Several bishops in the Philippines are pushing for the sainthood of Mrs. Corazon “Cory” Aquino as they believe that if Cory would become saint, it would deeply encourage the Filipinos to follow her example and start to be good. Anyone can be a saint said Archbishop Precioso Cantillas. He said that the president, Cory Aquino, had lived a “saintly life” and she is definitely qualified to be a saint. Other bishops and several other groups are also supporting the said proposal to push for her sainthood.Archbishop Ramon Arguelles said that she is definitely a saint as she is definitely a saint although the sainthood is a process that takes a long time.

baby with 2 headsA baby with 2 heads was born in Manila at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial hospital Tuesday evening. The father who is a tricycle driver with an unemployed wife is worried about the condition of their child when he found out that the baby was born with 2 heads at 8:45 in the evening yesterday.

yellow ribbonWe all know that former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino is battling with stage 4 colon cancer and the family is now prepared that she will eventually succumbed and go back to our Lord Creator. They just want her to not be in pain as it’s heartbreaking for them to see their beloved mother in pain and not eating.

The Fil-Am Activist who said was abducted last May had already testified yesterday on the Commission on Human Rights as she recalls her torment on the 6-day ordeal where she said she had seen the faces of her abductors who she said she could still recognize the next time she sees them again.

OWWA had confirmed that 10 Overseas Filipino Workers had died from a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. 16 had died from the said crash and 10 of these are Filipinos.  Some of these Filipino workers’ families are shocked that their loved ones had died from the said chopper crash when all the while they thought their loved ones are working elsewhere. One particular worker was working in Afghanistan when his family thought he was deployed in Dubai.

It is feared that they are undocumented since there is a travel ban in the Philippines to Afghanistan but still, the Department of Foreign Affairs will do their best to give assistance for the workers and for their bodies to be sent back to the country after they have been recovered from the crash site.

The young girl, Geraldine Palma, who went missing in 2007 was finally identified as the girl whose body was kept in a suitcase. Finally, she was identified through DNA and this would mean that the investigation can now proceed further.  Dindin Palma was indeed kidnapped and the primary suspect was her nanny, Maritess Ontog, who was also missing since the time that Geraldine had been kidnapped.  Until this time, Ontog is still missing and there are 5 more suspects that were already arrested and charged for kidnapping and homicide.

Yesterday, Francisco Duque III, the Health Secretary had confirmed that there is now a low-level community outbreak of the H1N1 virus in Metro Manila with most affected areas include Quezon City, Manila and Paranaque City.  An additional 28 infected individuals adds to a total of 473 cases as of yesterday for the country’s total infected of the H1N1 virus.