Good evening, folks. Welcome once again to ABS-CBN International’s “WHAT’S MY ILLNESS?” I’m your host, Telly Genio . Welcome, welcome to the show where we talk about the ailments of people who are better than us.  We invite experts to examine the diseases of the rich and famous. Why? Well, so ... Continue Reading

“After the composition of the group, its members went to the task of team building, physical conditioning, equipage and proper motivation.” – Inquirer.net So you think the clandestine caper that switched election returns in favor of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was a cinch to pull off? Think again. Sure, you say it’s just same-old-same-old election ... Continue Reading

For American politicians, perhaps just as bad as being caught in bribery schemes is being caught with your pants down. Ask Bill Clinton. Or Governors McGreevey, Spitzer, Schwarzenegger and Sanford. Or Senators Vitter, Craig, Ensign and Edwards. Or Rep. Foley. Time and again, politicians from both parties have been humiliated ... Continue Reading

Well, well, well. Look at the U.S. media scrambling to scoop each other on intel taken from the late Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. The materials seized by the U.S. Navy Seals include CDs, papers, flash drives, and bin Laden’s journal containing his thoughts and plans for new terrorist ... Continue Reading

As I watch videos of the Royal Wedding and say a silent prayer for Will and Kate to be truly happy, I can't help but imagine how his mother, Diana, would have been today at 50 years old. How proud and ecstatic she would have been to see her beloved ... Continue Reading

Count me in among gullible Filipinos. Though I think of myself as an intelligent person, I was putty in the hands of online scammers who have become very sophisticated lately. They now deftly target, within a single email, all the vulnerabilities of a potential mark: the desire for financial gain, ... Continue Reading

Is national self-determination such an absolute principle that no foreign government should intrude against tyrants like Qaddafi, regardless of their murderous attacks on their own people? Discuss. I was going to wade into this murky subject, but I’ve been so helplessly distracted by another news item—“Pole Dancing for Jesus.” Yes. It’s ... Continue Reading

Here’s dirt that U.S. diplomats share among themselves. Saudi Arabia slyly tried to sic the United States on Iran’s nuke reactor. Italy’s orgiastic Silvio Berlusconi took kickbacks from Russia’s Vladimir Putin in an energy deal. Muammar Qaddafi is always with a luscious Ukrainian nurse. Kazakhstan’s elites love drinking, throwing cash ... Continue Reading

My stomach did a somersault this afternoon as I was rushing to shut down my computer to meet an appointment I was already late for. The Yahoo headline announced that Elizabeth Edwards, 61, had succumbed to cancer, and I felt a sadness that was both strange and familiar. Strange because ... Continue Reading

I was about to exclaim “Wow, Philippines!” while drooling over pictures of shapely bodies of water, scantily clad mountain peaks, engorged waterfalls, and moaning streams--when authorities suddenly pulled the plug on beautifulpilipinas.com, the official porn site of the Department of Tourism. Wait. I got that mixed up, didn’t I? Correction: It ... Continue Reading