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The judicial circus that engulfs the on-going impeachment trial against Chief Justice Renato Corona before the Senate judges had a long way in coming before a decision had been finally made. And it took the guts and courage of a new leader in the person of P-Noy to once for all, clear the murky waters that surround the judiciary system in the Philippines. And who do you think would muster enough courage to do what P-Noy did to question the integrity of the Supreme Court's head, cognizant of the fact that it is the highest law of the land that needs to be respected as a co-equal branch of government with the legislative and exexcutive branches of government? I had never imagined to myself that such an initiative would come to fore with reality. Agog as we are, many Filipinos have been put in trance and couldn't believe what they are hearing and seeing at the moment as the impeachment trial is unfolding in the Senate chamber. Of course, kudos to the 188 congressmen who made...

Have you ever thought that a pigeon's dung (dropping) can cause destruction? Aside from the avian flu virus that it may cause to anyone's health, a pigeon's dung can also be used as an important chemical for making bombs. In what way? In ancient Persia, now Iran, they had erected pigeon towers that measure 10 to 20 meters in diameter and stand 18 meters high. The pigeon towers were set up more than 1,500 above sea level and close to a Zayandeh-Rud River which flows year-round to Zagres mountains. In a research made by Eric Hansen, a California-based freelance writer, the Istafahan oasis provided an ideal habitat for wild pigeons and large-scale agriculture. Hansen said that the Persians did not raise pigeons for their meat. To them, the pigeons are sacred because  Prophet Mohammed used to carry one of them in his shoulder while he was preaching the words of God. Instead, the main reason for raising pigeons in ancient Persia was for their droppings which were useful fo...