Please read the attached article by Caroline J. Howard of ABS CBN News Channel.

After reporting the provisions of our final ordinance for an Environmental Regulation class under Atty. Ron Gutierrez, the stark realization of mining's deleterious effects seems even more apparent. Mining isn't just a perfunctorily chosen topic for an academic requirement. It's destroying the lives of millions of Filipinos now; it's raping the national patrimony for the sake of those who can afford Mineral Production and Sharing Agreements. It's just so difficult to reconcile the provisions of the Local Government Code with the Mining Act of 1995 in regulating mining activities in specific municipalities. How exactly can a group of gung-ho barangay leaders make the mining firms pay attention when the penalties allowed by law are so measly???

I just feel so frustrated that the constitutionality of such a stupid piece of legislation was upheld by the Court several years ago. I hope more legislators will smell ...

By January 2009, say hello to Ségoléne Urduja Verzosa Nuyles (if double X chromosomed) or Victor Nikolai Verzosa Nuyles (if testosterone-laden), our little angel and constantly growing manifestation of our love. ;-)

"Your boobs've gone up 10 times in size, Your cups've gone up from an A to D, That's bad for you, but it's fun for me ... I ain't no baddie, I am your baby's daddy."
-- Chris Martin of Coldplay, sung to pregnant wife Gwyneth Paltrow

Last ultrasound (at 21 weeks and 3 days), Bébé yawned and moved around! What an indescribable miracle. Next month, we'll finally find out the gender...

Warm greetings from Bébé, Avocat and Ecrivain, our happy

NEW GABNet CHAIR-ELECT IS WORLD-FAMOUS HIP HOP ARTIST; 10TH CONGRESS UNVEILS PLAN OF ACTION AGAINST SEXISM, MILITARISM AND TOWARD INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
 
SAN DIEGO, CA, 1 September 2008 – The 10th Congress of GABNet USA elected its new national council and laid down the new focus and direction for the largest and oldest continuously operating all-women's organization led by women of Philippine ancestry.  Members from seven cities attended the three-day gathering.  
 
Candice "Kuttin Kandi" Custodio, world-famous hip hop artist, was voted GABNet National Chair-Elect.  Her formal oath-taking will take place at an event to be designated by the organization.

Kuttin Kandi, as Ms. Custodio is known in the hiphop communty, is a world champion hiphop dj and a renowned spoken word artist.  She is one of only half-a-dozen female dj's who "battle" in both national and international competitions. More importantly, Ms. Custodio is a committed activist an...