnished" (refers to a bank account being frozen or put red flag) some of his bank accounts.

 "Thieves are treated better" cried boy  Manny. 

Manny who came after a winning come back cried foul. He said that he is being singled out. BIR is running after him as he didn't file his taxes for year 2006-2009. 

To be honest this issue is so waste of time when I first saw this on TV. As I read many news articles, I started to realize all the arguments, I find it very unprofessional of Pacquiao It seems he is hiding something.


So, after many emotional arguments of Manny, here comes commissioner Henares ready for action.

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YolandaPH: Next 24 hours critical for response

This is just sad.

Strongest typhoon entered PH and it's a catastrophe. My prayers and condolences to the families affected. Reports said that there are looting and atm machines are raided. It's a total catastrophe.

(Image courtesy of Reuters)

Super typhoon Yolanda

MANILA, Philippines - Super typhoon Yolanda (international codename Haiyan) has made a mark as one of the planet's most catastropic storms.

The winds of the super typhoon brought monster winds and giant waves that left a massive trail of death and destruction in various parts of the country.

How does this super typhoon compare with other strong cyclones in earth's history? Rappler looked at various indicators:

Wind speed

Jeff Masters, Director of Meteorology for the website Weather Underground, described Yolanda/Haiyan to have achieved maximum sustained winds of 195 miles per hour (315 k/h) near the eye, thereby positioning it as among the strongest cyclones in the world in terms of wind stregth.

Typhoon Nancy (1961) - 215 miles per hour (346 k/h)
Typhoon Violet (1961) - 205 miles per hour (330 k/h)
Typhoon Ida (1958) - 200 miles per hour (322 k/h)
Typhoon Haiyan (2013) - 195 miles per hour (315 k/h)
Typhoon Kit (1966) - 195 miles per hour (315 k/h)
Typhoon Sally (1964) - 195 miles per hour (315 k/h)
Typhoon Tip (1979) - 190 miles per hour (306 k/h)
Hurricane Allen (1980) - 190 miles per hour (306 k/h)
Hurricane Camille (1969) - 190 miles per hour (306 k/h)
Hurricane Vera (1959) - 190 miles per hour (306 k/h)
Hurricane Sarah (1959) - 190 miles per hour (306 k/h)
But since estimates for typhoons from 1940s to 1960s are now considered too high, Yolanda/Haiyan now makes it to the top of the list.

Masters also described the super typhoon as "the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in world history," beating the record of the 1969 Hurricane Camille.

Typhoons Nancy, Violet, and Ida also made landfall, but their wind speed decreased prior to hitting land.

Central pressure

Other statistics determine the intensity of a tropical cyclone through its minimum central pressure.

An article in the Autralian Geographic states: "The lower the pressure, the more air gets sucked in to the cyclone, and ultimately it will have more power."

In this department, Yolanda/Haiyan recorded a minimum central pressure of 895 hectopascal (hPa). The super typhoon is behind other cyclones recorded by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that had lower numbers.

Typhoon Tip (1979) - 870 hPa
Typhoon Nora (1973) - 875 hPa
Typhoon June (1975) - 875 hPa
Typhoon Ida (1958) - 877 hPa
Typhoon Kit (1966) - 880 hPa
Typhoon Rita (1978) - 880 hPa
Typhoon Vanessa (1984) - 880 hPa
Hurricane Wilma (1953) - 882 hPa
Typhoon Nina (2005) - 885 hPa
Typhoon Joan (1959) - 885 hPa
Typhoon Irma (1971) - 885 hPa
Typhoon Forrest (1983) - 885 hPa
Typhoon Megi (2010) - 885 hPa
Size / Diameter

As for the size, the cyclone's gale force winds are usually measured.

According to CNN, Yolanda/Haiyan had a cloud cover that stretched up to 800 km (or 500 miles) long, but still it is behind some other bigger cyclones that have recorded longer distances.

Typhoon Tip (1979) - 2220 km
Hurricane Sandy (2012) - 1520 km
Hurricane Igor (2010) - 1480 km
Hurricane Olga (2001) - 1390 km
Hurricane Lili (1996) - 1295 km
Hurricane Karl (2004) - 1255 km
Typhoon Morakot (2009) - 1200 km
Typhoon Usagi (2013) - 1110 km
*Note: the list above shows just some of the cyclones that are higher that Yolanda/Haiyan's record, all based on data reported in various news sites.

Super Typhoon Tip of 1979 is considered the most intense cyclone in terms of size and minimum central pressure. It also used to be among the typhoons with the highest wind speed recorded, until Yolanda/Haiyan happened. - Rappler.com

Pastries at Wildflour Cafe + Bakery

It's love at first bite.

My heartbeat is in a roller coaster ride when i came to wildflour. It was 8am and my purpose is to buy the very famous cronuts which people are going nuts about. Unfortunately cronuts are only available starting 11am and so I just bought some pastries and ordered a salad.

I could not believe all the yummy pastries and bread inside the resto It's like narnia. I wish I could live here.

There's chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows,cookies, bread, etc! 

Everything looks good, just like the witch's house from Hansel & Gretel.

Partial closure of NAIA 1 when rehab begins

Partial closure of NAIA 1 when rehab begins

MANILA, Philippines – Portions of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA 1) will be closed when the terminal undergoes major rehabilitation starting December, according to Transportation secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya.

"There will be parts of the airport to be shut down to start the work, but at least, the airport is not totally shut down," Abaya said.

Abaya explained that closing some parts of the terminal is necessary to ensure that the rehabilitation project will be completed by November 2014, in time for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meetings. The Philippines will host the APEC Summit in 2015.

“Clearly the main objective is to get NAIA 1 rehabilitated for APEC so if convenience of everybody will always be our parameter, we cannot move forward. So we have to swallow the bitter pill to get things moving forward, and improve,” he added.

The government had long planned to renovate NAIA 1, which was tagged again as the world's worst airport by visitors of travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. (READ: What's the real score in NAIA 1 project).

World-renowned designer Kenneth Cobonpue and his team, and architecture firm Leandro V. Locsin and Associates were tapped by government to give the old and congested terminal a facelift. (READ: Rivals to partners: Cobonpue, Locsin to make over NAIA-1)

NAIA 1 has been accommodating 8 million passengers a year, way higher than its intended capacity of 4.5 million.

Transfer to NAIA 3

The rehabilitation of NAIA 1 complements the upgrade of NAIA 3, Abaya stressed.

The transportation secretary explained some operations in Terminal 1 will be transferred to Terminal 3 in phases.

"Hopefully, this will work complementarily because once we get parts of [Terminal 3] operational, we'll transfer some operations so NAIA 1's load will be lightened," he said.

Upgrade of NAIA 3 starts this month. Japanese contractor Takenaka Corporation was given until July 2014 to complete civil works for the 182,500-square meter terminal.

Only half of Terminal 3 has been considered structurally safe since it partially opened in 2008.

Takenaka's work contract covers "23 systems," which include flight information display, baggage handling and reconciliation, fire alarm and protection, and passenger boarding bridges, among others. (READ: Aquino on NAIA 3 delays: Pls bear with me) – Rappler.com